Isle of Man TT 2017 Archives

Isle of Man TT 2017 – Death Toll rises to Three

The Isle of Man TT 2017 races have taken its third victim so far as three riders have succumbed to their injuries obtained during the races.

Davey Lambert, Jochem van der Hoek and Alan Bonner sadly passed away after sustaining major injuries during their respective races in the past week.

Irishman Alan Bonner was the third and latest rider to die during the Senior TT qualifying session on 7 June 2017.

Davey Lambert (Image source: Steve Babb)

The Isle of Man TT 2017 has been a mix of fast riders and even faster bikes thrown into unexpected weather conditions throughout the week so far. This year, the final Senior TT race has not started yet and already the island road circuit has taken three lives in three separate incidents the past few days. (more…)

Isle of Man TT 2017 – Ian Hutchinson snatches 15th TT Win in Opening Race

The opening RST Superbike race of Isle of Man TT 2017 saw Ian Hutchinson from Tyco BMW taking the first win of the opening race.

The win marks Hutchinson’s 15^th TT win which makes him the third most successful rider of the island circuit.

Second place goes to Peter Hickman (Hickman’s Smiths Racing) who managed to snatch his first ever podium finish ahead of early race leader, Dean Harrison (Silicone Racing).

The great Ian Hutchinson from the Tyco BMW squad took the first Isle of Man TT of 2017 with a stunning victory in the RST Superbike race yesterday. Yesterday’s victory marks Hutchinson’s 15^th TT win in his racing career. (more…)

Isle of Man TT 2017 – Ian Hutchinson Merangkul Kemenangan Ke-15 TT Pada Perlumbaan Pembukaan

Perlumbaan pembukaan RST Superbike untuk Isle of Man TT 2017 menyaksikan Ian Hutchinson dari Tyco BMW meraih kemenangan pertama pada perlumbaan pembukaan.
Kemenangan ini menandakan kemenangan TT yang ke-15 Hutchinson yang menjadikannya penunggang ketiga paling berjaya di atas litar pulau ini.
Tempat kedua diduduki oleh Peter Hickman (Hickman’s Smith Racing) yang berjaya mendapatkan penamat di atas podium pertamanya di hadapan pendahulu awal perlumbaan, Dean Harrison (Silicone Racing).

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Suter Withdraws from Isle of Man TT 2017

Suter recently made the announcement regarding the withdrawal due to personnel shortage
The Suter MMX 500 aka “The Beast” was the only two-stroke motorcycle that competed in last year’s Isle of Man Pokerstars Senior TT race

Suter recently broke news with their announcement of withdrawing from the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy for 2017. This came to a shock for a lot of folks considering that their highly anticipated two-stroke Suter MMX 500 aka “The Beast” made its debut in last year’s race placing 34^th in the 2016 PokerStars Senior TT race. (more…)

Michael Dunlop gets Suzuki GSX-R1000R ride for Isle of Man TT 2017

Michael Dunlop remains with trusted Hawk Racing Squad
13-time Isle of Man TT winner gets a factory-backed Suzuki GSX-R1000R race bike

News finally broke out that the 13-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop has inked a deal to race with Bennetts Suzuki livery after opting to remain with the Hawk Racing team. He will be racing the new Suzuki GSX-R1000R for this year’s Isle of Man TT race as well as the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix. (more…)

Guy Martin Returns to Isle of Man TT for 2017!

Guy Martin will race for the factory Honda Racing team
John McGuiness’s new team mate
Will race on the new Honda CBR100RR Fireblade SP2

Yes, you read that right. After a long hiatus away from road racing, Guy Martin has finally agreed to get into the Isle of Man TT action again this year. This time around, he will be racing for the factory Honda Racing team after being approached by Honda Racing boss, Neil Tuxworth. (more…)

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