Hi everyone, @brithebuilder, @anthonyricco, @kalamazoo, @gblair, @rory, @bikequeen, @johnb, @fiveten, @eb801
Well, you might be asking yourselves “who is John McGuinness?”.
He is one of the foremost motorcycle road racers in recent years.
What is road racing? As the name suggests it’s racing on public roads as opposed to circuits.
Perhaps the best known event is the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (IOM TT), held in June every year.
The Isle of Man is a small island off the north west coast of England. It is part of the UK but has its own parliament. Most of the rules and regulations are the same as the mainland, but it is able to close public roads in order to hold a race, something which requires an act of parliament on the mainland.
To celebrate John McGuinness’ 100th TT race entry Honda have brought out a special edition Fireblade.
Until this year John held second place for the number of TT wins, but has lost that place to Michael Dunlop.
Who is nephew to perhaps the greatest road racer of all time, the late, great Joey Dunlop.
Anyway, I came across an after market transfer (decal) set designed for the Tamiya 1/12 kit.
The wheel rims look tricky.
I posted the “standard” Fireblade here last year, and know it’s a great kit.
That’s it for now, happy modelling and thanks for taking the time to look.
