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ISSUE № 29, APRIL 2018
“The excitement of Motor Cycle racing”
Once the first motorcycle was sold in 1894, a product of Ger-
many, it was only a matter of time before a racing event would
follow with the first race in France a few years later. By the
early 1900’s the motorsport scene on the whole blossomed
throughout Central Europe. In 1949, the FIM (Federation In-
ternationale de Motorcyclisme) was founded, establishing the
format for road racing that is still recognizable to this day in
the World GP series. The first race held under FIM rules was
the Isle of Man TT event of June 1949.
Currently Many forms of motor bike racing exist but in general the various versions fall into 4 main categories: Road rac-
ing, Motor cross, Endurance and Cross Country and Track racing. Road racing accounts for the majority of road races
that take place each season, with an award for the highest placed rider. Prominent road races include the original Isle of Man
TT, North West 200, and Ulster Grand Prix on long circuits. The key venues are in countries such as Ireland, Netherlands,
Spain, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, New Zealand and Macau to name a few.
Specific to Trinidad and Tobago their has always been a large bike community in Trinidad for some time, but a key mile-
stone event was in 2015, when Wulf Gerstenmaier started a training program at Wallerfield called Wulfpack. The focus was
initially on rider safety on the road by practice on track. As riders excelled the Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Sports
Association (TTASA) then incorporated motorcycle racing into their events. More recently the Trinidad and Tobago Core
Racing Club has been established to bring race riders together.
Pictures courtesy the Trinidad and Tobago Core Racing Club.
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