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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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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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MotoGP: Yamaha removes Rossi’s wing for Mugello GP
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We’ve been sent a couple of images this morning, comparing Rossi’s racebikes from Le Mans and Mugello. The more eagle-eyed among you, will spot the changes to the wing design on Rossi’s Yamaha M1. In Le Mans, Rossi’s machine was equipped with the typical internal wing, which works by offering increased downforce on the front…
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BMW G310R Supersport, Scrambler and Café Racer concepts
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Adding a small capacity machine their lineup, BMW Motorrad is pulling out all the stops to try and get younger riders onto two wheels. And the new BMW G310R should offer a pretty convincing argument – but what if BMW unveiled three more models alongside the G310R? Sadly, these are not ‘official’ concepts. They’re…
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TT 2017: TV guide
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If you want to catch the TT action on TV, you need to tune into ITV4. Its coverage of race week is generally brilliant, with pit insight and reporting coming from two time TT winner Steve Plater, TT and Grand Prix legend Steve Parrish, double TT winner Cameron Donald and MotoGP presenter Craig Doyle. Coverage…
