VOL. 52 ISSUE 20 MAY 19, 2015 P39
(Left to right) Seely,
Superstock race-two winner
Lee Johnston and Ian
Hutchison.
"I gave it all I had in that first
Superbike race and after effec-
tively four years out, to be able
to challenge Alastair [Seeley] like
that felt pretty good, Hutchinson
said. "He's unbelievable round
here and whilst I'm disappointed
not to have won, after everything
I've been through, I've got to be
happy to be back on an Inter-
national podium. The bikes are
working excellently in all areas
and I'm feeling good for the TT,
so I'm peaking right now."
Third in the Superbike race
went to New Zealander Bruce
Anstey on the Padgett's Honda
CBR1000RR as the veteran
readies himself for another
crack at the TT and that elusive
1000cc victory.
The Supersport race was
again a Seeley benefit but the
result wasn't decided until the
final chicane. Seeley, newcomer
Glen Irwin on the Gearlink Ka-
wasaki ZX-6R and Lee Johnston
on the ECC/Burdens Triumph
675R were all in contention until
Johnston outbraked himself,
causing Irwin to run wide and al-
lowing Seeley a clear run to the
flag. Completing the podium was
Irwin in second and Johnston
third.
The first Superstock race was
one of controversy after an ac-
cident involving Hungarian rider
Sandor Bitter caused the event
to be stopped and rescheduled
for Saturday. He was taken to
hospital but suffered no serious
injuries.
Worse was to come on
Saturday's re-run when Austrian
rider Horst Saiger and Stephen
Thompson collided while trying
to avoid a crashing Dean Harri-
son and his Yamaha. The result-
ing crash saw not just Thompson
but also a female spectator left
in a critical condition, with both
taken to hospital in Coleraine.
Saiger was also transported to
hospital but received only minor
injuries. The race was therefore
abandoned, and the second Su-
perstock race run later in the day
saw Johnston take the win from
Seeley and Hutchinson.
Finally, Ryan Farquhar and
teammate, former MotoGP rider
Jeremy McWilliams, took a win
apiece in the Supertwins race
aboard their SGS/KMR Kawa-
saki machines.
