John McGuinness

Yeah, it is.

I think when you think about like the top guys and things like they are in their late 30s, 40s, you know, John McGuinness is still super competitive as well.

So we are babies of the sport.

So, you know, it's good.

Have I got that right, that story?

Very close, but it was actually John McGuinness.

Was it? Yeah, we were dicing in a group together.

There was four of us on course, which very rarely happens at the TT that you end up in a group.

How did he find it?

I think the hardest thing for him was he went back as a novice with a novice jacket on behind John McGuinness for like a lap [laughs] which he thought, "I've won a, I've won, [laughs] I've won over here." But anyway, it did, he did, he did because he obviously had been away for such a long time.

I think he settled into it straight away, really.

We, we had a problem.

You know what I mean? He was faster than Harrison.

He pulled out on Harrison.

He got John McGuinness very, very quickly, and he pulled up on him.

And obviously you're thinking, "Jesus, he's going really well.

No, we've got a, um, we've got a BSB, uh, night, uh, down, down at the shop, and where the, the Honda, the Honda BSB riders and, I believe, the road racing team as well, um-

Including John McGuinness, my goodness

... including John McGuinness, yes, um, are paying a visit to our shop on Thursday night.

And, um, I, to be honest, I've not been involved in the, the organization of the ticket s- uh, the ticket, um, booking and that, so I don't even know-- I'm not even aware if you can still make a booking for it.

But, uh, yeah, they're coming down ahead of their final round at, at Brands Hatch this weekend, um, with members of the Honda racing team-

... and four.

John McGuinness, eight years with us.

Yeah.

Bruce, 11 years with us.

And so, uh, Sean Anderson, I love the lad actually, and Sean's a very staunch TT supporter and a top 10 man.

41 or so.

John McGuinness, 50 odd.

John McGuinness, 54, 55-

That is for sure.

Do you know, I love the fact that 2007 was the first time that you came over here because what a year, obviously centenary, John McGuinness did something that was pretty good at the time.

And that's such an iconic

moment.