Tourist Trophy: McGuinness wins the Senior TT 2013

John McGuinness claimed his 20th Tourist Trophy victory in the 2013 Senior TT Final on Friday. Dominated by his teammate Michael Dunlop four times since the start of hostilities on the Isle of Man, the 40-year-old pulled out all the stops and won with ten seconds ahead.

John McGuinness claimed his 20th Tourist Trophy victory in the 2013 Senior TT Final on Friday. Dominated by his teammate Michael Dunlop four times since, the 40-year-old pulled out all the stops and won with ten seconds ahead..

20 wins and 41 podiums for "Grandpa" McGuinness !

John McGuinness will have finally managed to get the better of Michael Dunlop during the Senior TT, after losing in the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport races (two rounds) behind the nephew of Joey Dunlop (read in particular).

For the "Morecambe Missile" – which also finished the -, honor is safe: it returns to victory during the "queen" race, the one which traditionally ends these fifteen days of "crazy races" on the island by Man (read).

The n ° 3 Honda CBR1000RR rider had a perfect race, taking the necessary risks to win and taking advantage of his team’s experience to lose as little time as possible during the two refueling stations planned during the six laps of the race.

Ending the event at an average of 128.943 mph (around 207.51 km / h), McGuinness yields the fastest race lap to Bruce Anstey (131.531 mph, or approximately 211.7 km / h), which will not prevent him not to win the final with 10 seconds ahead of Michael Dunlop and the same Bruce Anstey.

John McGuinness climbs on his 41st TT podium and for the 20th time on his highest step. Thanks to this new success, the Honda TT Legend rider is not just six lengths from Joey Dunlop’s winning record…

For Honda, it’s a new full box with three CBR1000RR in the first places. James Hillier’s Kawasaki ZX-10R followed, Guy Martin’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Honda TT Legend’s third Fireblade driven by Michael Rutter, the .

Big Horwath Crash at Bray Hill

Note that following the fall – involving spectators – of Jonathan Horwarth in Bray Hilll, the race was neutralized and a second start had to be given. The rider and his motorcycle went off the track and hit ten people who had to be taken to hospital.

Fortunately, none of the protagonists involved in this terrible incident see their vital prognosis engaged. According to organizers, pilot Jonathan Horwarth suffers from a "minor fracture" while four of the spectators quickly left the hospital. Five other injured, however, had to stay there longer, and the last person involved is still under observation in the emergency room..

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