June

Year: 2018

Month: June

Poll: Will there be a 136mph lap at the TT in 2019

21 May 2019 by Oli Rushby

With MCN bringing you a 40-page TT preview this week, we want to know whether you think we will see a 136mph lap this year. All responses are much appreciated. Will we see a 136mph lap at this year’s...

TT 2018: ACU announce inquiry into Mercer incident

15 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

ACU Events Ltd, the organising body of the Isle of Man TT has today announced an independent inquiry into the incident which resulted in Steve Mercer’s serious injuries during practice for this year’s...

TT 2018: Set-up changes thwart Dunlop's Senior charge

13 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop’s disappointing performance in Friday’s Senior TT has been put down to a change in set-up not working for the Tyco BMW rider. Despite storming to victory in Saturday’s Superbike race...

TT 2018: Harrison reveals secrets behind 2018 speed

13 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

The 2018 Isle of Man TT was the making of Silicone Engineering Kawasaki’s Dean Harrison. The Yorkshireman stepped up from a potential podium challenger to fighting for the win in each race he started...

TT 2018: Hickman: 'I hated being the nearly man'

13 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman has said he hated being the ‘nearly’ man at the Isle of Man TT after finally clinching his first mountain course win last week. Hickman finished on the podium in all five races he...

TT 2018: Crowd fund set up to help Steve Mercer and family

11 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

More than £14,000 has been raised to help the family of Steve Mercer as he remains in a serious condition in hospital after a crash during last week’s Isle of Man TT. Mercer was among a group of...

TT 2018: Birchalls re-write history for Sidecar double

08 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

The Birchall brothers re-wrote the history books in this morning’s second Locate.im Sidecar race, clocking the first ever sub-19 minute sidecar lap of the mountain course on their way to a fifth...

TT 2018: Dunlop clocks 18th win in Lightweight TT

06 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop took his 18th Isle of Man TT victory in a record-breaking Bennetts Lightweight race this afternoon. It wasn’t the easiest win for Dunlop with Ivan Lintin and Derek McGee joining the...

TT 2018: Rutter charges to TT Zero record with 121mph lap

06 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Rutter smashed the TT Zero lap record to be the first rider to lap the mountain course in excess of 120mph in this afternoon’s race. There was little competition for the veteran TT star, who...

TT 2018: Prince William meets TT legend John McGuinness

06 June 2018 by MCN News

Prince William has attended this year’s Isle of Man TT Races. Spotted at the start line by the MCN team, the Duke of Cambridge will meet TT Races support staff and volunteers, as well as attend a...

TT 2018: Harrison takes Supersport win, Dunlop hit with penalty

06 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison took his second Isle of Man TT victory in this morning’s second Monster Energy Supersport race. As in every other race this week, Harrison bolted off the line to lead at Glen Helen,...

TT 2018: Hickman: 'That's the hardest I've ridden a bike around here'

04 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman has said today’s Superstock race was the hardest he’s ever ridden a bike around the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT course. The Smiths BMW rider smashed out two 134mph laps, including narrowly...

TT 2018: Dunlop: 'I think I can do 130mph Supersport lap'

04 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop has said he thinks he can do a 130mph lap of the TT mountain course on his Supersport bike after annihilating his five-year-old circuit record in today’s Supersport race. Dunlop took...

TT 2018: Hickman takes maiden win in Superstock thriller

04 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman took his debut Isle of Man TT victory in a thrilling Superstock race, which saw him hold off and overhaul Saturday’s superbike winner Michael Dunlop. It wasn’t the best of starts for...

TT 2018: Newcomer Adam Lyon dies in Supersport incident

04 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Isle of Man TT newcomer Adam Lyon has died after an incident in this morning’s opening Monster Energy Supersport race. Lyon, 26, from Helensburgh in Scotland, crashed at Casey’s, just after the 28th...

TT 2018: Dunlop breaks five-year-old record on way to Supersport win

04 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop sealed his 17th Isle of Man TT victory with a record-breaking ride in the opening Monster Energy Supersport race. Having set the fastest lap by over 11 seconds across Supersport...

TT 2018: Ducati Owner’s Club bike meet tomorrow

04 June 2018 by Ben Clarke

Attention all Ducati riders on the Isle of Man. The Ducati Owners Club GB (DOCGB) are holding a bike meet from midday on Tuesday, June 5 at the Black Dub, aka the 9th mile post on the TT...

TT 2018: Birchall brothers blast to Sidecar win with three-wheel record

02 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ben and Tom Birchall tore up the history books at the Isle of Man TT this evening with a stunning victory in the opening sidecar race. After delays earlier in the day, the Sidecar action initially got...

TT 2018: Clutch issue halts 134mph Harrison

02 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Dean Harrison was cruelly denied the chance to fight for his first Isle of Man TT despite frightening pace in this afternoon’s RST Superbike race. The Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider bolted off...

TT 2018: Dunlop: 'That was for Dan'

02 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop has dedicated his RST Superbike TT race win to his team-mate Dan Kneen who tragically lost his life on Wednesday. Like Dunlop, Kneen joined the Tyco BMW team for the 2018 season and had...

TT 2018: Dunlop wins record-breaking Superbike TT after Harrison retirement

02 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop took his 16th Isle of Man TT victory in a record-breaking RST Superbike race. The Tyco BMW star took victory by a comfortable margin after rival Dean Harrison, who shattered the...

TT 2018: Qualifying round-up

02 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Racing is set to get underway at the 2018 Isle of Man TT races this afternoon after some blisteringly quick lap times across a busy week of practice. Dean Harrison leads the way on the combined...

TT 2018: Ryan Kneen completes practice lap in brother's honour

01 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

There were emotional scenes at the TT grandstand this evening as Dan Kneen’s brother, Ryan, returned to the mountain course for a practice lap. Kneen tragically lost his life in an incident at...

TT 2018: Dunlop quickest in interrupted Friday session

01 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop led the way on the final night of practice for the 2018 Isle of Man TT races. The Tyco BMW rider set his quickest lap of the week in the interrupted Friday evening session, lapping the...

TT 2018: Mercer undergoes surgery after course car collision

01 June 2018 by Oli Rushby

Steve Mercer remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition after a collision with the course car during Wednesday night’s practice session at the Isle of Man TT. The Jackson Racing rider is...