Year: 2025

Dominic Herbertson Announces HRRC

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Dominic Herbrertson has announced his new road racing venture. – Herbertson Road Racing Company.

The news has come via a press release from the Official Isle of Man TT Website.

Following the announcement that WTF Racing would not be present at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races this now does mean that Dom the Bomb will compete in all classes at the 2025 Event.

HERBERTSON CONFIRMS FULL TT 2025 ENTRY WITH NEW HRRC TEAM

Dominic Herbertson has today (Thursday) confirmed that he’ll compete in all Isle of Man TT Races this year as originally planned, having formed his own team, HRRC – Herbertson Road Racing Company.

Herbertson had been due to contest the 600cc and 1000cc races for WTF Racing until their shock, and sudden, withdrawal, two weeks ago. However, Alan Gardiner, team principal of WTF Racing, has since supplied Herbertson with the stock Honda Fireblade he was due to ride.

That means 31-year old Herbertson will now take his scheduled start position of number 13 for the RST x D3O Superbike, RL360/Opul Superstock and Milwaukee Senior races. Having set a new personal best lap of 130.497mph at last year’s event, he’ll now be looking to build on that and add to the six top ten positions already achieved across the 1000cc classes.

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James Hillier Secures Deal for 2025 TT

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James Hillier Secures Deal for 2025 TT

Kawasaki UK have issued a Press Release with some exciting last minute plan changes for the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races alongside an old friend!

Bournemouth Kawasaki and James Hillier Reunite for Isle of Man TT!

After a last-minute change of plans, Kawasaki UK is delighted to announce that James Hillier will once again be lining up in green for the two Isle of Man TT Supersport races. Partnering once more with Bournemouth Kawasaki, a team he has had lots of success with throughout his career,  he’ll be riding the Ninja ZX-6R he took to fourth and sixth last year.

Despite planning to sit 2025 out, the Bournemouth Kawasaki team will be making a surprise return to the Isle of Man TT next month, running James Hillier in both Supersport races. Campaigning on the proven Ninja ZX-6R, James and the team will be looking to build on their results last year and are setting their sights firmly on a podium finish.

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McCrum’s Motorcycles to Sponsor First Open Race at 2025 Tandragee 100

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***PRESS RELEASE***

12th April 2025

From left to right are Roy Biggerstaff, MCUI UC Travelling Marshal; Anne Forsythe, North Armagh Motorcycle & Car Club; Padraig Graham, MCUI UC Travelling Marshal; Jonathan Martin, Suzuki Bikes UK, and Wes McCrum, McCrum’s Motorcycles.

On behalf of the North Armagh Motorcycle & Car Club (Tarmac Section) Ltd, it is with great pleasure I confirm McCrum’s Motorcycles, Magheralin has been confirmed as the sponsor of the McCrum’s Suzuki First Open Race at the 2025 Around-A-Pound Tandragee 100 National Motorcycle Road Races.

The event, which is scheduled to take place on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th June 2025, will showcase McCrum’s Suzuki demo machines which are being generously provided by McCrum’s Motorcycles to the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Travelling Marshals Team in their vital role at the Around-A-Pound Tandragee 100.

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Update : Yamaha Issue Statement on OMG Racing

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Update : Yamaha Issue Statement on OMG Racing :

Yamaha Racing have responded to the OMG Racing news that they will not be competing in this years’ British Superbike Championship.

The Press Release reads as follows :

Yamaha Motor UK Statement: OMG Racing

OMG Racing, Yamaha Motor UK’s Supported Team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, have today confirmed they will withdraw from the championship effective immediately for unforeseen commercial reasons.

Yamaha Motor UK would like to thank Alan Gardner and the OMG team for their hard work and efforts representing Yamaha to a high standard, not only over the 2024 season, but in the two seasons prior to that. In their time with Yamaha in BSB, OMG Racing have achieved vast levels of success, including taking Yamaha to championship victory in both 2022 with Bradley Ray and Kyle Ryde in 2024.

Yamaha Motor UK are in conversation with BSB promoter MSVR about the options and position in regard to the 2025 season.

Yamaha Motor UK Statement : OMG Racing

WTF Racing Quit Road Racing

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WTF Racing Quit Road Racing :

Almost immediately after OMG Racing announced they will not be competent in this year’s BSB Championship WTF have announced they will be be partaking in their planned 2025 Roads Campaign.

With James Hillier and Dominic Herbertson lined up for the campaign things looked really promising. It is devastating news for real road racing, the riders, the team and all those involved with WTF Racing.

The Press Release reads as follows :

Official Statement from WTF Racing – Tuesday, April 1st 2025

WTF Racing has today announced the immediate cessation of all road racing activities due to significant commercial circumstances beyond the team’s control.

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OMG Racing Quit BSB

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OMG Racing Quit BSB :

OMG Racing UK (the factory supported Yamaha Team) have announced today that they will not be competing in the 2025 B fit ish Superbikes Championship.

OMG Racing UK Official Statement

A Press Release issued by the Team reads as follows :

”Official Statement from OMG Racing – Tuesday 1st April 2025. Unfortunately this is not an April Fools.

OMG Racing are deeply saddened to announce that due to significant commercial circumstances beyond our control, the reigning Champions will no longer be competing in the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

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2025 Irish Sidecar Club Bike Show, Dundrod, 29th March 2025

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2025 Irish Sidecar Club Bike Show, Dundrod, 29th March 2025 :

The show season has started to gain some momentum for the 2025 season, for both bikes and cars. Bike shows have started appearing across the country and ‘Cars and Coffees’ have started to reappear on Sunday mornings taking over McDonald’s Car Parks everywhere. In fact the biggest car show in the country is next week in the form of Dubshed, Round 1 of the Ulster Superbikes is next week at Bishopscourt and the first road race of the year, the 2025 Cookstown 100, is now just under a month away!

Today it was the turn of the Irish Sidecar Club’s bike show which was held at the paddock of the Ulster Grand Prix site at Dundrod.

This is a small show, but at only a fiver it well worth a trip out to the Dundrod Circuit. IT occupies one of the hangars on the site and it was well filled with two and three wheeled machinery, that had its origins right across the biking spectrum. From the really old to the really new, from step throughs to road going superbikes accompanied by race bikes and sidecar machines there is something for everyone – and it supports it the sport!

Support the Sport!

So what was on display? I have put together a gallery of the show which you can find here :

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Joey 25

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Joey 25 : Saturday 24th May 2025 :

Joey 25

The legacy of the legendary motorcyclist Joey Dunlop will be honoured at a special, free event in Ballymoney on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

The “Joey 25” celebration, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his passing, will take place in his hometown and is organised by the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. This unique tribute will bring together over 25 motorcycling legends, both past and present, to pay tribute to one of Northern Ireland’s greatest sporting ambassadors.

The afternoon will feature the largest-ever display of Joey’s motorcycles, showcasing his remarkable career and showcasing his remarkable career. That evening, these iconic machines will come to life as a star-studded lineup of riders, including World Superbike Champions Carl Fogarty and Jonathan Rea, Grand Prix stars Ron Haslam, Jeremy McWilliams, and Eugene Laverty, British champions Leon Haslam and Adrian Coates, North West 200 record holder Alastair Seeley, BSB standout and NW200 superbike king Glenn Irwin, and 11-time Irish champion Michael Swann, will ride them in a closed-road parade through Ballymoney’s town centre.

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Motorcycling Ireland Insurance Update 20/03/2025

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Motorcycling Ireland Insurance Update 20/03/2025 :

Motorcycling Ireland have today (20/03/2025) issued a statement updating the position on Insurance for motorcycling events in Ireland (South).

As it stands no policy is in place, and the latest round of negotiations have not improved that position. The MCI have detailed their choices as below and have deemed going back to the table to negotiate a better deal is the option that they will follow. A further update is expected in a week

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MLav Racing set for 2025 TT and NW200

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MLav Racing set for 2025 TT and NW200 :

MLav Racing will expand its presence into road racing for the 2025 season.

During MotoGP Free Practice One at the Argentine Grand Prix, it was unofficially announced that Michael Laverty will enter his MLav Racing team into the 2025 Isle of Man TT and North West 200.

An official announcement is expected in a few weeks, but Neil Hodgson made the announcement live on air.

Laverty will utilise BMW machinery during the two road racing events and  the machines will be ridden by TT Royalty in the form of  Ian Hutchinson alongside Mike Browne.

“We are forming a team for the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200 this year,” Laverty stated on TNT Sports.

“We will have a few accomplished riders on board… Ian Hutchinson and Irish rider Mike Browne. We will hopefully be officially announcing it in the next week or so.

“We will be operating BMW-powered machinery. I am currently finalising the livery, with a deadline today for RST to produce the suits in time for testing.

“Ian Hutchinson has 17 Isle of Man TT victories to his name, with his most recent triumph occurring in 2017 during the Superstock TT. The 45-year-old made his return to the TT in 2024 after missing the event in 2023 due to a stroke.

Mike Browne has quickly established himself as a rising star at the TT. The Irish rider made his debut at the event in 2019 and has since competed in 14 TTs, securing two podium finishes, both in the Supertwin TT.”

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