2006 Isle of Man TT

The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT Festival ran between Saturday May 27 and Friday June 9 on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. The first week (between May 27 and June 2) is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on the 3rd of June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness broke the lap record during practice for the Superbike race and then did it again in the race itself. He recorded a lap of 17:41.71, breaking the Superbike record from last year by 8.62 seconds and his outright lap record by 2.1 seconds.

McGuinness then went on to take his first TT hat-trick by winning the Senior TT on June 9, destroying the lap record in the process. He set a lap of 17:39.95 from a standing start then 17:29.26 on his 2nd lap (breaking his own lap record by 10 seconds). However, the meeting was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Jun Maeda on June 6 due to injuries suffered in a practice crash.

Results

*Race 1 - Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race June 3 (6 laps - 226.38 miles)

*Race 4 - Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT June 7 (4 laps - 150.92 miles)

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph

Notes

* Major alterations to the Snaefell mountain course are carried out for the 2006 TT Races with road widening at the Windy Corner carried-out over the winter of 2005/2006.
* Ryan Farquhar misses the 2006 TT Races after breaking an arm after crashing a 250cc motor-cycle at the Cookstown Races. His place is taken by Adrian Archibald in the Suzuki team. However, Ryan Farquhar makes a return to the Mountain Course when he races in the 2006 Manx Grand Prix. [TT News 2006 Preview Edition Isle of Man Newspapers.]
*Practice for the 2006 Isle of Man TT Races is the first complete all dry session since 1957. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle during Thursday afternoon practice session crashed at Rhencullen after the sidecar outfit experiences a 145 mph Donald Campbell "bluebird style-flip." [TT News 2006 - Edition 1 Isle of Man Newspapers]

ources

External links

* [http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Mountain Course map]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT06&race_seq=1 Detailed Race Results]
* [http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1354&ArticleID=1559487 Isle of Man today "MAC 3"] report of new TT lap record by John McGuinness