Answers time, to the Road Racing News Christmas quiz special.
Pens, pencils at the ready, how many did you get right!
Q1: Mexico had representation for the first time at the Southern 100, courtesy of whom?
Answer – Gonzalo Castro
Q2: New ‘130 Mph Club’ members from TT 2025 were?
Answer – Nathan Harrison, Jim Hind and Michael Evans
Q3: How many BMW equipped riders claimed top six finishes during this year’s Northwest 200?
Answer – Five
Q4: Rob Hodson’s Oliver’s Mount wins tally for 2025, stands at?
Answer – Eleven
Q5: 2025 Ulster Road Race Senior Support Championship success went to?
Answer – Sean Brolly
Q6: Overall 2025 Classic TT race starters totalled?
Answer – 59
Q7: Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb began in which year?
Answer – 1905
Q8: Davey Todd’s pure road racing debut arose where?
Answer – At Skerries in 2017
Q9: BMW’s only major success at Scarborough remains via which event?
Answer – The Spring Cup in 2015
Q10: The combined age of Dean Harrison and John McGuinness MBE is?
Answer – 89
Q11: Leading Kawasaki pilot from the latest Armoy ‘Race of Legends’, was?
Answer – Fourteen place finisher, Ryan Whitehall
Q12: To date who remains the only overseas TT Privateers Championship winner?
Answer – Horst Saiger from 2017
Q13: Post 2010 how many Irish road race circuits have held Irish Road Race Championship rounds?
Answer – Fifteen
Q14: Since its’ inception in 2010, how many racers have taken IRRC Superbike titles?
Answer – Nine
Q15: The Rotary Norton returned to road race winning ways at Tandragee, thanks to which racer?
Answer – Shaun Anderson
Q16: BSB teams to win Ulster GP’s since 2009, total?
Answer – Seven
Q17: Which Swiss rider is nicknamed ‘L-Pauch’?
Answer – Matthieu Pauchard
Q18: The Dunlop family TT wins collection expanded in June to?
Answer – 64
Q19: Before becoming a purpose built circuit, how long was the original Assen road race circuit?
Answer – 17.75 miles
Q20: There was three first time top three TT finishers this year, who were they?
Answer – In actual fact four, mistake by yours truly before setting the question. Patrick Rosney, Lee Crawford, Scott Hardie and Rob Hodson.
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
