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  • British icon returns to racing

    British icon returns to racing

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    Bennetts Brough Superior, as the team will be known, will enter the Moto2 class with rider Luke Mossey competing on board the team’s innovative British-designed carbon fibre Carbon 2 machine. The project is headed by California-based Brits Paul Taylor and John Keogh, who are running the team on behalf of the soon-to-be relaunched Brough Superior…

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  • New Classic TT Trophies

    New Classic TT Trophies

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    The illustrious riders – Joey Dunlop OBE (26 wins), Geoff Duke OBE, (6 wins), Mike Hailwood MBE (14 wins) and Phil Read MBE (8 wins), have accumulated a total of 54 TT Race victories between them. The trophies will be awarded to recognise class wins within the races where there is more than one class…

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  • The TT comes to the Wheatsheaf, Louth!

    The TT comes to the Wheatsheaf, Louth!

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    Wheatsheaf, Louth. Be there! Star guests already confirmed to attend are two time TT winner Steve Plater, 12 time British champion Roger Marshall and radio/tv presenters and massive bike enthusiasts Andy Kershaw and Tony Carter. There'll also be live music, two auctions for 'money can't buy' items, a raffle and great food in abundance. Make…

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  • The Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance 2014

    The Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance 2014

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    Since the introduction of motorbikes in 2011, the Concours has enjoyed nearly 80 two-wheeled entries including; a Brough SS100, a Ducati 750SS, an AJS E95 'Porcupine', a Harley-Davidson WLA, an Indian 8 Valve Works Racer and (one of 2013’s star attractions) the ‘Flying Millyard’ Board track Racer which was built specially for Salon Privé. As…

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  • Cameron Donald confirms classic TT return

    Cameron Donald confirms classic TT return

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    Donald will line up on the team's 500cc Seeley G50 and 350cc 7R AJS as he did in 2013. Thirty-six-year old Donald, who rode the factory Norton at this year's TT, enjoyed a strong Classic TT meeting twelve months ago, with the highlight his second place overall in the 350cc Classic TT Race. The Melbourne…

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  • Sporting icons, bikes, bikers and more

    Sporting icons, bikes, bikers and more

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    And he will be joined by modern day heroes among them John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop along with the three times British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari. Sporting personalities are just one element of this “everything about bikes bonanza” with the chance to see some classic bikes, among them a selection of British machines from the…

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  • TT stars to renew rivalry at Classic TT

    TT stars to renew rivalry at Classic TT

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    The entry list features a mixture of current TT stars and established Classic contenders, and picking a winner will not be straightforward with at least a dozen riders more than capable of taking the win in the 4-lap race. The pre-race favourites will, arguably, be the multi cylinder Paton machines in the hands of three…

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  • Spa Lucky Strike

    Spa Lucky Strike

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    Radiguès will ride the Kevin Schwantz 1994 RGV500, which the Texan rode to fourth in the 500cc World Championship, winning two Grands Prix that season. The Factory XR94 is part of Steve Wheatman’s Suzuki Classic Racing Team collection. The British businessman is a longtime supporter of the Bikers’ Classics event. As part of the celebration…

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  • An hour with Conor Cummins: Manx on Manx

    An hour with Conor Cummins: Manx on Manx

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    Manxman Conor Cummins BW: So how did the ride come about? CC: Paul Phillips – the TT and motorsport development manager – made it happen. He knew how keen I was to race a classic bike and when Tony Dunnell asked him whether he knew of anyone who would be right for racing his bikes,…

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  • Barry Sheene Road Race and Rally Festival

    Barry Sheene Road Race and Rally Festival

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    Freddie Sheene at event To celebrate the occasion Barry’s widow, Stephanie, has sent over the original world championship winning RG500 Suzuki. This will be paraded alongside 15 times world champion Giacomo Agostini from Italy. The action starts at 9.00am both days with the first parade at 12.30pm followed by racing at 1.00pm. On Sunday there…

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