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Sammy Miller aboard the Moto Guzzi V-twin Evergreen Sammy will be appearing along with his newly acquired Moto Guzzi 500cc racer and his equally rare 1950 Moto Guzzi V-twin 500cc. Sammy will be interviewed twice each day and visitors will get the opportunity to view these two rare machines up close. The show takes place…

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The Donington Park based factory outfit has signed Nottingham's Dan Hegarty. Dan will partner Runcorn based Ian Mackman who will return to the TT on Norton's distinctive SG1 for his second year. Dan, 25, made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2010 and has a fastest lap of 121.731mph (18m35.80s), which he clocked in…

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Derek will be best remembered for his win in the 1953 IoM Junior Clubmans TT, on a Gold Star. He followed this with success in Manx Grand Prix, short circuit races and the gruelling nine hour Thruxton races. In 2003 Derek was reunited with his recently restored TT winning machine, which he paraded on the…

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Honda TT Legend’s squad for 2013 The three-man superbike squad, equipped with the Honda CBR1000R, will also contest the North West 200. Australian road racer Cameron Donald and 2011 fastest TT newcomer Simon Andrews will join the team for the four-round Endurance World Championship. The new-look team was unveiled at Motorcycle Live in the UK…

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Racing calendar shapes up for 2013 The VMCC made the announcement ahead of the launch of a new BHR website, where a full list of classes is due to be published in 2013. More than 20 championships will appear on the next BHR calendar, spread over meetings at venues including Lydden Hill in the South,…

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Josh Brookes in action Josh fell in love with the Isle of Man TT Mountain Circuit on his first visit back in 2009, but having sampled the atmosphere in and around the TAS Racing camp during TT race week in 2011 and 2012, and participated in parade laps on the Mountain Course, the Australian now…

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John McGuinness will ride a Paton The 19 time TT race winner is teaming up with sponsor Roger Winfield to ride a BIC Paton machine in the 500cc Classic TT Race in the inaugural 2013 Classic TT Races as part of the Manx Grand Prix Festival. Earlier this month, Michael Dunlop and Conor Cummins signed…

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Manx GP continues to prosper The new status means that competitors from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the USA can now compete on their own federation licences. They previously had to hold an ACU, SACU or European licence and therefore be granted licences through other country governing bodies before they were able to…

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