Tourist Trophy: A comprehensive list of American Isle of Man TT racers.

TT Yanks A comprehensive list of American Isle of Man TT racers.

June 25, 2012 By Steven L. Thompson 1 Comment

Considering that the first Isle of Man Tourist Trophy in 1907 was almost won by American Billy Wells, not many racers from the USA have followed Wells’ lead to the start/finish line on The Island. Using official records, the list below contains the names of those who actually started a TT race, even if the [...]

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Magnificent Obsession Revisting The Long and Winding Road.

June 8, 2012 By Steven L. Thompson Leave a Comment
Photographer : David Edwards, Island Photographic, Don Morley

Magnificent Obsession: Revisiting the Isle of Man TT

Twenty-five years ago, Team Cycle World put me in the saddle of a new Suzuki GSX-R750 to compete in the annual Isle of Man TT (“Tourist Trophy”) races. It took a huge amount of effort on the part of many people before, during and after the races, and it cost a lot of money. I [...]

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Filed Under: Features Tagged With: GSX-R750, Isle of Man, motorcycle racing, roadracing, Suzuki, Tourist Trophy, TT, Yamaha