- June 6, 2020
- Stevie Rial
TT 2020: Coward/Lam Head Early Virtual TT Leader Board
2019 TT Privateers Champion Jamie Coward/Kenny Lam are the early pace setters in the race to become inaugural Virtual TT Champions. Coward/Lam’s combined overall lap time, following their respective laps…
Read More- June 6, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Event Re-Cap: Top Thirty Fastest Racers From TT 2019
Despite frequent race postponements, persistent wet weather, lack of practice time, 33 solo racers topped the 124 mph lap mark at TT 2019. Five times TT winner Peter Hickman Dunlop…
Read More- June 6, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Road Racing’s Great Races – 2018 Superbike TT
The weather today on Manx shores looks like it could alter and some the anticipated start for a six lap Superbike race around the unparalleled Mountain Course. Back in 2018,…
Read More- June 5, 2020
- Stevie Rial
On This Day: 5th June
Seven years ago today spectators around the fabled, mythical Mountain Course were treated to one of the best Supersport TT encounters in history. The penultimate day of racing at TT…
Read More- June 4, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Historical TT Facts/Stats Collection 4
Suzuki’s last solo TT podium finish arose from the 2017 Senior race, as Michael Dunlop gave the marque their first blue riband class success in 13 years. BSA, Velocette, Matchless,…
Read More- June 3, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Road Racing News Podcast Episode 12 – Modern Era Mountain Course Classics
In the modern era, in particular in the past six years there’s been countless enthralling, pulsating, captivating, history making races on the magical 37 and three quarter miles long Mountain…
Read More- June 2, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Historical TT Facts/Stats Collection 3
It’s 63 years since Bob McIntrye set the first official 100 mph lap of the fabled, mythical Mountain Course. Just 11 racers have topped the 100 mph lap mark on…
Read More- June 2, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Manx GP Top 6: Michael Sweeney
Twice Junior class winner, overall four times a podium finisher, 21st century MGP great Michael Sweeney is the next racer to take part in Road Racing News, hugely popular Manx…
Read More- June 1, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Historical TT Facts/Stats Collection 2
Switzerland’s most successful TT competitor Luigi Taveri, claimed his first of three TT triumphs in 1961, emerging victorious within the 125 Lightweight race in front of fellow famous names such…
Read More- June 1, 2020
- Stevie Rial
TT 2020: Rich Energy OMG Racing’s Johnson Talks All Things TT
Since joining the TT Races entry in 2010, Adelaide’s David Johnson has gone onto compete for a who’s who of leading International roads teams. For TT 2020, the affable Johnson…
Read More- May 31, 2020
- Stevie Rial
Historical TT Facts/Stats Collection 1
To date 15 racers have triumphed on ten or more occasions. The most recent racers to go into double figures TT wins wise are the Birchall brothers Ben & Tom.…
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