Starting lap three 10.5s clear of Hickman, Harrison was just 4.8s ahead through Glen Helen on the fourth tour. The battle over the final two laps became for second as Hickman began to reel in Harrison on the leaderboards. Now on 22 TT victories, Dunlop is just one away from moving into second on the all-time winners’ list and joining John McGuinness – who is not competing in the Supersport class this year – on 23. Through Glen Helen on lap three Dunlop’s lead was down to 11.1s, but was soon back up to 12.1s through Ballaugh and stood at 17.5s come the end of the tour.ĭunlop led by 16.7s through Glen Helen on the final lap, but eased off through the tour to get to the finish safely for his 10th win in the Supersport class. Photo by: ttracesofficial/Pacemaker Pressĭunlop had a marginally slower pitstop for fuel at the end of lap two than Harrison and Hickman, but it didn’t cost him much. Posting a lap of 128.3mph from a standing start, Dunlop threatened to set a new class lap record as he swelled his lead to 13.4s by the end of lap two. Harrison led by 0.550s from Dunlop through the first sector split at Glen Helen, with Hickman slotting into third.ĭunlop took the lead at Ballaugh Bridge by 1.5s from Harrison, and continued to swell his advantage to 5.4s as he screamed through the start/finish straight on his 600cc MD Racing Yamaha. The race was delayed by three hours owing to a serious road traffic accident on the mountain this morning, but eventually got away at 2:45pm local time.ĭavid Johnson led the field away on his Jackson Racing Honda, but was quickly overhauled by number two starter Dean Harrison on the Russell Racing Yamaha. Isle of Man TT 2023: What are the lap records for all classes?.Isle of Man TT 2023: Birchalls make history to win first Sidecar race with new lap record.Birchalls: Historic Isle of Man TT Sidecar record “hanging over us since 2019”.Dunlop was only briefly headed in the four-lap contest, before ultimately winning by 12.3 seconds from Peter Hickman.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |