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The Cumbrian has taken 16 top 10 finishes since 2006 including three consecutive sixth places in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and has consistently been the best performing privateer in the Island. SMT Racing owner Robin
Susan and Stan Woods at Imola The Parade 200 Miglia is a revival of the race organised by Checco Costa from 1972 until 1985, and riders already confirmed include Cadalora, Lavado, Ballington and Pirovano. The
The last ten years has seen the team entertain thousands of racing fans both modern and historical with unique Yamaha machines such as the 125 cc RA31A and 250 cc RD05A works four cylinders of
TV documentary will be screened next Tuesday The film, called Grand Prix Racer, has been produced by Isle of Man-based Greenlight TV and was shot before and during the event. The documentary goes behind the
Drama at the 1948 Dutch TT There was a cosmopolitan entry of 40 riders, from England, Switzerland, Holland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium and France and no non-starters. Conditions were dull and overcast but dry
WK Bikes has lined up Aussie David Johnson to ride the bike Johnson, who made his Isle of Man debut in 2010, returned to the TT last year having missed the 2011 meeting. He scored
The 24-year-old, known as AJ, will race for Mick Charnock’s TC Racing Honda/DP Coldplaning outfit. The team has secured high-spec 1000cc Hondas for its Mountain course campaign and will contest the Superbike, Royal London 360
Andy Kershaw; a man in demand When Andy met Dave Bedlington (something of a legend himself) at Stafford in October, and he had the opportunity to blip up Dave’s genuine ex-Phil Read MV four, Dave
Ago starts the 1967 Senior TT. A broken chain robbed him of victory The 1967 Senior Race, a two-way battle between Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini, will be recreated in a parade lap on August
Betty Phillis and Eric Hinton with author Don Cox Don Cox was inspired by his old mate and fellow journo Jamie McIlwraith to include as many riders of the period as possible. The book fills