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8Ten Racing Team Announced

February 26, 2025 by TomBoyNI

8Ten Racing Team Announced :

8Ten Racing Team announced their arrival to the BSB and Road Racing Paddocks today via a Facebook Post.

BMW MOTORRAD UK ANNOUNCE NEW TEAM 8TEN RACING WITH HICKMAN AND TODD

The BMW Motorrad UK motorsports lineup for the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship and Road Racing campaign has been bolstered, as new team 8TEN Racing will receive full BMW Motorrad Motorsport support through riders Peter Hickman and Davey Todd.

8TEN Racing, named after the Isle of Man TT start numbers of Davey and Peter respectively, is set to compete across the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, North West 200, and Isle of Man TT races in 2025.

The restructure by BMW Motorrad UK has provided the opportunity for a new team to be formed, with an innovative setup where the team will be co-owned by the riders.

Rider and co-owner Hickman commented: “The opportunity provided by BMW Motorrad UK to co-own and run 8TEN Racing alongside Davey is an exciting concept, and having run my own team across other classes, the insight and experience I have gained over the last few years should put us in good stead to be competitive. We know the M 1000 RR very well which will allow some continuity, we’ll be looking to continue our success on the roads, and relish the challenge of being competitive in the British Superbike Championship.”

Todd Back with Milenco by Padgett’s for 2025

January 15, 2025 by TomBoyNI

Todd Back with Milenco by Padgett’s for 2025

A Press Release has confirmed that Davey Todd will be back with the Milenco by Padgett’s Tram in 2025 for the Supersport and Supertwin classes at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races.

Davey Todd will be reunited with former Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Racing team at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races, contesting the Supersport and Supertwin races for the Batley-based team.

Todd will ride the latest spec Honda CBR600RR in the two four-lap Monster Energy Supersport race and will also campaign a Paton in the three-lap Metzeler and Entire Cover insurance Supertwin races in what will be the Padgett’s’ team first foray into the Supertwin class.

Todd, who will line up for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team in the 1000cc races at this year’s TT, enjoyed great success with Clive Padgett’s team between 2019 and 2023, starting with a brace of top ten finishes in the 2019 Supersport TT races.

2022 and 2023 saw him compete solely for the team, one of the most successful in the history of the Isle of Man TT, where he took his maiden rostrum in 2022 when he placed third in the Superstock race, and fourth in the second Supersport and Senior races.

He went on to take three more top six finishes at TT 2023 before leaving the team in 2024 where achieved his best results in the Supersport and Supertwin classes.

He finished second and third as well as posting a new personal best Supersport lap of 128.785mph and a brace of sixths in the two Supertwin races where he lapped at 119.359mph.

2025 Honda Racing UK Lineup

November 13, 2024 by TomBoyNI

2025 Honda Racing UK Lineup :

Honda Racing UK have announced their 2025 Rider lineup for both their roads and circuit campaign, and for this year’s TT the team will consist of Dean Harrison and John McGuiness.

PRESS RELEASE :

In a lineup of familiar faces, Honda Racing UK is delighted to reveal the riders campaigning for the manufacturer throughout the 2025 season in British Championship racing and at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT races.

In the Bennetts British Superbike series, Tommy Bridewell continues for a second year determined to go one better next season and become a two-time BSB champion. His remarkable 2024 campaign was punctuated with three wins and a further sixteen podiums en route to second in the championship standings, just a single point away from consecutive titles on alternate manufacturers.

Joining him aboard a Honda Racing UK Fireblade once more is Northern Irishman Andrew Irwin, who is set to embark on his fifth season with the team (2019-2020, 2023-2025). A previous winner aboard Honda machinery, he made a welcome return to the podium on multiple occasions last year and targets more in 2025.

Returning to race once more in the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT Races, Dean Harrison is eager to build on an excellent debut year racing the Fireblade and CBR600RR on the roads. Podiums aboard Superbike, Superstock & Supersport machinery in his first year of racing for Honda laid the solid foundations on which to build in 2025. Dean will also supplement his road racing activities with a season of racing in the British Supersport category.

Lining up alongside him in the iconic colours of Honda once more to compete solely in the ‘big bike’ classes is road racing royalty, John McGuinness MBE. His popular return to the podium at this year’s NW200 was a clear standout from his thirty-fourth season of motorcycle racing, and with season thirty-five now confirmed, he and Honda look set to continue making history together for another year.

2025 FHO Rider Lineup

November 13, 2024 by TomBoyNI

2025 FHO Rider Lineup :

FHO have announced today via a Press Release and Facebook Post that Davey Todd will join the Team full time for their BSB and roads campaign.

Davey Todd steps up to the British Superbike Championship with FHO Racing BMW Motorrad

The FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team is delighted to announce that the 2024 National Superstock Champion Davey Todd will join the team for the 2025 season, as Davey steps up to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship full-time aboard the BMW M 1000 RR.

With a formidable line-up for the 2025 BSB season, Davey joins Faye Ho’s squad alongside Peter Hickman as the FHO Racing team look to lift the Bennetts British Superbike Championship trophy for the first time.

Two-time National Superstock Champion (2022, 2024), Davey is no stranger to the BMW M 1000 RR, having won this year’s title aboard the Superstock version. Taking the BMW to the top step on three occasions, his consistency won him the overall title as he stood on the podium a further nine times.

Meanwhile Hicky maintains his long-standing relationship with Team Principal Faye Ho, as the 2025 season marks his fourth year with the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad squad. Having been a part of the team since it made its debut in the British Championship in 2012, Peter has enjoyed BSB wins and podiums aboard the BMW M 1000 RR, despite a challenging time this year in the series.

FHO Racing and Josh Brookes Part Ways (2024)

October 18, 2024 by TomBoyNI

FHO Racing and Josh Brookes Part Ways (2024) :

FHO Racing and Josh Brookes have ended their two year partnership as of the end of this year’s BSB Season.

The split was announced on Facebook by the Team and a mere 14 minutes later confirmed by Josh Brookes on his social media. Faye Ho subsequently added her own message to the FHO Team Page and all of it was exceptionally professional and friendly. Not that you would expect anything else from the FHO Setup.

FHO Racing : 14/10/2024 :

“All good things must come to an end. That’s why they’re called good things – otherwise they’re just ordinary” (Joyce Rachelle) Josh Brookes, what can we say other than thank you! Thank you for all the memories, your hard work and dedication over the past two years. It’s been an absolute blast and a pleasure having you on the team Good luck for your next chapter It’s not goodbye, it’s a see you soon

Conor Cummins Withdraws from TT 2024

June 8, 2024 by TomBoyNI

Conor Cummins Withdraws from TT 2024 :

Conor Cummins has confirmed his withdrawal from the remainder of the 2024 Isle of Man TT Races.

In a short statement, Cummins said: “I have withdrawn from the 2024 Isle of Man TT Races with immediate effect, and will provide an update on my plans for the remainder of the season in the coming weeks. I’d like to thank all my sponsors and family for their continued support and wish my fellow competitors the best for the remainder of the TT.”

The news comes after uncharacteristically poor results in the opening races of TT 2024, with the 12-time podium finisher retiring from the opening Monster Energy Supersport Race and the RST Superbike Race, and finishing 8th in today’s RL360 Superstock Race.

Cummins re-signed with the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles team for an eighth successive year following a period of speculation as to who he would ride for in 2024. The Manxman ultimately chose to remain with team and, after a viral illness side-lined him for much of TT 2023, was determined to be back on the podium and in the hunt for race victories.

No further detail has been given around Cummins’ decision at this time.

Padgett’s Motorcycles seem to have added that they have parted company with Conor Cummins in a Facebook Post :

2024 TT Races Results

June 9, 2024June 1, 2024 by TomBoyNI

2024 TT Races Results :

Saturday 1st June 2024 :

2024 Isle of Man TT Races : Supersport Race 1 Result

2024 Isle of Man TT Races : Sidecar Race 1 Result

Sunday 2nd June 2024 :

2024 Isle of Man TT Races Superbike Race 1 Result

2024 TT Races Prize Fund

May 11, 2025June 1, 2024 by TomBoyNI

2024 TT Races Prize Fund :

UPDATED FOR 2025 : 2025 TT Races Prize Fund

One of the most read posts annually since 2017 on this site is the Winners’ Payout Details (with over 78,000 unique hits at the time of writing) and since 2017 I have updated annually it with the latest information from the current Regulations Booklet. You can read the entire 2024 book here : (may not be available after 2024) :

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/iom-tt-races-2022/tt_regulations_2023_v4_compressed.pdf

If the official link above is not working then an archived copy is available here : ht tps://tbni.blog/downloads/tt_regulations_2024_final_240524.pdf

But if you are just here to see the 2024 Isle of Man TT Prize Breakdown and how much the competitors stand to win in each class then please read on.

IMPORTANT : The are some major changes since 2022, for example the Senior TT now awards the race winner – at the end – as opposed to at the end and throughout each lap as per 2022 and previously. The prize for winning the Senior TT has also increased since 2022 from £18,000 to £25,000. The other races have also seen increases in their placed prizes and overall prize pots.

If you would like to compare these changes with the prizes an prize pots from 2022 you can find those details here :

https://tbni.blog/2022/01/26/2022-tt-races-prize-fund/

Isle of Man TT Races Visitors Guide

May 29, 2026May 17, 2024 by TomBoyNI

Isle of Man TT Races Visitors Guide :

Updated for 2026

Update : 29/05/2026 : A new 2026 Race Week Schedule has been announced. Following the cancellation of any further sidecar racing for the 2026 event a new Race Week Schedule has been announced. Full details can be found here :

2026 TT Races Revised Race Schedule

TBNI.Blog have compiled the most useful and popular posts in relation to the TT Road Races in order to bring you a basic Visitors’ Guide. Hopefully this guide will give you an idea and some knowledge of the course and plenty of other useful information.

History :

The Isle of Man TT, the oldest motorcycle racing event in the world, has been a spectacle of speed and skill since its inception in 1907.

The race was born out of necessity, as racing on the highways of Britain was forbidden by Act of Parliament. The Isle of Man, with its more lenient attitude towards automobile racing, became the perfect venue.

The first race was a time trial, organised by the Auto-Cycle Club (later renamed the Auto-Cycle Union). The course was a challenging 52.15-mile “Highlands” route. However, the steep climbs of the mountain section proved too much for the bikes of the time, leading to a redirection of the race. It wasn’t until 1911 that the race returned to the Mountain Course. The current Course takes riders on a 37.73 mile starting just outside Douglas and takes in numerous towns and villages and of course up and over the island’s highest mountain Snaefell.

The early races emphasised the road touring nature of the motorcycles, with regulations for saddles, pedals, mudguards, and exhaust silencers.

The first single-cylinder race was won by Charles Collier riding a Matchless, while Rem Fowler on a Norton took the twin-cylinder honours.

Over the years, the TT Course evolved from a horse and cart track, which included the odd gate between fields, into a world-renowned racing circuit. Lap speeds improved with road conditions, rising from 55.62 mph in 1920 to over 90 mph by the outbreak of World War 2. In 2023, Peter Hickman was the fastest lap holder with an average speed of 136.358mph or a lap time of 16m 36.114s

The TT returned after the War in 1947, with Harold Daniell winning the Senior once more.

The race has continued to grow in popularity, attracting thrill-seekers from around the globe.

As the TT Races celebrated its 100th race meeting in 2019, the spirit of competition and advancement that brought the original TT competition to the Island remains as strong as ever.

Lee Johnston Returns for 2024 Isle of Man TT

January 25, 2024 by TomBoyNI

Lee Johnston Returns for 2024 Isle of Man TT :

Lee Johnston has announced he will return to the Isle of Man for the 2024 TT Races with Ashcourt Racing.

Johnston missed the 2023 event due to life-threatening injuries sustained at the 2023 North West 200. This year his TT Campaign will feature a Honda CBR1000RR-R SP for the Superbike and Superstock events and an Aprilia RS 660 in the Supertwin class. His machine for the Supersport class is yet to be confirmed.

“It’s never good to miss a year at the TT, but even more so when the weather was as good as it was last year. The amount of track time and the sheer number of laps completed saw the game move on considerably. You’ve got to do 130mph+ now to win a Supersport race which is unreal.”

“I’m being realistic about it. This will be somewhat of a rebuilding year but I can’t wait to get back on my bike at the TT. Obviously I want to do as well as possible, particularly in the Supersport and Supertwin Races, but I want to enjoy it as well.”