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TT 2017: Today’s qualifying session cancelled and racing moves from Saturday to Sunday
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More weather woes have blighted the Isle of Man TT event. Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has confirmed Thursday’s scheduled qualifying session has been cancelled due to the weather. Persistent low cloud and imminent heavy rain, forecast to last most of the evening, rendered the decision relatively straightforward in the end. Gary announced to…
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TT 2017: Hutchy bags a (nearly) 129mph lap – Dunlop gets a 127mph in weather hit session
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The second qualifying session for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Races took place on Wednesday evening although weather conditions meant it was a truncated session with riders completing just one full lap. The original intention by Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson, anticipating the deteriorating conditions, was to run additional laps at full speed…
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TT 2017: Dunlop and Hutchinson kick things off with 125mph+ laps
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After a frustrating start to the week for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, qualifying finally got underway on Tuesday evening and last year’s headline makers – Ian Hutchinson and Michael Dunlop – immediately took up where they left off last year, setting the pace with 125mph+ laps. Intermittent…
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TT 2017: Neve gets Jackson Racing Fireblade ride
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Lincolnshire’s Craig Neve will ride the Jackson Racing Honda Fireblade in the Superbike and Senior races at the Isle of Man TT having struck a deal with the Preston-based team on Sunday. The 25-year old will campaign the ex-Nicky Hayden CBR1000RR originally earmarked for Lee Johnston and which the Northern Irishman took to third in…
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Donington: Manufacturers Ups and Downs at #UKWorldSBK
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Aprilia recorded eight podiums at Donington, but they are yet to win their first race here. They have finished second three times, the last one was in 2013’s Race 2 with Sylvain Guintoli. Last year Aprilia’s best results were recorded by Lorenzo Savadori: 6th in Race 1 and 4th in Race 2. Despite at…
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Lee Johnston leaves Jackson Racing on the eve of TT Practice Week
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It’s shock news on the virtual eve of this year’s Isle of Man TT event. Lee Johnston has parted company with his Jackson Racing Team. With practice starting in just three days the Preston-based team confirmed the split this morning (Wednesday). In a statement, Jackson Racing said: “Jackson Racing have parted company with Lee and…
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Video: Watch Suzuki’s restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship winning bike
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Suzuki has released the first video in a two-part series, that follows the restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14. The bike was restored by Martyn Ogborne, who worked with Team Suzuki in the 1970s and was Barry Sheene’s race technician, before becoming a technical manager at Suzuki GB until retiring last year, and Nigel…
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KTM unveils its new fuel injection enduro bikes
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Following on from the lighter, stronger and faster all-new generation of EXC released last year, which saw the launch of a full range of Enduro models that had been re-designed from the ground up, KTM has created the world’s first serial production fuel injected 2-stroke offroad motorcycles with its EXC TPI (Transfer Port Injection)…
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Video: Laverty’s horrific World Superbike fireball smash at Imola
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In case you were out in the sun at the weekend instead of watching WSB, here’s something that happened that you might fancy a peak at – the fireball that engulfed Eugene Laverty’s Miwaukee Aprilia. Click on the image below to watch a video of the huge crash: https://youtu.be/zoWBR-NoqUA The crash happened on the second…
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McGuinness breaks vertebrae, leg and ribs
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John McGuinness will miss this year’s Isle of Man TT races after suffering severe injuries at the North West 200 road races. 23-time TT winner John has been diagnosed with a compound fracture to his right lower leg, while in theatre last Thursday night it was not possible to plate the leg as initially thought…
