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***Malcolm*** · 06-06-2018, 09:28 AM

10:45 Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2 (4 Laps)

Detailed forecast

Issued on Wednesday, 06 June 2018 at 8:30am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Any patchy hill fog at first this morning will gradually lift and break, leaving the day dry with lengthy sunny spells.
A light to moderate east to north-easterly breeze with highs of 19°C.

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Mountain Section Closing on schedule (from 09:30)

Full Course now closed (10:00)

Another cracking day for racing.

10:45 hrs and on time - Wednesday Racing is GO

Conor leads away down Glencrutchery, followed by James Hillier, then Lee Johnston, Hutchy next is Deano, and Micky D, Gaz Johnson, NO 8 & 9, Hicky & Josh Brookes. Then Martin Jessop, a gap to Jamie Coward, then Ivan Lintin and Jamie Cowton and next is Derek McGee

Glen Helen - Lap 1

First on the road is Connor and Hiller is closing on him, then it is Lee Johnston, next is Deano and the Hutchy, and then it is Micky D, next is Gaz Johnson, a gap to Hicky and then Josh Brookes, now it is Martn Jessop, a gap to J Coward

Deano
Micky D (-1.8)
Hillier
Hicky
Conor
Gaz Johnsom
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
M Jessop
J Coward

Sulby

Deano clocks a 169.9, Hillier clocks a 169.5, M Dunlop a 167, Conor a 166,

Daley Mathieson retires

Ramsey - Lap 1

First through is Conor, Hillier is following, next is Deano and then Lee Johnson, next through is M Dunlop, next it is Hutchy, thena short gap to Gaz Johnson, and a gap to Hicky, then Josh Brookes, Jessop goes through, a gap to Jamie Coward, J Cowton and Ivan Lintin together, then D McGee

Deano
M Dunlop (-2.7)
J HIllier
Hicky
Conor
Gaz Johnson
Josh Brookes
D McGee
Lee Johnson
J Cowton
Jamie Coward
M Jessop
I Lintin
D Todd

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First over the line is Conor followed by Hillier (-5), next is Deano and then Lee Johnson and then M Dunlop, then Hutchy runs through, next is Gaz Johnson and then Hicky, next is Josh Brookes, then Martin Jessop goes through, Jamie Coward is next then J Cowton and now D McGee

Deano
M Dunlop (-3.6)
Hicky
Hillier
Conor
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
Gaz Johnson
D McGee
J Cowton
J Coward

Glen Helen - Lap 2

Conor through with Hillier closing on him, then Deano and Lee Johnston and on his tail is M Dunlop. A gap to Hutchy and then Gaz Johnston, then Hicky, next is Josh Brookes,and then it is M Jessop, a gap to J Coward, Cowton and Lintin together, then D McGee

Deano
M Dunlop (-4.5)
Hicky
Hillier
Conor
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
D McGee
Gaz Johnson
J Cowton
J Coward

Sulby

Lee Johnston does a 169.9, Deano clocks 169.9, M Dunlop a 167.8

Ramsey - Lap 2

It is Conor first through with Hillier on his tail, next is Deano closing in. Now it is M Dunlop, then comes Lee Johnston, a gap to Hicky, then comes Huchy and Gaz Johnson, and then Josh Brookes, a gap to Jessop

Deano
M Dunlop (-6.4)
Hicky (-9.2)
Hillier
Conor
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
Gaz Johnson
D McGee
J Cowton
J Coward
I Lintin

Grandstand - End of Lap 2 - Pits

First in is Hillier and then Conor and Deano with a 129.09,next is M Dunlop with a 128.52, Conor is away, Deano is away, M Dunlop is changing the rear wheel. Hickman is in, Lee Johnston is away.

M Dunlop 30 sec penalty for exceeding speed limit in pit lane

Deano
M Dunlop
Hickman
Hillier
Conor
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
Gaz Johnson
D McGee
J Cowton

Glen Helen - Lap 3

Hillier first ahead of Conor, next is Deano, then M Dunlop, next is Lee Johnston, then it is Hicky, then Gaz Johnson and Hutchy, next is Josh Brookes, A large gap to M Jessop, Ivan Lintin goes through followed by J Cowton, then D McGee

Deano
Hicky (-18)
Hillier
Conor
M Dunlop
Lee Johnston
Josh Brookes
Gaz Johnson
D McGee
J Cowton
I Lintin
Hutchy

Jamie Coward etires in the pits

Sulby

Deano does a 169 again. Hicky does 167.4, Conor a 166.9, likewise James Hillier

Ramsey - Lap 3

Hillier through with Conor close and then it is Deano right behind. Then M Dunlop runs through, next is Lee Johnston, next is Hicky who goes through, a short gap to Gaz Johnsonand Hutchy running together. Next is Josh Brookes, a big gap to M Jessop, then J Cowton and I Lintin

Deano
Hicky (-21)
Hillier
Conor
M Dunlop
Josh Brookes
Lee Johnston
Gaz Johnson

Grandstand - End of lap 3 - Start of Last Lap

First over the line is Hillier and then Deano who has taken Conor on the run to the line ,next through is M Dunlop. A gap to Lee Johnston and then Hicky, two together Gaz Johnstn and Hutchy, then it is Josh Brookes, a large gap to Jessop and then I Lintin and J Cowton

Deano
Hicky (-19.5)
Hillier (-7.9)
Conor
M Dunlop
J Brookes
L Johnston
D McGee
G Johnson

Glen Helen Last Lap

Hillier through in front of Deano and then Conor, M Dunlop, Lee Johnston and Hicky are all through safely, Gaz Johnson and Hutchy run through, next is Josh Brookes, next through is Jessop, J Cowton and Lintin go through

Deano (-19.5)
Hicky
Hillier
Conor
M Dunlop
Josh Brookes
Lee Johnston
D McGee
Gaz Johnson
J Cowton
I Lintin

Ramsey - Last Lap

Deano is first and then Hillier and Conor all close together, M Dunlop runs through. A short gap to Hicky and then it is Lee Johnston. A gap to Gaz Johnson and Hutchy, next is Josh Brookes. A short gap again to Jessop and then Jamie Cowton and I Lintin close together

Deano
Hicky
Hillier
Conor
M Dunlop
J Brookes
L Johnston
Gaz Johnson
J Cowton
I Lintin

Looks like D McGee has retired at Sarahs after a short stop at Glen Helen to check a problem

Grandstand - Finish Line

Deano crosses the line first, followed by James Hiller and Conor Cummins, M Dunlop is next to finish, Hicky crosses the line

1) Dean Harrison (New Race Record)
2) Peter Hickman
3) James Hillier

Conor Cummins
Michael Dunlop
Josh Brookes
Lee Johnston
Gary Johnson
J Cowton
I Lintin

Harrison tears up the records books in Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2

Results

Lap by Lap - Results

Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) took his first win of the week with an 18.6s victory over Peter Hickman in the Monster Energy Supersport Race 2 at today’s Isle of Man TT Races. The Bradford rider broke the race record by 8.749s in the process.

Harrison led from the start and continued to pull away from Michael Dunlop with the latter picking up a thirty second penalty for exceeding the pit lane speed limit at his pit stop. That gave Harrison the breathing space he needed and he followed up his 2014 Lightweight victory with a second TT win as Hickman (Trooper Triumph by Smiths Racing) and Hillier (Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki) joined him on the rostrum.

As he has done for most of this week, Harrison led through Glen Helen on the opening lap - his lead over Dunlop 1.8s but Hillier was certainly in touch, only 0.4s behind Dunlop. Hickman was a further 1.8s back with Conor Cummins and Gary Johnson holding on to fifth and sixth.

By Ramsey Hairpin, Harrison had increased his lead over Dunlop to 2.7s and whilst Hillier was still in third, he was now 4.3s adrift of Dunlop. Hickman had closed to within 0.1s of Hillier as Cummins and Johnson held station.

An opening lap of 128.188mph gave Harrison a 3.6s lead over Dunlop and Hickman had now moved to third albeit by the tiny margin of 0.197s. Cummins was still in fifth but team-mate Lee Johnston had moved up to sixth with Josh Brookes in seventh thus relegating Johnson to eighth. Derek McGee was again going great guns in ninth with James Cowton tenth.

As they swept through Glen Helen on the second lap, Harrison’s advantage had stretched to 4.5s over Dunlop and Hickman had edged away from Hillier too, the gap between the riders now one second. The two Padgetts Honda’s of Cummins and Johnston continued to occupy fifth and sixth.

Harrison continued to pull away from Dunlop through lap two and with a lap speed of 129.099mph, just outside Dunlop’s lap record from Monday’s race, he’d extended his lead to 8.3s as he came into the pits. The battle for third was still raging though with Hickman still only two seconds ahead of Hillier, who was now leading on the road having overtaken Cummins who was now enjoying a healthy 20s advantage over Johnston. Brookes, Johnson, McGee and Cowton was now the order for seventh to tenth.

Dunlop changed his rear tyre but there was drama as he was given a 30s penalty for exceeding the speed limit in pit lane at 60.2km/h and that meant Harrison’s lead had shot up to 18.3s over Hickman as he rounded Glen Helen for the third time. Hillier was still well in touch, the deficit now 1.4s with Cummins up to fourth as Dunlop slipped back to fifth.

Through Ramsey, Harrison was continuing to pull away over Hickman and he was doing the same over Hillier. Dunlop was closing in on Cummins though and Brookes had now moved up to sixth.

Going into the fourth and final lap, Harrison had a comfortable lead of 19.5s over Hickman who was now looking more secure in second, Hillier now 7.9s in arrears and Cummins had edged away from Dunlop also.

There was little change in the running order and Harrison, who was now leading on the road, duly crossed the line for his second TT win with Hickman and Hillier back on the podium once more in second and third.

Cummins, Dunlop and Brookes completed the top six with Johnston, Johnson, Cowton and Ivan Lintin rounded out the top ten as McGee’s excellent run came to an unfortunate end on the final lap with a retirement at Sarah’s Cottage.

Dunlop (81) continues to lead the Joey Dunlop TT Championship from Hickman and Harrison (both 61) whilst Sam West continues to lead the TT Privateer’s Championship after finishing in 13th. He leads Davey Todd by just two points with the newcomer again having a great ride in 12th.

Dean Harrison (Kawasaki/Silicone Engineering) at the Creg ny Baa during the

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race two

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Peter Hickman (Honda/Burrows Engineering Racing) at the Creg ny Baa during the

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race two.

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James Hillier and the Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki team. Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2.

Photos Stephen Davison / Pacemaker Press Intl

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