IoMTT and Real Road Racing 2019

Thursday paddock news and gossip
30.05.2019 BSN Edgar Jessop at Bushy's


Michael Dunlop looked set to post a 130mph lap and go quickest overall towards the end of Tuesday night’s practice session after posting a number of best sector times.

However, he slowed towards the end of the lap and arrived back at parc ferme with his rear wheel locked due to an overheating rear brake - such was the heat, a small fire broke out before it was quickly extinguished.

Peter Hickman pulled off the course twice during Tuesday evening. The first time, on the Smiths Racing BMW S1000RR Superstock bike saw him only get as far as Quarter Bridge before pulling off due to a software issue preventing the bike from revving above 9000rpm.

He went back out for two laps on his Supersport machine, setting the fastest lap of the evening, before taking his Superbike out for the first time. On this occasion, a throttle issue caused him to pull off at Douglas Road Corner.

Conor Cummins, like Dunlop, had a potential 130mph lap taken away from him after he was black flagged at Brandywell. Smoke had been reported to be coming from the Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Honda, which was caused by the heat pads rubbing against the exhaust pipe, and he was subsquently allowed to continue.

Gary Johnson also got black flagged on the RAF & Regular Reserve Kawasaki at Douglas Road Corner after the GPS sensor on the back of the bike worked its way loose and was left hanging on only by a wire.

2017 double Manx Grand Prix winner Michael Evans has been ruled out of this year’s TT after sustaining a broken collarbone at the Pre-TT Classic races at Billown. His 600cc Wilcock Consulting Honda has been taken over by Jonathan Perry.

Forest Dunn set his first ever 120mph lap, albeit unofficially, in Tuesday’s session with a lap of 120.074mph.

Swiss rider Lukas Maurer is the fastest newcomer so far this week with a lap of 114.503mph on his Kawasaki Superstock machine while fellow debutante Raymond Casey improved to 112.735mph in the Supersport class on Tuesday.

No racing until Monday at earliest

Cummins fastest, disaster for Dunlop
02.06.2019 BSN


Manxman Conor Cummins set the quickest Superbike lap of TT 2019 Sunday practice held in sketchy conditions this afternoonm, putting in a 128.92mph to edge out overall fastest man Dean Harrison.

Cummins, on the Milenco by Padgetts Honda Fireblade, led Silicone Kawasaki’s Harrison by a little over five seconds after the Yorkshireman was short-lapped on his final lap of 128.21.

Harrison had set fastest overall sectors from Ramsey to Cronky-ny-Mona but was brought into the pits early as the TT Zero bikes were coming up the ramp. His best lap was set at the start of the session as he broke the timing beam at 128.29mph.

It was disaster for Tyco BMW’s Michael Dunlop who broke down at the Mountain Box on his first lap and he was unable to get back to the pits for any more track time, and may have to go into the RST Superbike race with no more qualifying available, depending on tomorrow’s schedule.

Honda’s David Johnson charged into third with a late lap of 128.23mph to push veteran Michael Rutter into fourth place on a 127.55mph lap with Jamie Coward only just behind on a 127.22. James Hillier was next along, setting a 125.36 from a standing start.

Peter Hickman finally completed a lap on the Smiths BMW after suffering electronic problems on Tuesday. The lap record holder set a 125.04mph from a standing start.

Sam West ended in eighth place with john McGuinness ninth and Brian McCormack completing the top ten.

Daley Mathison dies in opening race crash



A motorcyclist has died after crashing during the opening race of the 2019 Isle of Man TT, the race organiser has confirmed.

Daley Mathison, from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, crashed at Snugborough, near Union Mills, on his third lap of the four-lap Superbike race.

A spokesman for ACU Events Ltd said he was an "experienced competitor".

Paying tribute on Twitter, his wife Natalie said he had been "so happy with life and so proud of his racing".

The 27-year-old was making his 19th TT start, having previously achieved three podium finishes.

The Penz13.com rider was a regular at the North West 200 and a former Ulster Grand Prix winner, having claimed victory in the 2014 Ultra-lightweight race.

Mrs Mathison wrote that the "last image I saw of my husband was of a man so happy with life and so proud of his racing".

She said he was "now sleeping with the fairies", adding: "That's all I can bring myself to say right now."

Peter Hickman was declared the winner of Monday's race after it was stopped following the incident.

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Harrison wins Senior TT after Hickman problem


Lewis Duncan
Jun 7, 2019, 6:18 AM


Dean Harrison eased to his first Superbike win after beating long-time leader Peter Hickman, whose BMW developed a late fault, in the Isle of Man Senior TT.
Hickman looked on course to secure his sixth TT win having led by 20 seconds on the fourth lap, but was overhauled by Silicone Engineering Kawasaki's Harrison after the Smiths machine hit mechanical troubles.

A triple winner this week, Hickman was forced into running his Superbike – which he suffered issues with in last Sunday's practice - for the Senior instead of his preferred hybrid Superstock machine.

The Smiths rider led Harrison by 0.3s on the run to Glen Helen on the opening lap, and was a second clear at the Bungalow, having been within 0.118s of Harrison at Ramsey.

Hickman's lead extended to over two seconds as he passed the Grandstand to start his second tour, and he was eight seconds clear as they entered pitlane for their first stop at the end of the lap.

Harrison's deficit to Hickman continued to increase across the third tour, with the gap close to 20 seconds by the time they came in for their second pit stop on lap four.

However, Hickman's lead was slashed to just 7.9s at Glen Helen on lap five, with a lowly top speed of just 159mph compared to the 191mph for Harrison through the Sulby speed trap confirmed the BMW had developed an issue.

Harrison was just 1.1s behind at Ballaugh, and took over the lead at Ramsey by 7.8s, extending this to 18.3s over the mountain to start the final lap.

The Silicone Engineering rider would be unchallenged to the finish, as Harrison cruised to his third TT win and his first of the week by 53 seconds.

Hickman's issues allowed Padgetts Honda's Conor Cummins to reel him in over the final two tours, but Hickman managed to hold onto second by 5.8s.

Michael Dunlop ended a tough TT fourth on the Tyco BMW, with Bournemouth Kawasaki's James Hillier 63 seconds further back to complete the top five.

Davey Todd was sixth on the Penz13 BMW to conclude his sophomore TT, beating the Bathams Honda RCV-mounted Michael Rutter, Jamie Coward (Prez Racing), ON-1 Racing's Brian McCormack and Dominic Herbertson (Davies Motorsport).

John McGuinness's Norton expired at the Bungalow on lap one, while Honda duo Ian Hutchinson and David Johnson were retirements on the second tour.

Supersport race winner Lee Johnston was a non-starter on the Ashcourt Racing BMW.

IOMTT SEES SHAME FOR NORTON, MORE SUCCESS FOR MUGEN
JUNE 7, 2019 Canada Moto
It’s been a wild week at the Isle of Man, with rotten weather interrupting the racing and forcing a very compressed schedule.

The result of all the cancellations and re-scheduling saw five races run yesterday (Supersport 2, Sidecar 2, Superstock, Lightweight, TT Zero), most of them shortened (hard to shorten the one-lap TT Zero!). The Senior TT ran today.

The winners: Supersport 2 went to Peter Hickman, who had to overcome his usual fault of slow starting, as the race was shortened to two laps. Sidecar 2 went to the Birchall brothers, with extra drama at the start as the Crowe brothers’ machine caught fire before the race even began, sadly destroying any hopes they had for establishing hot lap times.

Hickman again came to the front in Superstock, for his second win of the day and third of the week.

In Lightweight, Michael Dunlop took top spot, winning the two-lap evening affair after a race-long battle with Jamie Coward that saw them neck-and-neck. Peter Hickman only managed an eighth here aboard the Norton bike, but that’s better than John McGuinness, who had to retire due to mechanical issues. It’s been a devil of a week for McPint, who’s seen nothing but disastrous results from his Norton machinery.

McGuinness did redeem himself in TT Zero yesterday, nabbing second, while teammate Michael Rutter got first. Their Mugen machines have proved dominant ever since the team first showed up at the TT Zero, and must leave some electric bike racers wondering if anyone will ever unseat them.

And then, in today’s Senior TT, it was Hickman’s Big Chance, as he was reckoned by many to have a shot at winning this, becoming only the fourth rider to ever get four TT wins in a week. Sadly for him, it was not to be, as his BMW overheated and Dean Harrison went on to grab the win.