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Wednesday 6th Race Day + Supersport, TTZero & Lightweight - Reports & Pics + Results
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Wednesday 6th June

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Outlook

Remaining generally dry and sunny through the rest of the week, with only a slight chance of a shower on Friday.
Still warm or very warm, with temperatures reaching the high teens to low twenties.


Road Closing Times

A18 Mountain Road - 09:30
Rest of the Circuit - 10:00

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

12:45  SES TT Zero Race (1 Lap)

14:10  Bennetts Lightweight TT Race (4 Laps)


15:55  Sidecar TT Qualifying (1 Lap)

16:10  Senior TT Qualifying (1 Lap)





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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)

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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




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

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.

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



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12:45  SES TT Zero Race (1 Lap)


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.


--- / ---


TT Zero is GO

First away is Michael Rutter, followed by Lee Johnson and then Daley Mathison, then Jamie Cowton and Ian Lougher, then Shaun Anderson and finally Adam Child


Glen Helen

First on the road is Michael Rutter and then it is Lee Johnston with Daley Mathison behind him, a big gap to James Cowton and after  a very large gap it is Ian Lougher (Sounds sick), , next is Shaun Anderson and then it is Adam Child

M Rutter
L Johnston (-5.1)
D Mathison (-0.96)
J Cowton (-52.81)
I Lougher (-1:07:18)
Shaun Anderson (-30.66)
Adam Child (-7.28)

Sulby

Lee Johnston clocks a 170.8 mph, Rutter a 166 and Daley Mathison does a 153

Ramsey

Rutter is through first on the road, and then it is Lee Johnston, and then comes Daley Mathison. A long gap now to Jamie Cowton

Rutter
L Johnson (-7.8)
D Mathison (-4.0)



Finish Line

Rutter finishes first with a  121.824 Lap, next is Daley Mathison (119.29 mph) and then it is Lee Johnston (105.56 mph) and a long way back is Jamie Cowton ( 97.37 mph)


Michael Rutter
Daley Mathison
Lee Johnston
James Cowton



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Rutter makes history in record breaking SES TT Zero Race

Results


Michael Rutter, riding the team Mugen machine, became the first rider to clock a 120mph+ lap of the TT Course in winning today’s one lap SES TT Zero.

Rutter was flagged away by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cambridge, and later received his trophy from the Duke on the TT podium.

Afterwards Rutter revealed that he had been feeling the pressure all week to deliver a result for the Japanese Mugen outfit.

“It was drummed into me all week that the team wanted to break the lap record so it’s been a hard week with only one practice lap. I had a sleepless night last night. Every time you go out on the course you pick up something new, or try something different and Mugen pulled it all out today. I wasn’t hanging around and it was quite scary in places.”

Rutter was away first from Glencrutchery Road and was first to Glen Helen, over five seconds ahead of his teammate Lee Johnston with the University of Nottingham’s Daley Mathison less than a second further back in third.

James Cowton (Brunel University), Ian Lougher (Team Mirai), Shaun Anderson (Brammo) and Adam Child (Moto Corsa) also made the first checkpoint to Glen Helen but there was already a gap of almost a minute from the leading three riders.

Lougher was reported as a retirement shortly after but at the front of the pack Michael Rutter was having no such problems and had extended his lead to six seconds by Ballaugh which he maintained at Ramsey.

However, behind him Lee Johnson was experiencing problems and the Northern Ireland rider was actually reported as stopped at the Bungalow with a chain issue and two helpful spectators held his bike while Johnston carried out on the spot repairs.

This left Daley Matheson to move up into second by the Bungalow and gave Rutter a dominant lead of over twenty seconds at the front of the field.

Rutter duly came home in a new lap record of 121.824 (18:34.956) breaking John McGuinness’s 2015 lap record by over twenty seconds in the process. Matheson maintained his second place in a highly credible 119.294/ 18:58.600 with Lee Johnston (105.566/ 21:26.668) taking the final podium place. James Cowton, Adam Child and Shaun Anderson also completed laps.


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Rutter at the Cregg on his way to taking the TT Zero Race Win

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Daley Mathison on the Nottingham University Bike

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Lee Johnston at the Creg on the Mugen Bike

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14:10  Bennetts Lightweight TT Race (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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"Riders warned of Melting Tar at Ginger Hall"

Lightweight is GO

First away is Daniel Cooper (as Jessop is a no show), then Michael Rutter, next is Davo Johnson, I Lintin ,Micky D, then S Bonetti, then I Lougher, nextis Hicky and followed by J Cowton and A McLean, next is M Sweeney, Danny Webb and D McGee, Next R Hodson followed by D Cooper and J Thompson.


Glen Helen - Lap 1

First is D Cooper on the road, next is M Rutter closing and then Lintin and Davo Johnson together, next M Dunlop, a gap to S Bonetti, then Lougher and Hicky catching him, then comes J Cowton, AMclean is next then M Sweeney and McGee (flying)

D McGee
I Lintin
M Dunlop
S Bonetti
J Cowton
M Rutter
P Hickman
D Cooper
J Thompson
D Johnson
D Webb


Sulby

Lintin does a 158, Dunop does a 157.5, Bonetti a 155, Rutter does a 153.2, Cooper a 150

Ramsey - Lap 1

First through is Cooper and then it is Rutter and Cooper close together, next is Lintin and then M Dunlop, Now it is Bonetti andnext is Hickman and Lougher and then Cowton


Lintin
Dunlop
McGee
Bonetti
Cowton
Rutter
Hickman
Cooper
Lougher
Webb


Grandstand

Lintin first over the line with a 121.603 (New Lap Record), , Rutter, Cooper and M Dunlop, Bonetti goes through, Hicky and Lougher, Cowton are through. D McGee is through.

I Lintin 
D Mc Gee
MDunlop
SBonetti
J Cowton
M Rutter
P Hickman
D Cooper
I Lougher

Glen Helen - Lap 2

Lintin leads the way, next three together are Rutter, Cooper and Dunlop, next through is Bonetti, then Hicky and next is J Cowton and Lougher, then McGee, a gap M Sweeney is through. A gap to R Hodson


I Lintin
M Dunlop
D McGee
S Bonetti
M Rutter
J Cowton
P Hickman
D Cooper
I Lougher
M Sweeney


Sulby

M Dunlop clocks a 157, Lintin clocks a 156, Rutter a 152 and Cooper a 151

Ramsey - Lap 2

Lintin through first, next is M Dunlop, then Rutter and Cooper close behind, next through is Bonetti and then comes Hicky and Cowton with McGee and Lougher and a gap to Micko Sweeney

Lintin
Dunlop (-6.2)
McGee (-4.7)
Cowton
Rutter
Bonetti
Hickman
Cooper
Lougher
Sweeney

Penalties to D Moffat and M Costello for pit crews using mobile phones

Grandstand - End of Lap 2 - Pits

In comes M Dunlop with a 122.257 , (Where is Lintin) next is Cooper, Rutter is in Bonetti is in, Dunlop is away, next in is Hickman, McGee is in, Cowton also. Bonett is away, Lougher in, Hicky and McGee are away, Cowton is away

Lintin stopped/retired at Bedstead

M Dunlop (New Lap Record)
D McGee (-4.02)
J Cowton (-39.39)
M Rutter
P Hickman
S Bonetti
D Cooper
I Lougher
M Sweeney
A McLean


Glen Helen - Lap 3

M Dunlop through, next is Rutter and Cooper together, a gap to Bonetti and again a gap to Hickman and McGee close together (Where is Cowton ??), next is Lougher, now it is McLean and M Sweeney a long gap to Joey Thompson

Cowton retires at Crosby

McGee
M Dunlop
P Hickman
M Rutter
S Bonetti
D Cooper
J Thompson
I Lougher
M Sweeney
A McLean

Sulby

Dunlop does a 157.2, Bonetti does a 153, Cooper does a 153,McGee a 153, Rutter 153, Hickman a 147

Ramsey - Lap 3

First in is M Dunlop, a gap to Rutter, next is Bonetti, then McGee and Hickman then Lougher, now it is McLean and M Sweeney. Now a gap to J Thompson

Where is Cooper ??

M Dunlop
D McGee (-1.2)
P Hickman (-52)
M Rutter
S Bonetti
J Thompson
I Lougher
M Sweeney
A McLean

Cooper retired at Glen Duff
M Costello retires at Glen Helen

Grandstand - End of Lap 3 - Start of Last Lap

Dunlop through ok, next after a bit of a gap is Rutter, again we wait for McGee, Bonetti and Hickman. Lougher runs through. A McLean and M Sweeney go through

M Dunlop
D McGee (-1.69)
P Hickman (-53)
M Rutter
S Bonetti
I Lougher
M Sweeney
A McLean

Hickman retires at Union Mills

Glen Helen- Last Lap

M Dunlop through, Rutter through a gap to D McGee and then S Bonetti runs through behind him, now it is Lougher, next is A McLean and M Sweeney together, now it is Joey Thompson

M Dunlop
D McGee (-5.48)
M Rutter (-1:09.54)
S Bonetti
J Thompson
M Sweeney
I Lougher
A McLean

Sulby

Dunlop does a 156.8 and McGee does a 152.5

Ramsey - Last Lap

Micky D is through safely, next is M Rutter after a long gap, and again another gap to D McGee and then S Bonetti.  A long wait for the next rider who is Ian Lougher, then it is another gap to M Sweeney and A McLean, then it is is Joey Thompson

M Dunlop
D McGee (-11.7)
M Rutter
S Bonetti
J Thompson
M Sweeney
I Lougher
A McLean


Grandstand - Finish Line

M Dunlop crosses the line to take the win (3rd of the week) - (New Lap Record of 122.75),M Rutter crosses the line, and then it is McGee who takes 2nd Place, S Bonetti comes through, then Lougher, Micko Sweeney and A McLean

M Dunlop
D McGee (-14.6)
M Rutter
S Bonetti
J Thompson
I Lougher
M Sweeney
A McLean


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Record breaking win in Bennetts Lightweight TT Race puts Michael Dunlop third on all-time TT winners list.



Michael Dunlop took a record breaking win in the Bennetts Lightweight TT on Wednesday afternoon at the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy with the Paton rider smashing both the lap and race records on his way to his 18th TT win.

Despite a relatively steady start, Dunlop took advantage of early leader Ivan Lintin’s retirement at Bedstead on lap two and with a new lap record of 122.750mph, he came home 14.6s clear of Derek McGee and Michael Rutter. McGee second place was his first TT podium. Dunlop beat the old race record by over a minute.

McGee led at Glen Helen on the opening lap with the Irishman flying on the KMR Kawasaki although it was close with his lead over Lintin just half a second. Dunlop was 1.6s back in third with Stefano Bonetti, James Cowton and Rutter slotted into fourth, fifth and sixth.

By Ballaugh, Lintin had nosed ahead by 0.8s but one man in trouble was David Johnson, the Australian stopping to make adjustments to his KMR Kawasaki at Douglas Road Corner. By Ramsey Lintind was 2.9s clear of new second placed rider Dunlop as McGee slipped back to third albeit only 0.3s. Bonetti, Cowton and Rutter continued to fill fourth to sixth place positions.

Johnson retired at Sulby Bridge but a new lap record of 121.603mph gave Lintin a 5.7s lead over McGee who was continuing to excel and was also inside the old lap record. Dunlop was only a further second behind in third as Bonetti, Cowton and Rutter remained in fourth to sixth.

Second time around Lintin still led at Glen Helen by six seconds but Dunlop had got back up into second with McGee now a second back in third. Bonetti was over 25s adrift in fourth but Rutter had moved ahead of Cowton by a tenth of a second to make it three Patons in the top five.

Coming into the pits at the end of the second lap, half race distance, and there was drama as it was Dunlop who led with another new lap record of 122.257mph. Lintin went through Cronk ny Mona but retired at Bedstead and that promoted McGee up to second, only four seconds behind Dunlop, with Cowton now third.

Rutter was up to fourth but he was coming under pressure from Peter Hickman and Bonetti as just 0.3s covered the trio. Daniel Cooper, Ian Lougher, Michael Sweeney and Joey Thompson now completed the top ten.

There was a change after the pit stop with McGee’s team doing a great job on the fuel and he led Dunlop by 3.1s at Glen Helen on lap three. There were changes further back too with Cowton going out at Crosby and Hickman made it two KMR Kawasaki’s in the top three as he overhauled Rutter.

Dunlop called on all his extra experience around the Mountain Course though and by Ramsey, he was back in the lead by 1.2s but McGee’s excellent ride saw him slash the gap to just half a second at the Bungalow. Hickman appeared to be in control of third as he extended his advantage over Rutter to 10.6s. Cooper was out though having retired at Glen Duff.

Going into the fourth and final lap and Dunlop had responded with the margin to McGee having crept out again to 1.6s and the Ulsterman wasn’t to be denied as he came home for his 18th TT win and third of the week.

McGee was delighted with his maiden TT rostrum but team-mate Hickman went out at Union Mills on the final lap and that promoted Rutter up to third for his 17th TT podium and with Bonetti finishing fourth and Thompson in fifth, four Patons finished in the top five.

Michael Sweeney, Ian Lougher, Adam McLean, Julian Trummer and Dominic Herbertson completed the top ten.

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Michael Dunlop (650 Paton/Paton SC-Project Reparto Corse) at the Creg ny Baa
during the Bennetts Lightweight TT Race.

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Derek McGee (650 Kawasaki/IEG/KMR Kawasaki) at the Creg ny Baa
during the Bennetts Lightweight TT Race.

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Michael Rutter (650 Paton/Paton SC-Project Reparto Corse) at the Creg ny Baa
during the Bennetts Lightweight TT Race.

PICTURES BY DAVE KNEEN/PACEMAKER PRESS

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Well done to Barry Furber 12th in the twins race first Suzuki home.
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