Tourist Trophy – Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be n ° 1 –

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Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be number 1

Tourist Trophy - Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be n ° 1 -

The starting order for the next Tourist Trophy has just been published: this year, McGuinness is handing over his traditional "Number One" plaque to Johnson and his Norton. The Honda rider will start in 5th position, behind Hutchinson (BMW) and ahead of M. Dunlop (Suzuki) … Hot !

Victorious 23 times in the famous and dangerous Tourist Trophy event on the Isle of Man, John McGuinness is currently considered the "King of the Moutain": only the legendary Joey Dunlop has won more races on the Snaefell Mountain Course ( 26).

Since 2011 therefore – except in 2013 when he wore the n ° 3 in homage to Joey, precisely -, the English driver had the honor to put on his Honda Fireblade the Number One plate and thus opened the "road" to his adversaries. : as a reminder, the "TiTi" competitors are released one after the other and not from a grid like in MotoGP or WSBK…

Tourist Trophy - Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be n ° 1 -

This year, however, the (dis) organizers of the Tourist Trophy have decided to highlight David Johnson: the Australian rider who will take the helm again this year will start in "pole position" in the Superbike / Senior TT races. His teammate Josh Brookes, 2015 British Superbike champion, will wear the No.16.

Like last year, however, New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey and will start 10 seconds after the leader. They will again be pursued by the English Ninja James Hillier and his Kawasaki ZX-10R n ° 3.

Tourist Trophy - Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be n ° 1 -

The 2016 winner of the Supersport (1 and 2 on Yamaha) and Superstock races, Ian Hutchinson will find his favorite n ° 4, the one with which he flew over the 2010 edition of the Tourist Trophy. The BMW rider will start in front of McGuinness … and finish first in the Superbike races and !

The holder of the absolute record for the turn of the Isle of Man indeed keeps "his" No. 6 for 2017 but will stick it on a brand new machine: Site readers – who, as everyone knows, are a little more fortunate that others – know that .

Tourist Trophy - Tourist Trophy 2017: John McGuinness will not be n ° 1 -

, Guy Martin finds "his" n ° 8 and will try to catch up with his little comrades at the controls of the second and new CBR1000RR SP2 … and to win (against the clock) for the first time in his career? Answer to follow on MNC !

Let us note to conclude that the French team Optimark also received the "bibs" of its three pilots: n ° 61 for Fabrice Miguet, n ° 64 for Julien Toniutti and n ° 78 for Xavier Denis.

2017 Superbike / Senior TT starting order

  • 1 David Johnson (Norton)
  • 2 Bruce Anstey (Honda Padgett’s)
  • 3 James Hillier (Kawasaki JG Speedfit)
  • 4 Ian Hutchinson (BMW Tyco)
  • 5 John McGuinness (Honda Racing)
  • 6 Michael Dunlop (Suzuki Benett’s)
  • 7 Conor Cummins (Honda Padgett’s)
  • 8 Guy Martin (Honda Racing)
  • 9 Dean Harrison (Kawasaki Silicone Engineering Racing)
  • 10 Peter Hickman (BMW Smith Racing)
  • 11 Michael Rutter (BMW Bathams / SMT Racing)
  • 12 Gary Johnson (NC)
  • 13 Lee Johnston (Honda Jackson Racing)
  • 14 Dan Kneen (BMW Penz13.com)
  • 15 William Dunlop (Halsall Racing)
  • 16 Josh Brookes (Norton)
  • 17 Steve Mercer (Kawasaki Devitt RC Express)
  • 18 Martin Jessop (BMW Riders Motorcycles)
  • 19 Dan Hegarty (Honda Top Gun Racing)
  • 20 Ivan Lintin (Kawasaki Devitt RC Express)

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