Isle of Man TT legends race vintage 1950s bikes in torrential rain at Goodwood
Michael ꦯDunlop, Davey Todd, John McGuinness, Michael Rutter in action
Isle☂ of Man TT icons stole the show at this weekend’s Goo🌜dwood Revival.
The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy put bikes on the track that is normally reser🎐ved for cars, a race that pays homage to the sole two-wheeled event of the 1951 Goodwood Revival.
The pre-1955 machinery included manufacturers Vincent, No🌟rton, 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 Shee✨ne Trophy at . They're much more used to doing 180mph around the Isle of Man, but these bikes come with their own challenge🍃s!
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On Saturday, they edged Dan Jackson and James Hillier (on a ♊1954 Matchless G80).
— Goodwood FOS (@fosgoodwood)John McGuinness and Barry Burrell🐎 were also on a Norton Manx.
On Sunday, victorious duo Rutter and Russell beat Herbert Schwab and Davey 🐠Todd (who were on a 1928 BMW 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 prac🍰tice session in♋to a thrill.
Davey Todd stunningly mastered the tricky conditions🐻 to put h💦is BMW R63 Kompressor in pole position.
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