Tourist Trophy: John McGuinness wins the Senior TT race
John McGuinness (Honda) pocketed his 23rd victory in the Tourist Trophy by winning the Superbike Senior TT race ahead of the two Kawasaki of James Hillier and Ian Hutchinson and the two BMWs of Guy Martin, fourth at the foot of the podium, and Michael Dunlop who closes the top 5.
John McGuinness (Honda) pocketed his 23rd victory in winning the Superbike Senior TT race ahead of the two Kawasaki of James Hillier and Ian Hutchinson and the two BMWs of Guy Martin, fourth at the foot of the podium, and of Michael Dunlop who closed the top 5.
The "Morecambe Missile" took the opportunity to break the absolute race record with a lap of 132.701 mph (213.56 km / h), against 212.91 km / h for Bruce Anstey last year. Guy Martin also broke the 132 mph barrier this year with a lap of 132.398 mph (213 km / h).
"I’ve been struggling all week, it’s nobody’s fault but I had to get back to the shape I was a few years ago," says McGuinness.
"At the second start (the race was interrupted by the fall of Jamie Hamilton, editor’s note), I didn’t want James Hillier to catch up with me so I gave everything, I lowered my head and gave everything I needed. I could. In the next lap I really stripped myself off and the reactions coming from the pits were incredible, it was like when I had broken the lap record at 130 mph ", continues the British driver..
Northern Irish rider Jamie Hamilton (Suzuki) was admitted to Nobles Hospital in critical condition following his fall.
H2R: 331.52 km / h
Finally, it should be noted that during a run organized on the sidelines of the official races, James Hillier broke the motorcycle speed record on the Tourist Trophy roads on the handlebars of the by driving at 331.52 km / h in the famous straight line of Sulby.
“It was crazy, just crazy!” Exclaimed the Quattro Plant team rider: “the first four gears stick to the bottom of the saddle! I was going fast everywhere, but after the mountain, it was just amazing. My Strava app was on the entire lap and at the bottom of the Sulby straight, I was in bottom of 6th and I was over 331 km / h … Wow! "
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