Isle of Man TT legends race vintage 1950s bikes in torrential rain at Goodwood
Michael Dunlop, Dave♚y Todd, John McGuinness, Michael Rutter in action
Isle of Man TT icᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚons stole the show at this weekend’s Goodwood Reviva✤l.
The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy put bikes on the track that is norm𒅌ally reserved for cars, a race that pays homage to the sole two-wheeled event of the 1951 Goodwood Revival.
The pre-1955 machinery included manufacturers V꧃incent, Norton, BMW and Triumph.
The race rules meant that riders paired up, to take turns 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.
Both 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 doing๊ 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 Hillier (on a 1954 Mat🦩chless G8🔴0).
— Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood)John McGuinness and Barry Burrell were als🐲o on a N𓆉orton Manx.
On Sunday, victorious duo Rutter and Russell beat Herbert Schwab and Davey Todd (who were on a 1928 B💛MW 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 tur🉐ned the prior practice session into a thrill.
Davey Todd stunningly mastered the tricky💝 conditions to put his BMW R63 Kompressor in pole position.
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