This year’s Isle of Man TT has been pretty unusual for what concerns newcomers. As it is known, getting an entry directly to the TT nowadays is not as easy as it was in the past and, unless you are a well known rider like Josh Brookes or Peter Hickman, or you have some road racing experience, the debut at the Manx Grand Prix is almost inevitable.
There are moments in life when you suddenly find yourself thinking about what you are doing, which path you are taking. And a crash, for a rider, can well be one of those moments. For Michael Sweeney this happened in 2015, after a very bad crash at the Isle of Man TT. Then, the buzz and the lure of road racing had the best again.
During the TT Launch day, a couple of weeks ago on the Isle of Man, I got the chance to sit and talk with Joshua Brookes about his acclaimed road racing comeback. Unfortunately, once I switched my recording on, Josh was called for some official photos and his following busy schedule of the day just left me empty-handed.
FAUGHEEN 50 - Grande show di Derek Sheils, Paul Jordan e Joe Loughlin alla piccola road race irlandese.
Presente anche la RC45 di Joey Dunlop.
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Faugheen 50 - Grande show di Sheils, Jordan e Loughlin
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Sabato 22 e domenica 23 luglio le road races irlandesi hanno fatto tappa a Faugheen, nella contea di Tipperary nel sud della bella isola di smeraldo. Derek McGee sulla Honda RC45 di Joey Dunlop (foto: John Burke) La Faugheen 50 è una piccola road race di 2.2 miglia che si svolge dal 2001 sulle
La terza moto svelata nel videogioco TT Isle of Man - The Game non può essere altro che la Kawasaki ZX-10RR Dafabet Devitt Racing di Steve Mercer, per rendere omaggio al pilota inglese che ha da poco annunciato il suo ritiro dalle Road Races e che tanto ha contribuito nello sviluppo di questo gioco!
