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| Bruce Anstey | |||||||||||||||
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 Anstey at the 2014 Isle of Man TT | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1969 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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Bruce Anstey MNZM (born 24th April 1969 in New Zealand) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former lap record holder on the world-famous Snaefell Mountain Course with a time of 17 minutes 6.682 seconds, at an average speed of 132.298 mph (212.913 km/h) set during the 2014 Superbike TT Race.[1] Anstey was signed to race for the Padgett's Honda Racing Team having previously ridden for TAS Suzuki Racing, Valmoto Triumph and DTR Yamaha.[2][3] For thirteen consecutive seasons, from 2002 - 2015, Bruce Anstey managed to secure a top three finish at the world's three most prestigious road races; the North West 200, the Isle of Man TT and the Ulster Grand Prix.[4]
A press release issued on behalf of Anstey on 10 April 2018, stated that due to illness he would not compete during the 2018 racing season.[5][6][7] He did however ride a parade lap on board a Honda RC213V-S during the 2018 Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling in late August.[8] Anstey announced a return to competitive racing in July 2019 stating he would compete at the Classic TT, and secured a victory in the 250 cc event.[9]
In a BBC interview in September 2021, Anstey stated that it his intention to resume racing at the 2022 Classic TT.[10]
- ^ Anstey's lap record was passed by John McGuinness on 12 June 2015, achieving 132.701 miles per hour (213.562 km/h). David Norton in IOM Today, 12 June 2015: "What a race! John McGuinness storms to 23rd TT victory"
- ^ "Bruce Anstey Archived 8 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine", northwest200.org, retrieved 2010-08-28
- ^ "Rider Profile :: Bruce Anstey (NZ)", BBC, 7 April 2010, retrieved 2010-08-28
- ^ "Isle of Man TT favourite Bruce Anstey to miss 2018 season after cancer diagnosis". Independent.co.uk. 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Anstey battling cancer and unlikely to make TT". Mcnews.com.au. 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Illness set to rule out Anstey for 2018". BBC Sport.
- ^ "WATCH: '˜Flying Kiwi' Bruce Anstey completes parade lap on Honda RCV". Newsletter.co.uk.
- ^ "Bruce Anstey wins on comeback after cancer treatment at Classic TT". Autosport.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Anstey: 'The doctors don't know how I'm still here' - Kiwi road racer talks about cancer battle". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021.