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At the ripe old age of 54 yrs and 11 months Carl Coombes will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

Carl, a Biker himself and like many of you, has lost friends and relatives to accidents, but so many more have gone to the awful disease, Cancer. He lost his younger brother three years ago and since then he has tried to do what he can to raise awareness and funds for those that are effected.

So as part of his efforts to raise awareness and funds, he is taking part in the Kilimanjaro Challenge in November 2016. Between now and then he is hoping to raise a minimum of £4,000 for Tenovus Cancer Care. 

The initial deposit of £390 has already been paid by Carl, plus the cost of visas, vaccinnations, insurance, travel to Heathrow, etc... and does not count as part of the £4,000 target.

If you are a biker or part of a biking community please help by donating what you can, via JustGiving or by texting BIKR98 to 70070 followed by the amount you would like to donate. For example: BIKR985 if you wish to donate £5, to 70070

www.justgiving.com/carl-coombes3/

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they will never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Carl Coombes is part of the team @ Extra Mile Bike Tours

Each year the Royal Automobile Club awards a series of historic trophies and medals to individuals and organisations, celebrating and recognising outstanding achievements, technical skills and innovation in the motoring and motor sport industries.

The Torrens Trophy recognises an individual or organisation considered to have made an outstanding contribution to motor cycling in Britain. The Trophy was first awarded in 1978 in memory of Arthur Bourne, a motor cycling journalist and Vice Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club who wrote a column under the name Torrens. It has only been awarded eight times in its history and only when the club feels that the achievement justifies it.

Its last recipient was four times British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne. Shakey, upon receiving it said ‘It’s a great achievement to win the Torrens Trophy and be recognised by such an established and respected organisation as the Royal Automobile Club’.

This year, with such a strong crop of potential worthy recipients, the Club’s Torrens Trophy Nominations Committee - consisting of Royal Automobile Club member Ben Cussons, Torrens Nomination Committee Chairman and ex-bike racer Barrie Baxter, well-respected motorcycle journalist Mat Oxley, former racer and commentator Steve Parrish and Arthur Bourne’s son Richard Bourne - debated long and hard. The overall winner of the Torrens Trophy will be awarded at the prestigious Pall Mall clubhouse in January. In no particular order, the shortlist of nominees for the 2015 trophy is:

Ian Hutchinson
Ian Hutchinson has bettered Isle of Man TT greats like Stanley Woods, Mike Hailwood, Joey Dunlop and John McGuinness by winning five TT races in one week. That was five years ago. Since then Hutchinson has been to hell and back. Just weeks after his unique achievement the Yorkshireman broke his left leg badly. Surgeons prescribed amputation but Hutchinson resisted and has since undergone 30 operations to retain the limb. His comeback is an awe-inspiring tale of triumph over adversity, climaxing with his return to winning form at the 2015 TT, when he won another three races.

Danny Kent
Britain has enjoyed plenty of success in the World Superbike Championship over the past few decades but none in motorcycling’s premier MotoGP series. Until Danny Kent came along. On November 8th the 22-year-old from Gloucestershire became this country’s first Grand Prix World Champion since Barry Sheene in 1977. Honda rider Kent won his crown in the harum-scarum Moto3 title, MotoGP’s junior championship, which launched the careers of Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and many others. Next year Kent moves up to Moto2, with the MotoGP class itself his eventual target.

Jonathan Rea
Years of hard work paid off for Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea when he secured the World Superbike Championship in September. Rea had been a race winner in the series for six seasons, but it took a change of manufacturer to fully realise his potential. The 28-year-old utterly dominated the 2015 campaign, taking his Kawasaki to victory in 14 of the 28 races and finishing on the podium in all but four races. Rea follows in the wheel tracks of fellow British World Superbike champions including Carl Fogarty and Neil Hodgson and former Torrens Trophy winners James Toseland and Tom Sykes.

Tai Woffindon
Speedway is one of the few surviving racing disciplines in which the rider’s right wrist is effectively connected to the rear tyre, untrammelled by a little black box of electronics making win-or-lose decisions. Not only that, speedway bikes run on methanol and have no brakes! Twenty-five-year-old Woffindon has climbed to the top of this most visceral of motor sports twice in the last three years, winning the 2013 and 2015 World Speedway Championships. The Australian-born Britain, known for his stylishly aggressive riding and cast-iron bravery, is also a multiple British Speedway Champion.


The Torrens Trophy
The Royal Automobile Club has always had a close association with the motor cycling world. The Club formed the Auto Cycle Club in 1903, which went on to become the Auto Cycle Union in 1947. The first Tourist Trophy race was held on the Isle of Man in 1905 for cars - two years before the first TT for motorcycles.

The Torrens Trophy recognises an individual or organisation considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the cause of safe and skilful motorcycling in the United Kingdom OR to have made an outstanding contribution of technical excellence to further the cause of motor cycling in the UK OR to have shown outstanding skill in international motor cycling sporting events in the United Kingdom.

The Torrens Trophy was first awarded in 1978 in memory of Arthur Bourne, a motor cycling journalist who wrote a column under the name Torrens. Arthur Bourne was also a Vice-Chairman of the RAC.

Previous winners of the Torrens Trophy include BMW in 1989 in recognition for their contribution to motor cycle safety through their development of their anti-lock braking system and in 1998 to Ian Kerr of the Metropolitan Police for 20-years of tireless work in promoting safe and responsible motorcycling. In 2008 World Superbike Champion James Toseland was awarded the Trophy for his immense contribution to raising the profile of motorcycle racing in this country. In 2013 Tom Sykes was awarded the trophy for being crowned the fifteenth World Superbike Champion, the fourth from Great Britain and only the second rider to win for Kawasaki in the series for twenty years. The last recipient was Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne for his unique achievement of securing a fourth British Superbike Championship.

Even though the champagne has only just been sprayed at Macau, signifying the close of the 2015 road-racing season, thoughts are already turning to next year’s Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy and Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts with a broad choice of tickets for both events going on sale from Saturday 28th November.

The first day of Motorcycle Live at the NEC in Birmingham marks the official launch of the Isle of Man’s road racing season, with tickets for next year’s races available to buy online at www.iomtt.com from 09.00 (BST) on Saturday 28th November and from the TT Races stand at the show.

You can be right at the heart of the action with a range of tickets including the ultimate race day Platinum VIP hospitality ticket which offers unrivalled access as the racing unfolds, witnessing drama and history through to the famous grandstand on Glencrutchery road and the Fanzone grandstands, positioned around the course at its most spectacular points. You can also buy tickets to the special events including the ‘TT Preview Night’ and ‘MotoGP’ Mad Sunday lunch.

This year’s TT meeting features a revised schedule, culminating with the new ‘Championship Day’ with the solo and sidecar overall titles decided on the last race day, Friday 10th June.

After a week of qualifying, the race schedule kicks off with the RST Superbike Race and the first Sure Sidecar Race on Saturday 31st May and is followed by Monday's Monster Energy Supersport Race 1 and the RL360 Superstock Race. Wednesday's packed programme gets underway with the SES TT Zero, followed by the Monster Energy Supersport Race 2 and concluding with the Bennetts Lightweight TT, which moves to its new slot, swapping with the Sure Sidecar Race 2, which will open Friday’s race programme ahead of the PokerStars Senior TT.

While some of the riders have already confirmed whether they are staying with their teams, hot footing it to pastures new or switching manufacturers in a bid to glean those extra few vital seconds, there is huge interest building ahead of Motorcycle Live at the NEC in Birmingham when some of the leading teams and riders will reveal their plans for next year.

Can John McGuinness close on Joey Dunlop’s outright 26 TT race wins or will Michael Dunlop return to his 2014 form and deny the Morecambe Missile? Is Peter Hickman ready to challenge for race wins in only his third year, or is Ian Hutchinson going to obliterate the field as he did in 2010.

You can’t rule Bruce Anstey out of any race now that he’s broken his duck in the big bike class while James Hillier has served his apprenticeship and is ready to challenge for a Superbike win. And the emerging threat of the dynamic Lee Johnston, the revitalised Conor Cummins and the irrepressible Dean Harrison can be added to the mix making it the most anticipated TT meeting for many years.

In the sidecar class, new outright lap record holder Dave Molyneux is teaming up with Dan Sayle, undoubtedly a winning partnership with the most successful driver and most successful passenger in history back in tandem but with no less than seven race winning drivers set to line up next year including world champions Tim Reeves and the Birchall brothers, not to mention John Holden back with the fit again Andy Winkle, no one starts the clear favourite.

Tickets are also available for the 2016 Classic TT presented by Bennetts, now widely considered the world’s leading Classic Bike Races. Many of the leading TT riders now compete in the event on some of the greatest marques and machines in motorcycling history.

This year’s event features a new four race schedule with race days on Saturday 27th and Monday 29th August as well as a series of special events including the traditional no holds barred Classic TT Party on Saturday 29th and the Classic TT dinner with some of the greatest names in motorcycling history on Sunday 30th.

Tickets can be purchased from 9.00am on Saturday 28th November via the Official Isle of Man TT web shop (shop.iomtt.com) or by calling the Customer Service Team on +44 (0) 1624 640 000