They are already out warming the bikes up.

They're away with Wattie Brown leading off with John Loder followed by John Price and Barry Wood.

Bill Swallow and Tony Myers, then Nick Jefferies and John Goodall, Alan Oversby and Derek Whalley.

Mark Linton fly's away from the line.

John Loder in front from Wattie Brown by about 30 yards, Barry Woods in 3, then Bill Swallow and Tony Myers.

Alan Oversby looked very quick going through.

Dennis Gallagher goes through safely.

Alan Oversby leads on corrected timing from Bill Swallow by 8 seconds then John Loder and Barry Wood together.

Alan Oversby looks like he is stretching his lead over Bill Swallow and there are three riders all tied in 3rd place. Barry Wood, John Loder and Nick Jefferies.

Oversby up by 18 seconds on Bill Swallow, Nick Jefferies and Barry Wood, John Goodall, John Loder, by corrected timing, Wattie Brown in 7th, then Tony Myers & Bob Price and Derek Whalley

Keith Dixon stops at the hairpin with a dead motor.

Oversby is flying and is first over the line, having caught and passed Bill Swallow and Wattie Brown on the road. He has taken 40 seconds out of Wattie Brown by the end of this lap. (39.41 official)

Dennis Gallagher goes across the line, followed by Richard Coates

Positions at end of the lap.

Oversby
Swallow
Jefferies
Wood
Brown

It looks as if Oversby is nudging the lap record and he is in with a shout at taking it on the flying 2nd lap.

Barry Wood will stop at the end of the 2nd lap to refuel, due to the new tank regulations dictating smaller tanks for this years race, and may well drop down the field.

Wattie Brown comes through first with Oversby missing. Barry Wood comes through with Jefferies.

Bill Swallow now leads the race.

Oversby out at Ballig bridge.

Swallow
Jefferies
Brown
Wood
Goodall
Loder

GO Barry GO...Come on, Dennis...ooops....overexuberance again....go everyone....fast and safe, please

Positions at Ramsey look just as they were at Glen Helen, with Swallow in front by 10 seconds.

Now that Oversby is out, the lap record is looking out of reach now for any of the other riders.

Swallow,
Jefferies
Loder
Brown
Goodall
Wood

Richard Coates bike has a defective exhaust and may well have to pull up.

Dave Madsen-Mygdal looking good at Ramsey.

Mark Linton retired.

Wattie Brown goes through, Loder takes Swallow on the inside through the Grandstand straight, Jefferies and Woods come through together, so Barry is not stopping on this lap as everyone was expecting.

Swallow
Jefferies
Brown
Loder
Goodall
Wood
Myers
Brew
Whalley
Gallagher
Price

Loder, Swallow and Brown go through in that order but Swallow leads by some 18 seconds on corrected timing.

Nick Jefferies leads Barry Wood through Glen Helen.

Jefferies is dropping back and Loder has taken over 2nd place

Swallow
Brown
Loder
Jefferies
Myers
Wood
Brew
Whalley
Gallagher
Price
Madsen-Mygdal

Swallow still in the lead.

Loder and Swallow come through together. Wattie Brown pulls up with a possible mechanical failure and yes, he has retired.

Nick Jefferies out at Kirk Michael.

Swallow
Loder
Goodall
Wood
Myers
Brew
Whalley
Gallagher

Swallow at 105.07 on the 3rd lap.

Barry Wood pulls in for fuel, looking happy enough with his race so far. Bike fired up and he is away again. The stop has put Barry back to about 6th place.

Swallow
Loder
Goodall
Wood (at end of the lap)

Madsen-Mygdal in for fuel, fires up and back out again.

Swallow leads Loder by 19 seconds with Goodall 38 seconds behind Loder. Can Swallow get the overbored Aermachi to the line ?

Swallow still leads from Loder.

Barry Wood lets it all hang out at the hairpin and is giving it his all to try and make up the time lost in the pit stop.

Swallow
Loder
Goodall
Brew
Whalley
Wood
Gallagher
Price (without a refuelling stop)

Bill Swallow takes the race on the Linton Aermachi followed by John Loder.

Provisional Result

Bill Swallow,
John Loder,
John Goodall,
Allan Brew,
Derek Whalley,
Barry Wood.