IOMTT: TT Stars Turn out for Southern 100 Meeting on The Isle Of Man

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IOMTT Press Release: There are a host of star TT riders lining up to battle for honors when the ‘Southern 100’ returns to the Billown circuit. The Southern 100 races started back in 1955 with classes for 250, 350 and 500cc capacity machine. The races got their name from the fact the 500cc bikes were [...]

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

American Riders in the Isle of Man TT

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.

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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