David Jefferies continued his rise as the new force on the island, adding another three victories to his rapidly growing tally. But 2000 belonged as much to an old master as it did to the new millennium man. At 48 years of age, Joey Dunlop defied the odds and silenced the doubters by winning the ...

After a short hiatus, the TT roared back into action in 2002. While Joey's absence was deeply felt, David Jefferies emerged as the new star of the event, securing an impressive third consecutive hat-trick of victories in what would prove to be the beginning of a golden era for his team, TAS Suzuk...

A dark shadow fell over the 2003 TT as news broke of the tragic death of its biggest star, David Jefferies, during practice. Honouring the wishes of the Jefferies family, TAS Suzuki chose to continue competing at that year’s event with their number two rider, Adrian Archibald. 'Archie,' who had a...

TAS Suzuki continued its winning momentum in 2004, with Bruce Anstey and Adrian Archibald claiming victories in the Production TT and Senior TT, respectively. However, the 2004 event is equally remembered for the rising dominance of John McGuinness, who not only shattered the outright lap record ...

The TT underwent a long-overdue transformation in 2005, as the Formula 1 TT was rebranded the Superbike TT, the Production TT evolved into the Superstock TT, and the Junior TT was renamed the Supersport TT.

Morecambe’s John McGuinness, who had claimed victory in the final Formula 1 TT twelve mon...

John McGuinness continued his scintillating form by securing his second hat-trick of victories in just three years. Having first made his mark as a regular winner on the smaller-capacity machines, McGuinness had now firmly established himself as a master of the big bikes, claiming another Superbi...

The Centenary TT of 2007 proved to be a truly spectacular event. There was plenty for the record-breaking crowd to savour away from the Mountain Course – not least the wall-to-wall sunshine – but the action on track was hotter still.

John McGuinness delivered another masterclass, securing a domi...

The only certainty about the Isle of Man TT Races is their enduring unpredictability, and 2008 will be remembered as a year when ‘Lady Luck’ played a decisive role. Following an impressive sophomore campaign at the TT, Australian ace Cameron Donald fulfilled his early promise by securing victory ...

The John McGuinness success story continued at TT 2009 with victory in the Superbike Race and a new outright lap record of 131.578mph in the Senior, but a broken chain denied him glory in the latter.

His lap four retirement opened the door for HM Plant Honda team-mate Steve Plater to take his se...