2007 Manx Grand Prix

=Practice Monday 20th August - Saturday 26 August 2007=

enior Manx Grand Prix Leaderboard and Practice Times

*Fastest Lap No 48 Oliver Linsdell - 21 minutes 25.12 seconds 105.693 mph

enior Classic Race

Monday 27 August 2007 - Mountain Course 4 laps - 150.92 miles (242.80 km)
* For motor-cycles exceeding 350cc and not exceeding 500cc. [Race Guide - Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp5-7 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd]

*Fastest Lap No 75. Ewan Hamilton - 23 minutes 37.47 seconds 95.825 mph

Junior Manx Grand Prix

Wednesday 29 August 2007 - Mountain Course 4 laps - 150.92 miles (242.80 km)
* Two-Stroke motor-cycles exceeding 200cc and not exceeding 350cc.
* Four-Stoke four cylinder motor-cycles exceeding 450cc and not exceeding 600cc.
* Four-Stroke twin cylinder motor-cycles exceeding 600cc and not exceeding 750cc. [Race Guide - Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp15-18 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd]

Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix (Revised Result)

Friday 31 August 2007 - Mountain Course 4 laps - 150.92 miles (242.80 km) ["Manx Independent" pp47 dated 7 September 2007]

*Fastest Lap No 41. Oilver Linsdell - 20 minutes 47.03 seconds 108.922 mph. ["Manx Independent" pp47 dated 7 September 2007]

Notes

* After the cancellation of the first evening practice session on Saturady 18 August 2007 due to heavy rain and low-lying mist on the primary A18 Mountain Road section of the Snaefell mountain course The next Manx Grand Prix practice was held on the evening of Monday 20 August 2007 with the newcomers escorted on their first lap by travelling marshalls and former Isle of Man TT Race competitors. A number of competitors where caught-out at Governor's Bridge including newcomer Dave Yeomans and also John Harrison riding a 600cc Honda and John Batty on a 400c Kawasaki. Former 1972 Manx Grand Prix Senior winner Dave Hughes injured an arm after a crash at Union Mills riding a 350cc Manx Norton. At Cruickshank's Corner in Ramsey, Steve Gibbs slipped of his 350cc Classic Honda and was uninjured. [ [http://www.manxradio.com/readNEwsItem.aspx?id=8798] Practice underway at MGP (Retrieved 22 August 2007)]
* During Tuesday evening practice Brian Spooner set the fastest time in the Lightweight class with a lap at an average speed of 111.288 mph and then suffered a crash at Quarterbridge as did Neil Kent at Ballacraine and both where uninjured. [ [http://www.manxradio.com/readNEwsItem.aspx?id=8832] Farquhar Flying (Retrieved 23 August 2007) ]
* Wednesday Evening practice is cut-short after problems with low-lying sea-mist and fog in the Kirk Michael area. Only two laps of practice are completed by the Senior, Junior and Lightweight competitors. An incident involving two riders occurred at the Waterworks Corner near Ramsey between Marie Hodson and Robert Gordon. Another incident occurred at Alpine Cottage with Kevin Fitzpatrick and Neil Cudworth taken to Nobles Hospital with suspected minor fractures. [ [http://www.iomtoday.co.im/isle/Wednesday-MGP-practice-cut-short.3140230.jp] Wednesday MGP practice cut short ]
* Again Thursday evening practice is cut-short by reduced visibility on the Mountain Section of the course and sea-mist in the Kirk Michael area. [ [http://www.iommgp.com/news/419-thursday_evening_practice.php] Thursday Evening Practice]

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External links

* [http://www.iommgp.com/results/Races.asp?Meet_Code=MGP07 Detailed race results]
* [http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Mountain Course map]