2 Ian Bell/Craig Hallam
13
17 Glyn Jones & Jon Paul Cowley
21
31 Nigel Connole & Dennis Lowther
49 Stuart Applegate & Stuart Bond
53 Peter Allebone & Paul Sanderson
63 Ruth Laidlow & Helen Sutherland
73 Andrew Couper & Alan Robertson
80
Gary Bryan & Steven Hedison go with Number 6 (up from 21)
David Wallis & Sally Wilson go with Number 28 (up from 80)
Dave Molyneux with Dan Sayle in the chair leads away towards the top of Bray Hill
Nick Crowe, Roy Hanks, Gary Bryan, Ben Dixon, Phil Dongworth and host of them all get away safely.
Moly comes through safely, Nick Crowe follows, Roy Hanks comes through quickly, Steve Norbury also through, Mark Lambert follows,
Leaders
Moly (6 secs up already)
Crowe
Norbury
Hanks
A Moly gets to Ramsey, there are still outfits leaving the start line.
Moly hammers down through the box, slides it round the hairpin and nails it up the hill.
Nick Crowe very fast into the hairpin and away safely.
Roy Hanks lifting the chair as he takes the hairpin
Steve Norbury in very fast behind Roy Hanks and is certainly catching him on the road.
Ben Dixon goes round nearly tipping the chair,
Phil Dongworth runs through safely,
Mick Harvey goes through,
John Holden and Greg Lambert come throughvery close together.
Moly 15 secs up on Nick Crowe.
Tony Baker retired on lap one, Brian Kelly stopped at Crosby but has set off again.
Moly comes through and over the line for the first time like a banshee (126 mph on the speedtrap) 111.21 average, just under the lap record.
Nick Crowe goes through, (20.8 secs behind)
Steve Norbury (15 secs) has overtaken Roy Hanks (10 secs) as they come to the line,
Ben Dixon and Gary Bryan come through safely.
The yellow flag was waving briefly at the top of Bray Hill, but has now disappeared
Leaders at end of Lap 1
Moly
Crowe
Norbury
Hanks
Moly, Crowe, Norbury, Hanks have all gone through safely.
Ben Dixon comes through, Dongworth following,
Lambert, Holden, Harvey, all go through
Greg Lambert comes up to fifth position now
Moly 27 seconds up on Nick Crowe.
29 Brian Kelly in the pits trying to make some repairs.
Moly goes through with his machine sounding beautiful. He has a 37 seconds lead over second place
Nick Crowe through, then a long gap to Roy Hanks followed closely by Steve Norbury.
Ben Dixon comes through then Phil Dongworth
Greg Lambert looking as if he is certainly making up time on the road,
John Holden almost outbraked himself coming into the hairpin
Mick Harvey runs through,
Moly through at 127mph in the speedtrap and 112.61 average, just outside the lap record. Moly is 44 seconds in the lead now.
Moly going for his 10th Victory today.
Nick Crowe runs through and a long, long gap to Steve Norbury closely followed by Roy Hanks.
Moly comes through at 20.06, Glen Helen to Glen Helen.
Nick Crowe safely through some 55+ seconds behind Moly.
Steve Norbury and Roy Hanks come through together, nose to tail.
Gary Bryan and Phil Dongworth through safely.
Greg Lambert runs through, (in 5th place on timing).
Moly comes into the hairpin and snakes it as he exits, (20.17 Ramsey to Ramsey). 62 seconds in the lead.
Nick Crowe runs through taking a very wide line,
Roy Hanks and Steve Norbury come through with Norbury lifting the wheel as he tries to keep with Hanks.
Dongworth, Dixon, Gary Bryan all very close together as they come through,
Greg Lambert judders on the brakes coming in and snakes it away up the hill.
And Moly takes the flag and reaches back to congratulate Dan Sayle as they slow down.
There will be some party at the Sulby Glen tonight without a doubt as Rosy celebrates with her son Dan and the rest of the crew.
Nicky Crowe and Darran Hope take 2nd making it a Manx 1/2.
Steve Norbury takes 3rd just pipping Roy Hanks.
A listing of finishers will be posted later.
hi malcolm, were did john holding finish