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***Malcolm*** · 29-08-2017, 08:25 PM

Wednesday 30th August

10.15 : MGP Junior Manx Grand Prix Race (4 Laps)

13.15 : MGP Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Race (4 Laps)

15.15 - 15.50 : MGP Senior Qualifying (1 Lap)

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Issued on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 at 7:40am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Dry for much of the day with bright or sunny intervals, but then an increasing risk of a few showers hereabouts later this evening and tonight.

Light to moderate westerly winds, with temperatures reaching around 17 Celsius.

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***Malcolm*** · 30-08-2017, 09:54 AM

10.15 : MGP Junior Manx Grand Prix Race (4 Laps)

Looking good for an on-time start

10:15 - The Race is GO

10:15- First away is And Farrell, then Barry Evans, next is Darren Cooper , next to go is Dave Lumsden, next Royce Rowe. Then it's Dean Osborne, next Glen Harrison and then Richard Charlton, then Jamie Williams and Gareth Evans and Tom Robinson, then Brendan Fargher and Denis Booth, Steven Procter, Peter Wilkinson, Michael Evans and Joe Faragher. Alan Brodie then Mark Ironside and James Chawke

Glen Helen - Lap 1

First in is Andy Farrel being caught by Barry Lee Evans then close is Darren Coper, then it is David Lumsden and Royce Rowe, next is Dean Osborne, a gap to Glen Harrison, then Rich Charlton and Jamie Williams

M Evans
D Osborne
R Rowe
J Williams
D Cooper
J Faragher
B Fargher
D Lumsden
B L Evans
R Charlton

Evans +6 at Ballaugh
D Lumsden and R Rowe both clock a 168 at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 1

Farrel, Evans and Cooper, then it is Lumsden and Osborne, a gap to Williams, Harrison and Charlton, BL Evans, then Fargher,

M Evans
Osborne +8.7
Williams
Cooper
Faragher
Fargher
Lumsden
BL Evans
Charlton
G Evans

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First through is Cooper then BL Evans, Farrel and Rowe, next is Osborne, Williams, Charlton, Harrison
M Evans at 121.066 new lap record from a standing start

M Evans
Rowe +10.8
Osborne +1.9
Williams
Cooper
Faragher
B L Evans
Fargher
Lumsden
Charlton

RED Flag being shown - Incident at Union Mills

11:00 - Royce Rowe taken to Nobles with leg injuries - Stable and not causing concern. Lamp Post down with live wiring being made safe, plus debris and fuel etc on the road. Clean up ongoing.

11:04 - Clerk of the Course: Possible race re-start at 11:45 over three laps.

11:30 - Confirmation that a Race Re-Start is planned for NOON - Now set for 12:10

12:10 and the Race is GO (again)

First away is Farrel, next is BL Evans, then D Cooper. next is D Lumsden, then D Osborne and G Harrison, R Charlton, J Williams, and G Evans, next is B Fargher and D Booth, next is S Procter and then P Wilkinson, next is M Evans. J Faragher, A Brodie and then M Ironside, J Chalke and next S Smith, CRHardisty & B Vicars

Glen Helen - Lap 1

First is Farrel, then BL Evans, next is Cooper and then a gap to Lumsden another gap to Osborne, next is Harrison, then Charlton, next J Williams, then G Evans, then Fargher,next is Booth followed by Procter and now M Evans

M Evans
Cooper
Hardisty
Williams
Faragher
Osborne
Vicars
Faragher
Charlton
BL Evans

Lumsden clocks a 168 at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 1

First in is Cooper, BL Evans and Farrel all close next is Lumsden, then Osborne, now it is Harison next Charlton and Williams, now it is G Evans, now B Fargher

M Evans
D Cooper +5.2
J Faragher +2.6
J Williams
B Vicars
B Fargher
D Osborne
BL Evans
CR Hardisty
D Lumsden
N Anderson
R Charlton

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First across the line is Cooper, then BL Evans in the pits as is A Farrell, now it is D Osborne in, Farrell away, Harrison in, Williams in

M Evans (120.619 lap - New record)
D Cooper +5.6
J Faragher
J Willaims
B Vicars
B Fargher
D Osborne
BL Evans
CR Hardisty
D Lumsden

Glen Helen - Lap 2

First on the road is Cooper, then BL Evans, next is A Farrell and then Charlton with D Lumsden, next is D Osborne, next through is Harrison and Williams together, a gap to Faragher and G Evans, next is B Fargher and D Booh now M Evans

Cooper
J Faragher +5.4
Charlton+ 18
M Evans +11
Williams
BL Evans
Booth
Osborne
B Fargher
D Lumsden
Osborne
Lumsden

Farrel stopped at 11th making adjustments

Ramsey - Lap 2

First in is D Cooper, a gap to BL Evans, then D Lumsden and Charlton behind him, next is D Osborne, now J Williams, and G Harrison

Cooper
J Faragher +9.3
M Evans +19.6
Charlton
Williams
BL Evans
D Osborne
N Anderson
D Booth
B Fargher
D Lumsden
G Harrison

Grandstand - End of lap 2

3 of top 4 need to pit this time round. Cooper, Faragher and Charlton.

Cooper is in, fuelled and out, M Evans goes straight through.

Lumsden through, BL Evans through, Charlton in & Out (Penalty), Osborne through, Williams through

D Cooper
J Faragher
M Evans
J Williams
R Charlton
BL Evans
D Osborne
D Lumsden
G Harrison
D Booth

Glen Helen - Last Lap

Cooper through, with BL Evans on his tail. A gap to D Lumsden, next is D Osborne, now it is Williams and Harrison, a gap to Charlton, then M Evans, then G Evans

M Evans
Cooper +25
Williams +4
BL Evans
Osborne
J Faragher
N Anderson
Harrison
Lumsden
B Vicars
R Hardisty
S Smith
J Chalke
G Evans
M Ironside
A Brodie
W Humble
Charlton
Procter

B Fargher out at Windy Corner

Ramsey - Last Lap

Cooper and BL Evans close together, nest is Lumsden and Osborne follows, a short gap to Williams and Harrison, M Evans goes through next, now it is G Evans, J Faragher through

M Evans
D Cooper +25
J Williams +4.1
B L Evans
J Faragher
D Osborne
G Harrsion
D Lumsden
N Anderson
B Vicars
C Hardisty
S Smith

Grandstand - Finish Line

First across the line is D Cooper, then it is BL Evans, next is D Lumsden, and then D Osborne and G Harrison with J Williams. A gap now to M Evans

M Evans
D Cooper +22.022
J Williams +5.7
BL Evans
D Osborne
J Faragher
G Harrison
D Lumsden
B Vicars
N Anderson
S Smith
C Hardisty
J Chawke
G Evans
A Brodie

Manxies 1, 3 & 5

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***Malcolm*** · 30-08-2017, 01:19 PM

14.15 : MGP Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Race (4 Laps)

The Lightweight Race is GO

14:15 - First away D Cooper, D Lumsden R Charlton, A Farrell, Victor Lopez, Nick Jefferies, Paul van der Heiden,, Pete Wilkinson, Dave Butler, Jamie Williams, Barry Lee Evans, Marc Ironside & JAmes Chawke Radley Hughes

Glen Helen - Lap 1

Cooper through, then it is Lumsden, then Charlton, next is Vines and Farrell, next is Lopez Santos, next is Nick Jefferies, and Andy Fenton, van der Heiden, Butler and Wilkinson together, BL Evans

Farrel
Cooper +1
Ironside +0.35
BL Evans
Lopez Santon
Vines
Charlton
Lumsden
Fenton
G Evans
Williams

Ramsey - Lap 1

First through is Cooper, then Lumsden, next is Charlton, then Vines, next is Farrell, then Lopez Santos and Nick Jefferies then Fenton

Farrell
Cooper + 1.2
Williams + 4.3
BL Evans
G Vines
V Lopez Santos
M Ironside
D Lumsden
R Charlton
N Jefferies

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

Cooper first through then Lumsden, then Charlton, Farrell and Vines all close together, Lopez Santos and Nick Jefferies. Williams, BL Evans and van der Heiden

Farrell
Cooper +3.4
BL Evans +4.7
Vines
Williams
Lopez Santos
Lumsden
Ironside
Charlton
Jefferies

Glen Helen - Lap 2

Cooper through, next is Lumsden, then Farrell, Charlton and Vines, next is Lopez Santos, then Nick Jefferies and Fenton. Next is Williams and BL Evans, now it is van der Heiden and Ironside, and Wilkinson

Farrell
Cooper + 4.8
BL Evans + 4.6
Vines
Williams
Lopez Santos
Lumsden
Ironside
Charlton
Jefferies

Darren Cooper clocks a 149.8 again at Sulby

Ramsey - Lap 2

Cooper through, then Lumsden and next is Farrell. Then it is Vines and Charlton and Lopez Santos, a gap to Nick Jefferies, then Fenton

Farrell
Cooper + 0.726
BL Evans + 6.3
G Vines
J Williams
V Lopez Santos
D Lumsden
R Charlton
M Ironside
N Jefferies

Cooper in front by +1 at the Bungalow
Ali Foster retires at Crosby

Grandstand -End of Lap 2 - (Pits)

Cooper is in, (113.918) and out he goes, next is Lumsden (Penalty) and Farrell. Vines (Penalty) and Charlton, Lopez Santon, Jefferies, BL Evans

Cooper
Farrell +2.6
BL Evans
G Vines
J Williams
V Lopez Santos
D Lumsden
R Charlton
N Jefferies
M Ironside

Glen Helen - Lap 3

First on the road is Cooper, then a gap to Lumsden and Farrell close, then Charlton and Vines, next is Lopez Santos, next is Jefferies, Williams, BL Evans and Fenton, then Ironside

Cooper
Farrell + 6.07
BL Evans + 21.5
Lopez Santos
Williams
Charlton
Jeferies
Ironside
Vines
Lumsden

Charlton retires at Orrisdale

Ramsey - Lap 3

Cooper is first through, a gap to Lumsden and Farrell together, next is Vines, Lopez Santos, and Nick Jefferies, BL Evans, Williams and Fenton

Cooper
Farrell +6.5
BL Evans
Lopez Santos
Williams
Jefferies
Vines
Lumsden
Ironside
Fenton

Cooper is +7.4 at the Bungalow

Grandstand - End of Lap 3 - Last Lap

Cooper goes through to start his last lap, a gap to Farrell then Lumsden, then Vines and next is Lopez Santos, a gap to Jefferies, BL Evans and A Fenton, Ironside is next
Jamie Williams into the pits

Cooper
Farrell + 9.33
BL Evans
Lopez Santos
Jefferies
Williams
Lumsden
Vines
Fenton
Ironside

Gary Vines Retires at Braddan Bridge

Glen Helen - Last Lap

Cooper goes through, a long gap to Farrell and close is Lumsden, another gap to Lopez Santon, then Jefferies, next is BL Evans, then Fenton. a gap to Ironside.

Cooper
Farrell +11
BL Evans +27
Lopez Santos
Jefferies
Lumsden
Fenton
Ironside
Anderson
Whittall
Potchy Williams
G Evans

Lumsden retires at Quarry Bends

Ramsey - Last Lap

Cooper runs through. A gap to Farrell, next is Lopez Santos and then it is a long gap to Nick Jefferies, and another to BL Evans then Fenton, a gap to Ironside

Cooper
Farrell +16.1
BL Evans +24.3
Lopez Santos +3.68
Jefferies +31.9
Fenton
Ironside
Potchy Williams
Whittall
Wilkinson
Van der Heiden

Cooper now 21.3 at the Bungalow.

Grandstand - Finish Line

Cooper crosses the line and takes the win, a gap to Lopez Santos, Farrell crosses the line, a long gap to Nick Jefferies, BL Evans

D Cooper
A Farrell + 27.9
BL Evans + 15.5
V Lopez Santos
N Jefferies
M Ironside
P Potchy Williams
G Evans
R Whittall
P Wilkinson

***BenjiesDad*** · 30-08-2017, 03:22 PM

Keep it going Splashdown !

***Malcolm*** · 30-08-2017, 05:46 PM

Evans takes record-breaking Mylchreests Junior MGP win

The Isle of Man’s Michael Evans, riding the Martin Bullock Motorsport Kawasaki, won a restarted Mylchreests Group Junior Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man today. With six of the top ten riders from last year’s corresponding race lining up, a close encounter for the podium places was expected for the podium places and so it proved.

After the race a delighted Evans said:

“It was tough after the restart and was tight all round the first lap. After the pits when I got p3 plus 18 I thought I’d picked up a penalty in the pits and then I worked it out that it would come good on the third lap. I didn’t get it right going into the pits which was inexperience which cost us but I’ll learn.”

Evans got off to a flyer in the original race, breaking Malachi Mitchell-Thomas’s Junior MGP lap record with an opening lap of 121.066, establishing a ten second lead, before a red flag incident at Union Mills resulted in the race being stopped.

The rider involved - Australian Royce Rowe - was taken by ambulance to Nobles Hospital with reported leg injuries where his condition was described as stable and not causing concern at this stage.

The restarted race - which was reduced to three laps following the delay caused by clearing debris, oil and making a live street light which had fallen into the road safe - got underway at 12.10 and Andrew Farrell, a three time MGP podium finisher, was first away from the Glencrutchery Road start line.

Tom Robinson, who was the eighth fastest qualifier but who retired at Glen Duff in the original race, was a non-starter while French rider Frederic Besnard, who slid off at Governors on his opening lap, was able to take part in the restarted race following a medical check.

Farrell was first on the road at Glen Helen but was closely followed by Darren Cooper who moved into the lead 3.5 seconds ahead of Cooper. However Michael Evans, as he had done in the first race, came through from seventeenth on the grid to top the board at the first sector, three seconds ahead of Cooper. Charles Rhys Hardisty was 2.5 seconds back in third with Jamie Williams and Joe Faragher completing the top five. Fellow Manx rider Dean Osborne, the fastest qualifier, was sixth, less than a second behind Faragher.

Brad Vicars, who won last night’s Newcomers A race was going well and moved up to fifth place at Ballaugh from seventh at Glen Helen, only 0.2 down from fourth placed man Williams but a significant gap was emerging at the front of the field with Michael Evans lead extended to almost ten seconds ahead of second placed man Darren Cooper.

Pit stops were at the rider’s discretion on either lap 1 or lap 2 but Clerk of the Course advised competitors to be careful of approaching riders when exiting pit lane.

Darren Cooper was first through the Grandstand with an opening lap of120.018 - which eventually placed him in second place - and elected to run straight through. Michael Evans came into the pits on the first lap after clocking a new lap record of 120.619 to lead the restarted race after his lap record in the first race was scrubbed from the books when the original race was stopped.

Joe Faragher, who slotted into third place after his opening lap of 119.413, also chose to run through at the end of the first lap, while Williams (119.241) and Osborne (118.501) who completed the top five both pitted which meant that the true race position would only be revealed at Glen Helen on the third lap.

At Glen Helen on the second lap, Cooper was the new race leader five seconds ahead of Joe Faragher, with Richard Charlton third a further eighteen seconds back. Michael Evans was now fourth, 33 seconds behind the race leader with Jamie Williams, twelve seconds down on Evans, completing the top five.

With Cooper (119.487), Joe Faragher (118.390) and Charlton (116.804) all pitting at the end of the second lap, it was all change on the leader board and Charlton’s 30 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane dropped him even further down the timings.

Evans regained the lead after his second lap of 118.390 and at Glen Helen he was 24 seconds ahead of Cooper with Jamie Williams, who clocked 115.798 on his second lap now in the final podium place. Barry Lee Evans and Dean Osborne completed the top five.

Evans clinched the race with a last lap of 119.966 to win by 22 seconds in a race time of 57.02.400/ 119.064 from Darren Cooper (57:24.422/ 118.303) with Jamie Williams (57:30.208/ 118.104) taking the final podium place. Barry Lee Evans (57:35.702/ 117.916) and Dean Osborne (57:46.130/ 117.562) completed the top five with three of the top five riders – Evans, Williams and Osborne - from the Isle of Man

Three riders – Michael Evans, Cooper and Glenn Harrison joined the prestigious ‘Tommy’ Club – named after former MGP winner Tommy Clucas – after posting their first 120mph+ laps while last night’s MGP Newcomer A race winner Brad Vicars was the first newcomer home in 9th place. All thirteen newcomers who started the race finished.

Brendan Fargher was reported to be OK after sliding off at Windy Corner.

Michael Evans on his way to winning the MGP Junior Race on the Martin Bullock Kawasaki ZX6

Photo credit: Dave Kneen / Pacemaker Press Intl.

***Malcolm*** · 30-08-2017, 05:52 PM

Darren Cooper seals maiden Manx Grand Prix title with victory in MGP Supporters Club Lightweight race

Preston’s Darren Cooper went one better by following up his runner-up place in this morning’s MGP Junior Race with his maiden Manx Grand Prix in this afternoon’s MGP Supporters Club Lightweight Race.

With number 1 rider Jonathan Perry withdrawing with injury from a qualifying incident on his Senior machine last week, Cooper was first away from Glencrutchery Road in the third race of the 2017 Manx Grand Prix.

Cooper was first on the road to Glen Helen but Andrew Farrell, the fastest qualifier, soon passed him on the clock to lead by just over a second with Marc Ironside less than half a second further back in third at the first timing point. Barry Lee Evans was almost two seconds off the podium places in fourth with Spain’s Victor Lopez Santos less than a second further back in fifth.

Farrell’s opening lap of 113.498 gave him a 3.5 second lead from Cooper (113.170) with Barry Lee Evans (112.729) holding the final podium position. Gary Vines, riding a Yamaha two stroke was fourth in 112.369 with Jamie Williams (112.318) completing the top five.

The race was building into an absolute thriller as the riders headed onto the mountain section on the second lap with less than a second separating race leader Farrell from second placed rider Cooper, who was clearly on a charge. Cooper duly moved into the lead by the Bungalow as the pair headed into the pits.

Cooper’s second lap of 113.918 gave him a lead of over two seconds from Farrell with Barry Lee Evans holding third after his lap of 113.273 with Gary Vines running fourth after his second lap of 113.306 and Jamie Williams (112.479) completing the top five. With just over twenty seconds separating the top five riders it was clear that the pit stop would be crucial.

And so it proved. Cooper was able to gain a further 3.4s in the pits on Farrell to lead by six seconds at Glen Helen on the third lap while third placed man Barry Lee Evans was timed at 51s, which increased the gap between him and the race leader to over 27 seconds.

Gary Vines also had misfortune in the pits with a thirty second speeding penalty, which dropped him to ninth by Glen Helen on the third lap and out of podium contention. Spain’s Victor Lopez Santos took advantage to move into fourth just over two seconds behind Evans with Jamie Williams completed the top five a further six seconds behind the Spanish rider.

Cooper extended his lead to almost ten seconds over Farrell going into the last lap after posting 109.599 to Farrell’s 109.008 on the third lap with Barry Lee Evans (107.499) holding third, well behind the race leaders but almost five seconds ahead of Lopez Santos. Nick Jefferies, the 1993 Formula one TT race winner, moved into the top five ahead of Williams who was losing time at Cronk Ny Mona and Williams subsequently came in to the pits at the end of the third lap for an unscheduled stop and retired in the pits.

However, Darren Cooper was not experiencing any such misfortune and extended his lead to a decisive sixteen seconds at Ramsey as the leading pair headed for the mountain section for the last time.

Gary Vines, after his pit lane penalty, retired at Braddan Bridge on his fourth lap when his two stroke machine expired while David Lumsden, who also received a thirty second penalty for a pit lane infringement, retired at Quarry Bends when running sixth.

Cooper duly claimed the race win, eventually winning by almost thirty seconds in a time of 1:20.20.314/ 112.713 from Farrell (1:20.48.300/ 112.062) with Barry Lee Evans (1:21.03.841/ 11.704) clinching the final podium place. Victor Lopez-Santos (1:21.06.955/ 111.633) and Nick Jefferies (1:21.47.342/ 110.714) completed the top five.

Scott Millar, who came off at Cruickshanks was taken by airmed to Nobles hospital complaining of pain in his shoulder, while Andy Fenton was taken by airmed to Nobles with possible fractures after his accident at Joeys. Trevor Mathewson and Kevin Murphy came together at Ramsey hairpin with Mathewson reported unhurt but Murphy transferred to Nobles with a shoulder injury and fractures. John Turner was taken by airmed to Nobles for further assessment after coming off his machine at Glen Helen while Nigel Rea, who came off at the Gooseneck, was unhurt.

Barry Lee Evans, Dan Cooper and Andy Farrell - Top 3 in the MGP Lightweight Race

Photo credit: Dave Kneen / Pacemaker Press Intl

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