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EXCLUSIVE
PETER
HICKMAN
INTERVIEW
HICKY
P E T E R H I C K M A N I N T E R V I E W
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We here at MRW recently had the honour of doing a one-onone
interview with the fastest road-racer in the world, Peter
Hickman. We were only supposed to talk to him for 30minutes,
but over an hour later we were still going in what has to be one of
the most in-depth interviews the UK star has ever done.
By Mitchell Boyes
Chances are if you are reading this
magazine you are a pretty big fan of
motorcycle racing. The chances are also
good that you have at least heard of the
Isle of Man TT races. We all know that
it takes a rather unique type of person
to lap the isle of man at the speed that
the professionals do. One such unique
human being is Peter Hickman. If you
don’t know who Peter Hickman is, here
is some information about him. He is a
British Superbike star; He has won 5 Isle
of Man TT races and is the fastest person
ever to lap the Island with an average
speed of 135.452 mph (216 km/h). He
has also won the Macau Grand Prix 3
times as well as the North West 200 and
last but not least he has won multiple
Ulster Grand Prix’s. That’s a little bit
of information on the career of Peter
Hickman. The guy is fast on two wheels.
Rob got the opportunity to have a
virtual sit down with the British star
and talk all things TT, BSB and much
more. Rob launched straight in asking
Peter that if someone had told 16-yearold
Peter that he would be where he is
today, what would he say? Hicky, as he
is affectionately known, said he would
probably just laugh at you. He carried
on, saying that his has been a long road,
being in the paddock since 2004.