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Life with John: Castrol Honda Team Manager Neil Tuxworth interview

eam manager par excellence Neil Tuxworth headed Honda Britain’s road racing efforts for more than 20 years, during which he masterminded Honda winning three World Superbike titles with American riders John Kocinski and Colin Edwards, as well as copious Isle of Man TT victories via the likes of Joey Dunlop and John McGuinness, and a succession of British Superbike Championship wins, most notably with Japanese expat Ryuichi Kiyonari. A skilled racer himself, who finished second in the Isle of Man TT as well scoring a Manx GP win and five third places in TT races, Neil scored many points finishes on TZ Yamahas in Grand Prix racing, and also competed successfully

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