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Few would argue that no-one epitomises more what it means to compete at the TT than Masayuki Yamanaka, and the popular Japanese rider will return to the Isle of Man TT races in 2026 where he will be supported and guided for the sixth year by Ian Lougher and Team ILR.
The 57 year old, who has als...
Japanese Engineering Company KOOD are the latest Team ILR partners for the 2026 season and the Osaka based company headed by Kazuhiro Ukita joins a list of new and returning sponsors as the team faces a busy season on the roads.
Team ILR Principal Ian Lougher: "KOOD are a well known and respected...
The surname Quayle is one that is strongly associated with the Isle of Man TT circuit, and Team ILR are delighted to announce that the Quayle name will be represented with the team on the famous old course in 2026.
Illiam Quayle, son of renowned former racer and now TT Rider Liaison Officer Ric...
136 Isle of Man TT starts.
10 Isle of Man TT Wins.
30 Isle of Man TT Podiums.
35 years between first Isle of Man TT podium in 1984 (2nd Historic 500 TT) and last in 2019 (2nd TT Zero).
8 wins 26 podiums North-West 200.
18 wins 44 podiums Ulster GP.
3 wins and 5 podiums at Classic TT.
5 times So...
Team ILR with Frog Vehicle Developments are delighted to have secured the signature of Franco Bourne for the 2026 road racing season.
Headed by the highly respected Ian Lougher, the team has an ethos of nurturing and encouraging young up and coming riders and Franco Bourne certainly fits into th...
Challenging, enjoyable, tiring yet successful, just some of the terms that could be used to sum up the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT for Team ILR with Frog Vehicle Developments.
Some 42 years on from his third-place debut finish in the Manx Grand Prix Junior Newcomers Race, Ian Lougher again st...
Any talk of a proposed Isle of Wight road race may have all but ceased, but the island off the south coast of England was on a lot of fan's lips at the conclusion of the Tandragee 100 on Saturday as island native Ryan Whitehall further cemented his growing reputation with some excellent performan...
The dust has now settled on this year's North-West 200, the first event of 2025 for Team ILR with Frog Vehicle Developments and the team arrived on the North Coast with a two-rider line-up.
Italian Maurizio Bottalico was returning to Supertwin action with the team after his third place ride in...
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