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Switzerland- The Geneva based International Motorcycle Manufacturers ' Association( IMMA) has appointed Katalin Dobranszky-Bartus as its new Secretary General. A Brussels based Hungarian and Belgian citizen, Ms. Dobranszky-Bartus " brings a wealth of expertise in international transport policy and regulatory affairs." And has frequently engaged with United Nations transport entities. Having held different positions in the banking and financial sector, her multidisciplinary background includes training in law, risk management, and investment analysis, she studied for a PhD in Sustainable Finance, having studied in Budapest, Maastricht, and Cambridge. Her appointment marks a return to fullscale operations for IMMA nearly two years after the tragic passing of former Secretary General Edwin Bastiaensen. www. immamotorcycles. org
Germany- Daniel Schnell has assumed the position of Managing Director of Suzuki Deutschland GmbH, succeeding Kazuyuki Yamashita, who will be joining Suzuki GB PLC, Suzuki ' s British subsidiary. Schnell is the first German Managing Director in the company ' s 50-year history.
The Honda WN7 Electric Motorcycle and UNI-ONE Mobility Robot won ' Red Dot: Best of the Best ' Awards in Red Dot Award 2026: Product Design, with the WN7 also winning a God Award at the 2026 iF Design Awards.
SBS in Mountain Course Podium Clean Sweep at 2026 IOM TT
The 2026 Isle of Man TT belonged to SBS ' Partners In Racing. Across the headline solo races of the week, SBSsupported riders and teams locked out the podium time and again, finishing P1, P2 and P3 in the Superbike, Supersport, Senior and Sportbike contests on the Mountain Course. The story started with Dean Harrison, who opened qualifying by setting the fastest-ever opening qualifying lap in TT history at 133.925 mph, then continued to top the times as race week took shape. " Harrison looked comfortable, decisive, and fully in tune with the Mountain Course from the first run. By the time the race week began, he had already shown the field where the benchmark would sit. " Harrison then delivered in race trim. In the RST Superbike TT, Harrison took command from the front and never blinked. Riding for Honda Racing UK, he won by 15.5 seconds, set the fastest lap of the race at 134.892mph, and led home Peter Hickman in P2 and Michael Dunlop P3 to give SBS a full podium sweep, in one of the week ' s biggest contests." The Supersport class told a similar story. In Race 1, Michael Dunlop overhauled Harrison after the opening lap and powered away to win by 24.47 seconds, with Hickman completing the podium in P3. Dunlop also set the fastest lap of the race at 127.672 mph. In Race 2, the pattern repeated: Harrison hit the front early, Dunlop was relentless, and pit work plus outright rhythm swung the race his way. Dunlop claimed his 35th TT victory in Race 2, beating Harrison by 26.1 seconds, with Hickman again in P3. For SBS, it was another pair of podium lockouts in one of the TT ' s most fiercely contested classes. Then came the blue-riband race. The Senior TT is the one every rider wants. It has been the TT ' s showpiece since 1911- the race that carries the greatest weight in the paddock and the deepest legacy in road racing. This year ' s edition was shaped by disruption, weather pressure, and a revised race schedule designed to protect the event ' s headline contest. Even then, the drama did not stop. The original running of the race was redflagged on lap two with Harrison already over 14 seconds clear and running at a pace that threatened the outright lap record. The race could not be declared on Friday because less than half the distance had been completed, but
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after the event ' s conclusion, Harrison was officially declared the winner based on the positions at the end of lap one of the original start. Harrison ' s opening lap of 135.166 mph from a standing start was blistering. He was already stretching the field, already on lap-record pace before the stoppage, and already making the Senior race his own. The final classification gave him his seventh TT victory, his second Senior TT success, and a second double-winning week in succession. Behind him, Peter Hickman took P2 and Josh Brookes finished in P3, sealing yet another SBS clean sweep of the podium in the race that matters most. Even with the race modified by circumstance, the message was clear: SBS was at the front together with our Partners In Racing when the stakes were highest. www. sbsbrakes. com
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