Various Updates

A 15 minute delay has been announced due to a RTC at Brandywell just before the Mountain Road Closed

14:05 - 30 Minutes Signal Sounded

14:20 - Further Delay - Now going for a 14:45 start - now 14:50 just announced.

14:40 - Now looking at a 15:00 start

15:00 They're away with Hillier heading down Glencrutchery, followed by Cam Donald, McGuinness and Guy Martin

End of Lap 1

M Dunlop
G Martin
G Johnson

Brookes does a 125.3703 opening lap, just fractions short of Steve Platers Newwcomers record.

End of Lap 2

M Dunlop
J Mc Guinness
G Martin
C Donald
C Cummins
W Dunlop
J Hillier
B Anstey
D Stewart
M Rutter

M Dunlop does a 131.1938 on Lap 2
Looks like G Johnson has hit some machine trouble. (out of fuel at the Nook)
J Brookes does a 126.527 mph lap and now holds the Newcomers record.
M Dunlop leaves the pits with 15 secs lead over McGuinness
Ian Pattinson receives a 30 second penalty after his pit stop
30 second penalty for William Dunlop after his pit stop

End of Lap 3

M Dunlop
J McGuinness (24.3 secs)
C Donald
G Martin
C Cummins
J Hillier
B Anstey
D Stewart
M Rutter
W Dunlop

S Thompson retires at the Crosby Hotel
M Dunlop takes McGuinness on the road at Ramsey, now 30+ in the lead.
Guy Martin is slowing on the road, losing 5 secs between Ballaugh and Ramsey

End of Lap 4

M Dunlop, McGuinness and Donald all in the pits close together.

M Dunlop
J McGuinness
C Donald
G Martin
C Cummins
D Stewart
B Anstey
M Rutter
J Hillier
W Dunlop

J McGuinness gets a 60 secs pit lane penalty
Ian Lougher also collects a 60 secs penalty
Dan Stewart retires at Sulby Village
D Moffitt off at Glen Tramman (he's ok).
D Hegarty retires ar Governors Bridge (out of fuel)

End of Lap 5 (start of last Lap)

M Dunlop
C Donald
G Martin
J McGuinness
C Cummins
M Rutter
J Hillier
B Anstey
W Dunlop

Last Lap - Ramsey

McGuinness, Donald and Dunlop all come through the hairpin close together.

M Dunlop +39
C Donald +45
J McGuinness +3
G Martin
C Cummins
M Rutter
J Hillier
B Anstey
W Dunlop

Finish Line

McGuinness does a 131.67 on his last lap (outright lap record)

M Dunlop
C Donald
J McGuinness
G Martin
C Cummins
M Rutter
J Hillier
B Anstey
W Dunlop
J Brookes
D Harrison
S Mercer
L Johnston
D Kneen
B Wylie
J Hamilton
R Barber
I Mackman
B McCormack
I Lougher

Josh Brookes does a 127.726 lap on his last lap to increase his Newcomers Record


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