Northern Irishman Michael Dunlop will join the Honda TT Legends for their 24hr world endurance events this season. Dunlop, originally signed to compete at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT, will join John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop and Simon Andrews as the team's reserve rider following the departure of Cameron Donald. Dunlop tested with the Honda team in ...
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- 11 March 2013
Veteran team boss Jack Valentine has decided to put a team together for a return to the TT. Former Supersport TT winner Gary Johnson has already been signed and they will be running an MV Agusta. But do you think MV will be able to reclaim the glory days of Giacomo Agostini? pollcomment
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- 06 March 2013
Northern Irish racer Ryan McCay will partner up with Robinsons of Rochdale for the 2013 road racing season in a deal that will see the return of the legendary MV Agustas to the Isle of Man TT. The Manx-based racer will compete at the North West 200, TT and Ulster Grand Prix on a pair of MVS; a F3 675 ...
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- 04 March 2013
Three-time former British Supersport champion Karl Harris leads a strong line-up of newcomers for this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200. The 32 year old, who has also won a European Superstock title in a long and successful career, will lead the orange bib charge at Portrush on May 18. ‘I have always fancied doing the North West.’ Karl said ...
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- 27 February 2013
There will be a huge Irish welcome waiting for Scottish rider Stuart Easton when practice begins at the Vauxhall International North West 200 on May 14. Just two years after suffering serious injuries in a practice crash at Portstewart the Hawick rider will return to race on the North coast circuit for the Northern Ireland based Mar-Train Yamaha squad. ‘I ...
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- 27 February 2013
A touring NW200 promotion provided the first opportunity to see how the McGuinness-Dunlop relationship might work in the new TT Legends team – revealingly, and hilariously. When Honda launched their world endurance and road race team in 2011 it was built around a legend. With 15 TT wins John McGuinness was already the second most successful TT racer of all-time, ...
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- 09 February 2013
Four of road racing's biggest stars will be on a tour of Northern Ireland's Vauxhall dealers next week to celebrate the car brand's title sponsorship of the 2013 North West 200. TT legend John McGuinness and new teammate Michael Dunlop will be signing autographs and chatting to fans about their upcoming season at the start at the week. Meanwhile, NW200 ...
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- 07 January 2013
Australian double TT winner Cameron Donald will remain with Wilson Craig Racing for the 2013 roadracing season. Donald, who has been supported by Craig through various teams since 2005, will be looking to build on a successful two seasons on the team's Hondas. 2011 saw him ride a blistering race to second in the opening Superbike TT, while in 2012 ...
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- 12 December 2012
Norton have announced a two-man British team for the 2013 Isle of Man TT, bringing Dan Hegarty into the team alongside 2012 rider Ian Mackman. Hegarty, a promising TT rider since his 2012 debut, is partnering mackman, an experienced TT competitor who managed 124mph at the 2012 event before the Senior race was rained off. Norton CEO Stuart Garner, whose ...
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- 11 December 2012
Honda has unveiled a five-strong squad for their TT Legends team, to coordinate a two pronged attack on the Isle of Man TT and the Endurance World Championship. Retaining nineteen-times TT winner John McGuinness to lead the push on roads and circuits, he'll be joined by Michael Dunlop, bringing a Dunlop back to a factory Honda ride for the first ...
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- 03 December 2012
