IoMTT and Real Road Racing 2019

MITSUO ITO INDUCTED INTO JAPAN’S 1ST MFJ HALL OF FAME
Team Suzuki Press Office – December 17.

Mitsuo Ito, who participated in motorcycle racing as an employee rider of the Suzuki Motor Corporation, has been inducted into the 1st Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ) Motorcycle Sport Hall of Fame that was held on 15 December 2018.

MFJ Motorcycle Sport Hall of Fame was established this year, with the objective of passing on the history of Japan’s motorsport to the future generation and awarding those who made significant achievements. In its initial year, Ito was inducted for becoming the first Japanese rider to take victory at the Isle of Man TT in 1963, which is a historic racing event held from 1907.

As an employee rider of Suzuki, Ito participated in domestic and international racing, including Motorcycle Road Racing Grand Prix from 1959 to 1969. After retiring from racing, he took part in Suzuki’s racing activities through development of racing machines and world-class technologies, as well as the training of riders including Kevin Schwantz, who later became the world champion. In addition, he served as an engineering committee member of MFJ over a long period of time. He not only contributed to Suzuki but also the popularisation and development of motorcycle racing in Japan.

MITSUO ITO:

“I am very honoured to be inducted into the first hall of fame. However, it couldn’t have been achieved without the teamwork of everyone, so I don’t believe that I was personally awarded. It is a result of a brave decision by our second president Shunzo Suzuki, who had the foresight to participate in the TT racing, and I am honoured and thankful that I was selected as a participant and was able to win the race.”

Isle of Man, Bern Bremgarten, Spa, Monza and the Ulster GP
Assen gave itself up with its latest 4-Wheel-GP attempts that ultimately failed because 4-Wheel-GP apparently doesn't like the circuits far side. Banked corners, beware.
Assen used to be ace until 2006, since then half of it became yet another mickey-mouse layout.
If you'd get all above bar Assen (for the mickey mouse circuit) and Bern (because of swiss legislation following the events ofLe Mans 1955) into one boat you could start an alternative world championship.

Not the TT but the Manx GP.
My mate Peter Moore has posted a video of his final lap of the 2018 Senior Manx GP in which he recorded a PB of 112mph on the lap as well as a 110 mph average over the four laps of what gained him one of these elusive replicas. What is interesting in this video is the camera angle from about wheel bolt height near the cooler. Enjoy !

^McPint.

Jeremy McWilliams

^ I think it's Killalane / East Coast Racing Festival.

Scarborough is also returning.

TT bosses outline safety changes following Mercer crash
18.04.2019 BSN

Steve Mercer on his way back to the grandstand before the collision with a course car
Picture: Impact Images

ACU Events, the organisation responsible for running the Isle of Man TT, has outlined a raft of safety measures following the investigation into the collision of a course car with rider Steve Mercer last year.

The Jones Inquiry was commissioned to review all safety procedures during TT fortnight after the collision and has made recommendations, most of which relates to the structure of ACU Events itself.

The following recommendations have been put in place – or will be ahead of TT 2019:

Improved Training for all Senior Race Officials. A comprehensive Table Top exercise took place at the Grandstand on 3rd April.

Improved and more structured Marshal training

Emphasis on Competitors reading and understanding the rules and regulations for the event

More in depth rider briefings

TETRA radio training for all officials

GPS Tracking devices to be fitted to all non-race vehicles

All Course Cars/Course Inspection Car and TTMA response cars to have warning lights fitted to the roof of the vehicle

Imposed speed limits on all Course Cars

A more comprehensive Event Safety Plan

The appointment of an Event Safety Officer

In addition to the above, both the ACU and ACU Events Ltd, have made structural changes to its staffing in ACU Head Office with Gary Thompson’s sole responsibility within ACU Events Ltd being that as TT Clerk of the Course