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an astonishing aver-
age speed of 132.701
mph on his Honda
Racing CBR1000RR.
McGuinness had been
somewhat subdued
by his standards dur-
ing TT 2015, scoring
4-7-8-7 results in the
Superbike, Super-
sport 1, Superstock
and Supersport 2 TTs.
However he saved his
best until last with an
incredible ride in the
Senior to take the gold
ahead of James Hillier
and Hutchinson. Mc-
Guinness also claimed
the Zero TT for electric
bikes on his Mugen
machine from team-
mate Bruce Anstey,
with Lee Johnston
taking the final podium
position for Victory
Motorcycles in the
American firm's first trip to the
Isle of Man.
New Zealander Bruce Anstey
finally took the Superbike TT
victory he's been craving for over
10 years as he held off a charg-
ing Hutchinson at the start of TT
week for the Padgett's Honda
team. It was Anstey's 10th TT
victory, and his Superbike glory
means he's taken wins in the
250cc, Supersport, Superstock
and Zero TTs. The Kiwi had an
excellent TT, posting 2-9-2-2-
8 finishes in the Supersport 1,
Superstock, Supersport 2, Zero,
and Senior events.
And in the Lightweight TT, Ivan
Lintin joined the illustrious group
of TT winners as he clinched the
second Lightweight TT victory in
succession for the RC Express
Racing Team following Dean
Harrison's win in 2014.
It would be a disastrous
2015 TT for defending Se-
nior, Superbike, Supersport
and Superstock TT champion
Michael Dunlop. Fronting up to
the Island with the Milwaukee
Yamaha team in what would be
the Northern Irishman's third
different manufacturer in three
years, things were wrong from
the first lap of practice as Dun-
lop struggled to get up
to speed on the new Ya-
maha YZF-R1M. Indeed
his tenure with Shaun
Muir's squad lasted
all of three laps, and
before the end of prac-
tice week, Dunlop had
sensationally walked out
of the Milwaukee team
to return to BMW. From
there Dunlop faced an
uphill battle to be com-
petitive, as a Buildbase
BMW was hurriedly put
on the ferry to Douglas,
arriving just in time for
Michael to set a time for
the Superbike race. He
still had use of his 2014
S 1000 RR for the Su-
perstock event, and he
managed to score a new Honda
CBR600RR for use in the
Supersport TTs. But it would all
come to naught for the younger
of the two Dunlop brothers, with
his best result being a second
behind comeback king Ian
Hutchinson in the Superstock
event. A crash in the opening
Supersport TT when he tangled
with a backmarker effectively
spelt the end of his TT week,
and although he did continue to
race the remaining Superstock,
Supersport and Senior races,
his battered and bruised body
prevented him from reaching
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
PACEMAKER
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Ian Hutchinson was an
incredibly popular winner
once again at the TT after
recovering from severe leg
injuries.
