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TT Ace Maria Costello MBE To Ride S1000RR As Part Of BMW's Historic Return To Isle Of Man
2 Days ago
The Northampton racer is to ride a BMW S1000RR in three of the key races at the big event, which gets underway at the end of May. The German manufacturer only recently rejoined the international stage, but the BMW S1000RR has received rave reviews, and Costello, the fastest woman at the TT for five years, is thrilled to have the chance to ride the bike at the Isle of Man.
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BMW Make Historic Return to Isle of Man TT in 2010
05 March 2010
It will be the first time since the late 70s that an official BMW team has contested the TT, when Helmut Dahne and Hans Otto Butenuth, both iconic riders from that
era, raced on the Isle of Man. BMW has recorded 30 TT wins since their debut in 1937, with the majority of those coming in the sidecar class that they once
dominated.
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Moto2 GP Bike Set For Sensational Isle of Man TT Debut
25 February 2010
Olie Linsdell teams up with FTR to bring state of the art prototype machine to the TT. British chassis manufacturers FTR will be supplying the Honda-engined machine. It will be a similar spec to that being ridden in the Grands Prix by riders including former 125cc World Champion Gabor Talmacsi and GP winners Alex Debon and Andrea Iannone. British rider Graeme Gowland has also had considerable success on the machine when he raced in the Spanish Championship at the end of 2009.
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MotoCzysz Confirm Participation in 2010 TT Zero Race on The Isle of Man
20 February 2010
Clean emissions team return to try and record first 100mph lap around the mountain course. MotoCzysz, the motorcycle team founded by designer Michael Czysz, today confirmed that they would be returning to the Isle of Man in 2010 to participate in the ‘TT Zero’ Clean Emissions race which is part of the iconic TT races.
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Clean Emissions Motorcycle Racing To return To The Isle of Man TT In 2010
29 January 2010
The electric guys are coming to the TT again!
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Isle of Man TT in High-Definition!
14 August 2009
The Isle of Man TT – the world’s greatest road race – has entered a new era with the launch of the Official Review on Blu-ray.
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Old Ninja Warhorse Joins Big Brands Bash
13 August 2009
In terms of motorcycle racing, the Isle of Man is just about top of the tree when it comes to sustained punishment of man and machine against the elements, the ultimate test and one which Kawasaki won in 1984 with the very first Ninja, the GPZ900R.
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Record Breaking Tinmouth Thrilled with TT Debut!
18 June 2009
Jenny Tinmouth has become the new female outright lap record holder on the famous 37.73 mile mountain course during the 2009 Isle of Man TT, setting her best time of 19 minutes 22.56 seconds on lap four of the Senior TT, riding the sorrymate.com Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, at an average speed of 116.835mph.
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Leovince Powers 14 Riders in The Best Road Race in The World
17 June 2009
This years international Isle of Man TT races proved to be an overwhelming success for LeoVince exhausts, and factory appointed importers MOTO.GB Distribution. With no less than 14 riders competing in the four main race categories - Supersport, Superstock, Superbike and the Senior TT - achieving 3 podiums and many awards.
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Martin’s TT Ends in Senior Race Disappointment
13 June 2009
Guy Martin’s hopes of claiming his debut TT win were dashed on Friday when he was forced to retire from the Senior TT. The Hydrex Honda rider was lying in third place after four laps of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course but as he went to leave the pits after his second pit stop, the chain snapped and his race was over.
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Pirelli Shod Electric Bike Makes Motorcycle History at TT!
13 June 2009
Pirelli went in to the TT history books today when they were the tyre of choice for the winner of the first ever zero emission TT race. The TTXGP, backed by the FIM, is the world's first zero carbon, clean emission grand prix.
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Cummins Produces Pirelli’s Fastest Ever Lap in Senior TT Race
12 June 2009
Pirelli star Conor Cummins took a sensational second place in a record breaking Pokerstars Senior TT race. The McAdoo Kawasaki rider gave Pirelli it’s fastest ever lap of the TT course on his fourth lap (despite slowing down for his second pit stop) with an average speed of 130.225 in a time of 17min 23.02 cementing his place as the fastest ever Manxman in the process.
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Honda’s Steve Plater Storms to Victory in Senior TT
12 June 2009
The HM Plant Honda dynamic road race duo of John McGuinness and Steve Plater dominated today's Senior TT race, with Steve Plater saving his best until last by storming his way to victory in the dramatic TT race week finale, while team-mate John McGuinness faced heart-break when forced to retire on lap four with a broken chain, having led from the start and achieving an impressive 20+ second lead.
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Outright TT Lap Record for Mcguinness but no Race Win
12 June 2009
Morecambe's John McGuinness set a new outright lap record during Friday's Senior TT race but he was cruelly denied a 16th TT win when the chain broke on the fourth lap. Having broken his own lap record on the first lap, he totally smashed it on the second and, with a sensational lap of 131.578mph, he moved clear but the retirement put paid to any hopes of claiming the race for a fifth consecutive year.
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Amor Ends 2009 TT With Senior Race Retirement
12 June 2009
Falkirk's Keith Amor ended the 2009 Isle of Man TT Races with a fourth lap retirement during the Senior race. The Wilson Craig Honda rider was lying in a very strong sixth place when he came in to his second pit stop but the rear spindle of the machine refused to come out as the team went to change the rear tyre and he had no option other than to retire.
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Martin Looking for Senior TT Victory
12 June 2009
Hydrex Honda’s Guy Martin will be looking to end his 2009 Isle of Man TT race campaign on a high note on Friday when he contests the Senior TT. Traditionally billed as the ‘Blue Riband’ event of race week, the 6-lap race brings down the curtain on the two-week festival and with three podiums to his name already, Guy will be hoping it’s the race that gives him his first ever TT win.
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Results in for World’s First TTXGP
12 June 2009
The electric bikes competing in the TTXGP, the world’s first zero carbon eGrandPrix, have completed the race. In the BEST BUY PRO Class, UK/India-based team Agni with rider Rob Barber secured first place with a time of 25mins 53secs and an average speed of 87.434mph. In the OPEN class US based electric motorsport secured the win with rider Chris Heath secured first place with a time of 34mins 17secs and an average speed of 66.022 mph.
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Ian Hutchinson - My Hardest Race Ever
12 June 2009
Ian Hutchinson started Tuesday morning eager and determined, ready for the two great races that lay ahead of him - the TT Supersport and the TT Superstock. Both races had the same result - Ian Hutchinson first, Guy Martin second and Keith Amor third.
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Amor Forced Out of Second Supersport TT
12 June 2009
Keith Amor's run of podiums at the Isle of Man TT races came to an end on Wednesday when he was forced to retire from the second Supersport race. The Wilson Craig Honda rider was lying in fifth place when his bike spluttered to a halt at Ramsey on the fourth and final lap.
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Anstey Takes 19th Podium
11 June 2009
Relentless Suzuki's Bruce Anstey enjoyed his first podium of TT 2009 in the Relentless Supersport Race 2 yesterday. The Kiwi finished second on his GSX-R600 machine, making it 19 career TT podiums.
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