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


Glen Helen - Lap 1

First through is Lumsden and then Osborne closing , next Vicars, next Farrell, next is Procter and Stevenson closing, then Tweed and next is Evans and Fargher close. Next is Smith, Humble and Chawke closing, McConnachie and close is Butler, then Hall and Parsons closing, in. Now it is Govignon and Fisher andthen Lopez Santos followed by Ingham

Stevenson
Pasrsons (+0.41)
Osborne (+0.19)
Chawke
Fargher
Browne
Farrell
Ingham
Vicars
Tweed

Horan retires at bottom of Brae Hill

Chawke takes the lead at Ballaugh

Lumsden clocks a 166, Procter a 164,  Osborne a 163 and Farrell a 162 at Sulby


Fargher retired at Sulby xroads


Ramsey - Lap 1

First on the road is Osborne and then Lumsden close, next is Vicars. Now it is Farrell Stevenson, Procter , and Tweed. Next through is Smitha and then Evans, then Chawke

Parsons
Stevenson (+1.92)
Chawke (+2.71)
Osborne
Vicars
Farrell
Procter
Butler
Tweed
Lumsden
Smith

Vicars off at Guthries - OK

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First across the line is Osborne and Lumsden follows, next is Farrell, then Stevenson and next is Procter, then Tweed goes through, next is Evans then Smith, and Chawke, next is Humble, then Butler and McConnachie and Parsons, a gap to Govignon and Ingham


Stevenson
Parsons (+0.54)
Osborne (+3.75)
Chawke
Ingham
Farrell
Browne
Procter
Lumsden
Smith
Butler
Tweed
Humble
Evans
McConnachy


Glen Helen - Lap 2

Osborne and Lumsden through, next is Farrell and Stevenson, next is Procter and Tweed then Evans and Smith next is Chawke, then Humble and Butler, Stevenson

Parsons
Stevenson (+0.24)
Osborne(+8.15)
Chawke
Ingham
Farrell
Browne
Procter
Lumsden
Smith
Butler


Ramsey - Lap 2

First through is Lumsden closely followed by Osborne then Farrell and Stevenson, next is Procter. A gap to Tweed, then Chawke, Smith and Evans then Humble, then it is Parsons. Now Ingham runs through and next is Govignon and Lopez Santos  with Browne.


Stevenson
Parsons (+0.58)
Chawke (+13.63)
Osborne
Ingham
Farrell
Browne
Procter
Lumsden
Smith


Grandstand -End of lap 2 - Pits

First into the pits is Osborne then followed by Lumsden, next in is Farrell, then Stevenson at 120.26, then it is Procter, next is Tweed and then Chawke and Evans, then Smith, next is Humble, then Parsons

Stevenson
Parsons (+3.19)
Osborne (+14.77)
Chawke
Ingham
Farrell
Procter
Browne
Lumsden
Smith
Humble

Butler (Retires in the pits)
Stevenson and Quine Pit Infrinchments (10 seconds)

Glen Helen - Lap 3

First through is Osborne being caught by Lumsden, next through is Stevenson and Farrell close behind, then it is Procter. Now it is a gap to Tweed Smith and Chawke in that order, next is Evans and then Humble and Parsons comes next. Now it is McConnachy now it is Ingham and then Browne Lopez-Santos and Govignon all together, then Coringa


Stevenson
Parsons (+5.48)
Osborne (+4.17)
Farrell
Lumsden
Chawke
Ingham
Procter
Browne
Smith
Humble

Ingham off at Sulby Bridge - OK

Ramsey Lap 3

Lumsden through and then Stevenson next is Farrell and then Procter, a wait for Chawke Smith and Humble, then it is Parsons. A gap to Mc Connachy then Lopez Santos, Browne and Govignon

Parsons
Stevenson (+10.36)
Chawke (+16.36)
Procter
Browne
Farrell
Lumsden
Smith
Humble
Lopez Santos
Tweed
Colvin
Curinga
Govignon
Evans
McConnachy
Sloboda
Fisher

McConnachy retired at Windy Corner


Grandstand - End of Lap 3 - Start of Last Lap

Through goes Lumsden followed by Stevenson, then Farrel with Procter, next is Chawke, then Smith and Tweed, then Parsons

Parsons
Stevenson (+7.74)
Procter (+18.75)
Chawke
Browne
Farrell
Lumsden
Smith
Lopez Santos
Humble
Govignon
Coringa
Tweed
Evans


Glen Helen - Last Lap

First is Lumsden and on his tail is Stevenson and then it is Procter and Farrell close together. A wait now for Chawke, Smith  then Tweed then Parsons and Humble then Evans. A gap to Govignon, Lopez Santos and Browne all together


Parsons
Stevenson (+5.14)
Procter (+19.02)
Browne
Chawke
Farrell
Lumsden
Smith
Lopez santos
Humble
Govignon
Tweed
Coringa
Colvin
Evans


Stevenson closes the gap to 2.9 secs at Ballaugh

Ramsey - Last Lap

First on the road is Stevenson looking good, followed by Lumsden, then it is  Procter and Farrell, next through is Chawke, Smith and Humble then Parsons

Parsons
Stevenson (+1.18)
Procter (+23.28)
Browne
Farrell
Chawke
Lumsden
Smith
Lopez Santos
Humble
Govignon
Evans
Tweed

Stevenson takes the lead at the Bungalow by +3 secs


Grandstand - Finish Line

First across the line to finish is Matt Stevenson with a 120.97, next is Dave Lumsden and then Andy Farrell (120.24), with Steven Procter (120.57), next is Parsons


1: M Stevenson
2: S Parsons
3: S Procter
  M Browne
  A Farrell
  J Chawke
  D Lumsden
  V Lopez Santos
  S Smith
  W Humble
  M Govignon
  F Curinga
  N Harrison
  M Colvin
  G Evans
  M Sloboda
  C Cook
  J Corcoran
  M Hand
  A Fisher
  GAZ Evans
  D Booth
  Shaun Evans
  L Murphy
  D Quine
  D Tweed

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Race fans on the Isle of Man were treated to a stunning finale with the Senior Manx Grand Prix providing drama and excitement throughout the four lap race. Yorkshire’s Matt Stevenson eventually put the disappointment of crashing out of the Junior Race earlier in the week, when comfortably leading the race, to win the Senior Manx Grand Prix adding his name to the illustrious list of previous winners that includes Harold Daniel, Doug Pirie, Geoff Duke, Phil Read, Nick Jefferies and Ryan Farquhar.  

However, he nearly threw it away with a ten second pit lane penalty for refuelling with the engine switched on and only a last lap charge, which saw him make up a twelve second gap, gave him the chequered flag from Steven Parsons.

Riders enjoyed the best conditions of the week with dry roads and sun all around the Course for the final race of the 2018 Manx Grand Prix, the blue Riband MGP Senior.

Irish rider David Lumsden was first away and first on the road, but he was quickly passed on the clock by a number of riders including fastest qualifier Stevenson who led at Glen Helen on the opening lap by less than half a second from Stephen Parsons on the peoplebikes.com Kawasaki.

The Isle of Man’s Dean Osborne was third, less than two tenths of a second behind the second placed man with James Chawke, the Junior MGP race winner and Brendan Fargher completing the top five. There was less than two and a half seconds separating the top five as the race looked like living up to its billing. Newcomer Mike Browne was also going well in sixth after being forced to retire from the Newcomers A race when leading.

Chawke was up to third at Ramsey but there was a new race leader at Ramsey - Parsons, by almost two seconds from Matt Stevenson. Dean Osborne was fourth with Brad Vicars moving into fifth with Brendan Fargher a retirement at Sulby Crossroads. Vicars was then reported to have come off his machine at Guthries – and was uninjured - which saw Daniel Ingham move into the top five.

Stevenson was back in front at Cronk Ny Mona and had a lead of just over half a second from Parsons at the Grandstand with his opening lap of 119.881 to Parsons’s with Osborne almost four seconds back in third. Chawke (118.988) and Ingham (118.638) completed the top five.

Parsons was back in front at Glen Helen, but it was all change again, the sixth change in the race, by Ballaugh, with Stevenson gaining a lead of less than a second. James Chawke was holding third but was already almost twelve seconds behind the leading pair.

Matt Stevenson joined the Tommy Club - set up in honour of 2004 Junior MGP winner Tommy Clucas - with the first 120mph lap of this year’s MGP meeting on his opening lap, becoming the seventeenth MGP competitor to achieve that mark in the process.

Stevenson’s lap gave him a three second lead over Parsons with Dean Osborne’s 118.826 putting him in third place and James Chawke (119.233) and 119.074 completing the top five a further 0.2 and five seconds respectively.

However, Chawke, who was running in fourth place, lost time in the pits when his machine didn’t fire, and he dropped to sixth at Glen Helen, almost forty seconds behind the race leader.

With the riders on the third lap, dramatic news came through from race control that race leader Stevenson had incurred a ten second penalty in the pits for refuelling with the engine running.

Parsons was duly confirmed as the new race leader and was just over ten seconds in front at Ramsey – so would have been race leader even without Stevenson’s pit lane penalty but all eyes were on the clock as the riders headed for the Grandstand to see if Stevenson could make up the time ahead of the last lap.

Chawke moved back through the field and was again up to third by Ramsey. Also going well were Steven Procter who was into fourth, 2.5 seconds behind Chawke with newcomer Mike Browne less than a further second back in fifth. Daniel Ingham was reported to have come off at Sulby Bridge but was unhurt.

Parsons came through with a third lap of 113.828 to lead by 7.7 seconds from Stevenson (112.793) with Procter (113.516) the new third placed man a further eighteen seconds back. Chawke (112.617) was fourth, 1.3 seconds behind the final podium place, with Browne (113.294) almost two seconds further back in fifth.

Stevenson was eating into Parsons’s lead and it was down to just over five seconds by Glen Helen on the last lap and then to only 1.1 seconds at Ramsey. Stevenson dramatically moved back in front at the Bungalow by three seconds, with only 7 miles of the race left, and clinched the race win with a last lap of 120.974 to win by five seconds from Parsons.

Steven Procter clinched the final podium place with a last lap of 120.579, his first 120mph lap while Newcomer Mike Browne finished fourth with a lap of 119.788. Andrew Farrell rounded out the top five, also clocking a 120mph lap – 120.247mph.


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