5 Minutes With... James Hillier
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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…
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5 Minutes With... Ian Hutchinson
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