Isle of Man TT
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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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TT 2017: Guy Martin OK after yesterday’s off during Superbike race
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Yesterday, Guy Martin came off at 120mph during the TT Superbike race at Doran’s Bend – and his Twitter feed suggests that the problem was mechanical, with the bike going into neutral on a downshift. ‘Guy crash today on the Superbike. Bit bruised but ok. 120mph on his arse. Bike went into neutral on downshift.’…
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TT 2017: Racing to go ahead today after course inspection
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Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has confirmed that the extended schedule for today WILL go ahead. Thompson has just come back in from inspecting the course and despite there being damp under overhanging trees, the revised schedule outlined earlier this morning is going ahead. Here’s how the day’s action (as far as it…
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TT 2017: Two hour delay to Monday’s race programme
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With poor weather set to batter most of the British Isles today, the Isle of Man TT event is on standby as a day of racing is due to happen. As a result of the impending high winds and driving rain, Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has confirmed a two hour delay to…
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TT 2017: Video with Guy Martin on events so far. “There’s no pressure on me at all!”
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Check out this cracking bit of video interview with Guy Martin from the guys at Duck and Weave. It’s Guy Martin talking about being on The Island so far this year and he opens up a bit about how he’s feeling – pressure-wise – about this year’s event.
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TT 2017: Maria Costello ‘I want to race sidecars at next year’s TT!’
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Maria Costello has revealed that she plans to compete in next year’s sidecar TT races, in a conversation aired on Manx Radio. Early this year, Maria made her debut in the Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar championship at Oulton Park, as part of the series’ first ever all-female team. She was joined by Kirsty Hauxwell…
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TT 2017: Weather forecast for Monday’s racing – loads of rain and strong winds
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The latest news about the incoming weather fronts to the Isle of Man aren’t looking good for the start of next week. With the racing already having to be moved from Saturday to Sunday it looks like there’s more bad news on the way with heavy and persistent rain and strong winds forecast for…
