Viewpoint: The First Abandonment Was Expected This Time Not As Much
Last March when it was announced that TT 2020 wouldn’t take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of the pure road racing fraternity wasn’t surprised. Fast forward to…
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TT Races Cancelled For Second Successive Year
As forecast by certain road racing insiders, the TT Races for a second successive year won’t take place due to ongoing implications from the Covid-19 pandemic. The news is a…
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TT Privateers Champion Coward Set For Pastures New After Parting Company With PreZ Racing
Current TT Privateers Champion Jamie Coward is set for pastures new in 2021, after parting company with leading Manx roads team PreZ Racing. Last season saw Hebden Bridge’s Coward jump…
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Overseas TT Heroes: Frantisek Stastny
Not many racers have gained such a following quite like 1961 350cc World Championship runner-up Frantisek Stastny. A TT Races newcomer in 1957, he’s forever associated with his home nation’s…
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The Story Behind The Picture – 2019 Senior TT, Jay Lawrence
In the run-up to TT 2019, one of the most surprising it’s fair to say confirmed rider/team combinations was 2017 Senior race winners Buildbase Suzuki joining forces with New Zealand’s…
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Stats: Quickest TT Zero Exponents
Not surprisingly the bulk of quickest TT Zero class exponents have competed for Hirotoshi Honda’s Mugen company. Last year five times TT Zero winner Michael Rutter piloting Mugen’s latest priceless…
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The Story Behind The Picture – Gary Johnson, TT 2019
There’s always a story behind every picture and this one featuring twice TT winner Gary Johnson is no different. From the outside looking in, you could be forgiven for thinking…
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Former GP, BSB, European Superstock Exponent Burns Set For TT, NW200 Debuts With Wilson Craig Racing
Newcastle Upon Tyne’s Chris Burns has been unveiled as Wilson Craig Racing’s latest team member for the 2021 roads season. An ex Moto GP racer competing alongside icons such as…
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Stats: Quickest TT Racers Per Nation
Over 25 nations quickest TT Racers exponents have topped the 120 mph lap mark around the world’s most famous road race circuit, the unparalleled Mountain Course. In recent days I’ve…
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Stats: 70 Quickest TT Racers
It’s incredible to point this out, the 70 fastest racers in TT history have all lapped the fabled, mythical Mountain Course at in excess of the 125 mph lap mark.…
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Five Times TT Winner Hickman Leads FHO Racing’s 2021 International Roads Effort
Formed with the nucleus of the now defunct Smiths Racing team, FHO (Faye Ho) Racing will enter the International roads scene for the first time in 2021, with none other…
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