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11:15 - Announcement that there could well be a delay of an unknown length, due to a RTC at Lezayre, which is being attended to at this time.

12:01: - Announcement is that this is an indefinite delay due to the seriousness of the RTC

12:45: - Superstock Race looking to go at 13:30

13:15: - Extra 15 minute delay - Race now a GO at 13:45

McGuinness first away with Hillier behind him. No one at 3,

Next is Guy, then its Bruce and M Dunlop follows.

Next is Gary Johnson and then W Dunlop, next is M Rutter and then Conor Cummins.

Glen Helen - Lap 1

First on the road is McGuinness with Hillier closing

Next comes Guy Martin and then Bruce Anstey closing, then its M Dunlop catching Bruce.

Now its Gary Johnson, a gap to William Dunlop and next is Rutter closing on William

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 G Johnson
4 J Hillier
5 B Anstey
6 M Rutter
7 D Kneen
8 C Cummins
9 R Mountford
10 G Martin
11 D Johnson
12 W Dunlop

McGuinness is 13 on time.
M Dunlop clocks 189.6 at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 1

First in is Hillier then its McGuinness close behind him.
Next comes Guy Martin and M Dunlop with Bruce Anstey all together
Next is Gary Johnson. William Dunlop and M Rutter go through and then its Conor.

Oil Flag being waved at the hairpin.
Rumour is a bike on fire up the hill

1 M Dunlop
2 G Johnson
3 D Harrison
4 J Hillier
5 B Anstey
6 D Kneen
7 M Rutter
8 C Cummins
9 D Johnson
10 G Martin

Gary Johnson not showing at the Bungalow
M Dunlop now 7+ up on Dean Harrison

End of Lap 1

First across the line is J Hillier and then a gap to McGuinness.
Next is M Dunlop B Anstey and G Martin
129.85 lap for M Dunlop

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 J Hillier
5 C Cummins
6 G Martin
7 M Rutter
8 D Kneen
9 D Johnson
10 L Johnson


Glen Helen - Lap 2

Hillier first through then its McGuinness followed by M Dunlop and Anstey,
Next comes Guy Martin. A big gap now back to M Rutter and W Dunlop, with D Harrison and Conor together


1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison +8.5
3 B Anstey
4 Hillier
5 Cummins
6 Martin
7 Rutter
8 Kneen
9 D Johnson
10 L Johnson

Gary Johnson, in the incident just above the Hairpin on Lap 1, airmed to Nobles with fractures.

Ramsey - Lap 2

First through is Hillier and M Dunlop right behind him, next is Bruce, then McGuinness and Guy Martin. Dan Stewart goes through. Dan Kneen comes through next.
Jimmy Storrar, Peter Hickman go through.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison +11
3 B Anstey
4 C Cummins
5 J Hillier
6 G Martin
7 M Rutter
8 D Kneen
9 D Johnson
10 L Johnson

End of Lap 2 - (Refuel)

M Dunlop comes in first. Then its J Hillier. Now its Guy Martin.
Dunlop out, Anstey out, Guy goes out.
D Harrison comes in, Conor is in, and W Dunlop with M Rutter are in.
Harrison out, W Dunlop out, M Rutter out, Conor stuck with a non firing bike. Conor eventually gets away.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 C Cummins
5 G Martin
6 M Rutter
7 J Hillier
8 D Johnson
9 L Johnson
10 D Kneen

Time penalty for Steve Mercer for speeding in pit lane.

Glen Helen - Lap 3

M Dunlop first through, then its Bruce. Next is Guy Martin, then its John McGuinness
A gap to James Hillier, and another gap to D Harrison, next is M Rutter and W Dunlop together. Next is Conor Cummins

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison +9
3 B Anstey
4 G Martin
5 M Rutter
6 C Cummins
7 L Johnson
8 D Johnson
9 D Kneen
10 W Dunlop

Hillier ran up the slip road at Ballacraine and now sits in 15th

Ramsey - Lap 3

First through is M Dunlop. Next comes Bruce Anstey, then its a gap to John McGuinness.
Next on the road is Hillier and behind him is D Harrison.
Rutter and W Dunlop come through close together.

Guy Martin retires at Parliament Square in Ramsey

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison +16
3 B Anstey
4 M Rutter
5 C Cummins
6 D Johnson
7 L Johnson
8 W Dunlop
9 D Kneen
10 J McGuinness

Peter Hickman sits in 12th place
Mark Miller retires at Ballacraine


End of Lap 3

First across the line is M Dunlop. A gap now to Bruce Anstey.
A big gap back to John McGuinness. Then comes D Harrison and J Hillier.
William Dunlop crosses the line very slowly - pulls in and retires.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 C Cummins
5 D Johnson
6 M Rutter
7 L Johnson
8 D Kneen
9 J McGuinness
10 D Stewart

Glen Helen - Last Lap

M Dunlop runs through, then its Bruce Anstey. Next on the road is John McGuinness, then comes D Harrison and then J Hillier. Next is M Rutter and then Conor Cummins. Lee Johnson goes through.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 C Cummins
5 M Rutter
6 D Johnson
7 L Johnston
8 D Kneen
9 J McGuinness
10 P Hickman


Ramsey - Last Lap

M Dunlop first through with a backward glance.
Then comes Bruce and next is John McGuinness after a gap.
Dean Harrison is next trhough with James Hillier following. Michael Rutter runs through, then its Conor Cummins.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 M Rutter
5 C Cummins
6 D Johnson
7 L Johnston
8 D Kneen
9 J McGuinness
10 P Hickman

D Johnson retakes 4th over the mountain.

Finish Line

Michael Dunlop over the line to take the race. (3rd time).
Next over the line is Bruce Anstey. Then comes John McGuinness.

1 M Dunlop
2 D Harrison
3 B Anstey
4 D Johnson
5 C Cummins
6 L Johnston
7 M Rutter
8 D Kneen
9 P Hickman
10 J McGuinness
11 J Hillier
12 Horst Saiger
13 R Mountford
14 J Cowton
15 I Lintin
16 J Storrar
17 D Stewart
18 S Bonetti
19 S Mercer
20 B Wylie


Provisional Placings Only

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DUNLOP AT THE DOUBLE AS HE TAKES HIS SECOND TT WIN

Michael Dunlop took his ninth TT victory when he comfortably won the RL 360 Superstock race giving BMW their second win in four days. Riding the MD Racing machine, Dunlop faced a serious challenge from Monster Energy Supersport 1 race winner Gary Johnson but the Lincolnshire man crashed out on the run up to the Waterworks on the opening lap.

From that point Dunlop was able to maintain his lead over second placed Dean Harrison and eventually came home 20.1s clear of the RC Express Racing by MSS Performance rider with Bruce Anstey taking third for Valvoline Racing/Padgetts Honda.

Dunlop was quickest to Glen Helen on lap one but it was close as only 0.5s covered the top four riders with Harrison, Johnson and James Hillier all in touch with the Ballymoney man. By Ramsey, Johnson had moved up to second but his challenge came to an abrupt end just a few hundred yards up from the hairpin. He was reported conscious but with fractures and taken by airmed to Nobles Hospital.

As the riders flashed through the grandstand for the first time, Dunlop’s opening lap of 129.588mph gave him a 6.7s lead over Harrison with Anstey now up to third and Hillier still holding onto fourth. Conor Cummins and Guy Martin rounded out the top six.

On lap two, Dunlop continued to increase his advantage but Harrison was keeping him honest although the margin had more than doubled as they came into refuel, the gap now just under 13 seconds as Dunlop set the fastest lap of the race at 129.778mph. Anstey continued to hold onto third but Cummins, Martin and Michael Rutter had all overhauled Hillier though who had slipped back to seventh.

Harrison appeared to lose time at the pit stop but that was clearly not the case as he’d brought Dunlop’s lead down to nine seconds at Glen Helen on the third lap although hopes of reducing it further soon evaporated as the Northern Irishman had moved it back up to 18s by the end of the lap. One rider out of luck though was Guy Martin who retired at Parliament Square.

Using his pit boards to control the race in the closing stages, Dunlop duly came home for his third win in the Superstock race and, uniquely, on a third different bike manufacturer while it also extended his lead at the top of the Joey Dunlop Championship table. Harrison equalled his best ever result in second, repeating the runner-up spot in last year’s Lightweight race, with Anstey comfortable in third for the entire race.

The battle for fourth was close throughout though and going into the final lap, just 2.7s separated fourth to seventh and in the end it went to Australian David Johnson, comfortably his best ever TT result after a brilliant ride although it was tight - just 0.8s ahead of Cummins, who lost time at his pit stop when the bike refused to fire up. Lee Johnston had his best ever result as well as he finished sixth only 0.2s clear of Michael Rutter whose solid week continued.

Dan Kneen had another good ride, finishing in eighth place while Peter Hickman took a brilliant ninth place to be both the first newcomer and first privateer home with John McGuinness completing the top ten. Hickman increased his personal best lap to 126.545mph.

Horst Saiger was the second privateer home in 13th just ahead of Russ Mountford, James Cowton and Ivan Lintin. Lintin's 15th place maintaining his lead in the TT Privateer’s Championship with 56 points, six ahead of Hickman.

Joe Faragher was taken by Airmed to Nobles hospital following an incident at Joey's and reported to have sustained fractures.





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