IOM TT: Cummins thanks marshals and medics and vows to return stronger in 2011.
Manxman Conor Cummins has praised the marshals and medics who attended to him after his heavy crash at the Verandah in last week’s Senior TT and says he has a long road to recovery, thus confirming his 2010 racing season is over. The 24-year old sustained a badly broken left arm, fractures to bones in his back, a dislocated knee and ligament damage,... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Paul Dobbs. *Funeral details now included for those who wish to attend.
A request made by Paul Dobbs’ partner, Bridget. The following paragraphs were forwarded onto me this morning by Phil Edge, the Press Liason Officer of Southern 100 Racing on the Isle of Man. They were sent onto him by Bridget Dobbs, partner of Paul Dobbs, who tragically lost his life during the Supersport 2 race at the Isle of Man TT this year.... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: McGuinness denied Senior TT glory
John McGuinness was denied a 16th win at the Isle of Man TT Races on Friday when he was forced to retire from the Senior race, the final race of the 2010 event. The HM Plant Honda rider was leading the initial race before it was stopped due to an accident and was lying in second in the re-start just half a second shy of eventual winner Ian Hutchinson.... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Hutchinson makes history with 5 wins in a week at the 2010 Isle of Man TT races.
Ian Hutchinson made history on Friday when he became the first man to win 5 TT Races in a week after clinching a shortened 4-lap Dainese Senior race in what was a dramatic day’s racing on the Isle of Man. Hutchinson took the lead from the start and when close challengers John McGuinness and Conor Cummins retired and crashed respectively he was able... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Farquhar ends TT2010 with brilliant runner-up spot in Senior TT
Ryan Farquhar ended his 2010 Isle of Man TT campaign with a brilliant second place in Friday’s Senior race, the Blue Riband event of the fortnight. The first attempt to run the race was stopped after an incident involving Guy Martin who, thankfully, wasn’t seriously injured, and Ryan had retired at Cronk y Voddy but with the race declared... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT : Top ten for Farquhar again in Supersport TT
Ryan Farquhar maintained his 100% record of finishing in the top ten in the 2010 Isle of Man TT Races when he took a solid ninth place in Thursday afternoon’s second Supersport race. The KMR Kawasaki rider battled hard throughout the race and ended the race just 3.71s down on eighth placed Bruce Anstey. Ryan’s day started with a practice... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Fifth place for McGuinness in second Supersport TT
John McGuinness put in another fine ride in today’s 4-lap second Supersport race when he finished in fifth place on the Padgetts Honda. The Morecambe ace was embroiled in an incredibly close dice for 5th to 8th place with positions changing all the time but a final lap of 125.732mph saw him secure 5th and edge out Conor Cummins by just 0.23s! Blustery... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Amor takes brilliant podium finish in Supersport TT
Keith Amor took a brilliant third place finish in today’s second Supersport TT race, the Falkirk ace continuing his run of top six finishes at this year’s event. Riding the Kojak Racing Honda, Keith came through from an opening lap fourth to overhaul Guy Martin on the final lap to secure his fourth podium finish around the Mountain Course. Blustery... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Hutchinson clinches his fourth win of the week in the second Monster Energy Supersport race.
Ian Hutchinson became only the second man to win four TT Races in a week when he clinched a thrilling second Monster Energy Supersport race on Thursday afternoon by just 1.45s, the fourth race in a row this week to be decided by just a handful of seconds. The Padgetts Honda rider went toe to toe with Michael Dunlop throughout the four laps and, having... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Klaffenbock and Sayle do the double with win in Sure Sidecar race 2.
Austrian/Manx pairing win Sure Sidecar 2 Race and overall championship. Klaus Klaffenbock and Daniel Sayle took their second victory of the week in yet another nail biting finish at the 2010 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy when they won the second Sure Sidecar race on Thursday afternoon by just 1.12seconds. The duo overturned a ten-second... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Fine seventh for Lougher in Superbike TT
Blackhorse Kawasaki team boss Ian Lougher got his 2010 Isle of Man TT campaign off to a solid start as he took the Kawasaki ZX-10R to a fine seventh place finish in the six-lap Superbike race, the traditional opener to race week. Ian had experienced a few handling issues with the bike during practice, which the whole team worked hard to resolve... [Continue reading...]
IOM TT: Rutter takes 9th in Superstock TT
HM Plant Honda’s Michael Rutter recorded a personal best time with a 127.269mph time on the first lap of today’s Superstock race to claim a strong ninth place in the overall results, just a fraction away from his best time of 127.564mph set during Thursday evening practice. Riding the HM Plant Honda Fireblade Superstock machine as a stand-in for... [Continue reading...]