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Wonderful Wednesday
Another glorious and record breaking day
on the Isle of Man. Three races were
held and another two lap and race
records broken.
The second race of the day was the much
maligned
SES
TT
Zero race, with only 7 starters it is
not hard to understand the ridicule.
However, for me, the performance of the
day came from this race, Daley
Mathison
finishing second on the University of
Nottingham's electric bike. Splitting
the
multi-million pound
Mugans,
Daley was 0.143 seconds inside the old
lap record with an average speed of
119.294mph; Michael Rutter winning the
race with an average of 121.824 mph, the
first time an electric bike had broken
into the 120 mph bracket. The difference
in budget between the University and
Mugan
is like comparing
Macclesfield Town to Manchester
United! Lee Johnston came home third on
the second
Mugan
at 105.566 mph, followed by James
Cowton,
Adam Child and Shaun Anderson. The only
other starter was Ian
Lougher
whose
Komatti Mira
KMI
broke down at
Lambfell.
Michael Rutter at the Bungalow Daley Mathisons University of Nottingham's electric Bike The first race of the day was the Monster Energy Supersport 600 Race. Just like Monday's race 1, this was a brilliant race between Dean Harrison, Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, James Hillier and Connor Cummins. There were great battles going on all of the way down the field. Dean set the fastest lap of the race on his second lap on his way into his pit stop with an average speed of 129.099mph compared to Dunlop's 128.523 second lap. Michael collected a thirty second penalty for speeding in the pit lane which put paid to his race. Dean carried onto win by 18.671 seconds from Peter Hickman with James Hillier third. 64 riders had lined up on the Glencrutchery Road, 13 riders retired leaving 51 finishes. 20 silver replicas and 27 bronze replicas were awarded. Dean Harrison after his race win Timothee Monot's 600 Yamaha at the Bungalow
The final race of the day was the
Bennetts Lightweight
TT,
another record breaking affair. The
first three riders to head the leader
board at the end of lap 1 were all
inside the old lap record. Ivan
Lintin
headed the field with an average speed
of 121.603 mph, followed by Derek McGee
120.984mph and Michael
Dunlop
120.868 mph, all inside the 120.848 mph
set by James Hillier in 2015.
Unfortunately for Ivan, his bike expired
at Bedstead Corner whilst leading on the
second lap, leaving Michael to set a new
lap record of 122.257 on lap 2, leading
Derek McGee by 4.02 seconds with James
Cowton
third.
The Paton SC-Project Reparto Corse Team with race winner Michael Dunlop and fourth placed Stefano Bonetti
Peter Hickman was elevated to third when
Cowton
went out on the third lap, he then
retired on the final circuit giving
Michael Rutter his second podium finish
of the day. Michael
Dunlop
had a sensational last lap setting a new
lap record of 122.750 mph and a new race
average of 120.601. Derek McGee also
broke the 120 mph race average with an
average speed of 120.212 mph. It was a
great day for the
Patons,
filling five of the top six places,
Derek McGee's
IEG
/ KMR
Kawasaki coming in second. There were 27
finishes out of the 44 starters. A
surprise non-starter was Martin
Jessop
who had a mechanical problem.
Another great days racing on the
TT
Course with no serious injuries
reported.
Mike Hammonds
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