Ahead of the 2018 Isle of Man TT, Peter Hickman competed at three other TT events. ]\Throughout those years he achieved four podiums, but zero wins. This changed when the 31-year-old English rider was able to oust 17-time TT winner Michael Dunlop in the RL360 Superstock TT.
The second death of the 2018 Isle of Man TT occurred Monday when newcomer Adam Lyon died due to injures sustained in Monster Energy Supersport Race 1 crash, ACU Events LTD has confirmed.
Michael Dunlop has topped the time sheets once again at the 2018 Isle of Man TT. Following a dominating RST Superbike TT win Saturday, the Irishman claimed the first Monster Energy Supersport Monday aboard his MD Racing Honda CBR600RR.
During the Wednesday's Superbike qualifying session for the 2018 Isle of Man TT, Dan Keen died due to injuries sustained in a high-speed crash at Churchtown, a part of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course that leads to Ramsey, ACU Events Ltd reports.
Dean Harrison, a one-time TT winner, wasted zero time during Monday qualifying; the Silicone Engineering Kawasaki ZX-10R pilot posted a lap of 131.376 mph - the fastest lap ever recorded at the IOM TT. Not far behind was BMW's Michael Dunlop.
The 2018 Isle of Man TT officially got underway Saturday with the first qualifying sessions in the Lightweight, Supersport and Sidecar classes. Topping the time sheet in the Supersport class was Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-6RR), and Honda's Michael Dunlop (Paton) in the Lightweight TT class.
With the withdrawal of John McGuiness on the SG7 Norton, and Bruce Anstey on the Padgett Racing Honda, Michael Dunlop will lead the Isle of Man TT superbike grids as the favorite. This year Dunlop will compete aboard BMW S 1000 RR machinery.
New Zealand's Bruce Anstey is no stranger to cancer. The 48-year-old beat testicular cancer in the late 1990s, and continued competing in international road racing. The 13-time Isle of Man TT winner is once again dealing with cancer issues, this time to his lungs, says his partner Anny Ramsey.
Fifteen-time Isle of Man TT winner has topped the headlines for the past few weeks, and more news arrived Tuesday. Dunlop has signed with the Factory Paton SC-Project Reparto Corse team, and will field an S1-R Paton alongside Stefano Bonetti during the 2018 Isle of Man Lightweight TT.
he Isle of Man TT organizers are on a mission to name the greatest Isle of Man TT rider ever. Their strategy is simple - ask the public to vote. Over 1,400 TT fans have cast their vote at iomtt.com/vote. Now it's your turn.
Following a year of competition aboard Suzuki GSX-R1000 machinery, Michael Dunlop returns to the 2018 international road racing scene with BMW. The 15-time Isle of Man TT winner has signed with Tyco BMW, and will field a TAS-Racing prepped S 1000 RR during the 2018 TT.
Two of the Isle of Man TT's top riders will unite for the Supersport races. The 45-year-old "Morecambe Missile" will compete alongside his biggest rival, 16-time TT winner Michael Dunlop, the nephew of the late Joey Dunlop who continues to hold the record for TT wins at 26.
More McGuinness news arrived Tuesday, and once again the story doesn't involve Honda. KMR/IEG Kawasaki confirmed that the 45-year-old will compete on ER650 machinery during the four-lap Bennetts Lightweight Race during the 2018 Isle of Man TT.
Due to his positive last-minute 2017 TT efforts, Dan Kneen has signed with Jackson Racing Honda to compete in both 2018 Isle of Man TT Supersport races.
In this week’s first segment, Senior Editor Nic de Sena tells all about the Aprilia RS 660 Trofeo. The fabled Italian racing marque has produced a track-only version of its excellent streetbike, and Nic gave it a good thrashing around Laguna Seca recently. Even if you’re not a track junkie, you’ll find this to be an interesting take on an already really good machine.
In the second segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with teen racing sensation Kayla Yaakov. Kayla made a name for herself in the smaller classes as she was growing up, but having just turned 16 a few weeks ago, she was able to move up a class and race 600 Supersport for Tytler’s Racing at the last Moto America race of this year. In case you’re thinking this may be hype—she finished on the podium in 3rd place, having started the race 13th on the grid. That’s a heck of an accomplishment for a first race in the most competitive class of them all. Teejay chats with Kayla about growing up and where it all started.
From all of us here at Motos & Friends… we hope you enjoy this episode!