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TT 2016: Lintin lights up Lightweight to make it two in a row
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Ivan Lintin won the four-lap Lightweight TT race at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races on Wednesday evening, the second year in a row for both him and Devitt RC Express Racing – and third in total for the team – as he came home 12.4s ahead of James Hillier. Yeovil’s Martin Jessopp, on…
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TT 2016: Bruce Anstey wins TT Zero for Mugen
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Bruce Anstey won a hectic TT Zero for Japanese tech-specialists Mugen with a lap speed of 118mph on Wednesday afternoon. The Flying Kiwi took the lead from team mate John McGuinness at Ballaugh as the Morecambe man suffered a temporary technical problem. William Dunlop on the Victory Brammo Power machine pushed Bruce hard, taking a…
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TT 2016: Ian Hutchinson equals Hailwood with Supersport 2 win
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Ian Hutchinson equalled the late, great Mike Hailwood’s tally of 14 wins when he dominated Wednesday’s delayed second Supersport race at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races. The CAME BPT/Team Traction Control Yamaha dominated from start to finish to take his third win of the week and his fourth Supersport win in a row…
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TT 2016 video: Michael Dunlop bags fastest ever TT lap
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On Saturday Michael Dunlop made history in the RST Superbike TT Race with a lap of 16:58 – an average speed of 133.393mph – on his Hawk Racing BMW S 1000 RR. The video shows the incredible speed and the skills of the BMW man at one one of the most iconic motor racing events.…
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TT 2016: Michael Dunlop booted out from Supersport result
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TT 2016: Michael Dunlop booted out from Supersport result Michael Dunlop has just been kicked out of the Supersport result from earlier today when he finished second. In a statement from the ACU it has been said that Dunlop’s Yamaha was found to have something irregular going on, the ACU went on to say that…
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TT 2016: Hutchy expresses worry over melting road surfaces
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In an almost missed comment during the post-race Superstock press conference, 13-times TT winner Ian Hutchinson let slip something that’s clearly on his mind – the surface of the famous Mountain Course. When told that on a flying lap from Glen Helen to Glen Helen he’d clocked a best of 133.138mph (for a time of…
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TT2016: Hutchinson bags Superstock win – second TT victory in a day!
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Ian Hutchinson has just taken his second TT win of Race Week with a flag-to-flag win in the Superstock event. Smashing the lap records en route with an opening lap of 133.098mph (that’s from a standing start) and a lot quicker overall for the race distance Hutchinson just ran off into the distance and there…
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TT 2016: Hutchy breaks into 133mph lap bracket on the SUPERSTOCK bike!
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The 2016 TT Superstock race is happening right now and Ian Hutchinson has done the amazing already, he’s just clocked an average speed of 133.098mph! In time terms, Hutchinson managed to lap The Mountain Course in very nearly under 17 minutes, his astonishing lap time was 17m 00.510s. That time comes a few days after…
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Luis Salom’s Moto2 team releases crash data to explain fatal fall
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Luis Salom’s SAG Team has released a statement about the crash which claimed the youngster on Friday, June 3. The team says that Salom, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a crash at turn 12 during the Free Practice 2 session in Catalunya, Spain, was into the turn later on the brakes…
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TT 2016: Ian Hutchinson romps to first win of TT week in Supersport race
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Ian Hutchinson has shrugged off any disappointment after Saturday’s Superbike race, when he came second to Michael Dunlop, with a stunning win in today’s Supersport TT race. Hutchinson lead from the start and was never bettered in the race, his 12th TT victory which moves him up to equal fifth best of all-time alongside…
