McGuinness vince la SENIOR TT race all'Isola di Man

John McGuinness ha inciso il suo nome ancora una volta nell' "Isle of Man TT record book".
Il pilota britannico ha vinto una sensazionale Dainese Senior race venerdì, ottenendo la sua 14a vittoria nel TT, ovvero pari a quelle del leggendario Mike Hailwood.

McGuinness è stato coinvolto in una battaglia titanica sulle strade del pericolo tracciato cittadino, con Bruce Anstey e Cameron Donald la lotta ha visto scambiarsi la posizione di testa non meno di 8 volte. Tuttavia, Anstey è stato costretto al ritiro dopo il primo pit-stop con problemi meccanici, mentre Donald ha avuto un perdita di olio proprio nel giro finale e tutto questo ha consentito a McGuinness di prendere la vittoria con ben 51,95 secondi, terzo posto per Ian Hutchinson. Sul podio a premiare il mitico Geoff Duke.

Questa la classifica della Dainese Senior TT Race:

Pos No. Rider Time Speed
1 3 John McGuinness 01 46 47.69 127.186 Silver 2008 Honda 1000cc / Padgetts Manx Gas Racing
2 6 Cameron Donald 01 47 38.64 126.183 Silver 2008 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing
3 8 Ian Hutchinson 01 48 29.44 125.198 Silver 2008 Yamaha R1 1000cc / AIM Racing
4 11 Ryan Farquhar 01 48 47.45 124.852 Silver 2008 Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc / Harker Racing
5 10 Steve Plater 01 49 22.02 124.195 Silver 2008 Yamaha R1 1000cc / AIM Racing
6 16 Gary Johnson 01 49 42.39 123.810 Silver 2005 Honda CBR 1000cc / Robinson Concrete
7 9 Ian Lougher 01 49 59.30 123.493 Silver 2008 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Black Horse Finance Yamaha Motor UK
8 14 Carl Rennie 01 50 16.08 123.180 Silver 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / PRF Racing
9 20 Daniel Stewart 01 50 30.89 122.905 Silver 2007 Honda CBR 1000cc / Wilcock Consulting
10 19 Michael Dunlop 01 51 03.62 122.301 Silver 2008 Yamaha R1 998cc / Phase One Endurance Team
11 21 Mark Parrett 01 51 35.61 121.717 Silver 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Ripley Land
12 18 Ian Pattinson 01 51 51.93 121.421 Silver 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Martin Bullock Raceteam
13 13 Gary Carswell 01 52 18.27 120.946 Bronze 2008 Suzuki GSXR1000K8 1000cc
14 27 Mark Buckley 01 52 49.75 120.384 Bronze 2008 Yamaha R1 998cc / Phase One Endurance
15 30 Stephen Oates 01 53 35.09 119.583 Bronze 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Hallett Aviation Racing
16 28 Victor Gilmore 01 53 36.33 119.561 Bronze 2006 Honda Fireblade 1000cc / T Lindsay Racing
17 29 Ian Mackman 01 53 51.83 119.290 Bronze 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc
18 36 Paul Dobbs 01 54 40.03 118.454 Bronze 2004 Suzuki K4 1000cc / Dave East Engineering
19 26 Paul Owen 01 54 56.74 118.167 Bronze 2006 Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc / Back to Normal, Ready/Steady/Go
20 62 Robert Barber 01 55 23.41 117.712 Bronze 2008 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Dave Cottrell
21 38 Stefano Bonetti 01 55 37.30 117.476 Bronze 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc
22 45 Paul Shoesmith 01 55 44.29 117.358 Bronze 2008 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Ice Valley Speedfreak Raceteam
23 17 Les Shand 01 55 49.80 117.265 Bronze 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / T French & Son
24 58 David Hewson 01 56 09.51 116.933 Bronze 2008 Kawasaki ZX10R 1000cc
25 33 David Paredes 01 56 19.21 116.771 Bronze 2008 Yamaha R1 1000cc / BILL SMITH MOTORS
26 50 Dave Madsen-Mygdal 01 56 35.32 116.502 Bronze 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / CSC/Branson Racing
27 51 George Spence 01 56 46.81 116.311 Bronze 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Ayton Smiddy Ltd
28 53 Thomas Schoenfelder 01 56 53.91 116.193 Bronze 2005 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / ADAC Hessen-Thueringen
29 43 Craig Atkinson 01 57 10.99 115.911 Bronze 2005 Honda Fireblade 1000cc / VRS Performance Centre
30 54 John Crellin 01 57 23.10 115.711 Bronze 2006 Suzuki GSX K7 1000cc / Pro Superbikes John Richards
Racing
31 32 Roger Maher 01 58 04.55 115.035 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc
32 35 Thomas Montano 01 58 18.14 114.814 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Marks Bloom Racing
33 59 Karsten Schmidt 01 59 30.39 113.657 2008 Ducati 1098 1098cc / Befaster/Ducati Berlin
34 61 Chris Petty 01 59 50.59 113.338 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Dave Milling Motorcycles
35 60 Alan Connor 01 59 59.94 113.191 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc
36 64 Mike Crellin 02 00 59.76 112.258 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Webtech Software
37 65 Eric Wilson 02 01 30.26 111.789 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc
38 63 Toni Rechberger 02 02 47.12 110.622 2005 Honda CBR 1000cc / MSC Rottenegg