For today we welcome back Road Racing News acclaimed Ten Questions Challenge series, with the focus on seasoned Mountain Course competitor Emmett Burke.
Six times a top forty Manx GP finisher, Burke who sampled the TT Races for the first time in 2018, answers to the questions on all things pure road racing, are as follows:
Q1: Favourite National Roads Meeting?
“Tandragee 100”
Q2: Favourite Racing Bike?
“CBR 600RR Honda”
Q3: What’s the best part of competing on the roads?
“The buzz of the high speeds and finishing races.”
Photo by Tracey Harrison
Q4: TT, North West 200 or Ulster Grand Prix?
“TT”
Q5: Most Respected Rival?
“Andy Mac (McPherson).”
Q6: Best roads moment thus far?
“Competing at TT 2018.”
Photo by Nick Wheeler
Q7: Is their one place or country in the world, where you would like to see a roads meeting held?
“Another circuit in the Czech Republic would be mega.”
Q8: Who’s your road racing hero?
“John McGuinness, always thought he was a great rider.”
Q9: Supersport or Superbike?
“Supersport but was always suited to the Superbike.”
Q10: Pole position or fastest lap?
“Fastest lap”
If you’d like to gain more info about the ten questions challenge, read who 100’s of roads competitors state are their road racing heroes, then Who’s Your Hero? is a must read.
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Words by Stevie Rial