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Michael Dunlop to compete in Manx Classic GP
By Roger Willis on 11/08/2008 12:11:00
Son of the late Robert Dunlop to compete on machine earmarked for his father
MICHAEL DUNLOP, youngest son of the late Robert Dunlop and very much a rising star at this year’s TT with three top-ten finishes, is the latest big name to throw his hat into the ring at the Manx Grand Prix classic races run on the Isle of Man
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Fans against Manx GP changes
By Visordown News on 16/05/2012 14:08:09
Protests growing against proposals to turn the Manx GP into a classic race event
FANS are protestng the cost cutting measures for the Manx GP that will see the road race become more of a classic festival.After experiencing losses of £369,000 the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development came to a decision to revamp
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Manx Senior GP: Goodall succumbs to injuries
By Roger Willis on 26/08/2008 15:53:29
Manx GP veteran dies after allegedly falling on oil at Manx Senior Classic
John Goodall - killed in action at the Manx GPJOHN GOODALL the veteran racer who won the first-ever Manx Grand Prix Senior Classic 25 years ago and has competed in every event since then, has died of the injuries he received during a crash
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Kevin Schwantz racing again...
By Visordown News on 20/07/2011 10:04:44
...on a Manx Norton
1993 500GP champion and all-round Grand Prix superhero Kevin Schwantz will compete in a classic race aboard a McIntosh Manx Norton.Schwantz will line-up on the grid for the 7th Annual Barber Vintage Festival, riding the Manx Norton for the second
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Help save the Manx Grand Prix
By Ben Cope on 01/06/2012 14:44:26
Petition needs your support.
The Isle of Man Government are proposing to change the Manx Grand Prix, for the worse.So what's going on?The IoM Government is trying to take over and turn the event into a commercialised classic festival - a la Goodwood Revival - ditching most
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Brian Purdy's ManxGP fireball crash
By Ben Cope on 05/09/2011 10:08:31
You don't walk away from these very often. Luckily Brian lives to tell the tale
I'm amazed and glad that Brian purdy survived this crash at the Manx GP, it looks like - given the circumstances - he was very lucky. Brian was taken to hospital where he was in a stable condition and allgedly he's hoping to be back next week. That
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Schwantz dominates in NZ classic action
By Visordown News on 12/02/2009 07:53:35
Former 500cc World Champion takes a clean sweep at Pukekohe Claasic Festival
KEVIN SCHWANTZ has been out in full-on racing action again, taking six wins on the trot on a tricked-up Manx Norton.The 1993 500GP World Champion raced at the 30th Pukekohe Classic Festival in New Zealand last weekend on the Manx, the first time he
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Used Test: Manx Norton
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/12/2006 12:17:02
Niall has revisited the Goodwood Revival, looking to improve on his initiation with the Manx Norton
I loved every lap, and I thoroughly enjoyed my tussles with Chas Mortimer on his Manx and a certain Michael Rutter on a suspiciously fast 450cc Honda, which fortunately for me had a dodgy gearbox.Classic racing is very clever as it transports us back
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Manx GP: Rain cancels evening practice
By Roger Willis on 19/08/2008 16:10:29
Race programme shunted back due to torrential weather
FOLLOWING THE complete wash-out of the Ulster GP road races at Dundrod in Northern Ireland last week, the Manx Grand Prix is also now struggling against desperately unseasonal weather.The first MGP evening practice on Saturday 16 August
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Manx GP: Oil spill to blame, inquest hears
By Visordown News on 15/12/2008 08:52:16
Isle of Man Coroner records 'Death by Misadventure' on 67-year-old racer
A MANX GP competitor died after falling from his bike after hitting oil on the track during the Senior race, an inquest has heard.According to reports from the hearing by the BBC, a general warning flag was flown at the scene of the spillage from
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