Former Isle of Man TT sidecar race winner Ian Bell, proprietor of Yamaha dealership Ian Bell Motorcycles at Bedlington in Northumberland, is returning to TT action in 2014 after a ten-year break.
Bell, who won on the Mountain Course in 2003 with passenger Neil Carpenter, retired from racing in 2004 after sustaining serious injuries in a practice crash at Hillberry during that year’s TT festival. He returned to the sport in 2007 with his son Carl in the chair. They have since been regular front runners in the British F2 Championship, taking the title in 2012. Naturally, the Bell duo will be competing on a Yamaha-powered outfit.