With more excitement from the 2010 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy postponed due to fog, you’d think it was a safety-first kind of race if you didn’t know any better. The video after the jump shows the exact opposite with Adrian Archibald cutting off Guy Martin by the skin of his teeth (my reaction? Jeeesus Christ!). Riders actually race against the clock, not each other, but in some ways that further encourages these hair raising exploits as the guys go flat out around the island.

Apparently TT riders are like fighter pilots and we’ve already seen an example of Guy Martin’s extreme gardening efforts. It seems no obstacle, moving or stationary, is to get in the way of racing the clock. More results to come when today’s races, including the TT Zero, start after being postponed yesterday.

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The title looks like something made up, but it’s true. Ian Hutchinson has been the hardest to beat this year at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Gaining a hat-trick at the 2010 TT, Hutchinson took out the Superbike title in 1h 46′31″, followed by Michael Dunlop and Cameron Donald in second and third respectively. The Superbike round saw John McGuinness and Conor Cummins both retire, paving the way for Hutchinson to gain his fourth title on the island.

That title was soon followed by another two in the Supersport and Superstock categories, with Hutchinson so far winning everything there was to win at the 2010 TT. Hutchinson’s win in the Superstock was an exciting one, gained only in the last lap after he managed to recoup the five second lead that Ryan Farquhar was holding with a scintillating final lap of more than 130 mph (on a stock!!).

The Supersport saw Hutchinson win over Guy Martin with Michael Dunlop again, this time in third. After the jump you’ll find the full race results and be sure to check out the IoMTT website for all the action.

Continue reading: 2010 TT: Ian Hutchinson takes Isle of Man Supersport, Superbike and Superstock wins

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The second Isle of Man TT Zero practice takes place today before the official race scheduled for Wednesday, June 9th. The first practice on Saturday was an exciting event, with MotoCzysz looking to create some seriously fast competition before it ran out of battery charge before the finish, leaving team Agni Racing to complete the fastest lap.

There are ten bikes involved in this year’s TT Zero: Ecolve from London, Agni Racing who have two bikes, University teams Brunel and Kingston, MotoCzysz from America, Isle of Man based ManTTx Racing, Austria’s HTBLAUVA – XX Project, SERT (Swedish Electric Racing Team) and Germany’s Peace E Rider.

The spy shot above shows the MotoCzysz E1pc bike that’s racing and before it ran out of battery charge due to over-enthusiasm with the throttle on the part of the rider, it was producing some impressive figures. Quotes from the guys at MotoCzysz on the Isle of Man: “Another calibration test tomorrow and another Q session on Monday- spirits very HIGH here tonight!!!” Wednesday is going to be an exciting race for the electric bikes at the 2010 TT.

Source | IoMTT and A&R

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Here’s the first on-board video from this year’s 2010 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. The practice rounds have taken off and the unstoppable John McGuinness is still proving super fast. Second behind him is Ian Hutchinson.

In the Supersport class Michael Dunlop has completed the fastest time, proving that the Dunlop family has speed in their DNA. The Superstock class sees Ryan Farquhar at the top with his Kawasaki, followed by Keith Amor with a BWW S1000RR. After the jump are all the results from Wednesday’s practice, more updates to come.

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