of Honda UK's John McGuinness
with KTS Racing Honda's Jamie
Coward two-tenths of a second
behind. The top 10 was com-
pleted by INCompetition Aprilia's
Mike Browne, Michael Rutter
(Bathams Ales BMW) and Brian
McCormack (Roadhouse Macau
by FHO BMW).
Supersport TT
Michael Dunlop took another
step towards becoming the all-
time TT win record holder with a
resounding victory in the first Su
-
persport TT on Saturday, June 1.
Dunlop headed home Ducati's
Davey Todd by 8.5 seconds with
early race leader Dean Harrison
(Honda Racing) taking third. It
was Dunlop's 40th TT podium
which also equaled the figure
held by Joey Dunlop.
Dunlop, Todd and Harrison were
all trading places at the front of the
race but following the race's only
pit stop on lap two, Dunlop began
to slowly assert his authority.
Todd took one second out of
Dunlop's lead from Glen Helen to
Ballaugh and another four-tenths
to Ramsey, which meant the gap
stood at 4.1 seconds as they
made the Mountain climb for the
penultimate time.
It was down to 3.9 seconds
at the Bungalow but starting
the fourth and final lap, Dunlop
responded and stretched his
advantage to five seconds.
Dunlop wasn't to be out
-
done and continually extended
his lead throughout the final
37.73-miles to take the victory
by 8.5 seconds with Todd taking
his best TT result in second and
also setting the fastest ever lap
by a Ducati around the Mountain
Course at 128.785 mph.
Harrison claimed a 27th TT po
-
dium in third with James Hillier
(Kawasaki) taking a comfortable
fourth place from James Hind
(Suzuki) in his being his best TT
result. Yamaha's Josh Brookes
overhauled Paul Jordan (Honda)
on the final run down the Moun
-
tain for sixth. The top 10 was
completed by Mike Browne (Ya-
maha), Peter Hickman (Triumph)
and Michael Evans (Triumph).
Sidecar TT
Ryan and Callum Crowe
claimed their first win at the Isle
of Man TT Races with victory in
the first Sidecar TT of 2024, the
Manx brothers coming home
26.8 seconds ahead of Pete
Founds and Jevan Walmsley
with Alan Founds and Rhys Gib-
bons taking third.
The Crowes set the fastest lap
of the race on their Kelproperties
Honda at 119.800 mph to be the
first Manx Sidecar winners since
2014 and emulate the feat of
their five-time winner father, Nick
Crowe.
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(Left) Michael
Dunlop tied Uncle
Joey Dunlop
with his 26th TT
win in the first
Supersport event.
(Below) Callum
and Ryan Crowe
took a first-ever
Sidecar TT win in
race one.
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