In the year 2000 the QB R71's of V&M Racing
and Temple Auto Salvage dominated pure road racing
at both the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT overshadowing
Honda's flagship sportsbike the Fireblade, with
Honda's TT honour at stake it was clear that something
needed to be done.
Enter The TT Fireblade -
Just one look shows that this Fireblade built
for racer John McGuinness to ride at the 2001 Isle
of Man TT Races, is far from ordinary.
Featuring our lightweight CRR600 style carbonfibre
bodywork used for its smaller frontal area and
ready made ram-air slots matched to our fully pressurised
carbonfibre ram-airbox designed and built from
information supplied by Honda Japan. This Fireblade
looks as far removed from the standard bike as
is possible and with a specification that puts
many superbikes to shame, this bike was built to
win.
With cancellation in 2001 of both
the North West 200 road race in Ireland and the
Isle of Man TT due to Foot and Mouth disease, it
was later in the year at the Macau GP that John
McGuinness took the win that the TT Fireblade deserved. |
