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Cycle News 2015 Issue 24 June 16

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IN THE WIND P34 race winning speed. It was worse for his elder brother William. The Tyco BMW rider, still looking for that elusive TT win, crashed out in practice at Laurel Bank for the Superstock race and suffered a broken rib and severe bruising, ruling him out of the remainder of TT week. One of the most consistent riders at TT 2015 was James Hillier with the Quattro Plant Ka- wasaki outfit. The former Light- weight TT winner was unable to bag a win in 2015, however recorded podium finishes in the Senior (2nd), Superbike (3rd) and Lightweight (3rd) TTs. He also had the honor of taking Kawasaki's track-only, super- charged H2R to a new outright top speed record down the Sulby Straight with a registered 206mph. It would be another frustrating TT for Guy Martin. The Lincoln- shire rider's best result was a third in the second Supersport TT for the Smiths Racing Tri- umph team and fourth in the Senior for the Tyco BMW squad, however still that TT win he so craves eludes him. He became a last minute ring-in for the injured William Dunlop in the Victory Motorcycles Zero TT team, tak- ing fourth behind teammate Lee Johnston. Former TT winner Gary Johnson had another consis- tent TT with a podium in the first Supersport TT but was unable to challenge for a victory. In the Sidecar TTs, broth- ers Tom and Ben Birchall took both victories and a new race record in the second encoun- ter, setting a new benchmark of 116.259mph. Rennie Scaysbrook Bruce Anstey (center) finally took his first win in the Superbike TT and his 10th victory in total.

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