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***Malcolm*** · 24-08-2018, 04:33 PM

Coverage on Manx Radio AM1368 :

Wednesday 29th August Race Day

Weather Forecast

Outlook

Wednesday will be mostly dry and bright with prolonged sunny spells, although an isolated passing shower is still possible.

Highest temperature around 18°C in a light to moderate west to north-westerly wind.

Race Schedule

10:15 - Mylchreests Junior Manx Grand Prix Race

13:15 - MGP Supporters Club Lightweight Race (4 Laps) & Ultra Lightweight Race (3 Laps)

15:15 - MGP Senior Qualifying

(Machines used in the Junior Race may NOT be used in this practice)

15:20 - Lightweight & Ultra Lightweight MGP Qualifying

(Machines raced in the Lightweight/Ultra Lightweight Race may NOT be used in this practice)

Due to the 1 Hour Delay announced at 09:15, the Re-Scheduled Race Programme will be as follows

Roads will close at 10.30hrs.

The four-lap Mylchreests MGP Junior Race getting away at 11.15.

At 13.45 hrs The MGP Supporters Club Lightweight MGP (4 laps) & The Ultra-lightweight MGP (3 Laps), will run together.

At 16:00 hrs there will be one lap of qualifying for Friday's MGP Senior & there will also be the opportunity for Lightweight and Ultra Lightweight bikes not racing today to go out at the end of the Senior practice ahead of Friday’s race.

Roads will open from 16.50 hrs, but could close again at 6pm for further practice sessions if required.

And Another Delay

There's been a further one hour delay to racing today

Roads will now close at 11.30am.

Add 1 hour to the above projected times above .

The Lightweight Race will now be a 3 Lap Race

11:30 - Roads are now CLOSED

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***Malcolm*** · 29-08-2018, 09:39 AM

10:15 - Mylchreests Junior Manx Grand Prix Race

Detailed forecast

Issued on Wednesday, 29 August 2018 at 8:30am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Fine and dry today, with long sunny spells. Light or moderate west or northwest winds, with the maximum temperature 17 or 18 Celsius.

Damp Patches in ALL the usual places

12:15- Mylchreests Junior Manx Grand Prix Race is GO

First away is David Lumsden followed by Dean Osborne, next is Brad Vicars, then Andy Farrell, next is Steven Procter, then Matt Stevenson, then Darryl Tweed, then Gareth Evans, next Brendan Fargher, then Stephen Smith, then Wayne Humble, next is James Chawke, then Dave McConnaghy, then Dave Butler, next is Stuart Hall, then Damian Horan. Steven Parsons and Morgan Govignon, Andrew Fisher follows andthen Victor Lopez-santos

Glen Helen- Lap 1

First through is Lumsden and closing is Osborne, next comes Vicars, then Farrell and then Stevenson with Procter, next is Tweed, now it is Evans and closing is Fargher, next through is Smith and Humble ,then Chawke, then it is McConnachy and Butler close together. Then Hall and Horan close is Parsons

Stevenson
Tweed (+2.09)
Humble (+1.56)
Osborne
Vicars
Chawke
Parsons
Farrell
Fisher
Fargher

Lumsden clocls a 166, Osborne a 163, Chawke 163 & Evans a 163 at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 1

First through is Osborne and Lumsden is close behind, next is Farrell, Stevenson through, then it is Tweed. Now it is Evans, next is Smith and Chawke, next through his McConnachie

Stevenson
Vicars
Chawke
Tweed
Osborne
Humble
Parsons
Farrell
Smith
Fargher

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First to go straight through is Osborne followed by Lumsden and then Vicars, next is Stevenson and Farrell, then Tweed, next is Fargher and Evans followed by Smith and Humble and then Chawke

Stevenson
Chawke (+13.68)
Osborne (+1.56)
Humble
Tweed
Vicars
Parsons
Farrell
Smith
Fargher

Procter retired at Baregarrow

Glen Helen- Lap 2

First through is Osborne, next is Osborne, Vicars and Stevenson all pretty close, next is Farrell a gap to Tweed, now it is Fargher and close together is Chawke, Humble, Smith and Evans, then Butler

Stevenson
Chawke (+14.77)
Osborne (+5.56)
Humble
Parsons
Vicars
Tweed
Farrell
Smith
Fargher
Lumsden
Fisher
Curinga
Evans
Horan
Govignon
Lopez Santos
Hall

Chawke and Evans both clock 164's at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 2

First through comes Osborne, then Stevenson and Vicars, next is Lumsden, now it is Farrell, then Chawke, Smith, Fargher and Evans all through. Through goes Parsons then Horan

Stevenson
Chawke (+18.6)
Parsons (+9.6)
Vicars
Osborne
Humble
Tweed
Smith
Farrell
Fargher

Butler sitting in third ? (Transponder not working)

Stevenson - where is he on the mountain ?? - Off at The Cregg (seen by a Paramedic and is ok)

Grandstand - End of Lap 2

Osborne in first, next in is Vicars then Lumsden, next is Farrell. then Tweed, next is Evans, then Fargher, Humble, Butler all come in.

Chawke
Butler (+11.02)
Parsons (+0.8)
Osborne (+1.81)
Vicars
Smith
Humble
Tweed
Farrell
Fargher
Lumsden
Horan

Glen Helen - Lap 3

Osborne through, next is Vicars then Lumsden and next is Farrell. Then it is Tweed and a gap to Chawke then Smith and Humble close behind him. Now it is Fargher and Evans together with Butler following. A short gap to Parsons, a gap now to Horan then Govignon and Hall. Then Coringa and Fisher next Lopez Santos

Chawke
Osborne (+8.38)
Tweed (+10.37)
Butler
Parsons
Vicars
Humble
Smith
Farrell
Lumsden

Chawke now 12 secs up on Osborne at Ballaugh

Ramsey - Lap 3

Osborne through, then it is Vicars, next is Lumsden and Farrell follows, then it is Tweed, next is Chawke, then Smith, Humble and Butler followed by Evans, next is Fargher and Parsons closing. A gap to Horan, then Govignon and Coringa

Chawke
Osborne (+15.71)
Tweed (+4.20)
Parsons
Butler
Vicars
Smith
Humble
Farrell
Lumsden
Curinga

Grandstand- End of lap 3 - Start of Last Lap

First over the line is Osborne, next comes Vicars and then Lumsden follows, next through is Tweed and Farrell together. A gap to Chawke, then comes Smith and Humble, now it is Evans and Butler together, then Parsons

Chawke
Osborne (+12.5)
Tweed (+5.11)
Parsons
Vicars
Smith
Humble
Butler
Farrell
Lumsden

Glen Helen - Last Lap

Osborne through with a gap to Vicars and Lumsden close behind. Next through is Tweed and Farrell, a gap to Chawke then Smith and followed by Humble, next is Evans and Parsons, then Fargher

Chawke
Osborne (+11.33)
Tweed
Parsons
Vicars
Humble
Smith
Farrell
Lumsden
Butler

Tweed run out of fuel at Quarry Bends

Ramsey - Last Lap

First through on the road is Osborne, then comes Vicars. Next is Lumsden, then Farrell, a gap to Chawke. Now it is Smith and Humble, next is Parsons and then Butler follows. A gap to Fargher and Govignon and Hall, then Coringa and Lopez Santos

Chawke
Osborne (+14.35)
Parsons(+3.92)
Vicars
Humble
Smith
Farrell
Lumsden
Curinga
Govignon
Butler
Lopez Santos
Horan
Evans
Hall

Grandstand - Finish Line

First over the line is Dean Osborne, then it is Brad Vicars, then Dave Lumsden, Andy Farrell. Now it is James Chawke to take the win, then Humble and Smith

Provisional Finishers List

1: J Chawke
2: D Osborne (+4.40)
3: S Parsons (+10.51)
B Vicars
W Humble
S Smith
A Farrell
D Lumsden
F Coringa
M Govignon
V Lopez Santos
D Horan
D Butler
G Evans
S Hall
T Maxwell
C Cook
A Fisher
M Colvin
M Sloboda

James Chawke claims Junior Manx Grand Prix Race win in dramatic race

Ireland’s James Chawke clinched victory in today’s Mylchreests Junior Manx Grand Prix after race leader Matt Stevenson, who held a thirty second lead at Ramsey on the second lap, dramatically crashed out of the race at the Creg Ny Baa.

After the race Chawke revealed that winning at the Isle of Man was the fulfilment of a long dream;

“I can’t believe it. It’s such a dream to come up Glencrutchery Road a winner and follow the likes of John McGuinness. I’ve been racing since 2003. What more can a man ask for. It’s been a long struggle and I’ve worked so hard. I relaxed after the fuel stop at the second lap but I’ve broken down every time in Ramsey and I felt something go again on the last lap. It’s all I can ask for.”

After a two hour delay due to mist on the Mountain section and to allow time for the roads to dry, the Mylchreests Junior Manx Grand Prix Race on the Isle of Man finally got underway at 12.15.

With the first 20 riders based on pre-qualifying seeding Dave Lumsden was the first rider away followed by Dean Osborne and Brad Vicars but Matt Stevenson, who was originally down as 29th in the race programme, was fastest qualifier and was moved into the vacant sixth place on the grid.

Lumsden was first to Glen Helen on the road but Stevenson, riding the peoplesbike.com machine, had established a two second lead over Darryl Tweed on the clock at the opening timing point with Wayne Humble holding third a further second and a half back. The Isle of Man’s Dean Osborne was fractionally off the third placed rider with Vicars a further second back completing the top five although Dave Butler, who started from 14th on the grid, was reported to have transponder issues but was manually timed in fourth place at Glen Helen.

Osborne moved into the top three at Ballaugh but at the front of the field Stevenson’s lead was up to three seconds. Brad Vicars was also on the move and he moved into second place at Ramsey, almost five seconds down on race leader Stevenson but a second ahead of new third placed man James Chawke who with Tweed and Osborne completing the top five.

Stevenson was dominating the opening lap and coming through the grandstand at the end of the first lap the Yorkshire man was clocked at 119.807 which gave him a lead of almost fourteen seconds over new second placed man James Chawke (118.378). Osborne’s 118.217 put him in the final podium position. Dave Butler was manually timed in fourth place through the grandstand with Humble completing the top five at the end of the opening lap.

Stevenson’s lead was up to eighteen seconds on Chawke and, despite running wide at Ramsey Hairpin, had extended his lead at Ramsey to eighteen seconds over Chawke with Butler now unofficially reported to be holding third place.

However, Stevenson came off his peoplesbike.com Yamaha outbreaking at the Creg Ny Baa and although he was reported not to have sustained any injuries, he was out of the race.

Coming into the pits at the end of the second lap Stevenson’s accident meant that James Chawke was the new race leader eleven seconds ahead of Dave Butler with Stephen Parsons third and Dean Osborne and Brad Vicars completing the top five.

Chawke still led the race at Glen Helen by eight seconds but faster pit stops for Osborne and Tweed moved them ahead of Butler into second and third, and cut the gap to the race leader. Tweed had moved up from eighth at the Grandstand at the end of the second lap.

That remained the top three at the end of the third lap with Chawke’s third lap of 113.436 giving him a lead of 12.5 seconds over Osborne (113.468) ) with Tweed (113.911) in third. Parsons (112.161) and Vicars (112.036) completed the top five.

There was more drama on the last lap when news came through that Darryl Tweed had run out of fuel at Quarry Bends which saw Parsons move into the final podium place with Vicars fourth and Wayne Humble now up in to fifth.

Chawke took the chequered flag in with a last lap of 117.701 to win by over four seconds from Osborne (118.534) with Parsons (118.701) clinching the final podium place. Vicars and Humble rounded out the top five.

Yesterday’s Newcomers A MGP Race winner Thomas Maxwell was the highest placed newcomer in 16th place with an overall race time of 113.406mph.

James Chawke on his way to winning the Mylchreests Group Junior Manx Grand Prix.
Photo Dave Kneen / ManxPhotosOnline

Junior Race : Results - Lap by Lap - Start List

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***Malcolm*** · 29-08-2018, 09:42 AM

13:15 - MGP Supporters Club Lightweight Race (4 Laps) & Ultra Lightweight Race (3 Laps)

Damp in usual Places / Windy up on the Mountain

14:45 - MGP Supporters Club Lightweight Race (NOW 3 Laps) & Ultra Lightweight Race (3 Laps)

Leading off is Victor Lopez-Santos, then Andy Farrell and Gary Vines, Next Brad Vicars, then Dave Lumsden, then Gareth Evans, then Chris Moore, then Dave Butler, then James Chawke, next is Ryan Maher, Leon Murphy, Roger Wibberly, Chris Moore, Steven Horne all away safely. Nigel Rae away, then Keith Clarke, and Richard Saville, then Trevor Mathewson, next is Paul Wardell and Ali Foster

Glen Helen- Lap 1

First through is Lopez Santos being caught by Farrell, then Gary Vines . Next is Lumsden and Vicars together, then Evans, next is Moore and Chawke, next is Maher, then Murphy,next through is Wibberly, Edwards through ok, next is Horan then Stubbs and Quine

Chawke
Farrell (+0.32)
Vines (+1.66)
Lopez Santos
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Maher
Moore
Vicars
Quine

Ryan Maher retired at Gwens

Ramsey -Lap 1

On the road it is Farrell who is first through, then Lopez Santos, next is Vines, a short gap to Lumsden, then Vicars. Next is Chawke and Evans, then Butler, next is Moore

Chawke
Farrell (+2.42)
Vines (+2.06)
Lumsden
Lopez Santos
Butler
Evans
Vicars
Moore
Wibberly

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First across the line is Farrell then Vines, next is Lopez Santos, then Lumsden and then a gap to Chawke, then Evans and Butler together with Vicars following. Now it is Moore, Edwards, Wibberly and Murphy who go through

Farrell
Chawke (+3.07)
Vines (+1.11)
Lopez Santos
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Quine
Edwards
Vicars
Stubbs
Moore
Horne
Wibberly

Lopez Santos retired at Greeba

Glen Helen - Lap 2

Farrell through ok, next is Vines, then Lumsden. Now it is Chawke and then Butler and Evans close, next Vicars a gap to Moore another larger gap to Wibberly, Murphy Edwards and Stubbs

Farrell
Chawke
Vines
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Quine
Edwards
Vicars
Stubbs
Moore
Horne
Wibberly
Murphy

Ramsey - Lap 2

Farrell through ok, next is Vines then Lumsden after a short wait. Next is Chawke, then Butler follows, next is Evans and now Vicars, next through is Evans and Moore, then a gap to Edwards, Wibberly and Murphy

Farrell
Chawke (+0.40)
Vines (+2.87)
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Quine
Edwards
Vicars
Moore
Stubbs

Vines retired at 33rd

Grandstand- End of Lap 2 - Start of Last Lap (Via the Pits)

In comes Farrell, (Splash & Dash), next in is Lumsden and Chawke is in, all away for their last lap, Butler in and out (30 sec penalty), Evans in, Vicars in, Moore is in, Wibberly in and out (30 sec penalty)

Farrell
Chawke (+7.87)
Lumsden (+19.72)
Butler
Evans
Quine
Edwards
Moore
Vicars
Wibberly
Murphy

Glen Helen- Last Lap

Farrell then Lumsden through ok, then Chawke, now it is Butler, Evans, Vicars and Moore, then Ewards and Wibberly, Quine and Murphy

Farrell
Chawke (+20.57)
Lumsden (+11.24)
Butler
Evans
Moore
Edwards
Vicars
Quine
Murphy

Tweed, Ingham. Sinclair and Snow are the 1234 in the Utra-Lightweight

Ramsey -Last Lap

Farrell through, a gap to Lumsden, then another wait to Chawke. Next through is Butler, a long wait now to Evans and then Vicars, next is Moore and then another wait... to Quine, Edwards, Murphy and Wibberly all through safely

Farrell
Chawke (+16.78)
Lumsden (+16.00)
Butler
Evans
Moore
Edwards
Vicars
Quine
Murphy

Grandstand and Finish Line

Farrell first over the line to take the win, then Lumsden, next is Chawke, a wait for Butler, then following home are Evans, Moore, Edwards, Quine, Wibberly, Murphy,

Provisional Finishers List

1: A Farrell
2: J Chawke (+15.27)
3: D Lumsden (+16.98)
D Butler
G Evans
C Moore
J Edwards
D Quine
P Moore
P Wardell
D Tweed
L Murphy
R Wibberley
T Matthewson
D Ingham
A Sinclair
T Snow
S Ault
A Foster
B Appleton
N Rea
R van der Donckt
A Thomas
T Henry
J Bain

Ultra-Lightweight 123

D Tweed
D Ingham
A Sinclair
T Snow
N Moore
C Svendsen
J Lamb
B Millinship
A Morris

Irish riders dominate Lightweight MGP as Farrell clinches maiden MGP win

Tweed dominates Ultra Lightweight class after Junior race disappointment

It was a great day for Ireland at today’s Manx Grand Prix with Andrew Farrell following up James Chawke’s Junior win earlier in the day with victory in the today’s MGP Supporters Club Lightweight MGP Race. Indeed Ireland enjoyed a lock out on the Lightweight podium with Irish riders taking the first three places.

In the concurrent Ultra Lightweight, Northern Ireland’s Darryl Tweed put the disappointment of retiring from the morning’s Junior MGP Race while running third to win the Ultra Lightweight Class.

The delay to the second day race programme for the Manx Grand Prix saw Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson reduce the 4 lap Lightweight Race to three laps and he also introduced a compulsory ‘stop and go’ pit stop, regardless of refuelling requirements.

Spain’s Victor Lopez Santos, who was the fastest qualifier in the Lightweight class, also had the honour of carrying the number one plate and being first away from the line on Glencrutchery Road at the revised start time of 2.45pm.

Coincidentally the second man away – Andrew Farrell - was also the second fastest qualifier. However, James Chawke, fresh from his victory in the earlier MGP Junior Race, was fastest to Glen Helen, albeit by only three tenths of a second with Gary Vines a further 1.6 seconds back in third. Lopes Santos, leading on the road, was a further 2.5 seconds back in fourth with Lumsden just over a second behind the Spanish rider in fifth.

Farrell, runner up in the Lightweight Race in 2017, was looking to go one better this year and was in front on the road and looking to get into Chawke’s lead which had now increased to 2.5 seconds.

Whether it was the extra power of the Kawasaki over the Mountain or the clear road but Farrell had moved in front of Chawke’s to lead by three seconds at the Grandstand with his opening lap of 114.060 to Chawke’s 113.776 with Vines (113.660) almost a further second back in third and Lopez Santos and Lumsden completing the top five.

However, shortly after, Lopez Santos was reported as a retirement at Greeba Bridge on his second lap.

The same pattern emerged between the leading pair on the second lap with Chawke faster on the run to Ramsey, cutting the gap to the race leader to less than half a second but then Farrell again powered over the mountain to lead by 7.8 seconds after the second lap. Vines retired from the race at the 33rd milestone which saw Lumsden move into the final podium place at the Grandstand.

Farrell was also much faster in the pits – almost nine seconds quicker than Chawke - which saw Farrell extend his lead to twenty seconds at Glen Helen on the third, and now final, lap.

Farrell duly held on with a last lap of 110.239 to win by almost sixteen seconds from Chawke with Lumsden claiming the final podium position with his last lap of 109.825.

In the concurrent Ultra Lightweight Race Darryl Tweed, who was the fastest qualifier, was already 11 seconds ahead of Alex Sinclair at Glen Helen on his opening lap with Daniel Ingham in third but already sixteen seconds behind the race leader. Tweed’s opening lap of 106.453 gave him a commanding lead of almost 24 seconds over Alex Sinclar with Daniel Ingham a further five seconds back in third.

Coming in to the pits at the end of the second lap Tweed had extended the gap over Sinclair decisively to almost a minute but behind him Ingham had closed on the second placed man to only 0.3 seconds.

Ingham enjoyed a faster pit stop than Sinclair and Ingham had an eight second lead over Sinclair at Glen Helen on the third and last lap but at the front Tweed was out in front on his own with a gap of 48 seconds.

Tweed took the chequered flag with a last lap of 103.293 to win by well over a minute from Daniel Ingham with Alex Sinclair clinching the final podium place.

Andy Farrell, winner of the 2018 MGP Supporters Club Lightweight Race

Lightweight : Results - Lap by Lap - Start List

Ultra Lightweight : Results - Lap by Lap - Start List

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