2008 Isle of Man TT
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Date | 24 May – 7 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Location | Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||
Course | Isle of Man TT Mountain Course 37.733 mi / 60.73 km | ||||||||||||||
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Superstock TT | |||||||||||||||
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2008 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 24 May and Saturday 7 June on the 37.733-mile
For the 2008 Isle of Man TT Races, following the deaths of a race competitor and two spectators at the
TT Practice Week 2008
The first practice session for 2008 Isle of Man TT Races featured an evening untimed session and Newcomers control lap on Saturday 24 May 2008. It was Guy Martin, despite a crash at the 2008 Pre-TT Classic earlier in the day, that dominated the first timed practice session on Monday 26 May 2008 with a lap of 17 minutes and 57.83 seconds an average speed of 126.020 mph on a 1000cc Honda for the Superbike TT race.[7] The 2008 TT Newcomer, James McBride had a high speed crash at Gorse Lea on Monday evening practice suffering leg fractures. The Italian competitor Angelo Conti crashed at the 33rd Milestone and suffered minor injuries. There was a 2-day interlude to practice during Tuesday and Wednesday of practice caused by weather conditions on the Mountain Section of the course. It is announced that the replacement to the injured James McBride would be Michael Dunlop after the recent death of his father Robert Dunlop and his recent win in the 250cc class at the 2008 North West 200 Races had decided to compete at the 2008 Isle of Man TT races after all.[8]
TT Race Week 2008
Superbike TT Race
With problems with cancellations due to poor weather on the
The early lead was held by
The lead was reduced to 10.21 seconds by Ramsey Hairpin by Cameron Donald on lap 3 and fellow Suzuki rider Adrian Archibald replaced Ryan Farquhar in 4th place. The Yamaha motor-cycle of Ian Hutchinson suffered an oil-leak at Union Mills forcing him to retire from the race. With the retirement of Guy Martin at Sulby Village on lap 4, also with an oil leak, the 2008 Superbike TT Race became the " Down under Dice "[10] with Suzuki teammates Cameron Donald and Bruce Anstey increased their pace to produce laps at an average speed of 128.558 mph and 128.601 mph respectively. On the last lap, Bruce Anstey tried to increase his pace to wrestle the lead from his Suzuki teammate, "I tried to pull away in the last-lap, but could't manage it so I let Cameron back in front again and just followed him home."[12] The 2008 Superbike TT was won by Cameron Donald in 1hour, 47 minutes and 5.89 seconds to set a new race record at an average race speed 126.82 mph and become the first Australian winner of an Isle of Man TT race since Graeme McGreggor won the 1984 Junior TT and Formula 2 TT races. In second place was Bruce Anstey at an average race speed of 126.826 mph. In 3rd place, Adrian Archibald also riding a 1000cc Suzuki motor-cycle at an average race speed of 126.826 mph to produce a Suzuki 1-2-3 win at the 2008 Superbike TT Race. Run in warm weather and the winner Cameron Donald mentioned;- "It was hot out there. The tar was melting in place."[13]
Sidecar TT Race 'A'
The 3 lap (113.00 miles)
At Glen Helen on lap 2, the lead for John Holden/Andrew Winkle was now reduced to 0.19 seconds. Due to the increasing race speed of Nick Crowe/Mark Crowe and problems experienced by John Holden/Andrew Winkle with a failing rear shock absorber they slipped 4.19 seconds behind the new leaders of Crowe/Cox at Ramsey Hairpin on lap 2. The Yamaha sidecar of Steve Norbury/Rick Long retired at
Superstock TT Race
The first race on Monday 2 June 2008 was the 4 lap (150.92 miles) Superstock TT Race for 1000cc motor-cycles conforming to the 2008 MCRCB Superstock Regulations. The practice leaderboard for the Superstock TT Race was headed by
Although Guy Martin riding a Honda completed lap 1 in 6th place with a lap of 125.090 mph, he increased his race speed during lap 2 to 126.926 mph to move into 3rd place on the Mountain Section pushing the Yamaha of Conor Cummins into 3rd place. Race leader, Cameron Donald produced the fastest lap of the 2008 Supersport race in 17 minutes and 44.5 seconds an average speed of 127.544 mph. A delay caused by an overflow of petrol for McGuinness during refuelling at a pit-stop at the end of lap 2 increased the lead for Cameron Donald to 8 seconds. Problems with a fuel-cap lost 5 seconds for Conor Cummins in pit-lane and allowed Ryan Farquhar to claim 4th place. The winner of the 2007 Superstock race, Bruce Anstey retired on lap 2 at the TT Grandstand after suffering with the effects of flu, while both Keith Amor and Gary Johnson retired at Governor's Bridge after running-out of petrol. On lap 3, Cameron Donald increased the lead to 17.5 seconds, although on lap 4 McGuinness lapped at a speed of 126.619 mph to reduce the margin to 15.07 seconds on the last lap and Cameron Donald riding for Suzuki won the 2008 Superstock TT race in 1hour, 11 minutes and 59.69 seconds an average race speed of 125.776. After missing the 2007 Centenary TT races through injury, Cameron Donald celebrated a double-win and said the race was won due to the weather conditions;- "...I was a bit surprised about the fog on the mountain....Then I thought there is no traffic coming the other way and no kangaroos, so I put my head down and went for it."[16]
Supersport Junior TT Race 1
Held in improving weather conditions the second race of the day was the 4 lap (150.92 mph) Junior TT race 1 for 600cc motor-cycles conforming to the 2008 MCRCB Supersport Regulations. The practice leaderboard for the Junior TT Race was headed by Ryan Farquhar riding a 600cc Kawasaki motor-cycle with a time of 18 minutes and 25.06 seconds an average speed of 122.915 mph set on Friday evening practice. The first competitor away from the TT Grandstand was the 600cc Honda of Guy Martin who retired on lap 1 at the Highlander. The pre-race favourite, the 600cc Suzuki of Bruce Anstey led at Glen Helen by 1.7 seconds from the 600cc Yamaha of Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness riding a Honda in 3rd place. After reaching the official timing point at Ballaugh Bridge on lap 1, Bruce Anstey now led by 6 seconds from McGuinness in 2nd place. The lead increased to 9.32 seconds by Ramsey Hairpin on lap 1 and the places behind the leader Anstey continued to change as Ryan Farquhar moved into 3rd place only 0.3 seconds behind McGuinness. On the mountain section of the course the 600cc Honda of Keith Amor passed McGuinness for second place and Bruce Anstey completed lap 1 in 18 minutes and 9.04 seconds at an average speed of 124.723 mph to lead by 11.76 seconds. While Anstey continued to increase his lead to 15.2 seconds on lap 2 at Glen Helen, Keith Amor in 2nd place had only managed to marginally increase his lead over McGuinness from 1.19 to 1.3 seconds. At the Ramsey Hairpin on lap 2, Bruce Anstey led on the road and on corrected race-time by 23 seconds from Keith Amor and John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson passed Farquhar for 4th place only to retire at Sulby on lap 3.[17]
A lap of 123.600 mph on lap 3 by Steve Plater riding a 600cc Yamaha, passed Ian Lougher and Conor Cummins to claim 5th place. The fast race pace was continued by Bruce Anstey, completing lap 2 in 18 minutes and 3.40 seconds an average speed of 125.372 and breaking the lap record previously held by Guy Martin for the Junior TT by 1.63 seconds. At the pit-stop at the end of lap 2, Bruce Anstey led by 24.82 seconds from McGuinness who had regained 2nd place with a slender lead of 0.08 second of Keith Amor. A much faster pit-stop by McGuinness reduced the lead of Bruce Anstey by 5 seconds, although this advantage was reduced by Ballaugh Bridge on lap 3 and Anstey's lead was now back to 21 seconds. Another lap of 119.040 mph on lap 3 by Steve Plater elevated him to 4th place, passing the Kawasaki of Ryan Farquhar. This was followed by another lap of 124.363 mph by Steve Plater on lap 4, passing Keith Amor at Glen Helen on corrected time for 3rd place and only 9 seconds behind McGuinness in 2nd place reducing the gap between Plater and McGuinness to 5 seconds at Ramsey Hairpin on the last lap. The Mountain Section again proved to be conclusive as Steve Plater passed McGuinness to claim 2nd place on corrected time by 0.87 seconds at the finish-line and 21.27 seconds behind the 1st place of Bruce Anstey with an average race speed of 122.927 mph. A post-race technical inspection of the 600cc Suzuki of Bruce Anstey discovered an oversized exhaust-cam lifter at 8.75 mm as the Supersport regulations define a maximum limit of 8.00 mm. The TT race organiser accepted that a mistake by the race engine builder caused by a mis-labelled exhaust cam part resulted in the breach of the race homologation rules and the subsequent disqualification of the 600cc Suzuki of Bruce Anstey from first place. The revised result for the 2008 Supersport TT Race 1 elevated Steve Plater riding a 600cc Yamaha to 1st place in a race time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 1.07 seconds at an average race speed of 122.338 mph. After his achievement to claim second place and then elevated to winner, Steve Plater said that;- "I can't believe it. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions for me....My head is a big snowball. I need to let it sink in for a while."[18]
Supersport Junior TT Race 2
The 4 lap (150.92 mph)
Sidecar TT Race 'B'
The 3 lap (113.00 miles)
Senior TT Race
The
The 12 noon start for the much anticipated Senior TT was expected to be a battle between the 2008 double TT winner
The lap 2 pit-stops proved to be dramatic as Bruce Anstey promptly retired with a slipping-clutch and Guy Martin retired at the Quarterbridge after his pit-stop with a failed alternator. This left John McGuinness with a 4-second lead over the Suzuki of Cameron Donald on lap 3 and a 34-second lead over Ian Hutchinson in 3rd place. As the pace of the Senior TT race increased, the lead that McGuinness held fell to 2.0 seconds at Ballaugh Bridge on lap 3 to a lead of 0.1 seconds at the Ramsey Hairpin over Cameron Donald. At the start of lap 4, John McGuinness held onto a lead of 0.78 seconds at the TT Grandstand which he held until Ramsey on the same lap. The run over the Mountain Section proved to be crucial as with Bruce Anstey on lap 1 his Suzuki teammate, Cameron Donald claiming a lead of 3.1 seconds over the Honda of John McGuinness at the official timing-point at the Bungalow. A lap of 129.231 mph by Cameron Donald gave him a health lead going into the second pit-stop at the end of lap 4. Despite, John McGuinness having a slightly faster pit-stop he remained in 2nd place and the deficit was increased to 4.12 seconds at Glen Helen on lap 5 and by Ramsey this had increased to 6.74 seconds. As the Australian, Cameron Donald was on course for a prestigious hat-trick of TT wins on the last lap of the Senior TT the 6.74 second lead at the TT Grandstand fell dramatically to a 9.27 second deficit as the Honda of John McGuinness became the new leader at Glen Helen on lap 6. As Cameron Donald slowed his pace with an oil-leak from a split crankcase on the last lap, John McGuinness produced the fastest lap of the race in 17 minutes and 28.54 seconds an average speed of 129.517 mph which was only 6.73 seconds slower than the 130.354 mph outright record set during the 2007 Centenary TT Races. After 6 laps of the Snaefell Mountain Course, John McGuinness won the 2008 Senior TT race in 1 hour, 46 minutes and 47.69 seconds at an average race speed of 127.186 mph, the most dramatic Senior TT race since 1992 when Steve Hislop won the Senior TT after beating Carl Fogarty. After claiming his 14th Isle of Man TT win and equalling the record of Mike Hailwood, in the winners enclosure John McGuinness said that;- "It was the closest big-bike TT race I have been in....I was relieved to hear the British National anthem as I was getting tried of listening to the New Zealand and Australian ones."[24]
National Road Race Meeting 2008
The National Road Race Meeting, now the traditional final event of the Isle of Man TT Festival and was the venue for the re-introduction of two-stroke motor-cycle racing with a Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT race on the Billown Circuit on Saturday 7 June 2008. Held in almost perfect weather and evening sunshine, the first race was the 12 lap (51.00 miles) 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT race on the 4.25-mile Billown Circuit in Castletown. The leader from the start was the 125cc Honda of Chris Palmer leading by 3 seconds from Ian Lougher on lap 1, increasing his lead to 12 seconds over Lougher by lap 4. Despite being only in 7th place on lap 1 at Ballabeg Hairpin, Dan Sayle changing from a sidecar TT passenger to the solo class moved up to 3rd place by lap 3. With only 2 laps remaining, Chris Palmer led Ian Lougher by 20 seconds only for Lougher to have his chain break of his 125cc Honda on the exit of Castletown Corner. The 2008 Lightweight TT Race was won by Chris Palmer in 32 minutes and 32.309 seconds at an average race speed of 94.042 mph from Dan Sayle and Nigel Moore in 3rd place. After the TT Race debut at the Billown Circuit, Chris Palmer was delighted with his win and said;- "That last lap was a very long way, indeed 12 laps of this course is a heck of a distance for the little two-strokes as there is so much accelerating, braking and clutch-slipping. It is also pretty demanding as a rider. I reckon 12 laps of this course is harder than four laps of the Mountain."[25]
The 2nd race of the Billown TT was the 12 lap (51.00 miles) 250cc Lightweight TT race and was closely contested event with Chris Palmer the race 1 winner grabbing the holeshot down to Ballakeighen Corner and to lead lap 1. The leader for the next 2 laps was Ian Lougher from Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop and Chris Palmer in 4th place. By lap 4, Michael Dunlop claimed the lead from Ryan Farquhar who later led lap 6 by 0.1 second from Ian Lougher and Michael Dunlop. A broken crankshaft ended Michael Dunlop's race at Ballabeg Hairpin on lap 9, while Ian Lougher edged away from the opposition in the remaining laps to win the 2008 Lightweight TT Race in 30 minutes and 22.495 seconds at an average race speed of 100.741 mph. In 2nd place was Ryan Farquhar who finished the 2008 National Road Meeting with a win on a 1000cc Kawasaki in the 9 lap (38.25 miles) support race in 21 minutes and 39.200 seconds at an average race speed of 105.988 mph.
Results
Practice Times
Superbike/Senior TT Leaderboard and Practice Times
Rank | Rider | Mon 26 May | Tues 27 May | Wed 28 May | Thurs 29 May | Fri 30 May |
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1 | John McGuinness 1000cc Honda |
17' 58.34 125.960 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 52.08 126.696 mph |
17' 36.11 128.611 mph |
2 | Cameron Donald 1000cc Suzuki |
17' 59.53 125.882 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 57.37 126.074 mph |
17' 37.45 128.448 mph |
3 | Bruce Anstey 1000cc Suzuki |
17' 59.97 125.771 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 53.97 126.472 mph |
17' 46.65 127.820 mph |
4 | Guy Martin 1000cc Honda |
17' 57.83 126.020 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 48.84 127.080 mph |
17' 43.07 127.770 mph |
5 | Ian Hutchinson 1000cc Yamaha |
– No Time |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 55.45 126.299 mph |
17' 49.86 126.959 mph |
6 | Ryan Farquhar 1000cc Kawasaki |
18' 03.62 125.346 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 52.41 126.657 mph |
18' 30.87 122.272 mph |
7 | Adrian Archibald 1000cc Suzuki |
17' 59.14 125.867 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 05.78 125.097 mph |
17' 15.11 126.339 mph |
8 | Gary Johnson 1000cc Honda |
18' 23.88 123.046 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 10.13 124.598 mph |
18' 01.35 125.610 mph |
9 | Conor Cummins 1000cc Suzuki |
18' 58.95 119.257 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 15.53 123.984 mph |
18' 02.83 125.438 mph |
10 | Daniel Stewart 1000cc Honda |
18' 20.86 123.383 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 13.58 121.974 mph |
18' 08.48 124.795 mph |
11 | Keith Amor 1000cc Honda |
18' 23.61 123.076 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 44.74 120.671 mph |
18' 11.96 124.389 mph |
12 | Les Shand 1000cc Yamaha |
18' 39.11 121.371 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 44.93 120.744 mph |
18' 13.20 124.248 mph |
13 | Ian Lougher 1000cc Yamaha |
18' 23.76 123.059 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 13.47 124.218 mph |
18' 15.32 124.007 mph |
14 | Carl Rennie 1000cc Honda |
18' 29.62 122.410 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
17' 23.68 123.069 mph |
– No Time |
15 | Mark Parrett 1000cc Yamaha |
– No Time |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 48.57 120.354 mph |
18' 28.27 122.599 mph |
16 | James McBride 1000cc Yamaha |
18' 30.16 122.349 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
– No Time |
– No Time |
17 | Gary Carswell 1000cc Suzuki |
18' 58.45 119.309 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
19' 01.89 118.950 mph |
18' 35.00 121.819 mph |
18 | Paul Owen 1000cc Kawasaki |
18' 52.63 119.992 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 58.17 119.339 mph |
18' 39.73 121.304 mph |
19 | John Burrows 1000cc Honda |
19' 02.890 118.847 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 55.69 119.600 mph |
18' 43.93 120.851 mph |
20 | Ian Pattinson 1000cc Yamaha |
18' 48.93 120.361 mph |
– No Time |
Cancelled No Time |
18' 47.97 120.419 mph |
18' 43.93 120.737 mph |
Sidecar TT
Rank | Rider | Mon 26 May |
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1 | Nick Crowe/Mark Cox LCR Honda 600cc |
20' 03.61 112.851 mph |
2 | John Holden/Andrew Winkle LCR Suzuki 600cc |
20' 16.94 111.614 mph |
3 | Klaus Klaffenböck/Christian Parzer LCR Honda 600cc |
20' 44.56 109.137 mph |
4 | Simon Neary/Jamie Winn 600cc Suzuki |
20' 48.06 108.831 mph |
5 | Phil Dongworth/Stuart Castles 600cc Ireson Honda |
20' 57.07 108.054 mph |
6 | Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle DMR Suzuki 600cc |
21' 03.22 107.526 mph |
7 | Conard Harrison/Kerry Williams Honda 600cc |
21' 14.82 106.546 mph |
8 | Greg Lambert/Sally Wilson DMR Suzuki 600cc |
21' 28.25 105.436 mph |
9 | Nigel Connole/Dipash Chauhan LCR Honda 600cc |
21' 32.11 105.121 mph |
10 | Andy Laidlow/Martin Hull LCR Suzuki 600cc |
21' 38.38 104.172 mph |
11 | Gary Bryan/Robert Bell Yamaha 600cc |
21' 43.99 103.718 mph |
12 | Tim Reeves/Patrick Farrance LCR Suzuki 600cc |
21' 49.59 103.718 mph |
Race results
2008 Superbike TT final standings.
31 May 2008 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Cameron Donald | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 126.826 mph | 1:47.16.66 |
2 | Bruce Anstey | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 126.614 mph | 1:48.16.66 |
3 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 125.034 mph | 1:49.37.97 |
4 | Gary Johnson | Honda Fireblade 1000cc | 124.372 mph | 1:49.12.67 |
5 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 124.018 mph | 1:49.31.38 |
6 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki ZX10-R 1000cc | 123.936 mph | 1:49.35.70 |
7 | Keith Amor | Honda Fireblade 1000cc | 122.838 mph | 1:50.34.50 |
8 | Daniel Stewart | Honda CBR 1000cc | 122.815 mph | 1:50.35.73 |
9 | Carl Rennie | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 122.423 mph | 1:50.57.00 |
10 | Steve Plater | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 122.233 mph | 1:51.07.34 |
Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Guy Martin – 129.540 mph (17'28.54) on lap 2.
2008 Sidecar TT Race 'A' TT final standings
31 May 2008 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Nick Crowe/ Mark Cox | LCR Honda 600cc | 114.372 mph | 59' 22.80 |
2 | John Holden/Andrew Winkle | LCR Suzuki 600cc | 113.751 mph | 59' 42.24 |
3 | Tim Reeves/Patrick Farrance | LCR Suzuki 600cc | 111.096 mph | 1:01.07.84 |
4 | Phil Dongworth/Stuart Castles | Ireson Honda 600cc | 111.011 mph | 1:01.10.68 |
5 | Nigel Connole/Dipash Chauhan | LCR Honda 600cc | 109.926 mph | 1:01.46.90 |
6 | Douglas Wright/Stuart Bond | Honda 600cc | 109.817 mph | 1:01.50.57 |
7 | Gary Bryan/Robert Bell | Yamaha 600cc | 108.347 mph | 1:02.36.68 |
8 | Tony Elmer/Darren Marshall | Ireson Yamaha 600cc | 108.347 mph | 1:02.40.93 |
9 | Roy Hanks/Dave Wells | DMR Suzuki 600cc | 108.141 mph | 1:02.48.08 |
10 | Greg Lambert/Sally Wilson | DMR Honda 600cc | 107.954 mph | 1:02.54.60 |
Fastest Lap: Nick Crowe and Mark Cox – 115.066 mph (19'40.43) on lap 2.
2008 Superstock TT final standings.
2 June 2008 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Cameron Donald | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 125.776 mph | 1:11.59.68 |
2 | John McGuinness
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Honda 1000cc | 125.338 mph | 1:12.14.76 |
3 | Guy Martin | Honda 1000cc | 125.253 mph | 1:12.17.71 |
4 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc | 124.776 mph | 1:13.34.98 |
5 | Conor Cummins | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 124.605 mph | 1:12.40.28 |
6 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 123.596 mph | 1:13.15.87 |
7 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 123.103 mph | 1:13.33.48 |
8 | Steve Plater | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 122.897 mph | 1:13.40.87 |
9 | Carl Rennie | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 122.732 mph | 1:13.46.81 |
10 | Daniel Stewart | Yamaha R1 | 120.001 mph | 1:14.13.33 |
Fastest Lap: Cameron Donald – 127.544 mph (17'44.95) on lap 2.
2008 Supersport Junior TT Race 1 (Revised Result)
2 June 2008 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Steve Plater | Yamaha R6 600cc | 122.338 mph | 1:14.01.07 |
2 | John McGuinness
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Honda 600cc | 122.245 mph | 1:14.04.46 |
3 | Keith Amor | Honda CBR 600cc | 122.030 mph | 1:14.12.28 |
4 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki ZX6 600cc | 121.976 mph | 1:14.14.26 |
5 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R6 600cc | 121.942 mph | 1:14.15.50 |
6 | Gary Johnson | Honda CBR 600cc | 120.981 mph | 1:14.15.89 |
7 | Mark Parrett | Yamaha R6 600cc | 120.020 mph | 1:15.26.86 |
8 | Mats Nilsson | Honda 600cc | 119.879 mph | 1:15.32.36 |
9 | Cameron Donald | Suzuki GSXR 600cc | 119.853 mph | 1:15.33.15 |
10 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha R6 600cc | 119.850 mph | 1:15.33.26 |
Fastest Lap: Steve Plater – 124.127 mph (18'12.19) on lap 4.
2008 Supersport Junior TT Race 2 Result
4 June 2008 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Bruce Anstey | Suzuki GSXR 600cc | 123.041 mph | 1:13.35.71 |
2 | Ian Hutchinson
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Honda 600cc | 122.099 mph | 1:14.09.76 |
3 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki ZX6 600cc | 121.733 mph | 1:14.23.14 |
4 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R6 600cc | 121.258 mph | 1:14.40.63 |
5 | Gary Johnson | Honda CBR 600cc | 121.138 mph | 1:14.45.05 |
6 | Guy Martin | Honda 600cc | 120.958 mph | 1:14.51.73 |
7 | Conor Cummins | Yamaha R6 600cc | 120.455 mph | 1:15.10.49 |
8 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha R6 600cc | 119.838 mph | 1:15.33.71 |
9 | Adrian Archibald | Yamaha R6 600cc | 119.179 mph | 1:15.58.79 |
10 | Daniel Stewart | Yamaha R6 600cc | 119.118 mph | 1:16.01.11 |
Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Bruce Anstey – 125.359 mph (18'03.51) on lap 2.
2008 Sidecar TT Race 'B' final standings
4 June 2008 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Nick Crowe/Mark Cox | LCR Honda 600cc | 113.989 mph | 59' 34.76 |
2 | Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle | DMR Suzuki 600cc | 113.654 mph | 59' 45.31 |
3 | John Holden/Andrew Winkle | LCR Suzuki 600cc | 112.585 mph | 1:00.19.33 |
4 | Steve Norbury/Rick Long | Yamaha 600cc | 112.144 mph | 1:00.33.58 |
5 | Klaus Klaffenböck/Christian Parzer | LCR Honda 600cc | 112.177 mph | 1:00.34.47 |
6 | Tim Reeves/Patrick Farrance | LCR Suzuki 600cc | 111.324 mph | 1:00.59.76 |
7 | Phil Dongworth/Stuart Castles | Ireson Honda 600cc | 110.830 mph | 1:01.16.66 |
8 | Simon Neary/Jamie Winn | Suzuki 600cc | 110.071 mph | 1:01.19.27 |
9 | Nigel Connole/Dipash Chauhan | LCR Honda 600cc | 109.801 mph | 1:01.51.10 |
10 | Douglas Wright/Stuart Bond | Honda 600cc | 109.049 mph | 1:02.16.71 |
Fastest Lap: Nick Crowe and Mark Cox – 114.544 mph (19'45.81) on lap 2.
2008 Senior TT final standings.
6 June 2008 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | John McGuinness
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Honda 1000cc | 127.186 mph | 1:46.47.69 |
2 | Cameron Donald | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 126.183 mph | 1:47.38.64 |
3 | Ian Hutchinson
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Yamaha R1 1000cc | 125.198 mph | 1:48.29.44 |
4 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc | 124.852 mph | 1:48.47.45 |
5 | Steve Plater | Yamaha R1 | 124.195 mph | 1:49.22.02 |
6 | Gary Johnson | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 123.810 mph | 1:49.42.39 |
7 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 123.493 mph | 1:49.59.30 |
8 | Carl Rennie | Suzuki GSXR 1000cc | 123.180 mph | 1:50.16.08 |
9 | Daniel Stewart | Honda CBR 1000cc | 122.905 mph | 1:50.39.08 |
10 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha R1 998cc | 122.301 mph | 1:51.03.62 |
2008 Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings.
7 June 2008 12 Laps (51.00 Miles) Billown Circuit.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Chris Palmer | Honda 125cc | 94.042 mph | 32' 32.309 |
2 | Dan Sayle | Honda 125cc | 92.414 mph | 33' 06.716 |
3 | Nigel Moore | Honda 125cc | 91.548 mph | 33' 25.500 |
4 | James Ford | Honda 125cc | 90.912 mph | 33' 39.525 |
5 | Chris McGahan | Honda 125cc | 90.379 mph | 33' 51.452 |
6 | Peter Wakefield | Honda 125cc | 90.371 mph | 33' 51.633 |
7 | Samuel Dunlop | Honda 125cc | 89.120 mph | 34' 20.136 |
8 | Barry Davidson | Honda 125cc | 89.092 mph | 34' 20.787 |
9 | Paul Dobbs | Honda 125cc | 89.043 mph | 34' 21.931 |
10 | Robert Knight | Honda 125cc | 88.825 mph | 34' 26.982 |
2008 Lightweight TT final standings.
7 June 2008 12 Laps (51.00 Miles) Billown Circuit.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Lougher | Honda 250cc | 100.741 mph | 30' 22.495 |
2 | Ryan Farquhar | Honda 250cc | 100.265 mph | 30' 31.151 |
3 | Chris Palmer | Honda 250cc | 98.607 mph | 31' 01.940 |
4 | Andrew Neill | Honda 250cc | 98.546 mph | 31' 03.093 |
5 | Davy Morgan | Honda 250cc | 96.314 mph | 31' 46.270 |
6 | Gary Owen | Honda 250cc | 95.722 mph | 31' 58.045 |
7 | Phil Harvey | Honda 250cc | 94.405 mph | 32' 24.803 |
8 | Paul Shoesmith | Honda 250cc | 92.576 mph | 30' 17.957 |
9 | Sam Dunlop | Honda 250cc | 92.470 mph | 30' 20.051 |
10 | Chris Barrett | Yamaha 250cc | 91.630 mph | 30' 36.733 |
2008 600cc/1000cc Support Race final standings.
7 June 2008 9 Laps (38.25 Miles) Billown Circuit.
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki | 105.988 mph | 21' 39.200 |
2 | Ian Lougher | Yamaha R1 1000cc | 104.547 mph | 21' 57.108 |
3 | Mark Buckley | Honda 1000cc | 103.720 mph | 22' 07.615 |
4 | Mark Parrett | Honda 1000cc | 103.073 mph | 22' 15.948 |
5 | Gary Carswell | Suzuki 1000cc | 102.907 mph | 22' 18.104 |
6 | Paul Cranston | Honda 1000cc | 102.766 mph | 22' 19.937 |
7 | Roy Richardson | Yamaha 599cc | 102.745 mph | 22' 20.206 |
8 | Paul Dobbs | Suzuki 1000cc | 102.627 mph | 22' 21.448 |
9 | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki 1000cc | 101.946 mph | 22' 30.712 |
10 | Stephen Oates | Suzuki 600cc | 101.256 mph | 22' 30.712 |
Sources
- ^ Manx Independent pp44 dated 22 November 2007
- ISSN 1358-4383
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp1 dated 8 April 2008
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp10 dated 13 May 2008
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp2 dated 6 May 2008
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp1&2 dated 20 May 2008
- ISSN 1358-4383
- ISSN 1358-4391
- ^ a b Motor-Cycle News p59 dated 4 June 2008 EMAP Publications
- ^ ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ Motor-Cycle News p58 dated 4 June 2008 EMAP Publications
- ^ ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ ISSN 1471-7905
- ^ ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1358-4391
- ISSN 1358-4391
- ISSN 1471-7905
- ISSN 1358-4383
- ISSN 1358-4383
- ISSN 1358-4391