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***Malcolm*** · 27-08-2018, 12:47 PM

Coverage on Manx Radio AM1368 :

Tuesday 28th August Race Day

11:30 - Roads Closed round the Course

12:15 - MGP Newcomers Race (4 Laps)

14:55 - MGP Senior/Junior/Lightweights/Ultra Lightweight and NO Newcomers Practice(2 Laps)

16:15 - Roads scheduled to open around the Course

Detailed forecast

Issued on Tuesday, 28 August 2018 at 8:40am by Ronaldsway Met Office

Today will be dry and bright, although often cloudy this morning, with some sunny spells breaking through into the afternoon.

A mainly moderate south to southwest wind with temperatures reaching up to 17 or possibly 18°C at best.

***Malcolm*** · 27-08-2018, 12:49 PM

Bungalow at 10:50hrs

12:15 - MGP Newcomers A Race / MGP Newcomers B Race

11:58 - Report around the course - Damp Patches in usual places and Blustery in places on the mountain.

12:15 - Newcomers Race is GO

First away towards Brae Hill is Mike Brown, then it is T Maxwell, N Harrison, S Haddow, J Field, J Pilloud, A Shelton, L Collins, H THompson, A Johnston, B Shuttleworth, G Gaskell, A McAllister, B Sheehan, B Plant, J Reveley, D Fernandez.

Glen Helen - Lap 1

First through on the road is M next is T Maxwell followed by N Harrison, then it is S Haddow, next is J Field, then J Pillout followed by A Shelton, then L Collins,nextis H Somson, then A Johnson and B Shuttlewood and G Gaskell together now B Sheehanand A McAllister

M Brown
N Harrison (+3.74)
T Maxwell (+5.07)
SHaddow
J Field
A Shelton
J Pilloud
G Gaskell
H Somson
L Collins

Shelton Clocks a 165.3, Pilloud does a 159, Harrison clocks a 155 at Sulby, Maxwell does a 141, Haddow a 130 and Brown a 127 ??

Mike Brown retires at Sulby Bridge.

Ramsey - Lap 1

First on the road is Harrison and then Maxwell close together, then comes Haddow after a short gap, next it is J Field and then Pilloud and Shelton, then Collins, then Somson and Gaskell, next through is A Johnson and Shuttlewood.

Harrison
Maxwell (+10.53)
Haddow (+12.84)
Shelton
Field
Pilloud
Gaskell
Collins
Revely
Somson
Plant

Grandstand - End of Lap 1

First through is Harrison with Maxwell behind, close together. then Haddow, a gap to Field then Pilloud and Shelton following him. A short gap to Collins, then Somson and Gaskell together, next is Johnson and then Shuttlewood, then McAllister and then Plant next is Reveley

Harrison
Maxwell (+10.2)
Haddow (+22.68)
Shelton
Field
Pilloud
Gaskell
Collins
Somson

Glen Helen - Lap 2

First is Harrison and close is Maxwell, a gap to Haddow. Next is Field and then Pilloud, next through is Shelton, a gap to Collins followed by Gaskell and then Somson, next is Shuttlewood and Johnson close. Now it is McAllister

Harrison
Maxwell (+13.4)
Haddow (+24.2)
Shelton
Field
Pilloud
Gaskell
Collins
Somson
Shuttlewood
McAllister

Ballaugh - Where is Harrison ?? - Retired .

Ramsey - Lap 2

First through this time is Maxwell, then after a gap Haddow, a longer gap to James Field, then it is Pilloud and next is Shelton. A wait for Gaskell, then Collins close behind, next is Somson and then Johnson and next is McAllister, then a gap to Reveley

Maxwell
Haddow (+19.6)
Field (+46.9)
Pilloud
Shelton
Gaskell
Somson
Reveley
McAllister
Collins
Johnson

Haddow closing at the Bungalow, Shuttlewood retires at Kirk Michael

Grandstand - End of Lap 2 (Pits)

First into the pits Maxwell (free wheeling), next is Haddow, Haddow is away and then Maxwell goes. next in is Field then Pilloud, next is Shelton. A gap to Gaskell. Somson. McAllister, Reveley, Johnson, Collins all in

Haddow speeding in pit lane (30 sec penalty ) - Likewise Gaskell.

Maxwell
Haddow (+6.33)
Field (+56.93)
Pilloud
Shelton
Gaskell
Reveley
Somson
McAllister
Rees
Johnson
Hind

Glen Helen - Lap 3

First through is Maxwell, next is Haddow and then a long wait to Field, then it is Shelton next, Pilloud through ok, next is Gaskell, then a bit of a wait to Collins, then McAllister, Johnson and Somson followed by Reveley, next through is Sheehan and then Plant, then Rees

Maxwell
Haddow (+38.52)
Field (+23.49)
Shelton
Pilloud
Gaskell
Reveley
McAllister
Collins
Johnson
Rees
Somson
Sheehan
Plant

Ramsey - Lap 3

Maxwell through and away up the hill, next is Haddow and a gap to James Field. A gap to Shelton with Pilloud close behind, next is Gaskell. A wait for McAllister, Reveley, Collins, Johnson and Somson all go through.

Maxwell
Haddow (+33.80)
Field (+32.58)
Shelton
Pilloud
Gaskell
Reveley
McAllister
Hind
Rees
Collins
Johnson
Somson
Sheehan

Hind leading Newcomers B at Ramsey

Grandstand - End of lap 3 - Last Lap

Maxwell goes through, following is Haddow. A gap to James Field. Two together are Shelton and Pilloud, next comes Gaskell. A gap to

Maxwell
Haddow (+24.05)
Field (+35.95)
Shelton
Pilloud
Gaskell
Reveley
McAllister
Johnson
Collins

Rees leading Class B

Glen Helen- Last Lap

Maxwell through, following is Haddow. A wait for James Field then comes Shelton and Pilloud, next is Gaskell who goes through. A wait for Reveley and then McAllister.

Maxwell
Haddow (+21.17)
Field (+42.05)
Shelton
Pilloud
Gaskell (+1.3)
Reveley
McAllister

Haddow closes the gap to 17 sec at Ballaugh

Ramsey - Last Lap

On the road it is Maxwell who goes through first, then it is Haddow close behind, next goes Field. A wait to Pilloud and then Shelton and then Gaskell. A long wait for Reveley, then McAllister

Maxwell
Haddow (+13.98)
Field (+58.34)
Shelton
Pilloud
Gaskell

Haddow closes the gap to 10.17 at the Bungalow

Grandstand - Finish Line

This will be a close finish

First over the line is Maxwell and close is Haddow and then a long wait for James Field to cross the line in third. A gap to Pilloud and Shelton, then Gaskell. Then Reveley, followingis McAllister, then Johnson and Somson. Collins finishes safely, next is M Rees (B Winner)

Provisional Finishers List

1: T Maxwell
2: S Haddow (+12.84)
3: J Field (+1.17:07)
A Shelton
G Gaskell
J Pilloud
J Reveley
A McAllister
M Rees (1)
J Hind (2)
A Johnson
H Somson
L Collins
B Sheehan (3)
J Fowler
B Plant
D Murphy
D Fernandez
Y Kishimoto
P O'Rourke

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***Malcolm*** · 28-08-2018, 03:36 PM

Maxwell and Rees take honours in MGP Newcomers races

Ireland’s Thomas Maxwell followed some of the most famous names in road racing history including Ian Hutchinson, Robert Dunlop, Michael Dunlop, Carl Fogarty, Phillip McCallen and Ryan Farquhar to win the rescheduled MGP Newcomers A Race. Welshman Michael Rees took the honours in the ‘B’ Race after a thrilling duel with James Hind that saw the lead change hands six times.

After the Race Maxwell performed the first ‘burn out’ of the week in the winner’s enclosure and revealed that he had some fuel worries towards the end of the race:

“I’d eased off over the last two laps to conserve fuel and I was getting different pit boards and I was really nervous when it went down to ten seconds. The bike felt down on power so it might need a bit of an engine rebuild.”

A dramatic Newcomers A Race, in which two race leaders were forced to retire, was ultimately decided by a thirty second pit lane speeding infringement that cost Steven Haddow a potential race win.

Ahead of the race, which got away on time at 12.15, Clerk of the Course advised competitors that visibility was excellent all around the course although there were odd damp patches under the trees and cross winds across the Mountain section of the course.

The race was started by local photographer and archivist Bill Snelling, who participated in the first MGP Newcomers Race forty years ago.

Ireland’s Mike Browne, the fastest qualifier, was first away in the Newcomers A category followed by Thomas Maxwell and The Isle of Man’s Nathan Harrison, with riders leaving the line in the order that they qualified.

Browne was first on the road to Glen Helen on the opening lap and was almost four seconds ahead of second placed man Harrison on the clock who in turn was five seconds in front of Maxwell who was holding the final podium place. Haddow, from Scotland, and York based James Field completed the top five.

Race leader Browne looked to be dropping time through the Sulby speed trap and shortly after was confirmed as a retirement at Sulby Bridge which left Harrison as the new leader from Maxwell with Haddow moving into the top three.

Harrison’s opening lap of 119.369 gave him a lead of over ten seconds from Maxwell with Haddow a further twenty seconds back holding the final podium place. However, Harrison was then reported as a retirement at on the run in to Kirk Michael on the second lap which put Maxwell in pole position ahead of Haddow with Field up into third.

There was drama at the end of the second lap with Haddow’s (114.554) putting him only six seconds behind race leader Maxwell (112.996) but he then promptly, picked up a thirty second penalty for a pit speed infringement which left Maxwell out on his own at Glen Helen with a 38 second lead over Haddow with Field a further 23 seconds further back in third.

Thomas Maxwell - Newcomers A Winner

Newcomers A : Results - Fast Laps - Start List

Newcomers B : Results - Fast Laps - Start List

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