Callum Crowe, the local Manx-
men setting a new lap record of
121.021
mph to finish an incred-
ible 1 minute, 17 seconds ahead
of
Ben Birchall/Patrick Rosney,
with Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie
taking third.
Harrison, an almost continual
bridesmaid at the TT, scored an
ultra-popular win in the opening
Superstock TT, his first win since
2019 and Honda's first in the cat
-
egory for 10 years. The now-Isle
of
Man resident bested Todd by
11.6 seconds, with Dunlop third.
Dunlop's domination of the
smaller categories continued
apace as he took the opening
Supertwins race on the Paton for
his 31st win at the TT. Second
initially went to Michael Evans,
who was later stripped of his
maiden TT podium after his Da
-
fabet team failed to produce the
machine for
a post-race inspec-
tion. That elevated Rob Hodson
(Paton)
to second and Paul
Jordan (Yamaha) to third.
Dunlop's win in the second
Supersport TT came at a canter,
the most successful TT racer of
all time, finishing 26.181 sec-
onds ahead of Harrison, with
Todd
third. He also took the sec-
ond Supertwin TT easily ahead
of
Todd and Dominic Herbertson
to make it a podium clean sweep
for the Italian Paton brand.
Harrison doubled his win tally
for the year by dominating the
second Superstock TT ahead of
Todd and Dunlop, both riders suf
-
fering various electronic issues
with
their BMWs as they vainly
chased Harrison's Honda. Like-
wise, the Crowe brothers blitzed
everyone
in the second Sidecar
TT, finishing over a minute clear
of Birchall/Rosney and Crawford
and Hardie.
The TT was marred by serious
accidents (but no deaths) for
several riders, including Michael
Rutter, who crashed out of the
second Supertwin TT and suf
-
fered various injuries including
a fractured
spine; Frenchman
Jonathan Goetschy who crashed
in the second Superstock TT and
is reported to be in a serious but
stable condition in the hospital;
Veronika Hankocyova continues
to receive treatment for head,
chest and arm injuries following
her Supertwin race crash; Tom
Weeden suffered back, leg, and
ankle injuries after his throttle
stuck open in practice; and Peter
Hickman, who crashed in prac
-
tice and suffered leg and arm
injuries.
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