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3 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Rachael Clegg
Racing a motorcycle at 200mph on public roads may seem insane, but there's no denying the enduring appeal of this 118-year-old traditionIsle of Man TT lap record holder Peter Hickman always puts his left leg into his racing leathers first, followed by his right leg. Then he slides on his left boot followed by the right. John McGuinness MBE, 23 times a TT winner, makes a point of mowing his lawn prior to the event and puts a penny in his leathers before every race.
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May 31, 2024 |
telegraph.co.uk | Rachael Clegg
13-times TT winner Peter Hickman, whose outright average lap record is 136.358mph Robert Dunlop of the renowned Northern Irish road-racing dynasty once said the “thrill of racing the TT circuit and getting home again just about outweighs the fear of not racing”. The late Dunlop wasn’t alone: the thrill of the TT has lured motorcycle racers to the Isle of Man for 117 years.
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May 23, 2024 |
bennetts.co.uk | Michael Burton |Ken German |Rachael Clegg
Bennetts BikeSocial was launched in autumn 2012 Almost 300 riders have taken victory at the Isle of Man TT over the years and the all-time TT winners list features some of the biggest names in motorcycle racing history, including the most successful Grand Prix racer of all time, Giacomo Agostini, and legends such as Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and Ron Haslam.
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