Isle of Man TT 2015: PH2
A fairytale TT in more ways than one...
If you haven't seen the shortened second race - watch it. John McGuinness might have taken a Zero TT win earlier in the week, but many were writing the King of the Mountain off as the young pretenders were starting to come through. Never write off McPint! An absolutely mind-bendingly fast Senior race saw McG not only set the fastest ever lap from a standing start of 131.850mph but also Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop and James Hillier all set 132mph average laps and McG smash in a new absolute course record of 132.701mph. The man was riding like an absolute demon and once again, like he did a few years ago when Michael Dunlop was his team mate, John has demonstrated that he is the true King of the TT.
Add to this incredible racing action the side story of Michael Dunlop's split from the Milwaukee Yamaha team, the Buildbase squad subsequently shipping out a BMW for him, Peter Hickman setting a 131mph lap in only his second ever TT, Guy saying his gran would have ridden the Triumph better than him and then hopping on the Victory electric bike and, of course, the beer and you have one hell of a TT to remember.
Results:
RST Superbike TT
1. Bruce Anstey (Honda Valvoline Racing by Padgetts)
2. Ian Hutchinson (Paul Bird Motorsport)
3. James Hillier (Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
Monster Energy Supersport TT, race one
1. Ian Hutchinson (Team Traction Control)
2. Bruce Anstey (Honda Valvoline Racing by Padgetts)
3. Gary Johnson (Yamaha)
RL 360 Superstock TT
1. Ian Hutchinson (Paul Bird Motorsport)
2. Michael Dunlop (MD Racing)
3. Lee Johnston (East Coast Construction/Burdens)
SES TT Zero Challenge
1. John McGuinness (Team Mugen)
2. Bruce Anstey (Team Mugen)
3. Lee Johnston (Parker Racing)
Monster Energy Supersport TT, race two
1. Ian Hutchinson (Team Traction Control)
2. Bruce Anstey (Honda Valvoline Racing by Padgetts)
3. Guy Martin (Smiths Racing)
Bennetts Lightweight TT
1. Ivan Lintin (RC Express Racing)
2. James Hillier (Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
3. Michael Rutter (Paton)
PokerStars Senior TT
1. John McGuinness (Honda Racing)
2. James Hillier (Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki)
3. Ian Hutchinson (Paul Bird Motorsport)
Sure Sidecar TT, race one
1. Ben Birchall / Tom Birchal (Manx Gas Racing)
2. John Holden / Dan Sayle (Silicone Engineering/Barnes Racing)
3. Conrad Harrison / Mike Aylott (Shelbourne Honda / Printing Roller Services)
Sure Sidecar TT, race two
1. Ben Birchall / Tom Birchal (Manx Gas Racing)
2. Dave Molyneux / Benjamin Binns (Suzuki DMR)
3. John Holden / Dan Sayle (Silicone Engineering/Barnes Racing)
But if a child should ever ask me 'what does grow a set of balls mean' i would say go to the Isle of Man and watch the TT, then you will understand
I'm going back for the TT Classic in Aug and have booked ferry and accommodation for TT next year.
Cant afford to do it every year but I'll be working my hardest to go back in the next few years.
The racing is hard and on the edge, the access to teams and riders is better than anything I've been to before. Its a bucket list event for sure!
Cant afford to do it every year but I'll be working my hardest to go back in the next few years.
The racing is hard and on the edge, the access to teams and riders is better than anything I've been to before. Its a bucket list event for sure!
Highlight for me was Bruce's win with all the players there.
Highlight for me was Bruce's win with all the players there.
Probably one of the best weeks of my life.
Not just the fantastic racing, but the atmosphere of the place was palpable.
I was rooting for Peter Hickman, who scored a few top 10 finishes, and his 675 MV Agusta Iron Maiden Trooper bike was pretty nice. Didn't realise he'd posted a 131mph lap, but thought he was capable of it.
Another highlight was Cam Donald on the Norton, which sounded like nothing else.
The only downside was some of the driving and riding encountered on the public roads...
REALLY Boils my piss that people think they have the God given right to sanitise the world we all share in the bullst name of health and safety. It's fun, it's been there since some of our ancestors left the caves, it's taking a risk, it's thrill seeking, it's what life is about for some.
Go tell fat people to stop eating?, tell ruthless 3rd world dictators to be nice to people? tell kids to stop drinking & taking drugs? mountaineers to stop climbing....????
Didn't think so.
Hope I didn't just rise to someone trolling, but felt I needed to say that.
At the Creg one night we were chatting up local girls and one said she wanted to try my leathers on. My mates dared me to put her dress on which I did (for a bet) and I jumped on the wall just in time for the Performance Bike crew to come round the bend in an Renault Espace!
Luckily they had no cameras to hand...
Topped it off with the most fantastic firework display over the beach on Mad Sunday night which seemed to go on for ages. Best I've ever seen.
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