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Isle of Man TT News
4 Days ago
A break down of recent developments including information about recent signings to the road race, race timing partners, a tribute to Martin Finnegan, TT marshalls, and the 2009 rider line up.
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Major Announcement Expected on TT Day at NEC Bike Show
5 Days ago
The Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show will host top riders, the Getty Images Exhibition and a major announcement on TT Day which is held on Saturday 6th December at the Birmingham NEC. The Isle of Man government are again sending a delegation from their Department of Tourism and Leisure to promote next year’s TT but with some exciting additions! The Show will see a special appearance of the Getty Images Exhibition, curated by Murray Walker, an amazing photography collection celebrating 100 years of road racing on the Island, which will be free to view during the duration of the show from 28th November- 7th December. The TT Marshals Association will also be represented on the stand throughout the duration as they look to promote the chance to marshal at the TT and Manx Grand Prix.
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Isle of Man TT Races to Feature in Prestigious ‘Cult Locations’ Book
21 November 2008
Local photographer Dave Collister provides shots for ‘coffee table’ publication. The Isle of Man TT races has been chosen by Belgian publishers Tectum Publishing to feature in their prestigious ‘coffee table’ book ‘Cult Locations’.
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Leading British Superstock Rider Steve Mercer to Make TT Debut
03 November 2008
Leading British Superstock Championship rider Steve Mercer will make his debut at the Isle of Man TT Races in 2009. The 27-year old is a well established rider in the British Championship paddock and having dominated the 2006 MRO Superstock Championship, he moved into the British Championship proper in 2007. With a career best of 6th at Snetterton, the Maidstone rider ended his debut year in a fine 16th overall.
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TT riders head to Japan as ambassadors for the Isle of Man TT Races
25 September 2008
TT legends John McGuinness, Ian Lougher and Richard ‘Milky’ Quayle are to visit Miyakejima Island, one of the Island’s off Tokyo, in October in a visit facilitated by the Isle of Man Government’s Department of Tourism and Leisure. Miyakejima Island is looking into creating its own equivalent of the Isle of Man TT races to boost local tourism and the economy following significant earthquakes in 1983 and 2000.
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Department of Tourism and Leisure Confirm 2009 TT Programme
19 September 2008
After what was described by MCN as the ‘best TT ever’ and comparisons being made with the epic Senior Race between Steve Hislop and Carl Fogarty in 1992, the Department of Tourism and Leisure has confirmed that the 2009 TT Programme will run to the same format as in 2008. Fans at the 2008 TT were treated to some of the closest racing in history culminating in the sensational Dainese Senior TT where the lead swapped eight times between Bruce Anstey, Cameron Donald and eventual race winner John McGuinness. Meanwhile, Sidecar aficionados are still talking about the wheel to wheel dual between three wheel legends Dave Molyneux and Nick Crowe.
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Ivan Lintin Takes Podium at Manx GP
12 September 2008
Bardney racer Ivan Lintin bagged a second place finish in the Manx GP Newcomers race on his very first visit to the Isle of Man races; he also completed the Junior Manx GP in 13th place and the Lightweight event in sixth position.
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Triumph & DTL Drive to Broaden Appeal of the TT
03 September 2008
Leading Motorcycle manufacturer Triumph has chosen the Isle of Man ahead of top European locations for the prestigious launch of its new Street Triple R bike, the launch, which will take place in early September, will see over 50 national and bike journalists from all over the world visiting the Island. Countries represented include the USA, Japan and all leading European markets. The organisers expect a media value of over £1,000,000 from the activity.
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Relentless TT Domination For Suzuki
11 June 2008
In what turned out to be a dream week, the Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing team ended the 2008 Isle of Man TT races victorious in virtually every solo category last week, taking Superbike, Supersport and Superstock wins on their Suzuki GSX-R race machines. Starting with a perfect result on the first race day (Saturday 31st May), Australian Cameron Donald took his GSX-R1000 to victory in the coveted Superbike TT, followed home by team-mate Bruce Anstey and Adrian Archibald to complete an impressive all-Suzuki podium.
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Third and Fifth For AIM Yamaha in Senior TT
10 June 2008
Steve Plater and Ian Hutchinson saved the best until last when they both put in a fine performance in the Senior TT on Friday, Hutchy sealing third place and Steve fifth for AIM Yamaha. Hutchy has not had the best of luck this week but turned the corner on Wednesday when he claimed the runner up spot for the team in Wednesday’s Junior TT. He then went out in practice for the Senior TT, was happy with the bike and looking forward to Friday’s big race confident he could record a strong finish.
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Cameron Donald Second in Senior TT Thriller
07 June 2008
Cameron Donald and Bruce Anstey both left an indelible mark on today’s prestigious six-lap Senior TT on the Isle of Man. On his GSX–R1000 K8 Relentless Suzuki Superbike [a bike Anstey said, was the best he’s ever ridden] the flying Kiwi led at the end of laps one and two, before being forced to retire in pit lane with a broken chain. His teammate Cameron Donald then took the challenge to John McGuinness with the lead swapping between the pair on more than five occasions during the six-lap thriller. But with only one lap remaining, Donald’s Relentless Suzuki began leaking oil from a crankcase wound, caused by the constant pounding at the bottom of Barragarrow. Not content to pull out of the race, the 30-year-old Aussie nursed his ‘sick’ Suzuki home in a valiant effort that was rewarded with second place in the world’s highest profile pure road race.
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Senior Disappointment for Guy Martin
06 June 2008
Any hopes that Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin had of claiming his maiden TT win were dashed when he retired in today's Dainese Senior TT on lap three. After the disappointment of retiring in Saturday's Superbike TT when well in command, the 26 year old from Kirmington in Lincolnshire was hoping for a change of fortune on the Shaun Muir Racing Honda CBR1000 Fireblade and traded blows in the leading group on the opening lap held in perfect conditions.
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Justice for Anstey on the Mountain
06 June 2008
Bruce Anstey put the disappointed of Monday’s supersport race firmly behind him, taking an emphatic 34 second victory in the Relentless Supersport TT Race 2 earlier today. Anstey and Ian Hutchinson couldn’t be separated at the end of the opening lap, but the 39-year-old Kiwi dropped the hammer on lap two, opening up an eight second lead, also recording a new lap record of 125.359mph. From there in, Bruce’s GSX–R600 Relentless Suzuki never missed a beat and the quietly spoken Kiwi took the chequered flag and his seventh Isle of Man TT victory. The win also completed the set for TAS Racing, having now won every available solo four stroke class in TT racing history.
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Martin Bags Sixth in Junior TT
06 June 2008
Following on from Monday's disappointment when he retired after only five miles in the opening Supersport TT, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda's Guy Martin bounced back with a battling sixth place finish in today's four lap Relentless Junior Supersport TT. The 26 year old from Kirmington in Lincolnshire, running as number one on the road once again, was hoping for better luck and at Glen Helen on lap one, he held fourth place just three seconds down on the lead. At the end of the opening lap, Martin still held fourth just two seconds off third place with a lap of 122.659mph.
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Steve Plater Wins Junior TT for AIM Yamaha
05 June 2008
Steve Plater rode a scintillating race on Monday to take his maiden victory in the Relentless Supersport Junior TT run over four laps of the 37.73-mile Isle of Man mountain course. But Ian Hutchinson suffered more bad luck as he retired at Sulby Bridge with a blown engine on lap two. Plater opened his account with a strong 10th place in Saturday’s Dainese Superbike race, the same position as in last year’s event, although this time his lap speeds had increased considerably. In glorious sunshine and perfect conditions on Monday, the Junior TT got underway at 1.15pm. Plater made good progress and was clocked through Glen Helen in seventh place to complete the first lap in the same position.
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Luckless Anstey Robbed of Victory
05 June 2008
Bruce Anstey’s start to finish victory in today’s Relentless Supersport TT race one, where he also set a new lap record, has unfortunately been overturned by the organisers after a technical infringement. An after-market part, not supplied by Suzuki, was discovered to be outside the tolerance levels set by the TT organisers for the supersport class.
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Donald ‘Doubles Up’ at Isle of Man TT
05 June 2008
Cameron Donald gave Relentless Suzuki win number two at TT 2008 taking the Superstock victory in a four-lap thriller on the Mountain Circuit earlier today. The 30-year-old Aussie took a slender one second lead going onto lap two; he then increased that advantage to 15 seconds over the next three laps, handing Suzuki their seventh Superstock TT victory in as many years. Bruce Anstey was the pre-race favourite but a heavy cold left the Kiwi feeling less than one hundred percent and he retired at the end of the second lap.
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TT Superstock Podium for Martin
03 June 2008
After the disappointment of retiring from Saturday's Superbike TT when well in command, Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider Guy Martin bounced back to claim a podium finish in this morning's four-lap Scottish Life Superstock TT. The 26 year old from Kirmington in Lincolnshire, running as number one on the road once again, started steadily as mist on the mountain and damp patches made the opening lap quite tricky and at the end of the 37.75 mile lap, Martin was placed in sixth place, just five seconds off the lead. As he got more acquainted with the production-specification 1000cc Honda Fireblade, Martin upped the pace and by half way round lap two, he was up to fourth place at Ramsey, less than twelve seconds off the lead as they headed for the pit stops.
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TT Organisers Confirm Anstey Disqualification
03 June 2008
Steve Plater awarded debut TT win in Relentless Supersport one race. The TT organisers yesterday confirmed that New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey, originally the winner of the Relentless Supersport one race, was disqualified because of a technical breech of the homologation rules for Supersport machines. The revised order sees Steve Plater confirmed as the new winner, with John McGuinness in second place and Scotland’s Keith Amor awarded the third place.
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Record Breaker Martin Denied Debut TT Victory
02 June 2008
26 year old Lincolnshire rider Guy Martin was denied what looked a certain victory when he was forced to retire from today's Dainese Superbike TT in the latter stages. Riding the 1000cc Hydrex Bike Animal Honda, Martin was well in command to the tune of ten seconds and controlling the race when a problem forced him out on lap four at Sulby Village. The race started bizarrely when Guy arrived at the start line late due to no fault of his own and despite losing nine seconds at the start, he smashed the class lap record with a lap of 129.103mph from a standing start to lead by four seconds.
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