Fast Bikes

TEN MINUTES WITH... JAMES HILLIER

FB: How has not racing the TT impacted you? How much have you missed it?

JH: “It’s weirdly gone quite quickly, to be honest. It did seem a long time at the beginning, but looking back, it seems to have gone by pretty fast and I’ve been busy with the day job. I’ve missed it an awful lot though, and I’m so ready to get back to it now.”

FB: What is the thing you’ve missed the most about the TT?

“It would have to be the speed, I think. Just going fast in fifth and sixth gear is such a rush, and you just don’t get that in any kind of short circuit riding; only the TT can

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