June

Year: 2015

Month: June

Stage is set for close Ulster Grand Prix

30 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Noel Johnston, Clerk of the Course at the Ulster Grand Prix, says the stage is set for some of the closest racing in years at the Northern Irish event, as a host of top stars confirm their attendance...

Jamie Hamilton making progress after TT crash

29 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jamie Hamilton is continuing to make progress after his crash at the 2015 Isle of Man TT races, with the Cookstown BE Racing rider transferred last week from hospital in England back to Northern...

Dunlop on the road to fitness after TT crash

25 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop is well along the road to full fitness after his crash in the opening race of this year’s Isle of Man TT, where a collision with a backmarker only a mile from home cost him second place...

Dunlop fails to finish Donegal Rally

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has failed to finish the International Donegal Rally for the second year in a row, crashing out on stage fifteen of the twenty-stage, three-day event while lying in twenty-fifth in his...

Mercer joins Lintin at RC Express for Ulster Grand Prix

24 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Steve Mercer will join the RC Express Kawasaki team that took Ivan Lintin to his first Isle of Man TT win for this year’s Ulster Grand Prix in six weeks’ time. Mercer ran his own bikes at this year’s...

Bonner and Hankocyová make their mark at Kells

22 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

The 2015 Kells 100 proved to be a day of firsts – and once again confirmed why it is among the favourite meetings on the Irish national road racing circuit, after a day of exciting racing at the...

McGee top of the times in Kells Road Races practice

20 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Fresh from his Isle of Man TT debut where he had a brace of top 20 positions and a fastest lap of 123.7mph, Derek McGee has topped the time sheets and set pole position in the Superbike class for the...

Magnificent McGuinness takes Senior TT

12 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness has taken an incredible Senior TT win, upping the pace to well over 132mph to hold off a brilliant James Hillier and three-time winner this week Ian Hutchinson. McGuinness was one of...

Senior TT red flagged

12 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

The Senior TT has been red flagged for only the second time in it’s 108 year history, after an incident on the second lap involving Northern Irishman Jame Hamilton. Hamilton crashed at the Eleventh...

Lintin takes first ever TT win

12 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ivan Lintin has taken his first ever win at the Isle of Man TT, after taking the RC Express Kawasaki that Dean Harrison won on last year to victory in today’s Lightweight TT. He led from the first...

Hutchinson stamps his authority on TT with Supersport win

10 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson has continued to stamp his authority on the 2015 Isle of Man TT by taking his third win of the week in this afternoon’s second Supersport TT race. The Bingley Bullet led from start to...

McGuinness takes yet another TT win in Zero race

10 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness has extended his TT record to twenty-two wins, taking victory from Bruce Anstey in this morning’s TT Zero electric bike race. McGuinness took the win by only four seconds from teammate...

Amor the latest rider ruled out of TT with injury

09 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

RigDeluge Racing rider Keith Amor has become the latest rider to be ruled out of the 2015 Isle of Man TT, after he Scottish racer crashed heavily at Stella Maris during Monday’s opening Supersport...

Dream TT continues for Hutchy with superstock win

09 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson’s dream return to the Isle of Man TT has continued to improve, after the Bingley Bullet took his second win of the week in today’s Superstock race, holding off Michael Dunlop for his...

Hutchinson completes fairytale comeback with TT win

08 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson has finally completed his return to the form that saw him become the only ever five-in-a-week TT winner, by standing on the top step of the podium at the Isle of Man TT five years after...

William Dunlop out of TT

08 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tyco BMW rider William Dunlop is out of the 2015 Isle of Man TT after only one race, after a crash during this morning’s practice lap on his BMW superstock machine. Dunlop crashed out at Laurel Bank...

Guy Martin to ride in 2015 TT Zero race

08 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin has secured a last minute entry for the TT Zero class at this year’s Isle of Man TT race, taking over from injured teammate William Dunlop on Victory’s new electric machine. Dunlop was...

Birchalls dominate opening sidecar race

08 June 2015 by Steve English

After a delay to the start of the sidecar race the masses of crowds lining the Mountain Course saw the Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, claim the spoils by over 24s from the team of John Holden and Dan...

Superstock race moved to Tuesday

08 June 2015 by Steve English

A road traffic accident caused further delays to the TT schedule and meant that the organisers have once again had to avail of a reserve race day to host a race. The Superstock race had been scheduled...

Dunlop ok after Superbike TT crash

08 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Michael Dunlop has escaped unscathed after his crash out of third place in the closing stages of yesterday’s Superbike TT race. The new Buildbase BMW rider became entangled in a backmarker’s crash...

Revised Monday schedule

07 June 2015 by Steve English

The schedule for tomorrow’s action at the Isle of Man TT has been revised once again with a practice lap added for the Supersport/Superstock riders at 10.30 followed by the first race of the race with...

Bruce Anstey takes first ever TT superbike win

07 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Bruce Anstey has taken his first ever superbike win at the Isle of Man TT, after seeing off an early charge from Ian Hutchinson to take his tenth TT win. Hutchinson was an early leader on the PBM...

New schedule for Sunday and Monday at the TT

06 June 2015 by Steve English

Race organisers have announced their updated schedules for the next days after high winds led to the postponment of today’s TT schedule. Sunday will now see the opening Superbike run to it’s full six...

High winds lead to cancellation of Saturday action

06 June 2015 by Steve English

Today’s action at the TT has been cancelled after high winds on the island left the organisers with no option but to call off the planned programme of the first Sidecar race and a solo practice...

Delays at the TT after helicopter crash and high winds

06 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

The start of racing at the 2015 Isle of Man TT has been hit by delays once again, after a helicopter crashed in high winds near the 33rd Milestone on the circuit early this morning. The event was...

Anstey sets the pace

05 June 2015 by Steve English

Bruce Anstey was fastest in this evening’s Superbike session with the Australian missing out on a 130mph lap on an evening where the times were slower than expected. Anstey has been in strong form all...

Opening Superbike race delayed until Sunday

05 June 2015 by Steve English

The opening Superbike race of the TT has been delayed until Sunday afternoon with the big bikes start to start at 2pm. With the numerous delays in practice week race organisers have decided to...

Hutchinson fastest but Dunlop already on front runners’ pace

04 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ian Hutchinson has laid down his superbike intentions ahead of Saturday’s first race of the 2015 Isle of Man TT, setting the first 130mph lap of practice week to top the second timed session from John...

Dunlop battles the clock to qualify on BMW

04 June 2015 by Stephen Davison

As the accusations and counter accusations start to fly after Michael Dunlop’s defection from Yamaha to BMW, the Ballymoney racer is getting on with the task of trying to win a TT in 2015. Dunlop’s...

Michael Dunlop dumps Milwaukee Yamaha to ride BMW at TT 2015

04 June 2015 by Sports desk

Michael Dunlop has sensationally announced that he will ditch the R1 Milwaukee Yamaha he was contracted to race at this year’s Isle of Man TT. It is understood the 11 times TT winner will now ride an...

Franck Petricola loses life in TT crash

03 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

French rider Franck Petricola has lost his life in a crash during tonight’s qualifying session for the Isle of Man TT. The thirty-two year old lost his life following an incident at Sulby Crossroads...

Anstey tops first timed session of TT2015

03 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Padgett’s Honda rider Bruce Anstey has topped the first timed practice session of TT 2015, finishing the evening’s session from John McGuinness by only seconds. A resurgent Ian Hutchinson, carrying on...

James Hillier to take H2R to TT course

03 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Isle of Man TT racer James Hillier will take to the famous 37.73-mile course on Kawasaki’s new supercharged H2R as part of a special parade lap at this year’s TT. Joining World Superbike champion Tom...

Cummins pleased despite less than ideal conditions

03 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Conor Cummins says he’s pleased with the progress he’s made on the opening night of practice for the 2015 Isle of Man TT, despite less than ideal conditions that saw the evening’s supersport session...

Rain causes further delays at TT

02 June 2015 by Steve English

The weather has once again played a hand in practice for the 2015 Isle of Man TT with the opening night disrupted by bad weather and bad luck. With the sessions untimed because of high winds around...

Manx Museum reunites bikes from ‘greatest ever TT’

02 June 2015 by Simon Patterson

Manx National Heritage and the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham have joined forces to reunite the two bikes responsible for the race widely held as the greatest TT race in its 108-year...