July 5, 2015
HIGHS AND LOWS AT KNOCKHILL FOR JG SPEEDFIT KAWASAKI It was a mixed weekend for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team at Knockhill as James Ellison crashed out of contention in the opening race before a technical fault halted his charge in race two. It was a much stronger weekend on the other side of the […]
July 4, 2015
New Grandstand Opened & Named The new 60th Anniversary Grandstand for the Southern 100 International Road Races was officially opened on Saturday 4th July by Club Chairman, Phil Taubman in front of invited guests who had donated money towards the cost of the 171 seater Grandstand, or had contributed services to ensure the Grandstand was […]
July 4, 2015
60 Year’s of Racing – Only Two Clerk’s of the Course As the Southern 100 celebrates its Diamond Jubilee this year, having made its racing debut on Thursday 15th July 1955, amongst the many facts and figures that have been brought up is the fact that over the 60 years, the ‘friendly races’ which the […]
July 4, 2015
Front row start for Brookes and Milwaukee Yamaha at Knockhill Josh Brookes maintained his unbroken run of front row qualifying performances at Knockhill today, claiming third position on the grid for tomorrow’s opening race at the fifth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. The team were faced with changing conditions when track action […]
July 4, 2015
Shakey crashes but holds on to pole position at Knockhill Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne claimed a dramatic MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship pole position at Knockhill despite ended his Datatag Qualifying in the gravel after crashing out at turn seven in the final three minutes of the Q3 session. The top three contenders were lapping under […]
July 4, 2015
RIP Doc John It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of road racing’s unsung heros ; Doctor John Hinds. An avid racing enthusiast who contributed valuable safety advice to the forum and various motorcycling magazines in order to help other bikers, and who selflessly gave up his time almost every […]
July 4, 2015
Terrible news from Skerries Just seen on the MCI Medical Team Facebook page that one of the travelling doctors, Dr John Hinds has died. I had the privilege of working with him (albeit just with a radio) at several races. Top bloke who has saved countless lives both in his day job and his ‘spare […]
July 4, 2015
accomodation Hi Have ferry tickets for 2016, looking for accommodation, from Sunday 5th June til Tues 14th June 2016. pref in or near to Douglas as we are travelling as foot passengers, B&B OR SELF CATERING, OR HOTEL accommodation , any help or suggestions most welcome, this would be for 2 adults, the wife and […]