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Loris Capirossi at Braddan Bridge

13 June 2010 by ron strathdee

Loris Capirossi at Braddan Bridge

Loris Capirossi entertaining the crowds at Braddan Bridge during the 2010 TT parade lap!

Guy Martin's crashed Honda

13 June 2010 by Anonymous

Guy Martin's crashed Honda

Here’s a photo of Guy Martin’s bike after his crash in the Senior TT.

Cameron Donald's Senior TT

12 June 2010 by scott marsden

Cameron Donald's Senior TT

I think this shot says it all about the disappointment in Cameron Donald having the technical fault in the senior TT on Friday.

2010 TT pics from Ramsey

11 June 2010 by Sean Gray

2010 TT pics from Ramsey

Just been watching the 2010 TT at Ramsey on the last day. Poor Guy Martin crashed out of the race and they had to restart. Hutchinson won again. Great day, great race.

Hutchie makes it five!

11 June 2010 by Phil West

Hutchie makes it five!

Ian Hutchinson re-wrote the TT history book s when he won today’s Senior TT. It was his fifth win of the 2010 TT, the first time ever that anyone has won all five races in one year on the TT...

Major incident at TT involving Guy Martin - updated 4:03pm

11 June 2010 by Phil West

Major incident at TT involving Guy Martin - updated 4:03pm

Today’s Senior TT has been red flagged – for the first time in its history – following what early reports say is a major incident involving Guy Martin. The incident took place near Balleygary, the...

TT organisers announce second Supersport death

11 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT organisers announce second Supersport death

The ACU have announced that Martin Loicht, 48, from Vienna, Austria was killed during yesterday’s Supersport 2 race in an incident near Quarry Bends. Loicht was competing in the TT at this year’s TT,...

Full report: Hutchinson’s fourth TT win in week

11 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Full report: Hutchinson’s fourth TT win in week

Ian Hutchinson fended of a determined bid by Michael Dunlop in today’s thrilling four-lap Supersport race and by doing so equalled Phillip McCallen’s four-in-a-week feat of 1996.   The difference...

Hutchie nets record-equalling fourth TT win

10 June 2010 by Phil West

Hutchie nets record-equalling fourth TT win

Man of the moment Ian Hutchinson grabbed his fourth win of the 2010 TT so far with victory in Thursday afternoon’s Supersport Race Two. The win means the Yorkshireman, who had already posted victories...

Revised schedule for Thursday’s TT races

10 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Revised schedule for Thursday’s TT races

Last night the TT race office issued a third revision to today’s race programme. The statement read: The TT Race Organisation has issued a further revision to the Thursday Races schedule of practices...

IOM TT Superbike Race

09 June 2010 by ciaran broad

IOM TT Superbike Race

A few images from the IOM TT Superbike Race.

Hutchinson beats Martin Supersport thriller

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hutchinson beats Martin Supersport thriller

Ian Hutchinson made it two wins from two races, adding today’s opening Supersport TT race to the Superbike TT he won on Saturday. But there was no let-up in this four-lap thriller with Guy Martin on...

Hutchinson's TT treble

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hutchinson's TT treble

Ian Hutchinson made it a TT treble when he won today’s Superstock TT race to add to the Supersport race he won this morning and the Superbike TT he took on Saturday. And, just like this morning’s...

June 7 TT Blog: Guy Martin

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

June 7 TT Blog: Guy Martin

Today’s post race press conference was a surreal affair. We had Michael Dunlop talking about going home because he’s let everyone down by finishing third – and second placed Guy Martin acting out a...

TT Blog: Mad sunday

08 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT Blog: Mad sunday

After Saturday’s racing, the electric bikes set off on a lap of practice. There were only eight bikes (well seven because the other one was a scooter), with one team not arriving in time but given...

Ian Lougher coming over Rhen Cullen

06 June 2010 by ron strathdee

Ian Lougher coming over Rhen Cullen

Ian Lougher coming over Rhen Cullen in Superbike TT and taking his time getting the front back down.

Last Lap Shoot out

06 June 2010 by ron strathdee

Last Lap Shoot out

Last lap dash at Saturday’s Superbike TT. Three abreast coming over Rhen Cullen are Keith Amor, Cameron Donald and Michael Dunlop.

Hutchinson takes TT Superbike race

06 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hutchinson takes TT Superbike race

Ian Hutchinson won today’s TT Superbike race on a Padggets Hondas. The six-lap race was delayed by three and half hours by swirling mist but once it got underway it was a typical six-lap TT race,...

TT blog June 5: The conundrum of the 132mph lap

05 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog June 5: The conundrum of the 132mph lap

Ian Hutchinson tops practice week with a 130.614mph. John McGuinness does 130.242mph on Wednesday but is robbed of a Friday night run by a curious HM Plant Honda decision to not let him ride because...

TT blog June 4: Things you don't see at short circuit races

04 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog June 4: Things you don't see at short circuit races

Tonight’s practice was about as chaotic as it gets. And the chaos was caused by a need to allow all the riders to test their pit lane limiters against the new 60kph limit. To test it the solos had to...

Hutchinson clocks 130mph

04 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hutchinson clocks 130mph

Ian Hutchinson joined the exclusive 130mph club when he clocked a 130.165mph lap in tonight’s practice session on his Padgetts Honda superbike – and then said he could have gone faster had it not been...

TT blog Tuesday June 3: The IoM goes all hollywood...

03 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog Tuesday June 3: The IoM goes all hollywood...

Yesterday began as one of those weird Manx days. Wake up to bright sunshine and next thing you know the mist has rolled in off the sea and you can’t see across the road – literally.   The forecast...

McGuinness picks up the pace

03 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

McGuinness picks up the pace

The weather was perfect, there were only damp patches reported at Quarry Bends and everyone was tipping McGuinness for some hot laps in tonight’s practice (Wednesday). He didn’t disappoint.     His...

TT blog Tuesday June 1: Fast laps despite the damp

02 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog Tuesday June 1: Fast laps despite the damp

Any chance of real blisteringly fast laps were washed out tonight by the rain earlier in the day that left damp patches around the course and robbed the dry sections of the grip that had been building...

Isle of Man TT practice: Hutchinson still the man to beat

02 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Isle of Man TT practice: Hutchinson still the man to beat

Ian Hutchinson continues to be the man setting the pace at this year’s TT. After rain earlier in the day, the weather brightened up, though there were still damp patches out on the course, the lap...

Guy Martin smashes Billown classic lap record

01 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Guy Martin smashes Billown classic lap record

Guy Martin, decked out in his old Hydrex Honda leathers, riding John Sims’ Heron Suzuki GS1000R XR69 replica, smashed his own 4.25 mile Billown lap record during the Post Classic Superbike race at the...

Hutchinson fast in first TT practice

01 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Hutchinson fast in first TT practice

Ian Hutchinson set the pace in tonight’s (Monday’s) first timed practice session of the 2010 TT. Conditions were near perfect as he lapped at 128.302mph to top the leaderboard with the Padgetts Honda...

TT blog: Monday, May31 'proper old school racing'

01 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog: Monday, May31 'proper old school racing'

MCN’s Gary Pinchin is on the Isle of Man and will be reporting back with a daily blog from behind the scenes at the world famous TT. I can’t imagine a better day than today. After a hearty breakfast...

TT blog: Saturday, May29

30 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog: Saturday, May29

What a damp squib today has been. It was raining when the Island gradually awoke this morning and only really brightened up as we left the paddock after the miserable damp and misty newcomers lap had...

TT blog: Friday, May28

29 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

TT blog: Friday, May28

It’s a long time since I arrived on the Island on a Friday prior to TT practice starting.  In recent years, pressure of work have meant that I’ve just got onto the Island as Thursday practice started...

PokerStars confirmed as Superbike TT race backer

28 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

PokerStars confirmed as Superbike TT race backer

Isle of Man-based gaming company PokerStars has confirmed their sponsorship of the 2010 TT Superbike race which will be held on Saturday, June 5. The company will also be the Official Gaming Partner...

Motociclismo road tester at the TT

27 May 2010 by Adam Child

Motociclismo road tester at the TT

Motociclismo road tester and regular face in MCN Sergio Remero is one of the last riders to be confirmed for this years TT, which gets underway this weekend. After two years contesting at the TT,...

NW200 experience

20 May 2010 by merehairpin

Great racing, big thank you to all concerned. Beautiful country side and biking roads. What a fantastic week. It was spoiled slightly by the mindless cretin who stole my helmet and gloves from our bikes parked on the road side on the way up to the Ballysally roundabout, causing me to miss my ferry and costing me an extra nights B&B. Many thanks to all in the paddock who tried to fix me up with a...

My NW200 pictures

17 May 2010 by Artur Pawlowski

My NW200 pictures

Here are some pictures from this year’s NW200. Most of them were taken at Magheraboy chicane during the last two races. Enjoy!

NW200 pictures

17 May 2010 by Charlie Birch

NW200 pictures

As the day got off to a cold, wet start and delayed racing until the circuit had dried, the action soon warmed up. I was totally amazed at the speeds of these guys racing through, wheelying over the...

Seeley’s North West 200 double

16 May 2010 by Gary Pinchin

Seeley’s North West 200 double

Alastair Seeley clocked up his first North West 200 Superbike race win when he took the second race of the day and earlier in the day he had scored his first Supersport 600 NW200 win. Beating Padgett...