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2005 ISLE OF MAN TT

2005 ISLE OF MAN TT, JUNE 6-10, 2005

CIRCUIT:

• Isle of Man TT
• 60.72 km / 37.73 miles
• over 250 bends
• maximum speed over 300 kmh
• average speed over 195 kmh
• fastest lap over 198 kmh
• lap record: 127.29mph, Daivid Jefferies, 2002

DAY 1 RACE POSTPONED TO SUNDAY DUE TO BAD WEATHER

RACE RESULT

TT SUPERBIKE RACE 1, JUNE 5, 2005

• 1 John McGuinness, Yamaha R1, 6 laps, 1hr 49m 25.73s
  record av speed 125.40mph
• 2 Adrian Archibald, Suzuki +36.3s
• 3 Martin Finnegan
• 4 Ian Lougher
• 5 Raymond Porter
• 6 Guy Martin
• WINNER, McGUINESS: “I don’t know what to say, it’s just brilliant. It’s been quite a stressful week for one reason or another but everything came together and it was a good race. I struggled a bit after the first pit stop and got quite a bad weave down Bray Hill and another small moment at Glentramman but, apart from that, the race went to plan. Everyone has worked so hard this week and it’s an amazing feeling to take my 7th TT win and, after only being four laps last year, this feels like a ‘proper’ Superbike TT win. The boys did a great job at the pit stops so it’s a big thanks to them, Yamaha, Alastair Flanagan, Dunlop and all of our other sponsors and to get the win is absolutely terrific. It was a great race for the fans and I have to say thank you to them as well for their support all the way round the course. It’s the perfect start to the week – brilliant!”

*** DEATH OF LES HARAH - he crashed during Saturday's sidecar race ***

SUPERSTOCK RACE, JUNE 6, 2005

• 1 Bruce Anstey, 3 laps
• 2 Ian Lougher +36s
• 3 Ryan Farquhar
• 4 Jason Griffiths
• 5 Guy Martin
• 6 Paul Hunt
• Adrian Archibald led the race but ran out of fuel

SUPERSPORT JUNIOR TT RACE A, JUNE 6, 2005

• 1 Ian Lougher, 4 laps
• 2 John McGuinness +22s
• 3 Jason Griffiths

SUPERSPORT JUNIOR TT RACE 3, JUNE 8, 2005

• 1 Ryan Farquhar, 4 laps
• 2 Jason Griffiths + 14s
• 3 Raymond Porter
• 4 Gary Martin
• 5 Martin Finnegan
• DNF: Lougher, Archibald, Anstey, McGuinness, Britton, Lindsay

SENIOR TT RACE, JUNE 10, 2005

• 1 John McGuinness, Yamaha R1, 6 laps *8th TT win*, 1h 49m 15.16, 124.32mph
• 2 Ian Lougher, Honda +35s, 123.67mph
• 3 Guy Martin, Suzuki, 123.33mph
• 4 Martin Finnegan, Honda
• 5 Richard Britton, Honda
• 6 Jun Maeda, Honda
• 7 Jason Griffiths, Yamaha
• 8 Ian Hutchinson, Honda
• WINNER, McGUINESS: “It’s absolutely mega! It had been a bit of a mixed week for me, as it has for some of the other riders, and I was feeling quite nervous before the start as I knew everyone would be ‘on it’. I got stuck in from the very beginning and managed to open up a gap but then I could see from my signals that Adrian was chipping away at my lead. It’s a shame that he retired as it would have been close but I felt confident that I had a bit in reserve over the mountain and could have gone quicker if need be. The bike was spluttering a little bit at the end of the fourth lap but the lads in the pit did a great job both times and got us cleanly away. There was a lot of pressure on them but they were brilliant especially young Adam who never faltered at all. It’s a credit to everyone involved that we’ve got the two wins and it’s just a terrific package. The bike wasn’t tuned to destruction and it worked brilliantly. It was a bit of a handful over the bumps as you’d expect but the work we did with Dunlop at Castle Combe in April paid off. The only moment I had was when I did a burnout coming up the return road as I nearly ran into the fence! I really wanted to win the Joey Dunlop Trophy as I’d seen people like DJ win it so I’m chuffed as anything to finally get my hands on it – it’s going to look good in my trophy cabinet.”

*** DEATH OF GUS SCOTT and steward April Bolster duting the Senior TT race ***

2005 RIDERS:

• include 6 times winner Ian Lougher and 3 time winners Adrian Archibald and Bruce Anstey

• IAN LOUGHER: "The atmosphere is great, there is a real buzz, the speed, the mental preparation - it is all so different to anywhere else. It is a case of you, on your own, against the circuit and the elements. You are not forced to ride here, you do it because you want to, and because you want to enjoy it."
• JOHN McGUINESS: "I am focussed on winning and there is talk about a 130mph lap, but for me a victory at the slowest speed necessary would suffice, though there will be some riders out there wanting to go faster."

PRACTICE:

FRI, JUNE 3, 2005

• SUPERBIKES:
• 1 Archibald, Suzuki, 124.84mph
• 2 Richard Britton, Honda
• 3 John McGuinness, Yamaha
• SUPERSPORT 600cc CLASS
• 1 Ryan Farquhar, Kawasaki, 121.92mph
• 2 Adrian McGuinness
• 3 2 Richard Britton, Honda
• SUPERSTOCK
• 1 Ian Lougher, Honda 123.08mph
• 2 Paul Hunt 122.69mph
• 3 Bruce Anstey 122.61mph

MON, MAY 30, 2005

• SUPERBIKES:
• 1 John McGuinness, Yamaha 125.04mph
• 2 Ryan Farquhar, Kawasaki 123.36mph
• 3 Adrian Archibald 122.93mph
• 4 Bruce Anstey
• 5 Martin Finnegan

SIDECARS

• 1. DAVE MOLYNEUX/DANIEL SAYLE (Honda) 115.91 mph
• 2. NICK CROWE/DARREN HOPE (Honda) 112.58 mph
• 3. STEVE NORBURY/ANDY SMITH (She) 110.45 mph

2005 TT CLASS:

• TT Superbike
  Machines complying with World Superbike or British Superbike specifications
  Over 750cc up to 1000cc 4 cylinders
  Over 750cc up to 1000cc 3 cylinders
  Over 800cc up to 1000cc 2 cylinders
• TT Superstock
  Machines complying with FIM Superstock or UEM Stocksport or MCRCB Stocksport specifications
• Over 600cc up to 1000cc 4 cylinders
  Over 750cc up to 1000cc 3 cylinders
  Over 850cc up to 1200cc 2 cylinders
• Supersport Junior TT
  Machines complying with FIM Supersport or MCRCB Supersport specifications
  Over 400cc up to 600cc 4 cylinders
  Over 600cc up to 750cc 2 cylinders
• Senior TT
  Any machine eligible for TT Superbike, TT Superstock or Supersport Junior TT
• Sidecar TT
  ACU Formula 2 Sidecars

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