Classic Bike Hub UK

Confirmed so far for 2013 are several UK firsts, from Futura Design, Clark Abel, Spyker, Vencer, Zagato and others, and brand new models from Bentley, Maserati, McLaren, Rolls-Royce and Startech. Mostly car based, there are two motorcycle classes, 'Sporting Motorcycles from the 1920s to 1970s' and 'One-offs and Oddball Motorcycles', both with our own Classic…

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After the initial race was red flagged due to an incident at Bray Hill involving rider Jonathan Howarth in which ten spectators were injured, the race got underway at 4.30pm and the first few laps were nothing short of superb as the gaps between the leading riders were minimal. It was Gary Johnson who grabbed…

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The 28-year old broke the old lap record on each of the three laps with his final lap speed of 119.130mph giving him a 33.5s margin over Dean Harrison who took his debut podium in second with Conor Cummins in third. With perfect conditions on the Island, it was Harrison who made the early running…

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A stunning final lap of 128.667mph gave the 24-year old a 2.3s victory over long time race leader Bruce Anstey to make it four wins from four races with the second HM Plant Padgetts Honda of John McGuinness in third. After a 15-minute delay due to a power failure in parc ferme, Anstey who, as…

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The Midlands rider smashed the record unofficially earlier in the week during practice on the MotoCzysz 2013 bike, but only narrowly took victory from Mugen rider John McGuinness. Rutter's new record official is a time of 20:38.46 (109.675mph), beating his time last year (21:45.33/104.056) by over a minute. John McGuinness was not far behind, lapping…

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Josh Brookes is taking on the TT Same venue as originally planned, namely at WHSmith in Strand Street, Douglas, IoM. Come and meet the hard charging Aussie Josh Brookes, get your photo taken with him and take away a unique signed memento of this year's fabulous TT. In our special Island Racer 2013 TT guide,…

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The Honda rider was trailing long-time race leader Gary Johnson going into the final lap but with a stunning new lap record of 131.220mph, he was able to take his sixth TT win by 18.4s. Johnson had to ease his pace slightly on the final 3 lap when his Kawasaki suffered an oil leak but…

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The original Joey folder, produced to celebrate 30 years since his first TT win for Honda, went on sale at the start of the TT. Within three days all 300 folders, which included a piece of a genuine Honda T-shirt worn by the 26-times TT winner, had been sold. Demand was so high, many fans…

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The earlier sunshine was a distant memory and with wet roads between Milntown and the Mountain Mile it meant that Clerk of the Course had little option other than to declare the session untimed. Whilst Cheung Wain On was finally able to complete his newcomers controlled lap on time, the main start was delayed until…

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