Is this the next Manxman to win at the Isle of Man TT?
"People like John McGuinness have been here for so long but he’s improvඣing."

Michael Evans is hoping a change of s🅠cenery can inspire an Isle of Man TT victory this year.
Evans dreams of becoming just theꦿ fourth Manxman to win a TT race.
He has joined Dafabet Racing for 2025, joining forces for the 1000cc 🐻and Supertwin classes.
Evans will also jump on a Honda Fireblad💙e for the Superbike class, and ride a Kawasaki in the Supert🍎win class.
“I’m excited to see how I can progress with the Honda. It ﷽will be tricky because it’s a new bike for both parties,” Evans told Manx Radio.
“It 🧸will take time. These things always do. It’s an evolution - if you miss something, you learn it the year after.
“I had the same with my own bike. It took two years to ge𓂃t it into a position where you know how it works, with a good base setup.”
Evans said about his change of scenery into Dafabetౠ Racing: “It’s a good thing, I need to remember that. I want to forget about being a mechanic because I’m not a very good o💙ne!
“Just worry about the riding, be ready. There are other🍌s in that situation. It 🍸will be nice to just worry about myself.
“I want to improve. People like John McGuinness have been here for so long ♒but he’s improving.
“Last year was his fastest-ever six laps. People say🐼 he’s past it? I don’t see whyಌ.
“Peter Hickman, Davey Todd, go really, really fast! But it’s experience a🐼nd improving.
“I ꦆwant to win every race. 🍌Whether it’s realistic or not, I want to win a TT.
“I won at the Manx so I know what it feels 🔥like. I’m addicted to that feeling.”
Evans 🔯won the 2017 Junior an🉐d Senior Manx Grand Prix.
He has been inside the to🦩p 20 of a TT race on 12 occasions.
Evans’ best result at 🐼the TT so far🐭 is seventh in the 2023 Supertwin Race 2.
Last y🍨ear, he set his personal fastest lap (averaging 128.232mph) in the 1🍌000cc class.

James was a sport🎐s journalist at Sky S🧸ports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.