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FOUR new ELECTRIC world speed records for The University of Nottingham’s Zero TT racer.
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Zef Eisenberg’s added four more world speed records to his collection this weekend – but this time, he’s been riding the University of Nottingham’s electric race bike. At the Straightliners ACU/FIM World Speed Records event at Elvington, Eisenberg put in some scorching times on board The University of Nottingham’s Isle of Man TT electric race…
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Roads: Ryan Farquhar is OFFICIALLY the most successful road racer ever with 357 road race victories.
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With the International North West 200 road races getting underway yesterday (Tuesday), one of the sport’s greatest ever road racers has entered the Guinness Book of World Records with Ryan Farquhar officially awarded the title of having won more road races than any other rider. In a career that spanned 20 years, the Dungannon rider…
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WORLD RECORD auction price for a Brough Superior SS100. Reaches £425,500.
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Specialist auction house H&H Classics has sold a Brough Superior SS100 for a world record price of £425,500. The Brough Superior SS100 which went under the hammer was owned and ridden by FP ‘Gentleman’ Dickson; a famous 1920’s rider who had success at rallies and races across the UK and Europe. Sold on March 2nd…
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RECORD BREAKERS: Bonhams takes close to THREE AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS at Autumn Stafford Sale. 1925 Brough Superior sand-racer ‘project’ sells for £264,500.
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Bonhams annual two-day Autumn Stafford Sale closed yesterday at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford Showground, taking a total of £3,479,800 over the weekend. The stars of the auction included a pack of Brough Superiors, which claimed the top four places among the ten biggest sales of the two-day Autumn Stafford Sale. The top…
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LS2’s CUSTOM Arrow C Evo helmet. Created for Bonneville Speed Week.
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LS2 has joined forces with the Open Eyes Dream team, creating a custom Arrow C Evo helmet for its Bonneville Speed Week record attempt. LS2 Helmets has created a custom Arrow C Evo helmet for Dino Romano , Domenico Fasanella and Rosaria Fiorentino of the Open Eyes Dream team, who are in Salt Lake for…
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Indian Motorcycle and Lee Munro aim for 200MPH at Bonneville
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The great-nephew of legendary Land-Speed record holder Burt Munro is set to return to Bonneville Salt Flats aboard Indian’s “Spirit of Munro”. And he’s got the 200mph barrier in his sights. Indian Motorcycle has announced that Lee Munro will attempt to break 200mph at Bonneville Salt Flats this August. With the support of an Indian…
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VIDEO: BMW S1000RR tops the record for fastest BMW motorcycle
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At Mike Cook’s Top Speed Shootout in Bolivia, the Hunter Sills Racing team has taken its modified BMW S1000RR to new heights – walking away with an official speed record (pending FIM ratification) and an unofficial speed record of 229mph. The HSR had a good trip to Bolivia – breaking the record for the fastest…
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IOM TT 2018: Peter Hickman takes his first TT win with Superstock race setting NEW LAP and RACE records. One of the BEST races of ALL TIME
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Peter Hickman, Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison have just finished one of the most incredible flying lap shoot-outs in TT history with all three lapping the Island at near lap record place in an incredible Superstock race finale. Hickman led Dunlop who in turn led early leader Harrison by a matter of just over…
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IOM TT 2018: Dunlop SMASHES Supersport TT lap record!
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Michael Dunlop has just SMASHED the Supersport TT lap record with an amazing second lap on the Mountain course of 129.197mph. The 129.197mph lap (on lap two of the first Supersport race of the week) equates to the lap taking 17m 31.328s. Incredible.
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IOM TT 2018: Birchalls smash records in sidecar race 1
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Ben and Tom Birchall took their seventh Isle of Man win on Saturday evening when they blitzed the record books in the opening Locate.im Formula Two Sidecar race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy, shattering both lap and race records. The Mansfield brothers broke their own lap record on…
