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McGuiness takes home 20th TT victory

08 June 2013 by Phillip Wain

John McGuinness took his 20th Isle of Man TT race victory on Friday when he won the Senior race by ten seconds from team-mate Michael Dunlop, to make it a record 41 podiums in total. Bruce Anstey took...

FRIDAY SBK QUALIFYING: Rea, Laverty and Sykes Head Up Day One

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda) once more proved that Portimao is one of his favourite circuits as he led the first qualifying session at the intense 4.592km track on the Algarve, heading off Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing) by 0.052 seconds. Regular session leading rider Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) was third today, although only 0.097 seconds behind Rea. The top three had a small advantage over the...

Pictures from scene of Bray Hill Senior TT crash

07 June 2013 by Guy Procter

Pictures from the scene of the Senior TT crash which stopped the race and left eleven spectators injured, one seriously, show the destroyed bike of British Superstock rider Jonathan Howarth. The...

FRIDAY WSS QUALIFYING: Lowes Goes To Provisional Pole

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

British rider Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Racing Team Yamaha) carried on his dominant form in the WSS class by taking provisional pole at Portimao after the first qualifying session with a 1’45.724 lap time that none of his rivals could get near. He was 0.522 seconds ahead of the reigning champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Mahi Racing Team India) although none of the top riders are yet at lap record pace...

TT Statement released after crash injures spectators in senior race

07 June 2013 by Philip Wain

The organisers of the Isle of Man TT have released a statement after the crash at the start of today’s Senior race which injured spectators. The statement says: “ACU Events Ltd can confirm spectators have been injured during the Senior TT Race, at approximately 13.07, in an incident that involved rider Jonathan Howarth. The rider was unhurt. The race was red flagged and emergency services were in...

New SBK Rules Agreement Reached

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

The shape of SBK technical regulations in 2014 and beyond came one step closer to completion with a joint statement on Friday at Portimao, from the FIM, Dorna and MSMA, stating that a ‘framework’ for the new rules had finally been worked out. There is now an agreement of the main technical rules and costs for complete bikes, lease packages and other performance components like suspension, brakes...