CONTENTS
YOUR ISLAND RACER | EDITION 2018 008 FLAG DOWN
Five iconic moments captured in time by the King of the snappers, Stephen Davison. Saviour his view of the Isle of Man TT races.
018 MCGUINNESS: THE COMEBACK
A leg shattered last year. A year on the sidelines. A year to focus on coming back and then, at the 11th hour, another setback. What can happen for the Norton rider now?
026 THE McGUINNESS YEARS
He’s been such a foundation of the Isle of Man TT races for so long that IR felt it only right to take a long look back over McG’s racing career via one man’s lens.
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038 WHO’S WHO
The main runners and riders for both solo and sidecar classes at this year’s TT. Those you need to know, their details and why they feature so highly in the fun and games of TT 2018 are all here.
052 MANX MAN
Dan Kneen has been knocking on the door of great things over the past couple of years and now he’s got a superb TYCO BMW underneath him. One of the best teams in the paddock behind him and a belly full of TT desire driving him on. Why wouldn’t we go big on the Kneen Machine this year? Yeah, that’s what he’s known as. We like that. And we like him.
060 TT RACES 2018 – THE INS AND OUTS
What is a TT superbike? How does it differ from a superstock bike? TT Zero – what’s that all about? All this explained in full, plus other questions you might have, here.
066 THE NEXT WAVE
Kyle White looks at the next wave of riders coming through the ranks. Keep an eye on all of these riders because they’re already mustard hot and it’s only going north for them.