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Rossi on his IOM parade lap

17 June 2009 by broughton123456

I was at the Isle of Man and managed to snap Rossi on his parade lap.

Our time at the TT in pictures

15 June 2009 by Claire Hooper

Some photos from the TT and some people we met

Rossi at Governors Dip

15 June 2009 by frookymook

I had a brilliant week at the TT. I managed to get this shot of Rossi coming out of Governors Dip on his parade lap. What a week

My new best friend at the TT

15 June 2009 by dennis wilson

Me and my new best mate William Dunlop just before his big win.

Isle of man mad Sunday 2009. We thumbed a lift to all the pubs on the course and had a pint in each. Cheers to Bradley smith for picking us all up in his van, signing all our shirts and dropping us...

MCN at sea

14 June 2009 by BEEMBEEM

Reading my MCN, cruising home from the TT 2009, up the Kilbrannan Sound, with Arran in the background. Sid Brierley.

Rossi on the Isle of Man 2009

14 June 2009 by BEEMBEEM

Attached photos of Rossi at TT2009,watching start of Superbike Race, and returning to pits after finishing his Lap.

SHOVELHEAD CHOPPER AT IOM 2009TT

13 June 2009 by spike

Just back from the 2009 TT. I must be mad as the roads are terrible for these things and my riding buddies were on 916s, buells and Aprilias! I built this chop five years ago and have been using it...

Who’s your TT hero of the week?

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

We’ve just seen Steve Plater win an incident-filled Senior TT. John McGuinness won the Superbike TT and has decimated the outright lap record again today. Michael Dunlop took the first TT win of his...

TT rider dies on Mountain

12 June 2009 by Laura Kennerley

TT racer John Crellin has died after crashing in the 2009 Senior TT. The 58-year-old civil engineer from Douglas in the Isle of Man crashed on his 1000cc Suzuki on the Mountain Box of the course. He...

Rossi and Ago at Hailwood Heights

12 June 2009 by Anonymous

Agostini and Rossi at Hailwood Heights on their parade lap.

Plater wins dramatic Senior TT

12 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Plater has just won today’s Senior TT but it could not have been a more dramatic race to close the 2009 TT races on the 37.73mile Mountain course. HM Plant Honda duo John McGuinness and Plater...

Isle of Man TT: Guy Martin tests dramatic tweaks ahead of Senior

12 June 2009 by Frankie Lister

Yesterday saw a rest day for most of the island, with most people enjoying an ice cream or two. But Hydrex Honda’s Guy Martin – ever the hard worker – was down at Jurby Airfield, trying out some...

TTXGP: Rob Barber takes first ever TTXGP win

12 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

TT history was created this morning when Rob Barber won the first-ever no emissions TT race. Barber led the TTX GP from the early stages and crossed the line at the end of the one lap race with a time...

TTXGP: Motoczysz E1PC "looking very good" for race

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

They didn’t finish the first practice lap and limped across the line in the second, but MotoCzysz say they’re looking “very good” for today’s race, according to comments posted on PlugBike.com. The...

TTXGP: 'Lotus' bike unlikely to make race

12 June 2009 by Guy Procter

The ‘Lotus’ bike of Evo Designs (officially the Ev-0RR) looks unlikely to race in the inaugural TTXGP. The team worked through Wednesday night with the bike’s electronic control systems, but chassis...

Valentino and Agostini at Bungalow

11 June 2009 by Anonymous

Just came back from the TT races. Fantastic atmosphere over on the Isle of Man and superb racing. Saw Valentino and Agostini on the mountain, just coming into the bungalow section. Got a good photo...

TT photos

11 June 2009 by Dan Carpenter

Few photos from the TT. Taken in Ramsey.

Second Sidecar TT cancelled

11 June 2009 by Gary Pinchin

The second Sidecar TT race was red-flagged and subsequently cancelled after TT lap record holder Nick Crowe and Mark Cox crashed on the first lap of the three-lap race. Crowe, from Jurby in the Isle...

Rossi and Agostini approaching Whitegates

10 June 2009 by Caroline Smith

Rossi following Agostini on the approach to Whitegates.

Isle of Man TT: Michael Dunlop scores first TT victory

10 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Michael Dunlop has won today’s heavily delayed second Relentless Supersport race on his privately entered Yamaha, leading from start to finish, following in the footsteps of father Robert and Uncle...

Isle of Man TT: Jenny Tinmouth is fastest woman round TT

10 June 2009 by Frankie Lister

TT rookie and Supersport racer Jenny Tinmouth has lapped the circuit – yellow bib and all – at a blistering 116.483 mph average speed. She rode a Sorrymate.com Racing Honda Fireblade in yesterday’s...

Your thoughts on ITV4s coverage of the TT

10 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

This year, ITV4 has spent more money on its coverage of the Isle of Man TT to make it as good as possible, but how do you think they did? Whether you think the coverage was spot on, or lacked...

TTXGP: Story behind the first crash - NEW PICS

10 June 2009 by Guy Procter

David Madsen-Mygdal, 53, became the first person to crash a TTXGP entry on the TT course in Tuesday’s practice session, when he slid off the German eRockit Pro-class entry at Braddan. The...

Isle of Man marshalling must be improved

10 June 2009 by Mick Williams

Having been a rider in TT and Manx GP in the past when the 2007 MGP Senior was unable to run due to lack of marshals I decided that I would do my bit to help out, put a bit back in! I attended the training course in the Isle of Man, and began at TT 2008, also marshaling for MGP 2008. I was hoping that eventually there would be another parade lap, as this is the main reason for me being here...

Video: Hear the Norton NRV at the TT

10 June 2009 by MCN

Hear the Norton NRV run while Michael Dunlop tests it on the Isle of Man. Latest TT news The British team is planning to debut in the senior TT on Friday.

TTXGP: Team Agni blitzes field in first practice

10 June 2009 by Guy Proctor

Electric motor manufacturer Agni has blitzed the field in the first TTXGP practice on Tuesday, posting a lap time approaching 20mph faster than its nearest Pro-class rival. Rider Rob Barber steered...

TTXGP: Why the ‘Lotus’ bike missed the first practice

10 June 2009 by Guy Procter

The ‘Lotus’ bike failed to make it to the first TTXGP practice session on Tuesday because it was still being built, chassis designer Peter Williams has revealed. “The team arrived in the Island on...

Isle of Man TT: Double podium for Amor

10 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Keith Amor enjoyed a fantastic day of racing at the Isle of Man TT Races on Tuesday when he finished third in both the Supersport 600cc and Superstock races on his Wilson Craig Hondas and lapped...

Isle of Man TT: Two fifths but McGuinness was hoping for more

10 June 2009 by Phil Wain

John McGuinness took a fifth place in both the Supersport and Superstock races on Tuesday. The HM Plant Honda rider’s first outing came in the four-lap Supersport race and an opening lap of 124.135mph...

Isle of Man TT: Hutchinson wins sensational Superstock race

10 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Ian Hutchinson made it two wins in the day when he won a sensational TT Superstock race on his Padgetts Honda. But his 8.77s winning margin over Guy Martin doesn’t tell the whole story. Get all the...

Steve Plater - TT supersport race

10 June 2009 by cliff gouldthorp

Steve Plater on the last lap of the Supersport race at the TT. new underpants perhaps!

Isle of Man TT: First pictures of TTXGP competitors

09 June 2009 by Liam Marsden

The practice session for the TTXGP has just ended, with Rob Barber setting the outright lap record for an alternative-fuelled bike around the TT course. Here, we see pictures of the TTXGP competitors...

Isle of Man TT: Alternative-fuelled lap record broken

09 June 2009 by Frankie Lister

Rob Barber has just set the outright lap record for an alternative-fuelled bike round the Isle of Man with an average speed of 84.819mph. On a battery-powered GSX-R750-framed bike he recorded a top speed down the Sulby Straight of 103mph. Rob is an experienced TT rider, finishing 27th in the Supersport race a few hours earlier on a Cross Lane GSX-R600. After jumping off the bike Rob exclusively...

Isle of Man TT: Ian Hutchinson wins Supersport race

09 June 2009 by Phil Wain

Ian Hutchinson has won a dramatic Relentless Supersport race today after long-time race leader Bruce Anstey was forced to retire towards the end of the final lap after he was suspected to have run out...

Michael Rutter TT blog: "It didn't go quite as planned"

09 June 2009 by Michael Rutter

Saying yesterday didn’t quite go to plan for us in the Superbike TT race on the Bathams Suzuki or in practice on the JMF Millsport supersport bike is a bit of an understatement. We finally got our...