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27th May – 8th June

‘TOURIST TROPHY’: OUT NOW

‘Tourist Trophy’, the feature-length documentary film covering the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races, is out now and available to stream for FREE on TT+

Directed by accomplished documentary maker, Adam Kaleta, the film is an authentic, true-to-life portrayal of the 2022 TT Races, following several of the event’s leading competitors as they navigate the highs and lows of racing on the Mountain Course.

The film follows several of the leading protagonists who competed at the 2022 event and allows us to better rationalise the TT mind-set through the authentic portrayal of each rider’s TT story.

There’s the determination of Mike Russell as he strives to compete in every race; the highly-anticipated newcomer, Glenn Irwin, who finds his meticulous preparation is challenged by the two-week emotional rollercoaster; and his legendary team-mate, John McGuinness MBE, whose 100th TT race start leads to some searching questions for the 50-year-old. We also follow the journey of the record-breaking sidecar constructors, Tom and Ben Birchall, while no film about today’s TT would be complete without Peter Hickman, the fastest rider ever around the TT Mountain Course – and arguably the man of the moment.

‘Tourist Trophy’ is available to stream exclusively on TT+, the event’s free-to-register digital platform.

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Tourist Trophy – History & Ultimate Guide

By Art Evans

The Tourist Trophy is the oldest motor race in the world still being run. The first was in 1905 on the Isle of Man, organized by the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland. The trophy itself is given by the Royal Automobile Club to the winner.

Over the years, Tourist Trophy races have been part of the World Manufacturers Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, the European Touring Car Championship, the International Sports Racing Series, the FIA GT Championship and the British Touring Car Championship.

Although the first six were held on the Isle of Man, afterwards they moved to various other locations in Northern Ireland and England. TTs, as they are called, were not held during war years and, in addition, there were some other years without events. In all, a total of 66 have been run including 2011. For many of those years, the TT has been Britain’s foremost motor race.

Some of the world’s best racing drivers have taken part including Rudolf Caracciola and Tazio Nuvolari. Stirling Moss won it seven times! Americans Carroll Shelby and John Fitch are also among the winners.

As the name implies, the TT is for touring automobiles, although there was an interlude for sports cars and even briefly for grand prix cars. In recent years, it has been for touring vehicles. During the early years of racing, the British government did not allow racing on public roads, so there was no racing there until a purpose-built course—Brooklands—was opened in 1907. Although part of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man had their own laws that permitted closing public roads for racing. So both were used for this purpose.

The first race on the Isle of Man was in 1904. Not billed as a Tourist Trophy, it was an “Elimination Trial” for the Gordon Bennett Cup event held that year. It was five laps over a 52.15-mile course won by Clifford Earl in a Napier. The Trial was held again in 1905 over the same course and again won by Earl.

As an aside, it should be noted that motorcycle races were also run on the Isle of Man. The day after the 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Trial, there was an elimination trial to establish a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motorcycle Cup races.

The very first RAC Tourist Trophy took place the following September, again over the same course. (Called the “Highland Course). John Napier won in six hours and nine minutes with an average speed of 33.90 mph. Regulations required a vehicle weight between 1,300 and 1,600 pounds, a wheelbase of at least seven feet, six inches and a load weight of 660 pounds consisting of driver, mechanic (or passenger) and sand ballast. Entries had to accommodate the driver and three passengers (i.e., have a back seat). Examples of the same car had to be available for sale to the public for at least a month after the event.

Forty-two cars started the race. Twenty-eight were made in England. Sixteen of the English cars finished plus two from other countries. The race was four laps over the Highland Course. Charles Rolls was a pre-race favorite, but Napier in his 3.8-liter Arrol-Johnson finished first by two minutes and nine seconds over a Rolls-Royce driven by Percy Northey. Rolls had stripped his gears shortly after the start. Napier set the fastest lap of one hour, 31 minutes and nine seconds at 34.30 mph.

The RAC decided to have a second event the following year. This time, the Isle of Man course was shortened to 40.25 miles. Charles Rolls won in a more powerful 22-hp model. In 1907, the RAC ran two races, one for lighter, the other for heavier cars. The “Heavy Tourist” was run during a storm. It covered only five laps, but even so, just two cars finished. In 1908 the course was reduced to 37.75 miles in the interest of safety.

For some reason, in 1908, 1914 and 1922, grand prix (open wheel) cars were allowed to compete. There were no TTs during 1909-1913. In 1914, the event was run over two days; each day an eight lapper. For the first time, there were cash prizes with 1,000 pounds to the winner. (A considerable sum in those days).

World War I intervened and there was no race in 1915. The next was in 1922 and then there wasn’t another until 1928. World War II came along, so there were none between 1939 and 1949.

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During the period 1928 through 1959 and again from 1964 through 1969, production sports cars were allowed to run, even though it was still called the Tourist Trophy. A handicapping system was used so that, in theory at least, tourers had an even chance. Sports cars were allowed again from 1998 through 2001. Otherwise, TTs have been for Touring Cars except in recent years—starting in 2005—when they have been for Grand Tourers.

In 1928, the event moved off of the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland using what was called, the Ards circuit. It was 13.6 miles around an irregular triangle on public roads. An accident in which eight spectators were killed during the 1936 race spelled the end of the Ards circuit. In 1937 and again in 1938, TTs were held at Donnington Park, a 3.125-mile purpose-built course. Starting in 1950 and ending after 1955, the events went back to Northern Ireland using what is called the Dundrod Circuit , 7.42 miles of narrow, twisty public roads. Although potentially dangerous, it was the only place the RAC could find to lay out a true road course. At the first race after WWII—1950—21-year-old Stirling Moss demonstrated his potential, winning in an XK120 Jaguar. He repeated the next year, this time in a C-Type Jaguar.

Perhaps the most noteworthy year was 1955, the year of the horrendous tragedy at Le Mans . For one thing, it was Golden Jubilee year for the Tourist Trophy. Also, it was one of the events that decided the World Manufacturers Championship. Fifteen manufacturers entered including those in the run for the championship: Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Porsche. John Fitch called parts of Dundrod “narrow and treacherous.” In Racing With Mercedes , he wrote that, “I’d considered it extremely dangerous when I competed there in 1953 and found no reason in 1955 to change my opinion.” On the second lap, Jim Mayers in a Cooper crashed and was killed, as was Bill Smith in a Connaught. Later in the race, Richard Mainwaring was killed when his Elva overturned. Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Tittering were leading on the last lap in their Jaguar when the engine blew. Stirling Moss and John Fitch took the checker in a 300SLR. The Tourist Trophy was never held at Dundrod again. After Moss and Peter Collins won the final race—the Targa Floria—Mercedes-Benz won the Championship.

In 1956 and the following year, there were no TTs, but from 1958 on, all have been on purpose-built courses in England. Goodwood, Oulton Park, Silverstone and Donnington Park, all have hosted England’s premier race. In 1958, Carroll Shelby, with co-driver Steward Lewis-Evans, was third in an Aston Martin and the next year, Shelby, with Jack Fairman and Stirling Moss won in the same marque. In recent years, TTs have been at Silverstone including 2011 when Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr won in a Nissan GT-R GT1.

[Source: Art Evans]

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I believe that the oldest race in the world is the Shelsley Walsh Hill climb.The Tourist Trophy is a revived title these days.

Shelsley Walsh may be an older event, but it isn’t a race, it’s a time trial.

Sir Stirling Moss is the King ! Thanks for this article Love it !

can anyone find out the registration number for Lee Guinness Darracq (#4) please

Thanks for the memories – The ’55 Ulster TT is the first race that I ever attended with my father at the age of 11. Talk about a case of sensual overload!

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• Invented: 1907
• Founded By: Sir Julian Orde
• Highest Governing Body: Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU)

TT Racing, short for “Tourist Trophy Racing,” is a popular high-speed motorcycle sport that is particularly prominent in the United Kingdom. Originally created in 1907, TT Racing derived from automobile races that were held on the Isle of Man, an island between England and Ireland. As automobile racing had been forbidden on English streets by an Act of Parliament, the Secretary of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Julian Orde, received permission to open a long racing course on the Isle of Man. Initially, these races were automobile-only, but in 1907, the first motorbike race was held, using bikes similar to those sold to the public, called touring machines. This eventually led to the development of Tourist Trophy Racing.

In the modern-day, TT Racing is considered one of the fastest and most dangerous motorcycle sports. The most famous course, still held on the Isle of Man, comprises a 37 and 3/4-mile route from sea level, over the island’s mountains, and back. The course contains over 200 bends, and races are run in various divisions based on cycle size and the racer’s experience level. Over the decades, TT Racing has spawned many famous athletes, including Joey Dunlop, who is credited with the most TT Racing wins overall, having won 26 total racing events.

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TT Racing, short for “Tourist Trophy Racing,” is a motorcycle sport involving fast-moving motorbikes that race along a course that spans multiple miles. TT Racing originated in the United Kingdom in the early 20th Century, taking place on the Isle of Man after Parliament banned high-speed racing on the streets of England. Today, the Isle of Man TT Race covers a course of over 37 miles and is considered one of the fastest and most dangerous motorcycle races in the world.    

How fast are TT racing bikes?

TT racing bikes are extremely fast. The vast majority of TT bikes can rise to speeds of well over 100 mph, and many can reach top speeds of 200 mph or more. As of 2020, the outright lap record for TT racing, set in 2018, stands at an average speed of 135.452 mph. This means that the overall average speed of TT bikes during a race is around 135 mph, but many racing bikes reach and maintain much higher speeds consistently. 

What are the biggest TT racing events?

The biggest TT racing event is the annual Isle of Man TT Race. Held on a 37-mile course, the Isle of Man TT Race is the oldest and possibly the most dangerous motorcycle race in the world. Most TT racers take at least three years to learn the entire course, as experience is the key to winning, rather than speed alone, and most races come down to photo finishes, sometimes with less than a second’s difference between first and second place. TT racing can be very dangerous, and the Isle of Man TT Race is no stranger to injuries and deaths, such as the tragic loss of TT star David Jefferies in 2003. Since then, more and more safety procedures have been implemented, but injuries and deaths are still possible and more common than in other sports. 

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Watch out for oblivious wildlife and pack an extra helmet if you are ready for this undulating 37-mile motorcycle race.

Jutting rockily from the Irish Sea lies a culturally unique island which has intertwined itself with motor racing for 117 years.

Visiting NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kurt Busch described his experience on Twitter: “ Isle of Man! This is absolutely insane .” Spectators can view the race from most corners or bends, a friend’s balcony, verdant hillsides, or a town square. Paddocks are unrestricted.

The Snaefell Mountain Course elevates danger in a smirking reminder of mortality. Pheasants and wild hares lunge into front wheels spinning at over 150 mph, and local birds crash into riders’ visors. Yet for the price of a pint, you may, at arm’s length, watch motorcycles and sidecars ripping by, and those living trackside serve tea à la mode—racing fuel.

This year’s race, held this past weekend after more than a week of practice and qualifying runs, saw riders in four motorcycle classes (and one for sidecars) from England, Isle of Man, and Ireland, as well as Australia, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Japan, South Africa, Serbia, and Slovakia.

Perhaps hardest to understand from an American perspective is that riders may mount a Honda in one race and a BMW in another—and with factory backing in each. Imagine a Chevrolet, Ford, or Toyota NASCAR driver competing in another brand. Riders are tapped off individually at 10-second intervals to virtually eliminate starting line incidents, though favored heroes and rivalries dominate paddock chatter.

Atypically for Great Britain and the Isle of Man, sunshine prevailed this year and with a warm track, expectations mounted for record speeds. Peter Hickman appeared the man to beat in Superbike, Superstock, Supertwins, and the all-important Senior TT on Saturday as his lap record of 16:42.778, 135.452 mph was set during the 2018 Senior TT.

Indeed, Hickman on Friday smashed the outright TT lap record with a speed of 136.358 mph in the second Superstock race, his 11th TT win ( BMW M1000RR) and later that afternoon narrowly defeated Michael Dunlop to capture his 12th win (Supertwin Race 2) on his Yamaha R7. This built anticipation for Saturday’s Milwaukee Senior TT, the ultimate prize at the Isle of Man.

The Milwaukee Senior TT Race, which began this year with a sidecar parade lap commemorating 100 years, was a six-lap, 226.38-mile event that challenged Superbike riders from BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, and Yamaha, now with two races and multiple laps beneath their wheels.

Hickman and Dunlop, who captured all seven prior races, were favored. Ultimately Hickman, riding the Monster Energy FHO Racing BMW 1000RR, took the checkered flag, finishing 19.9 seconds ahead of Dean Harrison’s DAO Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR with Dunlop trailing by 20.4.

Hickman demolished the Senior TT record at 135.507 mph on lap two. This puts Hickman, with 13, one win behind legendary Mike Hailwood. Connor Cummins in 4 th was the highest place native rider.

Sidecars, completely dominated by brothers Tom and Ben Birchall, obliterated sidecar lap and race records with the first-ever 120-mph lap, then in the second sidecar race established a 120.65-mph benchmark, again winning. Note that top trap speed for these custom-built machines is barely 130 mph.

These purpose-built sidecars are more open-wheel race car than motorcycle, with the driver positioned over the engine and a passenger providing moveable ballast. TT sidecars are powered by 600cc 4-cylinder, 675cc 3-cylinder, and 900cc parallel-twin engines.

Honda’s dominance in Superbike, many based on MotoGP RC213V-S’, delivered 11 of the top 20 riders including John McGuinness and Dunlop, while Hickman and Harrison remained committed to BMW and Kawasaki respectively. Superbike differs, where Yamaha is the choice for Dunlop and Harrison with Hickman switching to Triumph. Favored Supertwin machines include Paton, Yamaha, Aprila, and Kawasaki.

Although there’s a long history of motorcycle racing on the Isle of Man, it wasn’t until 1959 that an unknown Honda came, understanding the TT was the most important motorcycle race in the world. Honda won the team prize that year and by 1967 prevailed in every class.

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RAC Tourist Trophy

The RAC Tourist Trophy (sometimes called the International Tourist Trophy ) [1] is a motor racing award presented by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) to the overall victor of a motor race in the United Kingdom . Established in 1905, it is the world's oldest automobile race. [2] The 18-carat gold trophy is based on Giambologna 's sculpture of the Greek god Hermes . [3] [4] Series to have featured the trophy include the World Sportscar Championship , the FIA GT Cup , the World Touring Car Championship , the European Touring Car Championship , the FIA GT Championship , the British Touring Car Championship , [2] [5] the FIA GT1 World Championship , [6] and the overall winners of the British GT Championship in the 1999 , 2000 , 2003 and 2004 seasons. [lower-alpha 1] [7] It has been presented to the overall winners of the Silverstone Circuit round of the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2013 on. [8] [9]

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The race was first contested on the Isle of Man in 1905 and continued to be held on the island until 1922. [2] It moved to the Ards Circuit on Northern Ireland 's public roads in 1928 after an article written by the journalist Wallace McLeod in a Belfast newspaper suggested it occur in the area and the inventor Harry Ferguson helped the RAC to find a suitable track. [1] [10] Donington Park staged the trophy's following two races in 1937 and 1938 after a major accident involving a Riley car during the 1936 edition killed eight onlookers and injured another 25. [11] [12] Following the Second World War , it returned to Northern Ireland and was held on the shorter Dundrod Circuit ; [11] a second major crash that killed three competitors in 1955 led the local authorities to bar all future car races on the track. [13] Since then, the race has occurred on permanent racing circuits rather than closed public road tracks. [14]

John Napier in an Arrol-Johnston was the event's inaugural winner in 1905. [15] The first non-British driver to win the race was the Frenchman Jean Chassagne , who drove a Sunbeam Tourist Trophy car to victory in the 1922 race. [16] Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari became the first driver in history to claim the trophy in 1933 to accompany it with an overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same year. [17] The winners has been decided by the disqualification of drivers on three occasions, in 2010 to the Nissan pair of Jamie Campbell-Walter and Warren Hughes after the Aston Martin Young Driver AMR pair of Darren Turner and Tomáš Enge lost the victory due to excess wear on their car's plank, [18] in 2016 when Audi 's Marcel Fässler , André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer were disqualified for a skid block infringement and promoted Porsche 's Romain Dumas , Neel Jani and Marc Lieb to first, [19] and in 2018 after two Toyota TS050 Hybrids were disqualified for a failed post-race test and elevated Rebellion Racing drivers Mathias Beche , Thomas Laurent and Gustavo Menezes to the victory. [20] [21] The current winners are Mike Conway , Kamui Kobayashi and José María López for Toyota . [22]

• ↑ It is unclear whether the RAC considers the Tourist Trophy winners from 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004 are official because they were not awarded based on a single race. [7]
• ↑ The Aston Martin Young Driver AMR duo of Tomáš Enge and Darren Turner were the provisional winners of the 2010 RAC Tourist Trophy before the team's DBR9 was disqualified for excessive wear on its underbody plank. The team lost an later appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal. [18]
• ↑ The Audi trio of Marcel Fassler , André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer were disqualified from the race victory because of excess wear on their Audi R18 's skid block caused by an significant vertical movement on the vehicle. An appeal by Audi was withdrawn five days after the race. [19]
• ↑ Two Toyota TS050 Hybrids that finished in first and second positions were disqualified for failing frontal skid block deflection examinations underneath the cars. Toyota elected not to appeal the decision. [20]

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Moscow Street Circuit

Circuit Overview

The Formula E Championship has succeeded where many others – from Formula One to DTM – have failed, by hosting a race on the streets of Moscow. The announcement of the additional race in June 2015 was something of a coup for the race organisers and the chosen location certainly has a memorable backdrop.

Located in the shadow of the Kremlin, the track was a late addition to the schedule, only being confirmed in February 2015 after a planned race in Rio de Janeiro fell through.  Despite some difficulties in getting the track set up in the lead-up to the race, it was a largely successful affair, with Sebastian Buemi being among those to single it out for praise.

Somewhat surprisingly, it proved to be a one-off.  Despite being listed on the 2016-17 season calendar, the event was cancelled a month before the race when unforeseen circumstances related to road closures meant the circuit could not be set up.

Circuit History

The Formula E race followed a number of demonstration events held within the city, including a run in 2011 by the French EF01 Formulec electric racing car. This course was located in a similar area of the city to the ePrix but stretched further down the riverside alongside the walls of the Kremlin and also crossed the river.

When Rio's planned E-Prix fell apart in December 2014, Formula E bosses began frantic negotiations for a replacement round. Moscow had been mooted as a host city for some time, but with new urgency to confirm an event, talks accelerated. In February 2015, it was announced that the series would be coming to the Russian capital for the first time on 6 June.

The location for the circuit itself was certainly spectacular. Located in the shadow of the Kremlin, it started alongside the Moskva River before circling the site of the former Rossiya Hotel – a gigantic unloved Soviet-era monolith that was once the largest hotel in the world before being demolished in 2007. During the lap the cars also took in Staraya Square, home to the former headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, now used as the offices of the Presidential Administration of Russia.

Among the other famous buildings the racers sped by were the Gostiny Dvor merchant hall (now a fashionable exhibition centre); the iconic St Basil's Cathedral with its colourful spires; and the imposing walls of the Kremlin, making this one of the most memorable street circuits in the world.

The lap itself ran in an anti-clockwise direction from the start line, taking the cars along the northern bank of the river to the 90-degree Turn 1 left-hander.  This led onto a long straight which headed into the sweeping Turn 2 right-hander, before hard braking into Turn 3.  Here the circuit turn left through 90 degrees before a similar corner at Turn 4, followed the slightly more open radius Turn 5 right-hand corner.

The lap then opened out along the curving Turn 6 and onto a short straight ending the circuit's only right-left-right chicane, dropping slightly downhill. Turn 10, a long left hand curve, then followed, leading into the switchback hairpin sections of Turns 11 and 12.  A short straight then lead to the final corner, a 90-degree left hander.

Nelson Piquet Jr was the first and only winner of the Moscow ePrix, after he took the lead at the first turn diving inside pole sitter Jean-Eric Vergne.  The Brazilian sprinted to a good lead, which he only lost briefly during the pit stop phase, before regaining the head of the field and cruising to victory.

And that proved to the be that, with the planned return visit in 2016 never getting off the ground.  The Russian ePrix was gone as quickly as it had arrived and today there is very little sign on the streets that it ever took place.

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Location information.

The Moscow ePrix was located in the heart of Moscow's historic centre, next to the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral. International flights into Moscow arrive at one of two airports – Domodedovo or Sheremetyevo – and there are good public transport links to the city centre.

Finding where the race took place should not be difficult, located as it was in the heart of the historic and tourist-friendly part of the city. Getting about the city should also be straightforward as Moscow is served by an extensive transit network, which includes nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground metro systems in the world, the Moscow Metro.

Tickets on the Moscow cost R40 for one journey anywhere within the system. A block of 20 tickets costs R500. The extensive bus, tram and trolleybus system is just as cheap. There are no English-language signs in the metro, so count the stops to make sure you get off at the right place.

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