Tourist Trophy: Dopo due giorni di prove, McGuinness è il più veloce. Morti due piloti Sidecar

15 volte vincitore al TT, John McGuinness è attualmente il pilota più veloce del Mountain, e lo conferma con la prima posizione durante la seconda giornata di prove sul lungo tracciato stradale dell’Isola di Man. 17’32″59 è il suo tempo nella categoria Superbike, seguito da Guy Martin alla sua prima esperienza qui con la Suzuki (che ha chiuso in 17’39”) e Cameron Donald oltre il muro del 17’40”.

Il tempo non è stato dei più clementi in questi giorni, ma la sessione di ieri è stata asciutta e ha consentito velocità medie decisamente elevate, con il leader a 129 miglia all’ora e sia Guy Martin che Donald a 128 mph. Scoorrendo la classifica troviamo Johnson, Michal Dunlop, Anstey, Amor, Stewart, Will Dunlop e Rutter. Bella performance anche per il nostro Stefano Bonetti, che comincia a prendere confidenza con la Kawasaki e strappa un 17° tempo davanti ai più esperti Cummins e Archibald.

Nelle altre due categorie del TT, troviamo più o meno gli stessi nomi, ma rimescolati fino ad avere Johnson, M. Dunlop e Anstey in testa alla Superstock, poi M. Dunlop, Anstey e W. Dunlop nella Supersport. McPinta, che corre entrambe le categorie minori con la Honda Padgetts, è quinto.

Un incidente davvero grave a Ballacrye ha annullato le prove dei Sidecar, e una notizia di poco fa annuncia la morte dell’equipaggio del mezzo coinvolto. Si tratta del pilota Bill Currie e del passeggero Kevin Morgan. Il primo 67enne, il secondo 59enne, entrambi grandi esperti del Mountain, ma purtroppo non immuni alla fatalità. Nel ’69 Bill è andato sul podio nel TT, e nel 1997 è stato campione della categoria F350. Comincia con una pessima notizia questo Tourist Trophy.

Superbike

01- John McGuinness – Honda TT Legends – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’32.59 (129.041 mph)

02- Guy Martin – Relentless Suzuki by TAS – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 17’39.00 (128.261 mph)

03- Cameron Donald – Wilson Craig Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’40.42 (128.089 mph)

04- Gary Johnson – Lincs Lifting Ltd – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’43.51 (127.717 mph)

05- Michael Dunlop – Street Sweep – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 17’55.44 (126.300 mph)

06- Bruce Anstey – Padgetts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’55.91 (126.245 mph)

07- Keith Amor – Honda TT Legends – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’58.72 (125.916 mph)

08- Daniel Stewart – Wilcock Consulting – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’59.62 (125.811 mph)

09- William Dunlop – Wilson Craig Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’10.12 (124.599 mph)

10- Michael Rutter – Riders Motorcycles – Ducati 1098R – 18’14.21 (124.134 mph)

11- Ryan Farquhar – KMR Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 1 18’14.94 (124.051 mph)

12- Ian Mackman – Kemtile Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’30.89 (122.270 mph)

13- Dan Kneen – Marks Bloom Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’31.23 (122.232 mph)

14- John Burrows – John Burrows Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’43.34 (120.915 mph)

15- Jim Hodson – Al Gibson Pete Beale – Yamaha YZF R1 – 18’46.94 (120.528 mph)

16- Robert Barber – Shipley Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’47.89 (120.427 mph)

17- Stefano Bonetti – Speed Motor – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’48.06 (120.409 mph)

18- Conor Cummins – McAdoo Kawasaki Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’49.99 (120.203 mph)

19- Scott Wilson – Diamond H Servlite – BMW S1000RR – 19’01.65 (118.975 mph)

20- Paul Shoesmith – Ice Valley BMW Motorrad – BMW S1000RR – 19’04.05 (118.726 mph)

21- John Barton – Marks Bloom Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’04.09 (118.721 mph)

22- Mark Parrett – C & C Ltd Vines – BMW S1000RR – 19’06.63 (118.458 mph)

23- Stephen Thompson – T & R Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 19’07.57 (118.361 mph)

24- Paul Owen – Paul Owen Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’09.78 (118.134 mph)

25- Gary Carswell – Carswell Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’16.34 (117.464 mph)

26- Adrian Archibald – AMA Racing Team – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’18.80 (117.215 mph)

27- Alan Connor – Connor Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’20.03 (117.090 mph)

28- Roger Maher – Slick Performance – Yamaha YZF R1 – 19’26.01 (116.489 mph)

29- David Hewson – Ch’Ien Acupuncture Clinic – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’26.66 (116.424 mph)

30- Ian Pattinson – Ian Pattinson Racing – BMW S1000RR – 19’26.87 (116.404 mph)

31- Simon Andrews – Ice Valley BMW Motorrad – BMW S1000RR – 19’28.18 (116.273 mph)

32- Simon Fulton – Fulton Racing – Yamaha YZR R1 – 19’28.81 (116.211 mph)

33- Steve Heneghan – Quattro Plant Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 19’29.29 (116.163 mph)

34- Jules Croft – Jules Croft Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’29.48 (116.144 mph)

35- George Spence – Ayton Smiddy Ltd – Yamaha YZF R1 – 19’30.18 (116.074 mph)

36- Sandor Bitter – KMR Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’31.51 (115.943 mph)

37- Russ Mountford – Northpoint Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’32.22 (115.873 mph)

38- Alan Bud Jackson – Mike Smith BDS Fuels – Yamaha YZF R1 – 19’35.52 (115.548 mph)

39- Steve Mercer – WA Corless Jackson Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’39.68 (115.140 mph)

40- Michael Russell – Top Gun Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’41.49 (114.963 mph)

41- David Paredes – Argentine Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’41.64 (114.949 mph)

42- Chris Petty – Dave Milling Motorcycles – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’42.36 (114.879 mph)

43- Herve Gantner – Rhino Universal – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’52.48 (113.904 mph)

44- Fabrice Miguet – Team of Paris – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’52.49 (113.903 mph)

45- Betlej Piotr – Piotr Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’55.86 (113.582 mph)

46- Ian Lougher – Blackhorse Kawasaki Motors UK – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’59.63 (113.225 mph)

47- David Madsen Mygdal – CSC Branson Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 20’03.66 (112.846 mph)

48- Mark Herbertson – Ladycross Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 20’06.02 (112.625 mph)

49- Dean Harrison – P.R.S. Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 20’06.68 (112.564 mph)

50- Paul Duckett – West London Superbikes – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 20’08.39 (112.404 mph)

51- Toni Rechberger – MSC Rottenegg – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 20’16.12 (111.690 mph)

52- Daniel Hegarty – thepeoplesbike.com – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 20’27.91 (110.617 mph)

53- Adrian Clark – BHR Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 20’41.88 (109.373 mph)

54- Brian McCormack – TAG Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 21’02.90 (107.553 mph)

55- James Ford – James Ford Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 21’19.42 (106.164 mph)

56- James McCullagh – McCullagh Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 21’53.35 (103.421 mph)

57- Lee Vernon – Vernon Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 22’37.89 (100.029 mph)

Superstock

01- Gary Johnson – Lincs Lifting Ltd – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’43.51 (127.717 mph)

02- Michael Dunlop – Street Sweep – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 17’55.44 (126.300 mph)

03- Bruce Anstey – Padgetts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’55.91 (126.245 mph)

04- Guy Martin – Relentless Suzuki by TAS – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’00.40 (125.720 mph)

05- John McGuinness – Padgetts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’11.33 (124.461 mph)

06- Cameron Donald – Wilson Craig Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’11.45 (124.447 mph)

07- Ryan Farquhar – KMR Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’14.94 (124.051 mph)

08- Keith Amor – KBMG Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’20.37 (123.439 mph)

09- Adrian Archibald – AMA Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – 18’20.39 (123.436 mph)

10- Luis Carreira – CD Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’26.34 (122.772 mph)

11- Ian Mackman – Kemtile Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’30.89 (122.270 mph)

12- Dan Kneen – Marks Bloom Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’31.23 (122.232 mph)

13- Ian Lougher – Blackhorse Kawasaki Motors UK – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’44.35 (120.805 mph)

14- Robert Barber – Shipley Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’47.89 (120.427 mph)

15- Stefano Bonetti – Speed Motor – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’48.06 (120.409 mph)

16- Daniel Stewart – Wilcock Consulting – BMW S1000RR – 18’48.88 (120.321 mph)

17- John Burrows – Burrows Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’55.48 (119.622 mph)

18- Mark Buckley – Energy Armor Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’56.92 (119.470 mph)

19- Michael Rutter – Riders Motorcycles – Ducati 1098R – 18’57.70 (119.388 mph)

20- Scott Wilson – Diamond H Servlite – BMW S1000RR – 19’01.65 (118.975 mph)

21- Paul Shoesmith – Ice Valley BMW Motorrad – BMW S1000RR – 19’04.05 (118.726 mph)

22- John Barton – Marks Bloom Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’04.09 (118.721 mph)

23- Mark Parrett – C & C Ltd Vines – BMW S1000RR – 19’06.63 (118.458 mph)

24- Stephen Thompson – T & R Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 19’07.57 (118.361 mph)

25- Paul Owen – Paul Owen Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’09.78 (118.134 mph)

26- Gary Carswell – Carswell Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’16.34 (117.464 mph)

27- James Hillier – Bournemouth Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’16.48 (117.450 mph)

28- George Spence – Ayton Smiddy Ltd – Aprilia RSV4 – 19’19.24 (117.170 mph)

29- Alan Connor – Connor Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’20.03 (117.090 mph)

30- David Hewson – Ch’Ien Acupuncture Clinic – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’26.66 (116.424 mph)

31- Ian Pattinson – Ian Pattinson – BMW S1000RR – 19’26.87 (116.404 mph)

32- Simon Andrews – Ice Valley BMW Motorrad – BMW S1000RR – 19’28.18 (116.273 mph)

33- Simon Fulton – Fulton Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 19’28.81 (116.211 mph)

34- Steve Heneghan – Quattro Plant Motorsport – BMW S1000RR – 19’29.29 (116.163 mph)

35- Russ Mountford – Northpoint Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’32.22 (115.873 mph)

36- Alan Bud Jackson – Mike Smith BDS Fuels – Yamaha YZF R1 – 19’35.52 (115.548 mph)

37- Steve Mercer – WA Corless Jackson Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’39.68 (115.140 mph)

38- Michael Russell – Top Gun Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’41.49 (114.963 mph)

39- David Paredes – Argentine Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’41.64 (114.949 mph)

40- Chris Petty – Dave Milling Motorcycles – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’42.36 (114.879 mph)

41- Herve Gantner – Rhino Universal – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’52.48 (113.904 mph)

42- Fabrice Miguet – Team of Paris – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’52.49 (113.903 mph)

43- Yoshinari Matsushita – Matsushita Racing – BMW S1000RR – 20’00.88 (113.107 mph)

44- Daniel Cooper – Centurian Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 20’03.14 (112.894 mph)

45- Mark Herbertson – Ladycross Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 20’06.02 (112.625 mph)

46- Dean Harrison – P.R.S. Racing – Yamaha YZF R1 – 20’06.68 (112.564 mph)

47- Paul Duckett – West London Superbikes – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 20’08.39 (112.404 mph)

48- Toni Rechberger – MSC Rottenegg – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 20’16.12 (111.690 mph)

49- Mark Miller – Splitlath Motorsport – Aprilia RSV4 – 20’17.04 (111.605 mph)

50- Rico Penzkofer – Penz13 BMW Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – 20’24.22 (110.950 mph)

51- Hudson Kennaugh – Splitlath Motorsport – Aprillia RSV4 – 20’27.65 (110.641 mph)

52- Robert Wilson – WA Corless Jackson Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 20’49.79 (108.681 mph)

53- Adrian Clark – BHR Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 20’58.87 (107.896 mph)

54- Brian McCormack – TAG Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 21’02.90 (107.553 mph)

55- James Ford – James Ford Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 21’19.42 (106.164 mph)

56- James McCullagh – McCullagh Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 21’53.35 (103.421 mph)

57- Lee Vernon – Vernon Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 22’37.89 (100.029 mph)

58- Guillaume Dietrich – Relentless Suzuki by TAS – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 23’43.06 (95.448 mph)

Supersport

01- Michael Dunlop – Street Sweep – Yamaha YZF R6 – 18’02.60 (125.464 mph)

02- Bruce Anstey – Padgetts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 600RR – 18’13.31 (124.236 mph)

03- William Dunlop – Wilson Craig Racing – Honda CBR 600RR – 18’50.41 (120.158 mph)

04- Gary Johnson – East Coast Construction – Honda CBR 600RR – 18’53.61 (119.820 mph)

05- John McGuinness – Padgetts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 600RR – 18’54.35 (119.741 mph)

06- Luis Carreira – CD Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 18’58.87 (119.265 mph)

07- James Hillier – Bournemouth Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 18’59.37 (119.213 mph)

08- Dan Kneen – Marks Bloom Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’02.34 (118.903 mph)

09- Daniel Stewart – Wilcock Consulting – Honda CBR 600RR – 19’05.57 (118.569 mph)

10- Ian Lougher – Blackhorse Kawasaki Motors UK – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 19’07.28 (118.391 mph)

11- Ben Wylie – Wylie Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’07.43 (118.376 mph)

12- Simon Fulton – Fulton Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’09.01 (118.213 mph)

13- Roy Richardson – Barnes Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’10.45 (118.066 mph)

14- Derek Brien – RC Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’12.74 (117.830 mph)

15- Jim Hodson – Al Gibson Pete Beale – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’13.15 (117.788 mph)

16- Conor Cummins – McAdoo Kawasaki Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 19’13.15 (117.788 mph)

17- Mark Buckley – Energy Armor Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 19’15.86 (117.513 mph)

18- Robert Barber – PRB Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 19’26.37 (116.453 mph)

19- Ian Pattinson – Merlin Sidecars – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’28.19 (116.273 mph)

20- Ivan Lintin – Ivan Lintin Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 600 – 19’29.64 (116.128 mph)

21- Ian Mackman – Kemtile Racing – Triumph Daytona 675 – 19’31.89 (115.905 mph)

22- Stefano Bonetti – Speed Motor – Honda CBR 600RR – 19’33.17 (115.779 mph)

23- John Burrows – John Burrows Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’35.52 (115.547 mph)

24- Mark Parrett – Vixen Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’41.46 (114.966 mph)

25- Russ Mountford – Northpoint Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 19’47.11 (114.419 mph)

26- Gary Carswell – Carswell Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 19’48.89 (114.248 mph)

27- Mark Miller – TC Racing – Honda CBR 600RR – 19’59.52 (113.235 mph)

28- Robert Wilson – Stoddart Racing – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 20’00.27 (113.164 mph)

29- Bill Callister – Kaka Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’08.67 (112.378 mph)

30- Paul Owen – Team #98 – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’09.89 (112.264 mph)

31- Dean Harrison – Bell Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’13.93 (111.891 mph)

32- Brandon Cretu – HEL Performance – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’16.65 (111.641 mph)

33- Maria Costello – CMS Costello Racing – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’17.71 (111.544 mph)

34- Herve Gantner – Rhino Universal – Honda CBR 600RR – 20’20.87 (111.255 mph)

35- David Madsen Mygdal – Quayside Tyre Centre – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’38.07 (109.710 mph)

36- Samuel Dunlop – Crossan Motorcycles – Yamaha YZF R6 – 20’40.07 (109.532 mph)

37- Daniel Hegarty – Crosslane Garage – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 20’56.86 (108.069 mph)

38- Allan Brew – Mike and Dawn Jacobs – Kawasaki ZX-6R – 21’36.97 (104.727 mph)

39- Michael Russell – Top Gun Racing – Honda CBR 600RR – 22’31.71 (100.486 mph)

40- Lee Vernon – Vernon Racing – Triumph Daytona 675 – 22’47.50 (99.326 mph)

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