Tourist Trophy – [Video] John McGuinness on Norton at the Tourist Trophy 2018 – Occasions NORTON

[Video] John McGuinness on Norton at the Tourist Trophy 2018

Tourist Trophy - [Video] John McGuinness on Norton at the Tourist Trophy 2018 - Occasions NORTON

John McGuinness, 23 times winner (!) Of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (!), Has signed as the official driver of the Norton team on the next TT from May 26 to June 8, 2018. Objective: victory !

Alongside the Australian Josh Brookes, the English rider will try to lead the English bike (a Norton SG7 derived from the Superbike) on the top step of the podium in the RST Superbike and PokerStars Senior TT races.

"I didn’t want to end my career with an injury, but the truth is, I didn’t know if I could come back because I didn’t know what my physical condition would be," said John McGuinness, victim of stroke. last year. "There now, everything is fine, I feel much sharper and mentally I am ready".

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"I’m really ready to change manufacturers (Honda, Editor’s note), I needed a dose of enthusiasm and I found it with Norton. As soon as I met Stuart (Garner, the boss of Norton, Ed), the vibes and the passion spoke. I saw Steve Hislop win the TT over Norton in 1992 and it was awesome, everyone remembers! Let’s not get carried away, it’s going to take a huge job. But I saw a lot of videos of the bike on the track last year and it is clearly a fast machine with a lot of potential. I can tell you that there are even harder bikes to ride so there is no ‘there is no reason why we can’t do it if the planets are aligned "…

"Our ambition is to win the TT"

By signing this size of the TT in his team, the goal of the CEO of Norton Motorcycles is clear: to win the Tourist Trophy. "We’ve been talking to John for at least a year, he has the talent, he’s the TT man with his results and his pedigree," said Stuart Garner. "Our ambition is to win the TT and to continue to develop a very good team in the years to come. We had John in sight for a long time."…

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