2017
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TT 2017: Wednesday’s race schedule confirmed
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Following on from the cancellation of yestedays’s action due to bad weather, the Isle of Man TT has confirmed its amended schedule for the third day of racing on the mountain course. Wednesday, 7th June 10.45 – RL360 Quantum Superstock Race (4 laps) 12.25 – Sidecar qualifying (1 lap) 13.45 – Bennetts Lightweight Race (4 laps) 15.40 –…
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TT 2017: Guy’s crash at Doran’s Bend caught on camera
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During the Monday’s TT Superbike race, Honda Racing’s Guy Martin crashed at speeds of around 120mph on Doran’s bend during his first lap. Guy reported that the bike went into false neutral, causing him to hit the kerb and take a tumble. https://www.facebook.com/mark.thomson.122/videos/10158755808875627/ Thankfully, Guy Martin was quick to his feet after the crash, scrambling…
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TT 2017: Today’s racing and qualifying will not go ahead due to poor weather conditions
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Clerk of the course, Gary Thompson has confirmed that racing and qualifying will not go ahead on the Isle of Man TT mountain course today, in light of the increasingly poor weather conditions to hit the island. After consultation with the Met Office, and following the onslaught of wind and rain over the last 12…
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TT 2017: Today’s schedule to be confirmed at 10am
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The weather has been causing a few issues at the TT throughout race week – and sadly, there’s more rain forecast this morning. Nevertheless, Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson will announce today’s race schedule at around 10am, after consultation with the Met Office. The last we heard, this was today’s planned schedule – but we’ll let you…
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TT 2017: Birchall brothers take first in race one of the Sidecar TT
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Ben and Tom Birchall took a dramatic victory in the opening Sidecar race at the 2017 Isle of Man TT, coming home over twenty five seconds clear of John Holden and Lee Cain, who finished second. The duo won in a new race record time, and they blitzed the lap record too, achieving an incredible…
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TT 2017: Video of Guy Martin’s 120mph overtake
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Guy Martin hasn’t had the best start to TT race week – he crashed out of the Superbike TT yesterday, and moments before today’s Supersport TT, announced that he wouldn’t compete. Of course, there’s plenty of racing still to come over the course of the week, so we can’t rule Guy out altogether. And to…
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TT 2017: Michael Dunlop trounces competition in the Supersport TT
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Michael Dunlop has finished first in today’s Supersport TT race – coming in 13.2 seconds quicker than James Hillier who finished in second place. The top three were; 1. Michael Dunlop 2. James Hillier 3. Peter Hickman And Michael’s brother William Dunlop, who was the strongest of the field during practice, finished in 4th place.…
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TT 2017: Guy Martin sits out today’s TT Supersport Race
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Guy Martin has pulled out of today’s TT Supersport race, following his off at Doran’s Bend during yesterday’s TT Superbike race. Minutes before the race was due to start, Guy’s racing team, HondaRacingCBR, announced on Twitter that he would be sitting out the Supersport Race – as he’s feeling the effects of his 120mph slide yesterday, with his…
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Suzi Perry’s Queens of the Road airs tonight on BBC One
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Suzi Perry travels to Northern Ireland to meet three women who compete in the exhilarating sport of motorcycle road racing. Suzi Perry is no stranger to the adrenaline-fuelled world of motor sport – she’s a familiar face across the international circuits of Formula One and Moto GP. However, motorcycle road racing is one form of…
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Video: Celebrating 50 years since Evel Knievel first cleared 16 cars on his motorcycle
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50 years ago this week, legendary motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel successfully launched himself over 16 cars at the Ascot Park Speedway in Gardena, California. And to celebrate, here’s a short run down on Knievel’s most spectacular stunts from his 15-year career. The jump that kick started Evel Knievel’s remarkable career was over a box of…
