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Friday Race Day + Commentary. Races 1 & 2 - Reports, Pics and Results - Malcolm - 24-08-2018

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Coverage on Manx Radio AM1368 :

Friday 31st August Race Day

Weather Forecast

Friday will be dry with some sunshine, which will turn increasingly hazy later in the day as cloud spreads across the island,
bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle overnight into Saturday.
A light to moderate south to southeast wind and highs of 19°C.

Race Schedule

09.30: - ALL ROADS CLOSED AROUND THE COURSE


10.15: - MANX GRAND PRIX SUPPORTERS CLUB - LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RACE 2 (4 LAPS) & ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RACE 2 (3 LAPS)

13.15:SENIOR MGP RACE (4 LAPS)


15.30 - ROADS SCHEDULED TO OPEN



RE: Friday Race Day - Malcolm - 30-08-2018

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10.15: - MANX GRAND PRIX SUPPORTERS CLUB - LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RACE 2 (4 LAPS) & ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RACE 2 (3 LAPS)

Detailed forecast

Issued on Friday, 31 August 2018 at 7:20am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Fine today with sunny spells and a light to moderate south to south-easterly breeze; highs of 18 Celsius.

09:30 - Roads NOW Closed

09:40 - 30 Minute Delay Announced
(A bit of mist on the mountain and various damp patches in the usual places)

10:45 - The Race is GO


First away is Victor Lopez-Santos, followed by Andy Farrell then Gary Vines, next Brad Vicars then Dave Lumsden. Following is Gareth Evans, then Dave Butler, then James Chawke next is Leon Murphy then Roger Wibberley. Next away is Jamie Edwards, Steven Horne, Richard Stubbs and then David Quine, followed by Nigel Rea,

Lopez-Santos Retired at Quarterbridge

Glen Helen Lap 1

Andy Farrell through first then Gary Vines closing, now it is Lumsden and then Vicars, next is Evans then Butler, followed by Chawke, next is Murphy then Wibberley, then Edwards and next is Horne, followed by Quine and Stubbs close together, Rees and then Hinde together,


Chawke
Butler (+1.0)
Vines
Lumsden
Farrell
Evans
Rees
Vicars
Quine
Edwards
Horne

Rea retires at the Highlander

Chawke ups it to 3.9 at Ballaugh

Chawke clocks a 150.5 and Farrell clocks a 148 at Sulby


Ramsey - Lap 1

First through is Farrell then Vines closing, next is Lumsden, then Vicars, next through is Butler and then Evans, a gap to Chawke, then a gap to Murphy

Butler
Vines (+0.19)
Farrell
Lumsden
Chawke
Evans
Quine
Vicars
Edwards
Horne
Wibberley

Chawke black flagged at Sulby, but nothing wrong with the bike, so a time credit of 20 secs will apply


Grandstand - Lap 1

First across the line is Farrell and then Gary Vines, a gap to Lumsden and then into the pits is Butler, (Spalsh & Dash) next through is Vicars, Evans and Chawke. A gap to Murphy. Wibberley into the pits for a top up,

Chawke
Vines (+8.45)
Farrell (+1.82)
Butler
Lumsden
Evans
Quine
Vicars
Edwards
Hind
Horne
Stubbs
Wibberley


Glen Helen- Lap 2

Farrell through then Gary Vines close behind. A gap to Lumsden, and another to Vicars and Chawke together, then Evans through ok, Now it is Butler. A long wait to Edwards and Murphy close together. next is Quine then Horne and then Stubbs and then Rees,

Chawke
Vines (+9.14)
Farrell (+5.12)
Lumsden
Evans
Quine
Butler
Vicars
Edwards
Hind
Horne
Stubbs
Murphy
Wibberley

The 123 - Tweed, Moody and Snow in the UltraLightweight


Ramsey - Lap 2

Farrell and Vines through together, a gap to Lumsden, then Chawke goes through then it is Vicars, followed by Evans and then Butler. A long gap now to Edwards, Quine and Murphy all close together

Chawke
Vines  (+14.03)
Farrell (+8.07)
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Quine
Vicars
Rees
Hind
Edwards

Ali Foster in 24th, Veronica Hankocyova in 26th

U/Lightweight - Tweed, Snow and Ingham the 123 at Ramsey

Grandstand - End of Lap 2

First in is Farrell (missed his pit), then Vines comes in. Next is Lumsden, and then Chawke with a new lap record ( 114.993 ), all away safely. Butler straight through, Vicars in for fuel, Evans, Quine and Edwards all in,

Chawke
Vines (+15.10)
Farrell (+9.11)
Lumsden
Butler
Evans
Quine
Vicars
Hind
Edwards
Horne

30 sec penalty for Quine (Speeding)


Glen Helen - Lap 3

Farrell through and Vines behind. Lumsden through and then Chawke followed by Butler. A long wait for Evans and Vicars. An even longer wait now to Quine followed by Edwards and Wibberley, then it is Murphy

Chawke
Butler (+42.50)
Farrell (+1.57)
Vines (+0.2)
Lumsden
Evans
Rees
Vicars
Hind
Quine
Edwards


Ramsey - Lap 3

Farrell through ok and then Gary Vines. Next Lumsden and Chawke very close, then Butler follows them. A gap to Evans and Vicars together. A long, long wait now to Quine, then Evans and Wibberley


Chawke
Butler (+49.95)
Vines (+1.45)
Farrell
Lumsden
Evans
Rees
Vicars
Hind
Quine
Edwards


U/Lightweight - Tweed, Snow, Cowie and Ingham the 1234 

Grandstand - End of Lap 3 - Start of Last Lap


First across the line is Andy Farrell, then it is Gary Vines following. A gap to Chawke and then Lumsden and Butler. A gap to Vicars and Evans together

Chawke
Farrell (+51.25)
Butler (+1.07)
Vines
Lumsden
Evans
Vicars

Chawke retired at Ballagarey


Glen Helen- Last Lap

Farrell and Vines go through. Lumsden and Butler go through. A long wait to Evans and then it is Vicars, next it is a long wait for Quine and Edwards together. Next is Rees and then Wibberley, then Hind.

Farrell
Vines (+3.13)
Butler (+0.48)
Lumsden
Evans
Rees
Vicars
Hind
Quine
Edwards


Ultra-Lightweight winner is Darryl Tweed, 2nd Tom Snow and 3rd Andrew Cowie


Ramsey - Last Lap

Farrell through and Vines closing in again, next is Lumsden and Butler. Vicars is next and then Evans

Farrell
Vines (+4.44)
Butler (+2.15)
Lumsden
Evans
Rees
Vicars
Hind
Quine
Edwards
Wibberley


Farrell leads by 5.19 at the Bungalow


Grandstand and Finish Line

Crossing the line is Andy Farrell to take the win, then it is Gary Vines on the TZ, and next to finish is Dave Butler and then Dave Lumsden and then a wait for Brad Vicars, David Quine and Jamie Edwards, then Michael Rees


Provisional Finishers List

1: A Farrell
2: G Vines
3: D Butler
  D Lumsden
  M Rees
  B Vicars
  J Hind
  D Quine
  J Edwards
  R Stubbs
  S Horne
  R Wibberley
  P Wardell
  L Murphy
  R van der Donckt
  J Fowler
  D Fernandez
  R Maloney
  A Foster
  B Appleton



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Dave Butler, Andrew Farrell and Gary Vines, the top three in Friday's Manx Grand Prix Lightweight race.
PICTURE BY DAVE KNEEN.


Farrell at the double as he takes second Lightweight MGP win

Tweed wins his second race of the week with Ultra Lightweight win

Ireland’s Andrew Farrell won a dramatic Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club MGP Lightweight Race 2, following up his victory in the first Race earlier in the week, but the race was decided on the last lap when race leader James Chawke retired while leading by over fifty seconds. There was also a second win for Darryl Tweed in the concurrent MGP Ultra Lightweight Race.

Following Monday’s thrilling MGP Lightweight Race, the second iteration was eagerly anticipated on the final day of the Manx Grand Prix Races.

After a thirty-minute delay to allow the course to dry from the overnight rain, the MGP Supporters Club Lightweight and Ultra Lightweight Race got away at 10.45.

Spain’s Victor Lopes Santos – the fastest qualifier in the Lightweight Class - who was away at number 1, was an early retirement at Quarterbridge while Nigel Rea was also reported as a retirement on the opening lap at the Highlander, approximately five miles into the race.

James Chawke, looking for his second MGP win of the week following victory in Wednesday’s Junior MGP Race, was first to Glen Helen on the opening lap, a second ahead of Dave Butler with Gary Vines a further second back in third, fractionally ahead of Dave Lumsden. Wednesday’s Lightweight Race winner Andrew Farrell was over three seconds behind the early race leader in fifth place.

James Chawke was black flagged at Sulby, however, nothing was found to be wrong with the bike, so he was credited with the time lost and continued to lead by five seconds from new second placed man Gary Vines with Dave Butler third. Farrell had moved into fourth at the Bungalow on the opening lap with Lumsden completing the top five.

Farrell was first through the grandstand with his opening lap of 112.695 which put him in third place, but he was already over ten seconds behind James Chawke after his opening lap of 113.664. Gary Vines was second to Chawke, 8.4 seconds behind the race leader.

Dave Butler (112.374) came in to the pits in fourth place at the end of the opening lap for a quick ‘splash and dash’ fuel stop which put him over a minute behind the race leader with Lumsden (111.822) completing the top five.

With Butler dropping to seventh at Glen Helen on the second lap following his pit stop, Gareth Evans moved into the top five but out at the front of the field, Chawke had extended his lead to a healthy nine seconds at Glen Helen on the second lap.

At the end of the second lap Chawke’s set a new lap record of 114.993, all the more remarkable because he was slowing down to come in to the pits which put him fifteen seconds ahead of Gary Vines (114.993). Vines lost time in the pits with a stop of 1:08.26 while Andrew Farrell, running in third after a lap of (113.652), also lost time on the race leader with a stop of over a minute by overshooting his pit.

After the pits, Chawke was now over forty seconds in front of new second placed man Butler who ran through on the second lap and moved back up the field. Butler’s lead was only a second and a half over Farrell with Vines lengthy pit stop dropping him to fourth, two tenths of a second behind Farrell. David Lumsden, a further thirteen seconds behind Vines, completed the top five at Glen Helen on the third lap.

Chawke was even further in command by the end of the third lap (110.785), leading second placed man Farrell by over fifty seconds. But there was a battle Royale brewing for the remaining podium places with Farrell’s lead at the end of lap three only a second from new third placed man Butler with Vine just over half a second further back in fourth.

However, there was drama on the last lap with Chawke retiring at Ballagarey which meant that there was now a thrilling battle for the Lightweight MGP Race win. Farrell was the new race leader at Glen Helen on the last lap, three seconds ahead of Vines with Butler less than half a second further back in third.

Farrell powered over the mountain to take the chequered flag with a final lap of 114.650 to win by six seconds from Gary Vines with Dave Butler a further three seconds back in the final podium place. David Lumsden was fourth but with Chawke’s retirement, and fifth placed rider Gareth Evans also a retirement at Casey’s on the last lap, newcomer Michael Rees, in an impressive performance, completed the top five.

In the concurrent 3 lap Ultra Lightweight Race, Darryl Tweed continued his form from Wednesday’s Race win to lead by almost seven seconds from Steve Moody at Glen Helen on the opening lap with Mike Carter almost four seconds further back in third and Alex Sinclair and Daniel Ingham rounding out the top five.

Tweed’s opening lap of 105.839 gave him a lead of over thirty seconds from Steve Moody with Tom Snow (103.193) holding third and Ingham and Sinclair fourth and fifth respectively.

Sinclair and Moody elected to pit at the end of the opening lap which saw Andrew Cowie and Mike Carter move ahead of them into the top five, with Sinclair now sixth, twenty seconds behind Carter.

Tweed came into the pits at the end of the second lap with a pit stop of 48 seconds, but with both Snow and Cowie electing to run through, Tweed’s lead was thirteen seconds at Glen Helen on the third lap with Ingham and Sinclair completing the top five.

Tweed’s last lap of 103.026 gave him victory by almost thirty seconds from Tom Snow with Andrew Cowie clinching the final podium place. Ingham was reported as a retirement on the last lap at Joeys which saw Alex Sinclair move into fourth with Steve Moody completing the top five.

Paul O'Rourke was taken by airmed to Noble's Hospital following an incident at the Bungalow where he was reported to have sustained hand and hip injuries while Japan’s Yoshihiro Kishimoto was unhurt following his accident at Sulby Bridge. Alan Thomas’s accident at Greeba Castle saw him transferred to Noble's with a leg fracture.


MGP SUPPORTERS CLUB LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RESULT

1. Andrew Farrell, Ollies Place/JFR Racing Kawasaki: 112.296mph/ 01:20:38.202

2.Gary Vines, Wobbly Bob Racing Yamaha: 112.149mph/ 01:20:44.539

3. Dave Butler, Finglas Motor Club Kawasaki: 112.089mph/ 01:20:47.135




MGP SUPPORTERS CLUB ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT MGP RESULT:


1. Darryl Tweed, M&D Racing Kawasaki: 105.122mph/ 01:04:36.313

2. Tom Snow, Falcon Electrical Honda: 104.327mph/ 01:05:05.832

3. Andrew Cowie, Neil Wood Painting Kawasaki: 104.135mph/ 01:05.13.038


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RE: Friday Race Day - Malcolm - 30-08-2018

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13.15: - SENIOR MGP RACE (4 LAPS)


13:30 - The BIG Race is GO

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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Matt Stevenson, winner of Friday's Senior Manx Grand Prix race.
PICTURE BY DAVE KNEEN


Stevenson wins dramatic Senior MGP Race


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.

SENIOR MANX GRAND PRIX RESULT:

1. Matt Stevenson, Langver Yamaha, 118.383mph/ 01:16:29.453

2. Steven Parsons, peoplesbikes.com Kawasaki, 118.251mph/ 01:16.34.561

3. Steven Procter
, Stagefreight Haulage Yamaha, 117.807mph/ 01:16:51.887

Full Results  - Lap by Lap

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