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2011 National Superstock 600 Championship season

Last years championship winner Josh Day moved up to the British Superbike Evo class, one of the main names to come into this class this year was James Lodge the former 2 time 125cc championship will be looking to move up and have a good season in this class.

2012 Isle of Man TT

The third running of the TT Zero was again won by Michael Rutter riding the electric powered MotoCzysz motor-cycle and also breaking the prestigious 100 mph barrier with a lap at an average race speed of 104.056 mph.

Gilberto Parlotti

Gilberto Parlotti (17 September 1940 – 9 June 1972) was born in Zero Branco, Treviso, Italy and was an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the FIM World Championship between 1969 and 1972 racing with Benelli, Derbi, Morbidelli and Tomos motorcycles.

Jackson Burns

Burns has worked in many fields including lumberjack, pipeliner, heavy equipment operator, hydrostatic tester, private investigator, Olan Mills portrait photographer, karate instructor, motorcycle racer, door installer, salesman and amusement park supervisor until he broke into the movie stunt business.

Kawasaki Motors Racing

In August 2008, Kawasaki signed Marco Melandri to join John Hopkins for the 2009 season.

Mat Mladin

Mathew "Mat" Mladin (born 10 March 1972, in Camden, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer who last raced for Yoshimura Suzuki in the AMA Superbike series.

Miguel Praia

The pre-season tests at Almería (Circuito de Almería) (in January) brought new and good expectations for the team, with Craig Jones (Praia's teammate) setting new lap record for this track and Miguel Praia going only less-than-a-second behind.

National Tyres and Autocare

Their main rider, Chris Walker, came close to winning the Championship that year, only engine failure with three laps remaining allowed Ducati rider Neil Hodgson to pass him and take the title.

Shaun Muir Racing

After the departure of James Ellison in 2008 to GSE racing Airwaves Yamaha Team, Karl Harris was taken on to race alongside Stuart Easton to compete for the BSB championship in 2009.

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

The film is narrated by Jared Leto and charts the world-famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle race that takes place on the Isle of Man every year, and follows the leading riders in the 2010 race, most notably Guy Martin and Ian Hutchinson.

The film features several racers, including Guy Martin, John McGuinness, Conor Cummins, and Ian Hutchinson.


see also

Ambassador Motorcycles

Founded by Irish motorcycle racer and 1920’s Brooklands star Kaye Don in 1946 as “U.S. Concessionaires Ltd.”, the company was started to import American cars.

Archie Birkin

Charles Archibald Cecil "Archie" Birkin (30 March 1905 – 7 June 1927) was a British motorcycle racer, brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s.

Bradl

Stefan Bradl (born 1989), German Grand Prix motorcycle racer, 2011 Moto2 World Champion

Cullybackey

Neil 'Smutty' Robinson, a well-known motorcycle racer and British 250cc Championship winner, who was killed, aged 24, in 1986.

Ernst Loof

Loof was also a famous motorcycle racer and designer, who scored numerous successes in pre-war years for Imperia of Bad Godesberg and for BMW.

Guido Daccò

Guido Daccò (September 10, 1942 – July 29, 2006) was an Italian race car and motorcycle racer from Limbiate.

Henry Lee Junior

Lee is the son of Henry Lee Hok-Ping who was a motorcycle racer and worked for Sime Darby.

Kenneth Roberts

Kenny Roberts (born 1951), former world champion motorcycle racer

Kenny Roberts, Jr. (born 1975), former world champion motorcycle racer and son of Kenny Roberts

Kentucky Kid

Nicky Hayden, an American professional motorcycle racer, known as The Kentucky Kid

Max Neukirchner

Max Neukirchner (born 20 April 1983 in Stollberg, Germany) is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the World Superbike Championship aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale R.

Scott Redding

Scott Christopher Redding (born 4 January 1993 in Quedgeley, Gloucester), is an English Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently rides in the 600cc Moto2 class for team Marc VDS Racing Team.