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65 years a TT fan

09 February 2012 by ian huntly

65 years a TT fan

In 2012 I will be celebrating 65 years as a TT fan, having made my first visit in 1947. I have some of my vast collection of pictures on Facebook and have a number of websites about the TT. Please see...

Dan Stewart’s all Honda roads campaign

08 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Dan Stewart’s all Honda roads campaign

Cumbrian rider Dan Stewart will again spearhead the Wilcock Consulting campaign at the 2012 Isle of Man TT races, fuelled by Monster Energy. The Barrow in Furness rider has enjoyed the support of...

Ian Hutchinson aims to race NW200 and TT

08 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Ian Hutchinson aims to race NW200 and TT

Ian Hutchinson reckons he’ll be racing at the North West 200 and TT this year in spite of re-breaking his left leg in practice for the Revolution Show at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show, London...

Honda announce TT Legends line-up

03 February 2012 by Gary Pinchin

Honda announce TT Legends line-up

Honda Motor Europe has revealed a four-strong rider line-up for the Honda TT Legends team for a second season in the FIM Endurance World Championship and selected road racing events. Seventeen-times...

Keith Amor retires from road racing

26 January 2012 by Liam Marsden

Keith Amor retires from road racing

Scotsman Keith Amor has taken the decision to retire from road racing at the age of 39. The TT Legends Honda rider made the decision to retire after serious shoulder injuries he sustained at the Isle...

Seeley wins Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award

23 January 2012 by Adam Child

Seeley wins Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award

TAS British Superbike rider and current Supersport Champion Alistair Seeley has even more silverware for the trophy cabinet after receiving the prestigious Enkalon Award on Friday night in...

Steve Mercer signs to ride Ducati 1199 Panigale at 2012 TT

20 December 2011 by Liam Marsden

Steve Mercer signs to ride Ducati 1199 Panigale at 2012 TT

Road racer and part-time MCN road tester Steve Mercer has signed with Millsport Racing to ride a new Ducati 1199 Panigale at the Isle of Man TT in 2012. Mercer, who made his debut at the Mountain...

Video: 2011 Macau Grand Prix highlights

30 November 2011 by MCN

Video: 2011 Macau Grand Prix highlights

Ducati rider Michael Rutter became the most successful Macau Grand Prix rider in history when he took his seventh victory at the street circuit on 20th November. To claim the record Rutter had to...

Michael Rutter’s record-breaking seventh Macau GP win

21 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Michael Rutter’s record-breaking seventh Macau GP win

Michael Rutter became the most successful rider in Macau Grand Prix history when he clinched a seventh victory on the Chinese street circuit on Sunday. In spite of holding pole position, the...

Trimby bows out of the Macau Grand Prix

18 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Trimby bows out of the Macau Grand Prix

Macau Grand Prix riders were stunned to receive a personal letter from Mike Trimby on their arrival in the Chinese city informing them that he is quitting as race co-ordinator after 34 years in...

Friday qualifying cancelled in Macau

18 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Friday qualifying cancelled in Macau

Bad weather continued to play havoc with the Macau Grand Prix schedule with Friday morning’s qualifying session being cancelled because of rain.  The packed car racing programme of practice and...

Macau GP: Rutter fastest in first practice as tropical storm strikes

17 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Macau GP: Rutter fastest in first practice as tropical storm strikes

Michael Rutter used all of his Macau experience to set the fastest lap in the opening practice session for Saturday’s race when he will try to win a record seventh Macau Grand Prix on the...

Macau GP Preview

17 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Macau GP Preview

Practice begins at 7.30am this morning (Thursday) for the 45th Macau Grand Prix in China.  Michael Rutter, riding his Riders Ducati in the red, white and blue Team of Paris livery will start as...

Michael Dunlop to race Sidecar TT

16 November 2011 by Stephen Davison

Michael Dunlop to race Sidecar TT

Double TT winner Michael Dunlop has announced that he intends to race in both the sidecar and solo classes at the TT next year – in an attempt to become the first winner on both two and three wheels...

Manx GP under scrutiny

15 November 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

Manx GP under scrutiny

The Isle of Man Department of Economic Development has launched a comprehensive consultative review to clarify the costs, benefits and future potential to exploit the Manx Grand Prix Festival. The...

Irish road racing

30 September 2011 by Alanbrown46

Irish road racing

Having been over to Ireland twice this year to watch the road racing I can say in all honesty that it is the best bike racing in the world today. The riders range from lads who live and work out of...

Klaffenbock announces TT retirement

20 September 2011 by Laura Halls

Klaffenbock announces TT retirement

TT racer and ex-sidecar world champ Klaus Klaffenbock has announced his immediate retirement from TT racing. The three times TT winner debuted on the Isle of Man in 2004 before winning both sidecar...

Moffitt at the Manx

16 September 2011 by geoffo40

Moffitt at the Manx

Dave Moffit, super twins winner at the Manx GP 2011 with replica meets Stevie and Budgie.

Michael Dunlop at the Manx

16 September 2011 by geoffo40

Michael Dunlop at the Manx

Michael Dunlop and Budgie at the 2011 Manx GP.

McGuinness at the Manx

16 September 2011 by geoffo40

McGuinness at the Manx

Dave Moffet (super twins winner), John McGuinness and Budgie at the Manx GP 2011.

Meeting Guy at the TT!

23 August 2011 by Magda Zarek

Meeting Guy at the TT!

This year my Dad took me to the TT for the first time and my goal was to meet Guy Martin. I managed to achieve this goal, although it wasn’t easy. I waited for Guy forfour hours but it paid off as I...

TT 2011: What the riders really thought...

23 August 2011 by MCN Sport

TT 2011: What the riders really thought...

In this incredible behind the scenes footage, Guy Martin, Cameron Donald, John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey are caught on camera discussing the abandonment of the second Supersport race during the 2011...

Ulster GP

16 August 2011 by Hutch76

Ulster GP

Here is my fiancé Janine with Michael Dunlop pre-race at the Ulster GP last weekend. It was our first time to a road race and we loved every second, made even more special by the fact we covered 800...

Michael Dunlop’s Ulster treble

15 August 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Dunlop’s Ulster treble

Michael Dunlop had never won an Ulster Grand Prix going into this year’s event – but he left the Dundrod course on Saturday evening after being proclaimed the Man of the Meeting after three...

Ulster GP 2011

14 August 2011 by jamierob

Ulster GP 2011

Here are some up pics from the Ulster GP which I thought was very poorly attended. Organisers take note – £25.00 plus £5.00 a programme, plus £3.00 to park a motorbike is not going to drwa the crowds...

Weather plays havoc with Dundrod 150

12 August 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Weather plays havoc with Dundrod 150

Yesterday morning’s Ulster GP practice and the afternoon’s Dundrod 150 races were thrown into disarray by rain, swirling mist and crashes with the big event of the day, the Dundrod 150 superbike...

Rain interrupts Ulster GP practice

11 August 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Rain interrupts Ulster GP practice

Red flags for crashes in earlier practice sessions, a cow on the track, cows eating haybales and rain contrived to make a mockery of the first day of practice at the Ulster Grand Prix yesterday. And...

Ulster Grand Prix preview

10 August 2011 by Stephen Davison

Ulster Grand Prix preview

Irish road racing fans will be hoping that on-form Michael Dunlop can emulate the recent success of fellow countrymen golfer Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke to end the Irish famine of Superbike race...

Mid-Antrim Roadraces

10 August 2011 by Anonymous

Offers of sympathy go to the organisers, spectators and racers after the much anticipated Mid-Antrim roadraces near Ballymena, Northern Ireland had to be abandoned due to oil and diesel being split around most of the course the night before racing was due to commence. The police and organisers agree that it was malicious and done to ensure no racing could take place, despite the efforts of many to...

Dunlops Reign at Armoy

01 August 2011 by Scott Carson

Dunlops Reign at Armoy

I was reminded of the old days of road racing on Saturday when the top riders were not in the main paddock at Armoy. They were in fact situated in a farm yard up a laneway opposite the start. Michael...

TT World Series project gathers pace

22 July 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

TT World Series project gathers pace

TT World Series took a step closer to reality today when the Isle of Man Government issued a press statement saying they were looking to engage a consultancy firm to investigate the viability of such...

Michael Dunlop wins Southern 100 title

15 July 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Dunlop wins Southern 100 title

Michael Dunlop is the new Southern 100 champion after dominating today’s big race, the nine-lap Solo Championship. The Street Sweep Kawasaki rider led from the first lap, set new lap and race records...

Martin turns tables on Dunlop at Southern 100

14 July 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Martin turns tables on Dunlop at Southern 100

Guy Martin reversed the odds in the superbike class at the Southern 100 when he beat Michael Dunlop in last night’s Senior race – after Dunlop had won the previous evening. But any chance of them...

Michael Dunlop beats Guy Martin in Southern 100 thriller

13 July 2011 by Gary Pinchin

Michael Dunlop beats Guy Martin in Southern 100 thriller

The 2011 Southern 100 in the Isle of Man could not have kicked off in a more dramatic way with Michael Dunlop winning the opening 1000cc race by 0.12s from Guy Martin. Dunlop, riding his Street...

ACU appoint new TT Clerk of the Course

23 June 2011 by MCN Sportsdesk

ACU appoint new TT Clerk of the Course

ACU Events has issued a press statement announcing a new Clerk of the Course for the TT. The reshuffle comes after ACU Events came under fire at the TT, firstly when Clerk of the Course Eddie Nelson...

"I'd not done much wrong" says Dan Kneen of infamous Senior TT near miss

20 June 2011 by Guy Procter

"I'd not done much wrong" says Dan Kneen of infamous Senior TT near miss

Dan Kneen – he of the TT save of the century – says he’d “Not done much wrong” to precipitate the near-catastrophe visited upon him in the 2011 Senior TT. The 23 year old’s Kawasaki had been difficult...