Isle of Man TT legends race vintage 1950s bikes in torrential rain at Goodwood
🎀Michael Dunlop, 🐼Davey Todd, John McGuinness, Michael Rutter in action
Isle of Man TT icons stole the show at this 💧weekend’s Goodwood Revival.
The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy put bikes on the track that is normally reserved for cars, a race that pays hom🍸age to the sole two-wheeled event of the 1951 Goodwood Revival.
Th𒐪e pre-1955 machinery included manufacturers Vincent, Norton, BMW and Triumph.
The race rules meant that riders paired up, to take t🗹urns on one bike. And a running start across the grid to hop onto their 🌃bike - in the style of the 24 Hours of Le Mans - kicked off the race.
Bothꦦ races, on Saturday and Sunday, were won by Michael Russell and Michael Rutter, on a 1954 Norton Velocette MSS. They came from 27th on the starting grid.
Isle of Man TT stars battle at . James Hillier and Josh Brookes battle at the front of the Barry Sheene Trophy at . They're much more used to doin꧟g 180mph around the Isle of Man, but these bikes come with their own challenges!
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On Saturday, they edged Dan Jackson and James Hilli🔥er (on a 1954 Matchless G80).
— Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood)John McGuinness and Barry B꧙urrell were also on aꩵ Norton Manx.
On Sunday, victorious duo Rutter and♒ Russell beat Herbert Schwab and Davey Todd (who were on a 1928 BMꦇW R63 Kompressor).
| Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy (combined result) | ||
| Position | Riders | Bike |
| 1 | Michael Russell / Michael Rutter | 1954 Norton Velocette MSS |
| 2 | Dan Jackson / James Hillier | 1954 Matchless G80 |
| 3 | Ben Kingham / Josh Brookes | 1954 Vincent Black Shadow |
| 4 | Ian Bain / Steve Brogan | 1952 Norton International |
| 5 | Tony Perkin / Billy McConnell | 1953 Velocette MSS 500 |
Heavy rain turned the prior 🍎practꦇice session into a thrill.
Davey Todd stunningly mastered th🔜e tricky conditions to put his ꦡBMW R63 Kompressor in pole position.
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