All Posts Tagged With: "Isle of Man TT"

Joey Dunlop and Mike Hailwood fans will have the chance to bid for a rare framed collection of phonecard contact sheets featuring the two Isle of Man TT legends. Manx Telecom has donated two sets of framed phonecard proofs to the Joey Dunlop Foundation. Both sets feature contact sheets which were used to print phonecards. One [...]

Two lucky Royal London 360° employees have been given the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to ‘Ramsey Rocket’ Conor Cummins. To celebrate the life assurance company’s sponsorship of the ‘Royal London 360° Superstock race’ during the 2010 Isle of Man TT Races, the 24 year old TT star visited Royal London House during Practice Week [...]

Between 10,000 and 20,000 pints a day will be quaffed at Bushy’s beer tent on Douglas Promenade during the TT fortnight, according to managing director Martin Brunschweiler. One of the official sponsors of the tent this year – a major attraction for bikers and visitors with its live bands – is leading internet service provider [...]

The Department of Community Culture and Leisure are pleased to host a Hog Roast this TT Race week. On Wednesday the 9th June, you will be able enjoy an evening ride on the famous Manx Electric Railway to the historical town of Laxey. Departing from either Douglas at 18:40 or Ramsey at 18:10. Once you [...]

The one-way traffic system from Ramsey Hairpin to the Creg Ny Baa will again be implemented for TT 2010. The system was introduced in 2007 after a public consultation and endorsement from the Council of Ministers. The system was introduced to improve public safety and reduce the likelihood of head-on collisions on the Mountain Road [...]

Road racer Dan Kneen first started riding bikes as a four-year-old and by his sixth birthday was taking part in motocross and now, aged 22, he is tipped to emerge as one of the top names in this year’s TT. Benefiting from a £7,000 Manx Gas sponsorship, while his bikes are provided by chartered accountants [...]

The Department of Infrastructure officially launched the TT 2010 road safety campaign at the Sea Terminal last Friday morning (21st May). The campaign represents a continuation of the 2009 campaign and is a joint initiative with the Isle of Man Constabulary. It features a series of hard-hitting images of real crash scenes from Police archives [...]

The latest figures for forward bookings for this year’s TT currently indicate an increase of around 8 per cent on like-for-like figures this time last year. At this busy time of year, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company increases its schedule by around 45 per cent to provide additional sailings to bring the visiting [...]

The drive to find volunteer marshals for this year’s TT begins this Saturday 22 May with a push! Teams of volunteers will be pushing a TT sidecar over 14 miles of mountain road to raise money for the TT Marshal’s Association and the Joey Dunlop Foundation. The Sure Sidecar Push begins at 10am at the [...]

Isle of Man News, 7 May 2010 – The drive to find volunteer marshals for this year’s TT begins on Saturday 22 May with a push! Teams of volunteers will be pushing a TT sidecar over 14 miles of mountain road to raise money for the TT Marshal’s Association and the Joey Dunlop Foundation. The [...]