A 80 giorni esatti dall’inizio del Tourist Trophy 2014, cerchiamo di fare il punto della situazione su chi correrà all’Isola di Man, con quale moto, quale team e in quale categoria.
Molti annunci sono ancora parziali, ma il quadro della situazione inizia ormai a delinearsi in questo modo:
John McGuinness: Honda Motor Europe (Superbike); Honda Padgett’s (Superstock, Supersport)
Conor Cummins: Honda Motor Europe (Superbike); Honda RAF Reserves (Superstock); Honda Jackson Racing (Supersport)
Michael Dunlop: BMW Buildbase (Superbike); BMW MD Racing (Superstock)
Guy Martin: Tyco Suzuki by TAS (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport); Kawasaki (Supertwin)
William Dunlop: Tyco Suzuki by TAS (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Ian Hutchinson: Yamaha Milwaukee (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Joshua Brookes: Yamaha Milwaukee (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Gary Johnson: Honda Lincs Lifting (Superbike) ?; Kawasaki Lincs Lifting (Superstock) ?
Cameron Donald: Norton (Superbike)
Bruce Anstey: Honda Padgett’s (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
James Hillier: Kawasaki Quattro Plant (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport, Supertwin)
Ryan Farquhar: Kawasaki KMR (Supertwin)
Keith Amor: Honda B&W Racing (Supersport); Kawasaki KMR (Supertwin)
Michael Rutter: BMW Bathams (Superbike, Superstock) ?
Lee Johnston: Honda East Coast Racing (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Jamie Hamilton: Honda Wilson Craig Racing (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport); Kawasaki Stewart Smith Racing (Supertwin)
Dean Harrison: Kawasaki RC Express (Superbike, Superstock, Supertwin); Yamaha Mar-Train (Supersport)
Dan Kneen: Suzuki BE Racing (Superbike, Superstock); Honda BE Racing (Supersport); Kawasaki BE Racing (Supertwin)
Steve Mercer: Suzuki Traction Control (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Stefano Bonetti: Kawasaki Speed Motor (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Simon Andrews: BMW Penz13.com (Superbike, Superstock)
Martin Jessopp: BMW Riders Motorcycles (Superbike, Superstock)
Daniel Cooper: Kawasaki Tsingtao Racing (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport, Supertwin)
Stephen Thompson: Suzuki Thepeoplesbike.com (Supersport)
David Johnson: Kawasaki PR Racing (Superbike, Superstock)
Russ Mountford: Honda SHR (Superbike); Kawasaki SHR (Superstock); Triumph SHR (Supersport)
Dan Stewart: Honda SMT Racing (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Brian McCormack: Honda TAG/VTL (Superbike)
Danny Webb: Kawasaki KMR (Superbike, Superstock, Supertwin)
Derek Sheils: Kawasaki CD Racing by MSS (Superbike, Superstock); Yamaha CD Racing (Supersport); Kawasaki CD Racing (Supertwin)
Paul Shoesmith: BMW Ice Valley (Superbike, Superstock); Yamaha Ice Valley (Supersport)
Sandor Bitter: BMW Ice Valley (Superbike, Superstock) ?
Franck Petricola: BMW Ice Valley (Superbike, Superstock); Kawasaki Ice Valley (Supertwin)
Laurent Hoffmann: BMW Ice Valley (Superbike, Superstock); Honda Ice Valley (Supersport)
Connor Behan: Kawasaki KMR (Supertwin)
John Ingram: Honda Hunts Motorcycle (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Vick De Cooremeter: BMW Okidoki Racing (Superbike, Superstock)
Simon Fulton: Kawasaki (Superbike, Superstock)
Ivan Lintin: Honda Taylor Lindsay Racing (Superbike, Superstock); Kawasaki McKinstry Racing (Supertwin)
James Cowton: Honda SJP (Superbike, Superstock)
Michael Russell: Honda RAF Reserves (Superbike, Superstock)
Juha Kallio: Suzuki 777RR Motorsport (Supersport)
Dan Hegarty: Kawasaki RTR (Superbike, Superstock, Supersport)
Alan Bonner: Honda Thepeoplesbike.com (Superbike, Superstock); Yamaha Thepeoplesbike.com (Supersport)
Peter Hickman: BMW Ice Valley (Superbike, Superstock)
Dan Kruger: BMW Penz13.com (Superbike, Superstock)
Michal Dokoupil: Czech Motorpoint Yamaha (Supersport); Czech Motorpoint Kawasaki (Superwtin)
L’elenco è ovviamente ancora in fase di aggiornamento!
(Foto: Marco Cervini)
