Press Release | June 11, 2022
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results
Race Day, June 11, 2022
Hickman Wins 2022 Senior TT
This is a race report from IOMTT…
Peter Hickman became just the fourth rider to win four races in a week at the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, when he took victory in Saturday’s Milwaukee Senior TT Race. It was Hickman’s second Senior TT win and ninth in total.
Hickman won his second Senior TT win and ninth in total on June 11, 2022.
The Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing rider led from start to finish with his eventual winning margin of 16.918s over Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki). Conor Cummins took third place by 2.8s after a race-long battle with Milenco by Padgetts Honda teammate Davey Todd.
With conditions similar to the Supersport race the day before, the strong winds over the Mountain continuing, Harrison led at the first timing point at Glen Helen, his lead over Hickman just half a second. Todd was eight-tenths of a second further back with teammate Cummins just half a second in arrears. Michael Dunlop (Hawk Racing) and Ian Hutchinson (Milwaukee BMW Motorrad) slotted into fifth and sixth.
Over Ballaugh Bridge and Hickman had turned his deficit into a 2.4 s lead, the BMW rider having a great run from Glen Helen, and rounding Ramsey Hairpin for the first time he’d stretched the gap to 4.1 s. Cummins was now up to third, 3.2 s down on Harrison and 1.1 s up on Todd with Dunlop and Hutchinson holding station.
Hickman led Saturday’s Senior TT from start to finish.
Hickman built on his lead up and down the Mountain and with an opening lap of 132.381 mph he now led Harrison by an ominous looking 8.3s. Cummins was exactly five seconds adrift in third and was now almost three seconds ahead of Todd. Dunlop was still in fifth but it was now Dominic Herbertson (Gilbert Brown & Son) in sixth ahead of James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing), Hutchinson, Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan) and Craig Neve (Callmac Scaffolding).
Through Glen Helen on lap two and Hickman added another half second to his lead and after overhauling Todd on the road along the Cronk y Voddy straight, his advantage was up to 10.1s as he leapt Ballaugh Bridge. Cummins, Todd and Dunlop remained in third to fifth and Hillier was now up to sixth.
2019 Senior TT champ Dean Harrison took second place.
Just like the opening lap, Hickman built on his lead through each sector on lap two but while Harrison had a clear road in front of him, the Burton upon Trent rider was having to work his way through traffic slipping up the inside of Dunlop at Ramsey Hairpin. His teammate Brian McCormack was out of luck though, as he retired at Ballaugh.
Another good run over the Mountain, and a second lap of 132.627 mph, the fastest of the race, saw Hickman’s lead sit at 14.6s as he made his first pit stop. Harrison was 13.5s ahead of Cummins who only had a 1s gap to Todd, whilst Dunlop and Hillier still sat in fifth and sixth although the latter lost time when he overshot his pit box. The running order behind was now Herbertson, Hutchinson, Coward and John McGuinness MBE, the latter just ahead of the impressive Mike Browne.
Manxman Conor Cummins claimed his second podium of the week with a third-place finish.
McGuinness was then hit with a 30s penalty for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit but that was of little concern to Hickman who, as a result of having a slightly slower pit stop than Harrison, was 10.4s clear rounding the left-hander at Glen Helen on lap three. Harrison was suffering with a holed windscreen, the legacy of having hit a bird, while Todd had moved ahead of Cummins albeit by just 0.3s.
Although the lead was reduced at Ballaugh, Hickman responded on the run to Ramsey and was 11.3s ahead of Harrison with Cummins having nosed back ahead of Todd, the gap still less than half a second. Dunlop was holding onto fifth with Hillier back up to sixth after regaining the time he’d lost at the pits.
At the end of lap three, half race distance, Hickman had extended his lead considerably to 18.6s and although Harrison was comfortably in second, the battle for third was continuing to rage with Cummins 0.8s ahead of Todd. Dunlop, Hillier, Hutchinson, Herbertson, Coward and Neve were running fifth to 10th but both Gary Johnson and Michael Rutter were forced to retire at the pits.
Fastest newcomer Glenn Irwin was out, as he had to retire in the pits.
Coming into the pits for the second stop at the end of lap four and Hickman was controlling his advantage over Harrison, the margin 19.3s with two laps remaining. The battle for third was going in the favor of Cummins with the Manxman having eked out a gap of 2.7s. Fifth to ninth remained the same, however Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) had moved into 10th at the expense of Neve, the fastest newcomer’s first Senior TT came to an as he was forced to retire at the pits, but he had already done enough to win the TT Newcomers Trophy.
Once again, Hickman’s lead was cut after the pit stop but the 35-year old had everything under control and with no issues over the final two laps, he duly took the checkered flag by 16.918s. In the fight for third, Todd had brought the gap to Cummins down to half a second at Ramsey last time around but it was Cummins who had the better run over the Mountain to take the final podium position by 2.8s.
Dunlop and Hillier completed the top six with Hutchinson, Coward, McGuinness and Nathan Harrison completing the top 10, the latter having another brilliant ride with a final lap of 128.087 mph, meanwhile having previously been a top 10 contender, Dominic Herbertson unfortunately came off at Glen Helen.
Jamie Coward won the TT Privateers Championship.
The result means Hickman won the Joey Dunlop TT Championship with 111 points, 22 ahead of Harrison (89) and Dunlop (88). In the race for the TT Privateers Championship, it was Coward who prevailed with a maximum 125 points with Kawasaki claiming the TT Manufacturers Trophy and DAO Racing Kawasaki taking the Team Award.
June 11, 2022
1. Peter Hickman (BMW M1000RR) 01:44:56.494 / 129.432 mph
2. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) 01:45:13.412 / 129.085 mph
3. Conor Cummins (Honda CBR1000RR-R) 01:45:30.099 / 128.745 mph
4. Davey Todd (Honda CBR1000RR-R) 01:45:32.926 / 128.687 mph
5. Michael Dunlop (Suzuki GSXR1000) 01:47:15.918 / 126.628 mph
6. James HIllier (Yamaha YZF-R1N) 01:47:26.991 / 126.411 mph
7. Ian Hutchinson (BMW M1000RR) 01:48:01.669 / 125.734 mph
8. Jamie Coward (Yamaha YZF-R1) 01:48:25.506 / 125.274 mph
9. John McGuinness (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 01:48:35.748 / 125.077 mph
10. Nathan Harrison (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 01:49:30.139 / 124.041 mph
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results
Race Day, June 10, 2022
Dunlop Secures His 21st TT Win
This is a race report from IOMTT…
Today, in the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2, Michael Dunlop became the most successful 600cc rider ever at the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, as he claimed his ninth supersport win, his 21st TT win overall.
Riding the MD Racing Yamaha, Dunlop was locked in battle all race, again, with Peter Hickman (K2 Trooper Beer by PHR Performance) but edged away on the second and final lap to eventually take the win by 3.2 seconds, while Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) finished in third.
Peter Hickman went head to head with Dunlop for the top spot.
With a few damp patches around the course and windy conditions all round, it was Dunlop who led through Glen Helen first time around but only just with Hickman only 0.158 seconds in arrears while Harrison was third, a further 1.9 seconds behind. Davey Todd was another 1.2 seconds back in fourth on the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Honda closely followed by Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan) and Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing) with two seconds covering the trio.
By Ballaugh, Dunlop had stretched his advantage over Hickman to 0.465s and Harrison had lost more ground, the Bradford rider 3.3s behind Hickman. Coward had moved up to fourth, albeit by half a second, from Todd and Johnston.
Rounding Ramsey Hairpin, Harrison still led on the road but although he continued in third, he was slipping further back on time and was now 6.4 seconds behind race leader Dunlop. The gap to Hickman in second place was only half a second as they made the Mountain climb for the first time. Coward had doubled his advantage to Todd and it was now James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing) in sixth.
Dean Harrison landed a third place in the second Supersport race.
With an opening lap of 126.655mph, Dunlop led Hickman by 0.57 seconds with Harrison now 9.9 seconds further back in third. Todd had moved back up to fourth but was only a 10th of a second ahead of Coward and with Johnston retiring at the pits, Cummins slotted into sixth place. Hillier, Dominic Herbertson and Mike Browne followed in hot pursuit.
Sweeping round Glen Helen on lap two and with less than thirty miles to go, Dunlop had extended his lead to 1.8s as Hickman continued to work his way through traffic. Harrison was 9.5s adrift in third and, in turn, was 13.4s clear of Todd who’d added another second to his advantage over Coward. Cummins continued to circulate in sixth with Hillier, Herbertson, Browne and James Hind now the running order behind.
Back at the front, as the riders leapt Ballaugh Bridge, Hickman pegged the gap back to 1.3 seconds with both riders on lap record pace, the duo repeating their battle of the Supertwin race from two days earlier. It looked to be a two-horse race with Harrison almost 11 seconds behind in third. Todd had also strengthened his hold on fourth with the gap to Coward up to two seconds.
Davey Todd secured fourth in the Supersport Race 2.
All eyes were on the battle for the lead though and at Ramsey, Dunlop had responded to Hickman’s charge with another three-tenths of a second added to his lead, the difference between the two only 1.6 seconds as they headed up Snaefell for the final time.
At the Bungalow, Dunlop had increased his lead further to 2.7 seconds and with the fastest lap of the race, 128.536mph, he took the win from Hickman by 3.2 seconds as Harrison duly completed the race in third, the position he’d held all race.
Todd maintained fourth place to the end, his eventual margin over Coward 6.4 seconds, with Cummins in sixth ahead of Hillier, Herbertson, Browne and Paul Jordan. Hind just missed out on the top 10 with an 11th, with Rob Hodson, Ian Hutchinson, Michael Evans and Michael Sweeney completing the top 15.
1. Michael Dunlop (Yamaha YZF-R6) 35:29.154 / 127.589 mph
2. Peter Hickman (Triumph Daytona 765) 35:32.452 / 127.391 mph
3. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 35:53.800 / 126.129 mph
4. Davey Todd (Honda CBR600RR) 36:11.366 / 125.108 mph
5. Jamie Coward (Yamaha YZF-R6) 36:17.827 / 124.737 mph
6. Conor Cummins (Honda CBR600RR) 36:23.019 / 124.440 mph
7. James HIllier (Yamaha YZF-R6) 36:33.603 / 123.840 mph
8. Dominic Herbertson (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 36:41.569 / 123.392 mph
9. Mike Browne (Yamaha YZF-R6) 36:58.086 / 122.473 mph
10. Paul Jordan (Yamaha YZF-R6) 37:04.354 / 122.128 mph
37. Rennie Scaysbrook (Suzuki GSX-R600) 5.11 39:15.172 / 115.344 mph
Follow along Cycle News road test editor Rennie Scaysbrook’s IOMTT experience in his 2022 Isle of Man TT Video Diary Series
In the sixth video (below), Rennie crosses the finish line after his first race of the week and is here to tell you all about it. What a wild ride, thank you all for following along!
2022 Isle of Man TT Video Diary #6
June 10, 2022
Sidecar TT Race
June 10, 2022
Second Win of Week for the Birchall Brothers
Ben and Tom Birchall won a shortened 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race on Friday afternoon, the race being stopped due to an incident at Ago’s Leap when the majority of competitors were on their second lap.
The result was declared at the end of lap one with the Haith Honda duo taking their 12th TT win in total, 2.3 seconds ahead of Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing). Manx pairing Ryan and Callum Crowe (Haven Homes) finished third, a further 2.6 seconds behind after a thrilling opening lap between the leading three crews.
As the outfits rounded the left-hand sweep of Glen Helen on the opening lap, it was the Birchalls, as expected, who led but the gap to second was perhaps a bit of a surprise as their advantage was only 0.7 seconds over Founds/Walmsley. The Crowes were only a further second back and it already looked like the same three crews as the opening race on Monday would dispute the podium positions.
Dave Molyneux/Daryl Gibson (DMR) were up to fourth, 8.5 seconds behind the Crowes, and it was Harry Payne/Mark Wilkes (DAO 1886) and Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney (DAO/Express Tyre Service) who completed the top six on the early leaderboard. Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle (Town Garage Horsforth) were out though having retired at Ballacraine.
Over Ballaugh Bridge and the Birchalls had stretched their lead to two seconds over Founds/Walmsley with the Crowes a further 1.3s in arrears. The trio were pulling rapidly away from the rest of the field though as although Molyneux/Gibson were still in fourth, they were now more 16 seconds off the final podium position.
As the lap progressed, the Birchalls were slowly but surely increasing their lead and at Ramsey Hairpin, the gap to Founds/Walmsley in second place had moved out to 3.5 seconds. The battle for second was hotting up with the Crowes now only 0.8 seconds behind but there was more disappointment for Tim Reeves/Kevin Rousseau (Rich Energy Bonovo Action Racing) who retired on the first lap once more.
The crews headed towards St Ninian’s crossroads and Bray Hill for the second and final time, but a red flag came out shortly afterwards due to an incident at Ago’s Leap. The result was declared after the first lap. Behind the leading three, Molyneux/Gibson took fourth ahead of Payne/Wilkes and Crawford Hardie with Leglise/Farnier, Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde, Gary Gibson/Tom Christie and Blackstock/Rosney completing the top ten.
The result saw the Birchalls again win the TT Sidecar Championship with a maximum 50 points, 14 clear of Founds/Walmsley and the Crowes who tied for second place on 36 points.
Payne’s fifth place meant he won the Peter Chapman Trophy, awarded to the best newcomer driver, with Tom Christie picking up the Dave Wells Trophy for the best newcomer passenger.
Statement: Roger & Bradley Stockton
It is with deep sense of sorrow that the Isle of Man TT Races can announce the loss of Roger and Bradley Stockton following an incident on the final lap of the second Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races.
Roger and Bradley were father and son, and driver and passenger respectively.
We extend our deepest sympathy to their families, loved ones and friends.
Aged 56, today marked Roger’s 20th race start in his 11th TT appearance. Bradley, aged 21, was competing in his second race at his first TT. Racing together, they recorded an impressive 8th-place finish in the first Sidecar Race of TT 2022, with a best lap at an average speed of 106.00mph.
Whilst it was Bradley’s first TT as a competitor, it was by no means his first experience of the TT, having grown up in the paddock and made his first visit as a one-year old. Aged 16, he decided that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and asked if he could race alongside him as his passenger. Once he had returned to the Isle of Man to begin studying the course, he said ‘he couldn’t wait to race in the TT‘.
Roger’s first TT was in 2000. He competed regularly until 2008 and returned in 2010, 2017, and for this year’s event. Speaking earlier in the year, he said: ‘I’ve retired a few times before, but always come back for my love of the sport. Going around the course with my own flesh and blood will be incredible.’
The loss of two members of our paddock and two people from the same family is truly heart-breaking, but the bond between a father and son who achieved their dream to compete together at the TT provides us with a glimmer of light at such a dark time.
A full statement can be found here.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results
Race Day, June 8, 2022
Peter Hickman Wins Supertwin TT Race
This is a race report from IOMTT…
Peter Hickman claimed his third win of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, and his eighth in total after taking victory in Wednesday afternoon’s Bennetts Supertwin TT Race, his first ever victory in the class.
Riding the VAS Engine Racing Paton, Hickman had been locked into battle with the similarly mounted Michael Dunlop for the first two laps but when the Ulsterman went out a third of the way into the final lap, he had a clear run to the end eventually winning by a clear 1 minute 40 seconds from Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing) with Paul Jordan (PreZ Racing by Prosper2) taking his first ever TT podium in third.
Paul Jordan claims his first TT podium.
With bright sunshine at the Grandstand but damp patches remaining in the north of the Island, particularly Kerromoar, Glen Duff and the Ramsey Hairpin after heavy overnight rain, Dunlop led through Glen Helen on the opening lap with Hickman just 0.8 seconds behind.
Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan) was only a further 0.9 seconds adrift and they were followed by a flying James Hind (Team ILR/Mark Coverdale), Johnston and Frenchman Pierre Yves Bian on the second VAS Engine Racing Paton.
Taking the jump at Ballaugh Bridge for the first time, Hickman had turned his deficit into a 0.8 second advantage and the two Patons had opened up a 5.2-second gap over Coward, who in turn had opened up a similar distance to Hind. Johnston and Bian remained in fifth and sixth but Gary Johnson (Dafabet Racing) was out having retired at the famous landmark.
At Ramsey Hairpin, Dunlop had cut Hickman’s lead down to half a second and it looked to be a two-horse race with Coward now 8.2 seconds in arrears. He was more than 11 seconds clear of Hind though with the latter coming under pressure from Johnston with just 1.3 seconds covering the two riders.
Dunlop edged ahead at the Bungalow by just 0.08 seconds and an opening lap of 120.303 mph meant he led Hickman by 0.6 seconds as the riders made their mandatory pit stop at the end of lap one. Coward was now 13.7 seconds further back in third with Johnston having overhauled Hind for fourth and Bian holding station in a good sixth. Jordan, Rob Hodson, Michael Rutter and Stefano Bonetti occupied seventh to 10th.
Lee Johnston finished second, nearly two minutes behind Hickman.
Coward had the quickest pit stops of the leading contenders at 29.7s but while he continued to lead on the road, he was still in third at Glen Helen on lap two and he was now 16.9s behind second placed Dunlop with Hickman back in front albeit by only 0.8s. Further back, Bian had overtaken Hind to move up into fifth.
As the lap progressed, there remained nothing between Hickman and Dunlop and the latter led at Ballaugh by the tiny margin of 0.04 seconds, a gap that had stretched at Ramsey Hairpin but only up to 0.8 seconds. That was halved when both riders crossed the tramlines at the Bungalow for the second time.
However, Coward was out with the Kawasaki having expired just after the 11th Milestone and that promoted Johnston into third and the final podium position–albeit almost a minute behind the race leader–with Bian, Jordan and Hind now the running order behind him.
Back at the front and as the riders flashed along Glencrutchery Road to start their final lap, there’d been yet another leader change with Hickman back ahead of Dunlop, the gap between the two still only half a second. Johnston was now 1 minutes 10 seconds behind Dunlop but the Aprilia man was in a safe third being more than 20 seconds ahead of Bian. Jordan moved up to fifth and had closed to within 3.8 seconds of the Frenchman.
Drama soon came though with Dunlop slowing through Laurel Bank and Hickman’s lead at Glen Helen was a whopping 57 seconds, the Englishman having overtaken his rival on the road. Johnston and Bian were still in third and fourth but now had Dunlop firmly in their sights, on time at least.
There was never more than one second separating Michael Dunlop and Hickman in the first three laps, but disaster struck for Dunlop, who was black-flagged after stopping to make some adjustments to his bike.
Dunlop was then reported to have stopped to make adjustments only to be black flagged and while Hickman had a huge lead over Johnston, third place was still anyone’s with just a handful of seconds covering Bian, Jordan, Hind, Hodson and Rutter.
Hickman had no issues going up and down the Mountain for the final time and, with the fastest lap of the race, 121.293 mph, cruised to his third win of the week, taking the checkered flag 1 minute 49 seconds clear of Johnston. A delighted Jordan took the third position from Ramsey, holding on until the end for a debut TT podium finish.
Fourth was still a superb result for Bian in his first TT and Rutter and Hodson followed him home with Hind, Dominic Herbertson, Michael Evans and Xavier Denis completing the top 10. For the latter two, it was their best-ever TT results.
- Peter Hickman (Paton S1-R) 56:35.517 / 120.006 mph
- Lee Johnston (Aprilia RS 660) 58:24.798 / 116.265 mph
- Paul Jordan (Kawasaki Z650) 58:48.055 / 115.498 mph
- Pierre Yves Bian (Paton S1-R) 58:54.969 / 115.272 mph
- Michael Rutter (Paton S1-R) 59:00.969 / 115.077 mph
- Rob Hodson (Kawasaki Z650) 59:02.572 / 115.025 mph
- James Hind (Paton S1-R) 59:09.553 / 114.799 mph
- Dominic Herbertson (Kawasaki Z650) 59:18.285 / 114.517 mph
- Michael Evans (Kawasaki ER-6) 59:52.787 / 113.417 mph
- Xavier Denis (Kawasaki Z650) 01:00:19.788 / 112.571 mph
Follow along Cycle News road test editor Rennie Scaysbrook’s IOMTT experience in his 2022 Isle of Man TT Video Diary Series
In the fifth video, Rennie takes us for a walk through the pits:
2022 Isle of Man TT Video Diary #5
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 8
Race Day 2, June 6, 2022
Hickman Wins the RL360 Superstock TT Race
Peter Hickman claimed his second win of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, on Monday evening with another start to finish victory, this time in the RL360 Superstock Race.
The Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW rider put in another imperious performance around the Mountain Course to take his seventh TT victory. The Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles duo of Conor Cummins and Davey Todd took second and third with Manxman Cummins setting a new personal best of 133.116mph, the fastest lap of the race.
Pushed back to a 6.35 p.m. start and cut to three laps, with a mandatory pit stop to be taken after the first lap, it was Hickman who led through Glen Helen but it was close with Todd only 0.4 seconds adrift. Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) was a further second back with Michael Dunlop (MD Racing) another second in arrears in fourth followed by Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing) and Cummins as 3.7 seconds covered the top six.
By Ballaugh, Hickman’s lead had jumped up to 3.6 seconds while Harrison, on Metzeler tires again after switching from Dunlop for the earlier Supersport race, was now 1.7 seconds behind Todd with Dunlop, Johnston and Cummins continuing to occupy fourth to sixth.
Hickman was really piling on the coals at the head of the field and more than doubled his lead at Ramsey to 7.6 seconds and although Todd and Harrison were continuing to circulate in second and third, there was a shuffle further back with Cummins now up to fourth ahead of Dunlop and Johnston.
Coming into the pits for fuel at the end of the lap, Hickman’s opening lap speed was a superb 132.217 mph and that enabled him to stretch his lead out to an ominous looking 12.7 seconds. Todd’s lap of 130.592 mph kept him in second and it was now fellow teammate Cummins in third, 3 seconds behind, with Johnston fourth just 0.099 seconds adrift in fourth. Harrison and Dunlop slipped back to fifth and sixth.
After the pit stops and at Glen Helen second time around, Hickman’s lead had been reduced to 9.5 seconds and Harrison was back up to third with Cummins, Johnston and Dunlop now the running order further back. Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan) was in seventh followed by Ian Hutchinson (Milwaukee BMW Motorrad), Dominic Herbertson (Rich Energy) and John McGuinness MBE (Honda Racing UK).
As the lap unfolded, Hickman began to edge away again and as he started his third lap, he’d stretched his lead to 15.9 seconds. Todd had also edged away from the rider in third place but it was now Cummins, the local rider having again overhauled Harrison. Johnston and Dunlop remained in fifth and sixth with the former now 1.6 seconds clear of his fellow countryman.
Harrison, leading on the road, was the first through Glen Helen on lap three but Johnston didn’t get there with his strong ride ending in retirement a few miles back at Glen Vine. Meanwhile, Hickman was looking good up front with a 16.5 second lead but the same couldn’t be said for Todd who now had Cummins less than a second behind him. Harrison was still fourth with Dunlop and Coward promoted up the order after Johnston’s demise.
Todd’s hold on second came to an end at Ballaugh with Cummins having a great run from Glen Helen to move 2.6 seconds clear and although the Ramsey Rocket cut Hickman’s lead to 11.4 seconds at Ramsey Hairpin, the leader had to negotiate his way by Todd, Hutchinson and McGuinness on the run from Ballaugh to Ramsey.
Hickman wasn’t going to be denied another win though and a final lap of 132.274mph gave him victory over Cummins by 12.7 seconds. But a final lap of 133.116mph was a new personal best for the latter and his first ever over the 133mph mark.
Todd claimed his first podium in third with Dunlop, Harrison and Coward following him home, Coward taking his third consecutive sixth place finish of the 2022 TT. Hutchinson, Herbertson, McGuinness and Phil Crowe completed the top 10.
1. Peter Hickman (BMW M1000RR) 52:01.236 / 130.552 mph
2. Conor Cummins (Honda CBR1000RR-R) 52:13.938 / 130.023 mph
3. Davey Todd Honda (CBR1000RR-R) 52:21.603 / 129.706 mph
4. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) 52:28.452 / 129.424 mph
5. Michael Dunlop (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 52:40.930 / 128.913 mph
6. Jamie Coward (Yamaha YZF-R1) 52:59.395 / 128.164 mph
7. Ian Hutchinson (BMW M1000RR) 53:14.021 / 127.577 mph
8. Dominic Herbertson (BMW S1000RR) 53:37.764 / 126.636 mph
9. John McGuinness (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 53:45.285 / 126.340 mph
10. Phillip Crowe (BMW M1000RR) 53:58.722 / 125.816 mph
Michael Dunlop Wins the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1
Michael Dunlop claimed his 20th win at the Isle of Man TT Races on Monday morning with a new lap record of 129.475 mph enabling him to get the better of Dean Harrison in the Monster Energy Supersport Race 1.
There was little to choose between Dunlop on his MD Racing Yamaha and Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) throughout the three laps, the gap between the two at one stage was a mere one tenth of a second, but the Northern Irishman edged away on the final lap to become just the third rider after Uncle Joey and John McGuinness to win 20 TT races.
Peter Hickman (K2 Trooper Beer by PHR Peformance) got the verdict for third after a close battle with Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing Yamaha) and James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamaha).
Through Glen Helen on the opening lap, nine miles into the course, and it was Dunlop who led Johnston by half a second with Harrison just a tenth of a second further back. Hickman slotted into fourth, 0.7 seconds behind Harrison, and it was Hillier and Conor Cummins (Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles) who rounded out the early top six as less than ten seconds covered the top ten.
Dunlop had extended his lead by the time he jumped Ballaugh Bridge and as he rounded Ramsey Hairpin, where a number of damp patches remained after overnight rain, the gap had crept out to 2.5 seconds. It was now Harrison in second place with his advantage over good friend Johnston a slender 1.2 seconds. It was getting close for third though as Hickman was now less than a second adrift of Johnston. Hillier and Cummins were holding station in fifth and sixth.
All riders made their mandatory pit stop at the end of the opening lap and a speed of 126.92 mph meant Dunlop continued to lead–Harrison had reduced it to 1.8 seconds at the Bungalow but Dunlop responded and at the Grandstand, it was back up to 3.2 seconds. Johnston was only 1.5 seconds behind Harrison and he, in turn, had eked out a gap of 2.1 seconds over Hickman. Hillier and Cummins were still in fifth and sixth with Coward giving chase in seventh.
Paul Jordan was going well in tenth with James Hind 13th, Michal Dokoupil 14th and Mike Browne 15th but Jordan was then hit with a penalty for speeding in pit lane.
As always, the pit stops had an effect on the positions and although Dunlop still led at Glen Helen, the gap over Harrison was back down to 1.6 seconds. Hickman and Hillier had both moved up a place to third and fourth respectively and it was Johnston who suffered most as he slipped back to fifth.
Harrison was doing all he could and at Ballaugh, he’d managed to reduce Dunlop’s advantage to less than a second but Dunlop responded and added another half second to his lead as he rounded Ramsey Hairpin for the second time. They were more than 11 seconds clear of third which was now occupied by Hillier with the Yamaha man having overhauled Hickman to the tune of 1.2 seconds.
The gap between the leading two riders remained the same at the Bungalow and as they started their third and final lap it was only 1.2seconds. The battle for third was even tighter with just a tenth of a second between Hillier and Hickman! Johnston and Cummins were holding onto fifth and sixth but Coward was closing in on the latter and was only 2.8 seconds adrift.
The race was now essentially a one-lap shootout and at Glen Helen it was down to a minuscule 0.14s, Dunlop continuing to hold sway–Hickman was back up to third though, having turned his deficit to Hillier into a 2.4 seconds advantage.
Dunlop added two-tenths of a second to his lead over Harrison as he leapt Ballaugh Bridge and the race for third was now a three-rider battle with less than six seconds covering Hickman, Hillier and Johnston. Coward had also cut the gap to Cummins to 0.4s in the battle for sixth.
All eyes were on Dunlop and Harrison though and the Ulsterman had stretched his lead to 2.6s at Ramsey having had the better run through the bumps after Ginger Hall so could he hold on as he made the Mountain climb for the last time?
The answer was yes and a final lap speed of 129.475 mph, a new lap record, enabled him to get the win by 5.6s, and it was Hickman who prevailed for the final podium position, 3.5 seconds ahead of Johnston with Hillier having to settle for fifth.
Coward got the better of Cummins for sixth to continue his good start to this year’s TT and it was Cummins, Dominic Herbertston and Ian Hutchinson who completed the top 10. Jordan took 11th with James Hind having a great ride into 12th ahead of Rob Hodson, Michael Sweeney and Mike Browne.
1. Michael Dunlop (Yamaha YZF-R6) 53:31.953 / 126.865 mph
2. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 53:37.571 / 126.643 mph
3. Peter Hickman (Triumph Daytona 765) 54:07.008 / 125.495 mph
4. Lee Johnston (Yamaha YZF-R6) 54:10.555 / 125.358 mph
5. James HIllier (Yamaha YZF-R6) 54:17.625 / 125.086 mph
6. Jamie Coward (Yamaha YZF-R6) 54:34.848 / 124.428 mph
7. Conor Cummins (Honda CBR600RR) 54:38.641 / 124.284 mph
8. Davey Todd Honda (CBR600RR) 55:10.529 / 123.087 mph
9. Dominic Herbertson (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 55:31.858 / 122.299 mph
10. Ian Hutchinson (Yamaha YZF-R6) 55:35.446 / 122.168 mph
44. Rennie Scaysbrook (Suzuki GSX-R600) 39:46.756 / 113.818 mph
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Ben and Tom Birchall Win Sidecar T Race 1
Ben and Tom Birchall lived up to expectations on Monday afternoon and led the opening 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT race from start to finish, the Haith Honda duo lapping at 119.22 mph, just a fraction outside their own lap record, to win their 11th TT and eighth in a row.
The battle for second went all the way to the checkered flag though, and it was the Manx pairing of Ryan and Callum Crowe (Haven Homes) who secured second place, in just their second TT race, from Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing) by the tiny margin of 0.11 seconds, both lapped in excess of 118 mph on their final lap.
Nine miles into the race at Glen Helen on lap one, it was as predicted and the Birchalls were leading the way but their advantage over the Crowes was only 2.39 seconds with Founds/Walmsley only another 1.8 seconds further back. Dave Molyneux/Daryl Gibson (DMR) were running in fourth place ahead of Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde and Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney.
Newcomer drivers Lee Crawford and Harry Payne slotted into seventh and eighth respectively with passengers Scott Hardie and Mark Wilkes, but one crew already out were Steve and Matty Ramsden, the father and son combination stopping at Glen Vine.
By Ballaugh, the Birchalls had extended their lead to 3.8 seconds with the Crowes, in turn, stretching the gap to Founds/Walmsley to 2.6 seconds – but with only 6.4 seconds covering the top three, it was still tight.
The dominant duo were getting into their stride though and their lead had crept up to 6.8s as they rounded Ramsey Hairpin for the first time, the Crowes losing time as they fought their way through the crews that had started ahead of them.
The Birchalls flashed across the line having lapped at 117.90 mph on their opening lap and although both the Crowes and Founds/Walmsley set new personal best laps of 117.12 mph and 116.96 mph respectively, they’d slipped to 7.7 seconds and 9.3 seconds behind the Birchalls. However, with just 1.54 seconds between second and third, the battle was on.
Molyneux/Gibson and Bryan/Hyde were still running in fifth and sixth but with a superb lap of 112.36 mph, Crawford/Hardie were now up to sixth. Tim Reeves/Kevin Rousseau and Blackstock/Rosney were both out of luck though and retired at the pits whilst Payne/Wilkes pulled in at the Creg. Estelle Leblond/Clement Carre were also out of luck having stopped at Hailwood Heights.
On the second and final lap, the Birchalls really put the hammer down and by Glen Helen, they’d added another four seconds to the lead but there was still only 1.8 seconds between the Crowes and Founds/Walmsley. Molyneux/Gibson were holding onto fourth and 11.9 seconds clear of fifth which was now occupied by the flying Crawford/Hardie having overhauled Bryan/Hyde.
A lot of attention continued to fall on the battle for second for the remainder of the lap, just a second between the Crowes and Founds/Walmsley at Ramsey, but there was to be no stopping the Birchalls and a lap of 119.22 mph, just outside their own lap record, gave them their 11th TT victory by 14 seconds.
A superb lap of 118.72mph saw Founds/Walmsley become the second fastest sidecar crew in TT history but the Crowes lap of 118.57 mph–almost 2 mph quicker than Dad Nick’s lap–meant they held onto second place–albeit by just 0.1 second!
Molyneux/Gibson brought their 890cc KTM home in a good fourth place but with Crawford/Hardie going out at Ballacobb on the final lap, Bryan/Hyde and Harrison/Winkle came through for fifth and sixth. Gary Gibson/Tom Christie, Roger Stockton/Bradley Stockton, Gordon Shand/Frank Claeys and Bruce Moore/Ashley Moore completed the top 10.
Michael Russell, who’s due to follow in the footsteps of Ernie Coates and start every race this week, took a fine 12th with French passenger Freddy Lelubez.
Statement Issue at 20:30 (8:30 p.m.) on June 6, 2022
It is with a heavy heart that the Isle of Man TT Races can confirm that Davy Morgan, 52, from Saintfield, Northern Ireland was killed in an incident on the third and final lap of the first Supersport Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races. The accident occurred at the 27th Milestone on the mountain section of the Course.
Davy was a highly experienced TT competitor, having contested every TT since his debut in the 2002 Production 600 Race, and today’s Supersport Race was his 80th TT start. Davy’s TT career included a 7th-place finish in the 2006 Senior TT and a career-best 5th-place finish in the 2008 Lightweight TT.
Davy had recorded 49 finishes which included 25 top-twenty results, and his previous performances had earned him 14 Silver Replicas and 30 Bronze Replicas. His best lap around the TT Mountain Course was at an average speed of 125.134 mph which he set in the 2010 Senior TT.
The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to Davy’s partner Trudy, his family, loved ones, and friends.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 7
Race Day 1, June 4, 2022
Hickman Wins the RST Superbike TT Race
In the first race of the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, Peter Hickman appears to be starting as he means to go on as he lead the six-lap RST Superbike race from start to finish on his Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW, coming home 39.9s clear of Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) and Michael Dunlop (Hawk Racing) for his sixth TT victory.
Hickman won his sixth TT in the first RST Superbike race of 2022 on June 4.
Hickman set the fastest lap of the race at 133.461mph but there was disappointment for several of the leading runners including the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorocycles duo of Davey Todd and Conor Cummins and Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing), all of whom were early retirements.
That meant it was Ian Hutchinson (Milwaukee BMW Motorrad) who came through for fourth ahead of John McGuinness MBE(Honda Racing UK) on his 100th TT race start and Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan). Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) finished in a brilliant eighth place and became the fastest ever newcomer with a final lap speed of 129.849mph.
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Glenn Irwin set a new record for fastest-ever newcomer at 129.849 mph.
Starting at 12:15pm, Hickman led through Glen Helen on the opening lap with Todd 0.6 second a drift and Harrison a further 0.3 seconds in arrears. Cummins was in fourth, 1.2 seconds behind Harrison, with Dunlop and James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) completing the top six.
By Ballaugh, Hickman had pulled 3.1 seconds clear of Todd but he had Harrison and Cummins for close company, just 1.5 seconds covering the trio, Dunlop and Hillier were still in fifth and sixth but some 8 and 11 seconds behind the pace setting Hickman.
By Ramsey, Harrison was leading on the road and up to second albeit just as Todd was only 0.004s further back in third. Cummins was still well in touch though, only seven tenths behind team-mate Todd but it was still Hickman in the lead and, indeed, he’d extended his lead to six seconds.
The BMW rider continued to build on his lead and with an opening lap of 133.17mph, he’d soared 9.3 seconds clear of Harrison and it was now Cummins in third, just under half a second clear of Todd. Dunlop was in fifth and it was now Johnston in sixth, the last rider to lap in excess of 130mph. Hillier, Hutchinson, Coward and McGuinness rounded out the top ten with Irwin just outside in 11th after a first lap speed of 128.12mph.
By Glen Helen on lap two, Hickman had increased his lead over Harrison to 11.9s and he, in turn, had eked out a bit more time over Cummins, the gap between the two now 2.5s. There was little to choose between the Manxman and Todd but the latter’s race soon ended in a retirement at Sulby Bridge. That promoted Dunlop up to fourth with Johnston and Hillier now in fifth and sixth.
Harrison finished second to Hickman in the RST Superbike TT race.
None of them could do anything about Hickman though who was stretching his advantage at each and every timing sector. Indeed, with a lap of 133.461mph, he arrived at the pits for his first pit stop at the end of lap two with a lead of 16.8s over Harrison.
Dunlop was third though as Cummins was out having stopped just after the Creg and fourth to sixth was now occupied by Johnston, Hillier and Coward. Irwin had moved up to ninth after lapping at 128.32mph but Johnston didn’t get much further as he retired at Quarter Bridge at the start of lap three. In what was proving to be a race of attrition, there were further retirements from Gary Johnson, Phil Crowe, Sam West, Brian McCormack and Derek Sheils.
Back on track and Hickman’s lead at Glen Helen on lap three was 18.1 seconds but although Harrison and Dunlop were still in second and third, the retirements and pit stops saw a shuffle further back with Hutchinson up to fourth from McGuinness and Hillier, Coward had slipped back to seventh with Irwin now eighth.
At half race distance, Hickman was up to second on the road having overtaken Dunlop at Windy Corner and his lead over Harrison had moved out again to 22.8 seconds. Dunlop was a further 18.5 seconds back and McGuinness was up to fourth albeit only three quarters of a second ahead of Hutchinson. Hillier was still holding onto sixth from Coward, Irwin, Shaun Anderson and Michael Rutter.
Just outside the top ten were Dominic Herbertson, local rider Nathan Harrison, Rob Hodson, Craig Neve and Paul Jordan all of whom were having strong rides.
At the sharp end, and with a comfortable advantage, Hickman was controlling his lead, extending it to more than half a minute with two laps to go, but Dunlop tracked him for the entire fourth lap and that helped him cut the gap to Harrison from 18s down to just 6 seconds. The battle for fourth was still wide open too with only 13 seconds separating McGuinness, Hutchinson, Coward and Hillier. Irwin continued to hold on to eighth after another new personal best of 128.49mph.
There was to be no late drama for Hickman and, after two more trouble free laps he duly took the chequered flag by almost 40s whilst Harrison responded to Dunlop’s threat to get the better of the Ulsterman by more than 17 seconds.
The race for fourth went the way of Hutchinson from McGuinness and Coward with Hillier, Irwin, Anderson and Michael Rutter completing the top ten. Herbertson took 11th with Nathan Harrison finishing in a fine 12th in his first TT race, lapping at more than 127mph on his final lap.
Isle of Man TT Races Statement June 4, 2022 regarding Olivier Lavorel and César Chanel
Following an incident on the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races, César Chanal died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June. Olivier Lavorel remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment.
Update June 8, 2022
STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACES
STATEMENT ISSUED AT 11:30 ON 8 JUNE 2022
On Saturday 4th June during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races, an accident at Ago’s Leap involving outfit number 21 of César Chanal and Olivier Lavorel resulted in the death of one of the competitors.
The race was stopped with the deployment of full-course red flags, and medical personnel, a Travelling Marshal, and the emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene.
One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly declared dead at the scene. The second competitor was unconscious with severe injuries.
The injured competitor was treated at the roadside before being transferred to Noble’s Hospital, and then airlifted to a specialist hospital in Liverpool to receive treatment.
An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification.
We now believe it was César Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June. Olivier remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment.
Both competitors’ families have been informed.
A thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course.
Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and César at this truly devastating time.
We ask that people do not speculate on social media.
- Peter Hickman (BMW M1000RR) 01:43:58.544 / 130.634 mph
- Dean Harrison (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) 01:44:37.744 / 129.819 mph
- Michael Dunlop (Suzuki GSX-R 1000) 01:44:56.171 / 129.439 mph
- Ian Hutchinson (BMW M1000RR) 01:46:56.628 / 127.009 mph
- John McGuinness (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 01:47:07.411 / 126.796 mph
- Jamie Coward (Yamaha YZF-R1) 01:47:07.849 / 126.787 mph
- James HIllier (Yamaha YZF-R1N) 01:47:33.288 / 126.287 mph
- Glenn Irwin (Honda CBR1000RR-R SP) 01:47:40.140 / 126.153 mph
- Shaun Anderson (Suzuki GSX-R1000R) 01:48:29.935 / 125.188 mph
- Dominic Herbertson (BMW S1000RR) 01:49:00.109 / 124.611 mph
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2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 6
Sixth Qualifying Session, June 3, 2022
Hickman Ends Qualifying Sessions as Fastest
The final qualifying session for the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy came to a close this evening ahead of the RST Superbike TT and 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Races tomorrow.
Due to rain in the daytime the final session for qualifying was pushed back to the evening, starting at 6.30pm, it was bright skies all round, although riders were warned of damp patches from Ginger Hall through to the Conker Fields and also at Ramsey Hairpin.
Nevertheless, it didn’t stop Peter Hickman’s stranglehold on the Superbike class continuing as he lapped at a mightily impressive 132.874mph on the Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW despite the conditions in the north of the Island.
Elsewhere, Michael Dunlop (pictured below) was the man of the moment as he topped the Superstock, Supersport and Supertwin leaderboards, while newcomer Glenn Irwin again left everyone in awe with a new personal best lap of 128.268mph making him the fifth fastest Superbike on the night.
The damp conditions meant it was the Supersport/Supertwin machines who were the first to take to the Mountain Course and it was 7.18pm before the Superbikes went out on track, Dunlop (Hawk Racing) setting off towards Bray Hill first with Michael Rutter, Ian Hutchinson and Craig Neve next to go.
It was Hickman who set the pace on the first lap though, and although Dunlop (129.346mph) was the first to cross the line, Hickman was some 15 seconds quicker at 131.241mph. And, as riders got more used to the conditions on lap two, the speeds improved especially Hickman’s as he flashed across the line at 132.876mph, no mean feat given the damp patches in the north of the Island.
Hillier also improved but was soon back down in seventh as Harrison and Lee Johnston both overhauled him as did Irwin who posted the aforementioned 128.268mph lap! That put him fifth quickest with Browne deserving another mention as he again went quicker at 125.54mph.
McGuinness will make his 100th race start in tomorrow’s RST Superbike TT.
The earlier Supersport/Supertwin session saw Dunlop lead the riders away on his Paton Supertwin and he was swiftly followed by Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing), John McGuinness MBE (SMT Racing/Blue Earth Construction), Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) and Hutchinson (Boyce Precision by Russell Racing).
Those four were all Supersport-mounted as were Davey Todd, Hickman and Conor Cummins but Johnston, Gary Johnson and Dominic Herbertson had all chosen their Supertwin machines for their first lap of the evening. The latter soon stopped though at Union Mills.
Harrison and Hickman set the pace to Ramsey with Todd in third but the live coverage on TT+ later caught the latter’s Honda expiring in a plume of smoke just after the Mountain Mile, eventually pulling in at the Mountain Box.
The damp patches kept the times down a little with Harrison (123.044mph), Hutchinson (122.717mph) and Hickman (121.981mph) the leading three 600cc machines first time around closely followed by Cummins, Paul Jordan and Hillier. Dunlop was the quickest Supertwin with a lap time of 120.303mph, immediately pitting to switch to his Supersport machine, ahead of Johnston at 116.06mph.
The second lap of the Supersport/Supertwin saw a similar pace from Hutchinson but Hickman upped his tempo considerably to 124.835mph, moving him to the top of the leaderboard, although it didn’t last long as Dunlop soon took over after lapping 1.7 seconds quicker at 125.04mph. Manxman, Connor Cummins moved up to third, pushing Harrison and Hutchinson down to fourth and fifth, with Browne going well again at 121.889mph.
Dunlop’s Supertwin time remained untouched as did Johnston’s but Jordan (PreZ Racing by Prosper2) squeezed between them with a lap of 116.371mph. Hodson increased his speed to 115.856mph and placed fourth ahead of Michael Evans and newcomer Joe Loughlin,
An incident at Joey’s involving Supersport, Number 46, Mike Booth as well as a burst water main at Cronk ny Mona meant the Sidecars were confined to just one lap ahead of their race tomorrow. It was Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley who were quickest at 115.441mph followed by Ryan and Callum Crowe at 114.276mph.
Having dominated the sidecar qualifying sessions so far, the Birchalls started the session before pulling off the course shortly afterwards. Elsewhere there was disappointment for John Holden as he’s been forced to withdraw from the event due to a lack of suitable passenger, newcomer Jason Pitt pulling out due to lack of experience and substitute Dan Sayle’s previous injuries made him unable to compete at the optimum level.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 5
Fifth Qualifying Session, June 2, 2022
Hickman Picks Up The Pace
Once again, the pace continues to pick up during the fifth qualifying session for the 2022 Isle of Man TT races fueled by Monster Energy, with Peter Hickman lapping at 133.22mph on his Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW.
Hickman continued to top the leaderboard for the Superstock and Supertwin classes, at 129.910mph and 120.994mph respectively on his Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW and VAS Engine Racing Paton, but it was close in the latter with Michael Dunlop just 0.2s slower on his Paton. The Ulsterman had the consolation of being quickest in the Supersport category after lapping at 126.662mph on his MD Racing Yamaha.
Davey Todd flys over Rhencullen; his lap times continue to improve.
As per previous nights, Hickman, Harrison and Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles) were the riders setting the pace but it was again Hickman who was impressing the most and he crossed the line first after lapping at a superb 133.22mph. That was 6.83s quicker than Harrison’s 132.333mph with Todd just 1.1s further back after posting his best lap of the Mountain Course to date, 132.187mph.
Michael Dunlop slotted into fourth on the Hawk Racing Suzuki at 131.44mph, his best lap of the week so far, with Conor Cummins on the second Padgetts machine, the fifth and final rider to lap in excess of 130mph at 130.489mph. Hillier placed sixth at 128.431mph but Dunlop had an early stop at Ballacraine on his second lap before rejoining.
Back at the head of the field and Hickman was really pressing on but just when it looked like he’d post a quicker lap, he ran out of fuel and pushed in from Governor’s Bridge. None of the top four riders went any quicker but both Cummins (130.867mph) and John McGuinness MBE (129.278) did improve, with the latter knocking Hillier out of the top six.
Hickman got back out on track on his Superstock BMW and topped the class with a lap of 129.91mph which put him ahead of Todd (128.933mph), Cummins (128.733mph) and Dunlop (127.642mph) whilst Glenn Irwin, after experiencing trouble with his Superbike, was eighth quickest on his Honda at 126.689mph, yet another personal best for the newcomer.
In the Supersport class, Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing) set the initial pace with a lap of 125.202mph and he was able to hold on right up until the closing moment when Dunlop set the fastest 600cc lap of the week at 126.662mph. Johnston slipped back to fourth after Harrison (125.563mph) and Jamie Coward (125.213mph) both overhauled him in the final minutes, whilst Todd (124.014mph) and Hillier (123.784mph) completed the top six.
The Supertwins were the last class to get out on the course and it was Lee Johnston who again set the early pace after a lap of 117.178mph on his Aprilia before Hickman took over the top spot with a lap of 119.719mph. Johnston improved second time around to 118.454mph as did fourth placed James Hind (118.38mph) but Hickman and Dunlop were more than twenty seconds quicker than anyone else with their respective laps of 120.994mph and 120.965mph, the first laps over 120mph of the week in this class.
The Birchall brothers continue to dominate in the sidecar class.
Due to a change in schedule, the Sidecars had got the evening underway at 6.30pm and it was the Birchalls who were again first away followed by John Holden/Dan Sayle, Tim Reeves/Kevin Rousseau, Dave Molyneux/Daryl Gibson and the Manx Crowe brothers.
Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde made an early stop just after Union Mills before proceeding but all the sector times had the Birchalls as comfortably the quickest and that proved to be the case as they completed the opening lap at 117.516mph. The quickest lap of the week so far, that was some 19.5s quicker than the Crowes whose lap of 115.564mph was another personal best.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Statement: Mark Purslow
The Isle of Man TT Races are deeply saddened by the passing of Mark Purslow following an incident in this evening’s qualifying session for the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races.
Sadly, Mark Purslow succumbed to injuries following an incident in the June 1st qualifying session.
We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Mark’s family, loved ones, and friends.
2022 was Mark’s second appearance at the Isle of Man TT Races, having previously contested the Supersport and Lightweight races in 2017. He had graduated from the Manx Grand Prix where he had won the 2015 Lightweight Race on his debut, and he had also competed at the Classic TT securing a best finish of 14th in the 2019 Junior Classic TT.
Mark grew up around racing and was inspired by his father’s love of the sport. He typified the spirit of the privateer TT racer, preparing his own machinery with the support of friends and family.
Road racing was his passion–competing in Northern Ireland and Europe in the International Road Racing Championship–but becoming a TT racer was a life’s ambition that represented the ultimate personal challenge.
The TT Races will continue–but always with Mark in mind.
A full statement can be found here.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 4
Fourth Qualifying Session, June 1, 2022
Hickman Back On Top of Qualifying Leaderboard
On the fourth qualifying session of the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy, Peter Hickman reasserted himself back at the top of the qualifying leaderboard, but the session was brought to an early end due to an incident resulting in the tragic death of competitor Mark Purslow.
Hickman put himself back at the top of the qualifying leaderboard in the fourth qualifying session.
Hickman was just 1.9s quicker than Dean Harrison’s lap of 131.713mph on the DAO Racing Kawasaki with Davey Todd third on the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles at 130.768mph.
Michael Dunlop and Paul Jordan topped the Superstock and Supersport standings respectively with Ben and Tom Birchall the quickest Sidecar pairing, the Nottinghamshire brothers lapping at 116.825mph.
Tonight, it was the Sidecars that got proceedings underway with a single lap session at 6.31pm with the Birchalls setting off first on their Haith Honda. John Holden, with Dan Sayle replacing Jason Pitt in the chair, Tim Reeves/Kevin Rousseau, Dave Molyneux/Daryl Gibson, Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley and Ryan and Callum Crowe followed them away in quick succession.
Holden/Sayle were soon reported as having stopped at Ballacraine whilst Reeves/Rousseau did the same but a bit further round the course at Parliament Square. Both got going again after making adjustments but the Birchalls were having no such issues and they duly completed the lap quickest at 116.825mph, the fastest lap of the week so far.
Founds/Walmsley were next to cross the line at 115.432mph, 14 seconds slower than the Birchalls, and it was the Crowe brothers who slotted into third on the leaderboard with a lap of 114.598mph, their fastest lap ever around the circuit.
At 7.10pm, the Superbike/Superstock/Supersport session commenced and, in a change of tact, it was Peter Hickman (Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing) who was first away with James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing), Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki), Michael Rutter (Bathams Ales) and Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan) next to go.
There was little to choose between Hickman and Harrison from the start to the finish, never more than a few tenths of a second separating them, but at the completion of the lap, it was Hickman who was the quickest at 131.293mph. It was close though with Harrison just 0.8s adrift with a speed of 131.181. Davey Todd was third and the last rider above 130mph with 130.768 with Michael Dunlop (128.797mph) and Coward (128.19mph) completing the top six.
Hickman pitted to make changes to the BMW but Harrison pressed on and went back to the top of the leaderboard with a second lap of 131.713mph. Conor Cummins increased his pace to 130.174mph with fellow Honda man John McGuinness MBE also improving to 129.117mph. Dunlop was sandwiched in between at 129.391mph. That pushed Coward back to seventh ahead of Hillier, Phil Crowe and Nathan Harrison.
However, Hickman’s changes clearly worked and he flashed across the line at 131.957mph to go almost two seconds quicker than Harrison’s earlier time. Further back, Shaun Anderson (125.556mph) and Rob Hodson (124.388mph) both improved their speeds second time around as did former Senior Manx GP winner Matt Stevenson, the Yorkshireman going quicker than ever before at 123.341mph. German rider, David Datzer was another on the move with a new personal best of 123.014mph.
In the Superstock class, Nathan Harrison (126.368) was leading the way from Ian Hutchinson (126.032) and Craig Neve (125.87) with newcomer Glenn Irwin in fifth at 125.447mph, another best for the Honda Racing UK runner.
The session ended early with a red flag due to an incident at Ballagarey at approximately 20:05, where Mark Purslow, 29, from Llanon, Ceredigion, riding number 70 in the Supersport Class tragically lost his life.
The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to Mark’s family, friends, and loved ones.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results
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2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 3
Third Qualifying Session, May 31, 2022
Harrison Tops The Leaderboard on Day 3
The third qualifying session at the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy saw more 130-mph laps laid down but it was Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) who moved to the top of the leaderboard with a lap of 131.767 mph.
With good conditions all around the course, Michael Rutter was once again the first rider to set off towards Bray Hill, swiftly followed by Harrison, Ian Hutchinson, James Hillier and the FHO Racing pairing Brian McCormack and Hickman. All were Superbike-mounted but, 2019 TT winner, Lee Johnston had again opted for his Supersport machine.
At the head of the field, Dean Harrison was the man setting the pace on lap two and he crossed the line at 131.767 mph to move to the top of the leaderboard. Harrison was shortly followed by this year’s rising star, Davey Todd who increased his lap time once again, hitting 131.655 mph, but Todd’s hopes of responding were dashed as he was reported as having stopped at Casey’s.
Meanwhile, Peter Hickman was again quickest in the Superstock class, the Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing man lapping at 130.695 mph. Hickman’s fine form continued in the Supertwin, out for the first time on the VAS Engine Racing Paton, he put in a lap of 118.983 mph placing him second fastest overall.
Newcomer Glenn Irwin’s TT debut continued to get better with a superb lap time of 124.947 mph. Meanwhile, all the newcomers were going well on their first lap including Milo Ward (119.555 mph), Joe Loughlin (113.343 mph) and Rennie Scaysbrook (113.548 mph).
Unfortunately, a non-racing medical urgency brought the session to an end at 7.12pm with an ambulance needing to get onto the course to attend to the patient. The session resumed just before 7.30pm for the Supersport and Supertwin classes.
Michael Dunlop leads the way in the Supersport class.
Michael Dunlop and Jamie Coward topped the Supersport and Supertwin timesheets respectively with speeds of 125.938mph and 119.775mph. Dunlop setting the pace in the 600s and his first lap of 125.386mph was more than eight seconds quicker than Johnston’s second lap speed of 124.444mph.
After a delay of almost thirty minutes due to an incident in the Supersport and Supertwin classes, the Sidecars were able to get out onto the Mountain Course for the first time since Sunday afternoon but with both time and light disappearing, it was only for one lap.
As expected, the Birchalls, on the Haith Honda, set the pace through all the sectors but Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley were staying in touch but both Dave Molyneux/Darryl Gibson (DMR) and John Holden/Jason Pitt stopped, at Cronk-y-Voddy and Sulby respectively. Both pairings were able to get going but the Birchalls continued to lead the way and completed their solitary lap at 115.663mph, not surprisingly the quickest of the week so far.
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At the head of the field, Dean Harrison was the man setting the pace on lap two and he crossed the line at 131.767 mph to move to the top of the leaderboard but Todd’s hopes of responding were dashed as he was reported as having stopped at Casey’s.
John McGuinness MBE (Honda Racing UK) moved into sixth quickest with a speed of 128.644 mph and that put him one place ahead of Jamie Coward who was again going well on the KTS Racing powered by Steadplan Yamaha with a lap of 127.936 mph. Their laps pushed Hutchinson back to eighth whilst Mike Browne, in his first year at the TT on a Superbike, had lapped at 124.224 mph
Hickman was back out on track on his Superstock machine and he made it count with a first lap of 130.032 mph and then a second at 130.695 mph which put him quickest in that particular class. Equally impressive was Irwin’s second lap, a stunning 124.377 mph but late in the session he increased that to 124.947 mph and Ward also upped his pace to 119.555 mph.
Unfortunately, a non-racing medical urgency brought the session to an end at 7.12pm with an ambulance needing to get onto the course to attend to the patient. The session resumed just before 7.30pm for the Supersport and Supertwin classes.
Dunlop was the rider setting the pace in the 600s and his lap of 125.386 mph was more than eight seconds quicker than Johnston’s second lap speed of 124.444 mph. Dean Harrison (123.942 mph) placed third ahead of Coward (123.838 mph) Hillier (122.501 mph) and James Hind (121.493 mph). Newcomers Loughlin (119.077 mph), Jamie Cringle (114.457 mph) and Scaysbrook (113.548mph) were all continuing to go well.
Dunlop’s second lap saw him increase his speed to 125.938 mph with Dean Harrison moving up to second after lapping at 124.817 mph. Johnston, Coward and Hillier stayed as they were but Conor Cummins slotted into sixth at 121.885 mph.
The Supertwin class saw Hickman, out for the first time on the VAS Engine Racing Paton, put in a fine lap of 118.424 mph which was almost twenty seconds quicker than second placed Johnston (Ashcourt Racing), Gary Johnson (Dafabet Racing) and the second VAS Paton of Pierre Yves Bian, the trio lapping at 116.438 mph, 116.375 mph and 116.067 mph respectively.
Hickman went quicker on his second lap, 118.983 mph, but he was upstaged by Coward who just missed out on a 120 mph lap with a speed of 119.775 mph. Rob Hodson, on the second Dafabet machine, moved up to third, at 117.732 mph, ahead of Johnston (116.917 mph), Johnson (116.843 mph) and Dominic Herbertson (116.652 mph).
After a delay of almost 30 minutes due to an incident in the Supersport and Supertwin classes, the Sidecars were able to get out onto the Mountain Course for the first time since Sunday afternoon but with both time and light disappearing, it was only for one lap.
As expected, the Birchalls, on the Haith Honda, set the pace through all the sectors but Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing) were staying in touch but both Dave Molyneux/Darryl Gibson (DMR) and John Holden/Jason Pitt (Barnes Racin) stopped, at Cronk-y-Voddy and Sulby respectively.
The latter got going but leading the way on the road were the Birchalls and they completed their solitary lap at 115.663 mph, not surprisingly the quickest of the week so far. Founds/Walmsley slotted into second, 13.7s adrift at 114.326 mph but ahead of Ryan and Callum Crowe (112.545 mph), Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney (111.164 mph) and Tim Reeves/Kevin Rousseau (110.768 mph).
Newcomers Harry Payne/Mark Wilkes and Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie were next up at 109.733mph and 109.709mph respectively.
Incident update:
Dave Moffitt, off at Laurel Bank, reported conscious, airlifted to Noble’s Hospital.
Rider condition update:
Following the incidents during the qualifying session on Monday 30th May, we can report the following rider condition updates:
- Ilja Caljouw – off at at 27th, airmed to Noble’s Hospital but discharged
- James Chawke – off at Union Mills, rider OK, passed fit by medical team
- Jonathan Perry – off at Cruickshanks, rider OK, passed fit by medical team
- Michael Sweeney – off at 11th, airmed to Noble’s Hospital but discharged
- Sam West – off at Laurel Bank, incident that led to red flag, airmed to Noble’s Hospital but discharged
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2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 2
Second Qualifying Session, May 30, 2022
Hickman Hits 130 mph
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Peter Hickman (pictured below) set the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy alight on Monday evening with the first 130mph lap of the event, with a speed of 130.72mph putting him seven seconds clear of second quickest Dean Harrison (129.84mph) with Davey Todd (128.024mph) third.
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Todd’s strong start to this year’s event continued as he set the fastest lap in the Superstock class, the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles rider lapping at 129.58mph which put him clear of teammate Conor Cummins (127.91mph) and Manxman Nathan Harrison (125.67mph), the latter having a great start to his maiden TT.
Meanwhile, the newcomers continued to get to grips with the Mountain Course with Glenn Irwin again leading the way at 122.92mph although both Milo Ward (118.24mph) and Joe Loughlin (117.97mph) impressed.
Glenn Irwin continued to impress in his TT debut.
Overnight rain and a damp start to the day thankfully cleared and conditions were dry all around the course, although delays meant it wasn’t until 18.51 that the session got underway. Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) was first off quickly followed by Michael Rutter (Bathams Ales), Shaun Anderson (Crendon Suzuki by Hawk Racing), Brian McCormack (FHO Racing BMW/ The Roadhouse Macau) and Ian Hutchinson (Milwaukee BMW Motorrad).
Dean Harrison was first on the road for the second qualifying session.
All were Superbike mounted other than Anderson who’d opted for his Superstock mount, as had Davey Todd and James Hillier (RICH Energy OMG Racing) whilst Gary Johnson was out on his Supersport machine. Peter Hickman (Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing) stalled off the line but quickly got going with John McGuinness MBE (Honda Racing UK) one of the last seeds to go.
First back to the Grandstand was Harrison at 128.18mph followed by Anderson (124.65mph) and Rutter (124.14mph), but Hickman was the quickest through all the sectors and he flashed across the line almost ten seconds quicker than Harrison at 129.37mph.
Todd slotted into third at 127.77mph, which put him quickest in the Superstock class whilst other riders to reach over 125mph were Michael Dunlop (127.29mph), Conor Cummins (126.97mph), Hutchinson and McGuinness (both 125.71mph), Sam West (125.49mph), Jamie Coward (125.17mph), Lee Johnston (125.15mph) and Hillier (125.06mph).
Local rider Nathan Harrison was going superbly and a lap of 125.43mph put him ninth quickest overall on the lap and third overall in the Superstock class. Meanwhile, Glenn Irwin’s opening lap, on the Superstock Honda, was 120.16mph, the Ulsterman struggling slightly with tendonitis.
Second time around and just under three seconds covered Hickman, Harrison and Todd up to Ballaugh but as the lap progressed Hickman edged away and his second lap of 130.72mph put him seven seconds clear of Harrison (129.84mph). McGuinness (127.77mph) was third quickest in the Superbike class ahead of West (126.90mph), Hutchinson (126.39mph) and Johnston (126.25mph).
Todd, meanwhile, was only two seconds slower than Harrison and his lap of 129.58mph put him comfortably quickest in the Superstock category. Cummins (127.91) was 13s back in second and Nathan Harrison third, his second lap slightly quicker than his first at 125.67mph.
Irwin’s second lap of 122.92mph put him fifth quickest on the Superstock leaderboard and 18th overall with fellow newcomer Milo Ward (TC Racing/DP Coldplaning Honda) also going well at 118.24mph. Equally impressive was Joe Loughlin’s lap of 117.97mph in the Supersport division on the Team ILR/Mark Coverdale Yamaha.
Local lad Nathan Harrison got over the 125 mph mark in his first TT.
Hickman, Johnston and Dominic Herbertson were three of the leading contenders to switch to their Supersport mounts for their third lap but, unfortunately, an incident for Sam West at Laurel Bank brought out a red flag and the session to an end just before 8 p.m.–the rider reported conscious with hand and leg injuries.
As solo riders were required to return to the Grandstand, the sidecar session was cancelled for today.
Rider condition updates:
- Ilja Cajouw, off at the 27th Milestone, reported conscious, airlifted to Noble’s Hospital and has since been discharged.
- James Chawke, off at the Railway Pub, Union Mills, rider OK.
- Jonathan Perry, off at Cruickshanks, rider OK.
- Sam West, off at Pump House, Laurel Bank, reported conscious with hand and leg injuries, airlifted to Noble’s Hospital.
- Michael Sweeney, off at the 11th Milestone, reported conscious with possible arm and leg injuries, airlifted to Noble’s Hospital.
2022 Isle of Man TT Races Results: Day 1
Opening Qualifying Session, May 29, 2022
Todd Fastest as TT Races Return
After a long-awaited return, the weather gods were smiling on competitors for the opening qualifying session of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster Energy. With sunshine all around the Island and it was Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles) who topped the Superbike class with a speed of 127.492 mph ahead of Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki, 126.984 mph) and John McGuinness MBE (Honda Racing UK, 124.955 mph).
Davey Todd was fastest in opening qualifying session
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It was the moment we’ve all been waiting, the Isle of Man TT Races fueled by Monster energy finally returned today. As the sun shone down on the Island for the opening qualifying session, it was Davey Todd who topped the Superbike class with a speed of 127.492 mph ahead of reigning Senior TT champion Dean Harrison and 23-time TT winner John McGuinness MBE.
Davey Todd topped the Superbike class in the opening qualifying session, with a speed of 127.492 mph.
Known for his record breaking speeds, Peter Hickman posted the third quickest lap of the afternoon, 126.49 mph, onboard the Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing machine, to lead the way in the Superstock category. While, Michael Dunlop was fastest in the Supersport class at 124.103mph and Jamie Coward the pacesetter in the Supertwin division at 117.573 mph.
Meanwhile, newcomer Glenn Irwin had a superb first session with the Honda Racing UK rider lapping at a stunning 122.616 mph on his Superstock Fireblade. It was a similar case in the sidecars with newcomer Harry Payne, with Mark Wilkes in the chair, putting in a superb performance at 110.364 mph.
Newcomer Glenn Irwin hit 122 mph in his first qualifying session.
After a short delay to lock the course down, the TT soared back into life at 1:50 p.m. with the newcomers getting their first taste of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. TT Rider Liaison Officers Richard Quayle and John Barton were joined by 10-time TT winner Ian Lougher in taking Jamie Cringle, Glenn Irwin, Milo Ward, Ilja Caljouw, Joe Loughlin, Craig Szczypek and Jason Burrill for their maiden lap on closed roads.
Superbike, Superstock and Supersport
At 14.15, the main session got underway and it was Michael Rutter (Bathams Ales) who led the field away followed 10 seconds later by Harrison, the duo both Superbike-mounted. Lee Johnston was next to go on his Ashcourt Racing Yamaha Supersport machine with Ian Hutchinson (Milwaukee BMW Motorrad) and Michael Dunlop (Hawk Racing) in hot pursuit on their Superbikes.
First to complete the lap was Rutter at 121.111 mph with Harrison next across the line at 120.442, the Bradford rider immediately pulling back into the pits. They were both upstaged by Hutchinson who lapped at 122.315 mph but it was Hickman who was quickest of all, the outright lap record holder posting a speed of 124.786 mph on his Superstock mount.
The similarly mounted Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles duo of Conor Cummins and Todd slotted into second and third at 124.280 mph and 123.237 mph, respectively. Meanwhile, Hutchinson was knocked off the top spot in the Superbike class by 23-time winner John McGuinness MBE with the Honda Racing UK man lapping at 122.819 mph.
Jamie Coward moved into third at 122.105 mph with Dominic Herbertson (121.501 mph) and Derek Sheils (121.276 mph) pushing Rutter down to sixth. Quickest newcomer overall on the first lap was Loughlin at 111.136 mph which was half a second quicker than Irwin’s 111.093 mph.
Second time around and, understandably, the pace increased at the head of the field and it was again the three Superstock riders of Hickman, Cummins and Todd who were quickest overall, Hickman’s lap of 126.485 mph putting him 2.5s quicker than Cummins (126.19). Todd was a further second back in third (126.072) with all three lapping under 18 minutes.
McGuinness (124.955) was again the quickest in the Superbike class followed by Hutchinson (123.435), Sam West (123.1) and Sheils (123.047). Irwin’s second lap, on his Superstock Honda, was an impressive 116.463 mph with the Supersport-mounted Loughlin upping his speed to 113.179 mph, while Ward had now broken the 110 mph barrier with a lap of 111.381 mph.
Harrison was back out on track on his Superbike machine and his second lap of 124.393 mph put him second quickest behind McGuinness, but Hickman was encountering issues on his Superbike as he toured round Ramsey Hairpin. James Hillier then bumped Harrison briefly back to third, the RICH Energy OMG Racing man lapping at 124.831 mph, but on his third lap Harrison not only went quickest in the Superbike class but also overall with a speed of 126.984 mph.
Hickman made it back to the pits and returned to the fray on his Superstock BMW but Cummins wasn’t as lucky as he stopped at the Mountain Box. Teammate Todd was faring better though and after lapping at 126.752 mph, his final lap of 127.492 mph sent him quickest overall, with West moving up to third in the Superbikes with 125.216 mph. Irwin’s fifth lap saw him break the 121 mph barrier to slot into 13th overall in the Superstock class.
Supersport/ Supertwin
At 15.30, it was the turn of the Supersport/ Supertwin qualifying session with Dunlop (122.512 mph) the quickest Supersport runner in the early stages from Harrison (122.042 mph) and Coward (121.925 mph). Gary Johnson (Dafabet Racing) was setting the pace in the Supertwins at 114.43 mph followed by Aprilia-mounted Stefano Bonetti (113.446 mph) and the Paton of Rutter (112.316 mph).
On the second lap, Coward moved to the top of the Supersport speeds with a lap of 123.311 mph but only briefly as Dunlop’s second lap was 124.103 mph and there was change too in the Supertwins with Bonetti upping his speed to 114.121 mph and John Barton slotting in behind at 113.931 mph.
As the solo session came to a conclusion, there was no change at the top of the Supersport leaderboard but Hickman (K2 Trooper Beer by PHR Performance) moved into third with a speed of 122.949 mph.
Late laps though from both Coward and Michael Dunlop (MD Racing) at 117.753 mph and 116.631 mph respectively moved them up to first and second in the Supertwins category with Johnson slipping back to third ahead of Dominic Herbertson, James Hind and Rutter. Newcomer Loughlin also impressed with the seventh fastest time (113.361) on the Team ILR/Mark Coverdale Paton.
With the sun continuing to shine, the Sidecar class got their first session underway at 4:30 p.m., the newcomers having had their speed-controlled laps at the beginning of the afternoon but Ryan and Callum Crowe (Haven Homes) were early casualties stopping in Kirk Michael village.
The Birchall brothers hit 111 mph on their first session.
Leading the way on the road were the Birchalls on their Haith Honda and they completed their opening lap at 110.427 mph but that was only good enough for second with Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing) going quickest at 112.426 mph. Tim Reeves with newcomer passenger Kevin Rousseau had an encouraging start at 109.107 mph to go fourth.
That put them one place behind newcomer driver Lee Crawford, with Scott Hardie in the chair, who put in a stunning lap of 109.292 mph while fellow newcomer Harry Payne, partnered by Mark Wilkes, was also going well at exactly 108 mph. That put them eighth quickest behind regulars Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde, Conrad Harrison/Andrew Winkle and Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney.
On the second lap, the Birchalls improved to 111.908 mph with Payne/Wilkes jumping up to a sensational third at 110.364 mph. They were the only three crews to break the 110 mph barrier with Bryan/Hyde, Crawford/Hardie and Reeves/Rousseau completing the top six.
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