Team Mugen double their talent for 2014 IoM TT

Twenty-time TT race winner John McGuinness will again represent the Japanese outfit in his third SES TT Zero Race start.

McGuinness narrowly missed out on his first TT Zero victory in 2013 with a lap of over 109mph, losing the race by less than two seconds to Michael Rutter. Both riders shattered the previous lap record by over a minute.

Joining McGuinness, who was recently in Australia for the AMCN International Island Classic at Phillip Island, will be New Zealand racer Bruce Anstey, who has nine TT race victories. Kiwi Anstey will be making his debut in the TT Zero class this year.

The formidable Team Mugen riders will be supported with an all-new bike, currently named 'shinden San', which the team promises will have more power, and further record speeds are anticipated over the course of the event.

A spokesman for the team said: "We are extremely excited to have secured the services of two such experienced, proven winners around the TT mountain course, and the team will be pulling out all the stops to provide them with the machinery to go for the first TT Zero victory for Team Mugen."

No further details on Shinden San are available at this time, with the bike set to be revealed closer to the event date.

The SES TT Zero class at the Isle of Man TT will be held on Wednesday, 4th June, 2014.

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