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  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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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North-West 200 Report

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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