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Bruce Anstey to race RC213V-S at IOM TT

Trev by Trev
May 26, 2016
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Bruce Anstey to race RC213V-S in Superbike and Senior IOM TT

New Zealand TT ace Bruce Anstey will a Padgetts backed Honda RC213V-S in the 2016 RST Superbike and PokerStars Senior TT races.

Bruce Anstey has yet to test the machine but he will practice on it along with the superbike spec Fireblade that he rode to his first 6-lap Superbike race victory last year.

Bruce Anstey

“It has always been a dream of mine to ride a MotoGP bike at the TT and this is as close as I will ever get, Clive is the only person in the world who could put something like this together and if he says it is OK I am with him 100%.  He hasn’t just pulled it out of the crate and said we are racing it. Clive and the team have done a lot of work to the bike to make it ready for the TT.

Bruce Anstey to race RC213V-S in Superbike and Senior IOM TT
Bruce Anstey to race RC213V-S in Superbike and Senior IOM TT

“The RCV should be an absolute weapon because it has loads of power but it feels as nimble as a 600.” he said. “It should be stable too as it’s over 2 inches longer than a Fireblade but is still really small and compact. I am really looking forward to seeing how it handles through the quick corners because it will be able to turn so fast.”

Honda RC213V-S streetbike prototype
Honda RC213V-S streetbike prototype

Valvoline Racing by Padgetts Motorcycles team boss Clive Padgett said that the idea for the incredible venture to race a production version of Marc Marquez’s Grand Prix bike on the 38 mile Mountain course originally came from a customer.

Honda RC213V-S
Honda RC213V-S
Clive Padgett

“I was having a few pints of Guinness with a customer who had just bought an RCV from us and he said wouldn’t it be great to see one of them going down Bray Hill.  That planted the seed in my head and it has been germinating ever since.

Honda RC213V-S
Honda RC213V-S

“The TT is all about pioneering innovation and I really wanted to do something different. I see this as being in the spirit of what Mr Honda did when he first came to the TT with his race bikes in 1959. I think this will bring even more global attention to the TT this year and that can only be a good thing. I am really giddy about it all. I might be over 50 now but inside I am still a 19 year old racer!”

Honda RC213V-S streetbike prototype
Honda RC213V-S streetbike prototype

Preparing the RCV for the rigours of the world’s toughest motorcycle race has been a huge challenge for Clive Padgett and his Valvoline backed squad.

“It has been a very difficult project to pull together,” Padgetts admits.  “We have had to beef the bike up for the TT course and we can’t get anything off the shelf so everything has had to be made bespoke. Things like the wheels, the K-Tech forks, the rear shocks, the brakes and the radiator guards have all had to be specially made.”

Honda RC213V-S
Honda RC213V-S

The RCV’s standard package produces a mere 159bhp but with the £10,000 race kit fitted, which includes a titanium exhaust and a special ECU, the V4 delivers over 200bhp.

“I love Bruce to bits and I wanted to give him the best motorcycle in the world to ride. That’s what this bike is all about,” concluded Clive Padgett.

Honda RC213V-S
Honda RC213V-S

Of the last 39 TT races that the team has started around the Mountain Course the Batley team has finished in the top four on no less than 33 occasions and of those 27 were podium places with 11 wins.

Bruce Anstey congratulated by his partner, team manager Clive Padgett and team members
Bruce Anstey congratulated by his partner, team manager Clive Padgett and team members in 2015

The team is probably most well known for Ian Hutchinson’s five wins in a week in 2010. The team has also secured numerous lap and race records including Bruce Anstey’s RST Superbike win in 2015 in a record winning time of 128.749mph (1:45.29.902).

The top three - James Hillier, Bruce Anstey and Ian Hutchinson
2015 IOM TT Superbike Podium – James Hillier, Bruce Anstey and Ian Hutchinson

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