Rob Barber (born 1983)
is an
English professional
motorcycle racer
Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Oth ...
, and has also been described as an "IT consultant."
He won the only running of the
TTXGP in 2009, the forerunner to the
TT Zero.
In the TT Zero he has multiple podium finishes, including a second place in
2010 Isle of Man TT
The 2010 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 29 May and Friday 11 June on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The 2010 races again included a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race. The Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lig ...
and third at the
2013 Isle of Man TT
The 2013 Isle of Man TT Races were held between the Saturday 25 May and Friday 7 June 2013 on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first Sidecar TT with a special p ...
and
2014 Isle of Man TT
The 2014 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 24 May and Friday 6 June 2014 on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The main races were six solo motorcycle races and two sidecar races. The festival also included Pre-TT ...
.
Together with his father Phil, he runs the PRB Racing team.
On 21 November 2019, on an episode of the
BBC Television
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programme ''
Question Time
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'', during the run-up to the
2019 United Kingdom general election, accompanied by his mother, he claimed that, although his annual income was over £80,000, this placed him in the lower 50% of United Kingdom earners; he repeatedly and aggressively called the
Labour parliamentary candidate
Richard Burgon "a liar" for stating otherwise.
, a barrister specialising in tax law, has confirmed that an income of £80,000+ per year would in fact place Barber in the top three percent of UK earners.
References
External links
PBR Racing
English motorcycle racers
Living people
Isle of Man TT riders
1983 births
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