Having spent time more time off-track during the 2 year break from the TT, 14-time TT podium finisher James Hillier joins Chris Pritchard in this episode of ‘5 minutes with…’ to talk returning to the roads for this year’s TT.
Catching up on the sands of Ramsey beach, Hillier talks of his passion for off-road and explains how competing in Dakar has always been one of his bucket list goals, comparing the endurance of off-road to the Senior TT.
Coming in with more excitement than nerves, James says he’s absolutely ready to get his TT fix and is feeling confident going into 2022. With a new team for the first time in a decade, he describes the move to RICH Energy OMG Racing as “new foundations, different brakes’. Having not been top-step since 2005 with John McGuinness MBE, Hillier is hopeful that could be about to change for Yamaha…
Up Next in 2022
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5 Minutes With... Lee Johnston
Lee Johnston catches up with Chris Pritchard for a stroll along Laxey Beach to talk getting in the zone, returning for the TT and how he holds his nerve.
“When people say they get nervous about BSB, I think you have no idea what nerves are” says Lee whilst soaking up the Manx sunshine outside Th...
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5 Minutes With... Michael Rutter
In the first episode of this series, Chris Pritchard catches up with TT favourite Michael Rutter for a boys day out on the Manx Electric Railway, followed by a fiery afternoon cocktail at the Isle of Man’s Gin Distillery, Fynoderee.
With a career that spans nearly 30 years, veteran of the TT cou...
