Jim Moodie is a non-starter.

Archie first through with McGuinness on his tail, followed by Griffiths, Farquhar, Anstey, Harris, Lougher, Duffus, Big H, Britton & Finnegan

McGuinness leads on time by 0.24 from Archie then Lougher sits in 3.

Positions on Timing.

McGuinness
Archie
Lougher
Jason Griffiths
Shaun Harris
Bruce Anstey
Richard Britton
Paul Hunt
Ryan Farquhar
Martin Finnegan

Archie takes the lead by 1.62 from McGuinness at the hairpin.

On the road.

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris
Anstey
Farquhar
Duffus
Paul Hunt
Britton
Finnegan

On Timing

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris
Britton
Anstey
Farquhar
Paul Hunt
Finnegan

Archie at 165.2 mph goes through first on the road, then followed by McGuinness, Griffiths, Farquhar, Anstey, Lougher,

On Times

Archie - (5 secs outside lap record for a standing start).
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris
Anstey

Archie goes through (2/10ths outside the outright lap record), 5.38 secs up on and next through McGuinness, then Anstey, Lougher, Harris, Paul Hunt, Duffus,

On Times

Archie 5.38
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris

Archie increases his lead over McGuinness to 7+ seconds, he is flying. Can he take the outright lap record ?

Fabrice Miguet retires

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths

Archie through, followed by McGuinness then Griffiths, Lougher, Farquhar, Anstey, Harris, Britton, Paul Hunt, Duffus

On Timing

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris
Anstey
Britton
Farquhar
Parret
Paul Hunt

(Archie 0.9 outside the lap record taking it Ramsey to Ramsey)

Finnegan out at Greeba and OK.

Archie is a couple of seconds outside the lap record. Leading from McGuinness by some 9+ seconds. Archie changes back tyre.

McGuinness in and changes rear tyre. McGuinness off the garden roller and out for lap 3. Leading Lougher by some 13 seconds.

Griffiths in and out.

Lougher and Farquhar in and both out more or less together.

Anstey in and out

Harris comes in and back out for lap 3.

Warren Turner out at Hillberry
Paul Hunt pushing in from Governors.

Archie goes through (19 secs up), then McGuinness, Griffiths, Lougher and Farquhar together, Anstey, Harris, Britton, Duffs

On Timing

Archie 19 secs
McGuinness 13 sec
Lougher 17 secs
Griffiths 9 secs
Harris
Farquhar
Anstey
Britton

Paul Hunt out at end of lap 2 - OK ran out of petrol.

On the road, Archie comes through, followed by McGuinness, next Ago Murphy, Griffiths, Lougher and Farquhar on his tail, Anstey, Harris, Britton, Duffus, Parrett

On Timings

Archie 19.9 secs
McGuinness 19 secs
Lougher 18 secs
Griffiths 13 secs
Farquhar 1 sec
Harris
Anstey
Britton

Archie rips through on a flyer at 163.9 mph and then hits 6th gear. McGuinness goes through then Griffiths, Lougher and Farquhar together

On Timing

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Harris

Archie comes through with McGuinness next, then Griffiths, Lougher and Farquhar, Harris and Anstey together

On Timings

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher
Griffiths
Farquhar
Harris
Anstey

Archie leads by some 20 secs from McGuinness at the bridge for the last time. Lougher is trailing McGuinness by some 19 secs.

Archie through looking good, next McGuinness 20 seconds down. Next through is Griffiths, Farquhar and Lougher together also Harris and Anstey together,

On Timings

Archie
McGuinness
Lougher

Archie comes through to take the race, sitting up as he crosses the line followed by McGuinness and Griffiths.

TAS - "After the week we have had, this is absolutely unbelievable for us".

John McGuinness (looking remarkably relaxed) - "It was that windy up on the mountain, it just blew the sweat off you".

1st Archie by 20.8 secs
2nd McGuinness
3rd Lougher

This is how they finished the last race of TT2003.

Adrain Archibald
John McGuinness
Ian Lougher
Jason Griffiths
Ryan Farquhar
Shaun Harris
Bruce Ansty
Richard Britton
Mark Parret
Gary Carswell
Iain Duffus