Conor Cummins fans will be able to meet the TT star when he makes a personal appearance at Manx Telecom’s Strand Street store on May 9. After a fantastic 2014 season which saw him produce his best ever TT results, ‘Conrod’ can’t wait to get back on the Mountain Course. He bagged a brace of podium finishes at the TT last year, including second place in the PokerStars Senior race.

That followed two more podium places at the North West 200 – and this year he’ll be aiming to build on that success in his second season with Honda Racing alongside 21 time TT winner John McGuinness.

The fastest Manxman around the TT circuit will meet fans and sign autographs from 10am to noon. He said:

“This is the fourth successive season that Manx Telecom has been one of my personal sponsors and I really appreciate being supported by a local company. Meeting fans at the store is always good fun, and it’s always great to see the excitement and enthusiasm they have for the TT.”

Conor will contest the RST Superbike and PokerStars Senior races at the Isle of Man TT fuelled by Monster Energy, and the Superbike races at the North West 200, aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. Visitors to the Manx Telecom store can also see the road legal version of Conor’s race bike which will be won in a fantastic competition. To be in with a chance of winning the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade worth ?12,000 all you have to do is send a text, use mobile data or make a voice call anytime during May 9 to June 12, 2015 – see full details at www.manxtelecom.com/ttcomp. 

Fans will again see the ‘MT’ logo on Conor’s racing leathers this season, and during TT race week he will be the star guest at an exclusive VIP chat the telecoms company is hosting for business clients. To help keep his fans informed, Manx Telecom has also provided Conor with a 4G enabled iPhone, iPad and data roaming bolt-ons so he can post Twitter and Facebook updates at @ConrodIOM and https://www.facebook.com/conoriom 

David Smith, Manx Telecom Marketing Director, commented:

“Conor has always been a fantastic ambassador for us and we’ll be delighted to welcome him to our store again this year. He represents all that is great about the TT and our superfast 4G mobile network, and there’s no one better to tell our customers all about the superb Honda Fireblade which we’ll being giving away in our TT competition!”

More Conor-themed events and competitions are being planned by Manx Telecom in the weeks and months ahead – keep an eye on the company’s Facebook and Twitter feeds for more details.

Photo - Conor Cummins, pictured racing in 2014, who is being sponsored by Manx Telecom for the fourth successive season. Photo by Dave Purves.