Ace at IoM Classic TT & ManxGP 2014
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Ace Cafe London presence at the 2nd annual Isle of Man Classic TT, located at the heart of the action at Grandstand, runs from Practise Week, through the holiday weekend of Classic TT, and remains in place until the end of the 91st annual Manx Grand Prix.
Starting on Friday 23rd August, this years Classic TT includes with new trophies names after four of the greatest riders in TT history - Joey Dunlop OBE (26 wins), Geoff Duke OBE (6 wins), Mike Hailwood MBE (14 wins) and Phil Read MBE (8 wins), having accumulated 54 TT race victories between them!
A stunning collection of Joey Dunlop race machines will be exhibited in the race paddock and amongst bikes displayed by the Ace will be, courtesy of owner Frank Jones, a 1969 Triumph T120 Thruxton rebuilt in 2009 by George Hopwood, with an engine built to the specification of that used by the Triumph Factory race bikes and as ridden by Malcolm Uphill to victory in 1969, winning the Isle of Man Production TT a an average speed of 99.99mph, being the first to achieve the 100mph lap!
The Classic TT celebrates the history of TT and motorcycle racing, and provides the centre piece of the new Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling, alongside the Manx Grand Prix, as well as two of Britain's biggest off-road events and the ever popular VMCC Rally.
See you on the island!
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