2006 Isle of Man TT
The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT Festival ran between Saturday 27 May and Friday 9 June on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. The first week (between 27 May and 2 June) is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on 3 June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness broke the lap record during practice for the Superbike race and then did it again in the race itself. He recorded a lap of 17:41.71, breaking the Superbike record from last year by 8.62 seconds and his outright lap record by 2.1 seconds.
McGuinness then went on to take his first TT hat-trick by winning the Senior TT on 9 June, destroying the lap record in the process. He set a lap of 17:39.95 from a standing start then 17:29.26 on his 2nd lap (breaking his own lap record by 10 seconds). However, the meeting was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Jun Maeda on 6 June due to injuries suffered in a practice crash.
Results
- Race 1 – Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race 3 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John McGuinness |
Honda | 124.764 mph | 1:48.52.06 |
| 2 |  Ian Lougher |
Honda | 124.021 mph | 1:49.31.20 |
| 3 | Ian Hutchinson |
Kawasaki | 123.58 mph | 1:49.54.61 |
| 4 |  Martin Finnegan |
Honda | 122.385 mph | 1:50.59.02 |
| 5 |  Cameron Donald |
Honda | 122.881 mph | 1:51.26.54 |
| 6 | Jason Griffiths |
Yamaha | 121.821 mph | 1:51.59.67 |
| 7 | Carl Rennie |
Kawasaki | 121.217 mph | 1:52.03.19 |
| 8 |  Paul Hunt |
Yamaha | 120.925 mph | 1:52.19.41 |
| 9 |  Davy Morgan |
Honda | 120.425 mph | 1:52.45.90 |
| 10 | Raymond Porter |
Yamaha | 120.427 mph | 1:52.47.28 |
New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 127.933 mph
- Race 2 – Scottish Life International TT Superstock Race 5 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruce Anstey |
Suzuki | 124.147 mph | 1:12.56.34 |
| 2 | Ian Hutchinson |
Kawasaki | 123.912 mph | 1:13.04.64 |
| 3 | Jason Griffiths |
Yamaha | 123.25 mph | 1:13.28.19 |
| 4 | Guy Martin |
Yamaha | 122.946 mph | 1:13.39.09 |
| 5 | John McGuinness |
Honda | 122.106 mph | 1:14.09.48 |
| 6 | Ian Lougher |
Honda | 121.209 mph | 1:14.42.43 |
| 7 | Martin Finnegan |
Honda | 120.602 mph | 1:15.04.30 |
| 8 | Mark Parrett |
Yamaha | 119.972 mph | 1:15.28.65 |
| 9 | Gary Carswell |
Suzuki | 119.923 mph | 1:15.30.51 |
| 10 | Rob Frost |
Honda | 119.627 mph | 1:15.41.70 |
- Race 3 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race A 5 June (3 laps – 113.00 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Crowe / Darren Hope |
Honda | 113.342 mph | 1:00:27.15 |
| 2 | Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell |
Yamaha | 110.902 mph | 1:01:14.26 |
| 3 | John Holden / Andrew Winkle |
Honda | 109.635 mph | 1:01:56.71 |
| 4 | Roy Hanks / David Wells |
Yamaha | 109.321 mph | 1:02:07.38 |
| 5 | Gary Bryan / Colin Hardman |
Yamaha | 109.098 mph | 1:02:15.02 |
| 6 | Andrew Laidlow / Patrick Farrance |
LCR Suzuki | 108.562 mph | 1:02:33.45 |
| 7 | Philip Dongworth / Stuart Castles |
Ireson Yamaha | 108.321 mph | 1:02:42.13 |
| 8 | Tony Elmer / Darren Marshall |
Ireson Yamaha | 107.584 mph | 1:03:07.57 |
| 9 | Glyn Jones / Chris Lake |
DMR Honda | 106.824 mph | 1:03:34.50 |
| 10 | David Wallis / Sally Wilson |
Honda | 106.492 mph | 1:03:46.40 |
- Race 4 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT 7 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McGuinness |
Honda | 122.264 mph | 1:14:03.73 |
| 2 | Bruce Anstey |
Suzuki | 121.542 mph | 1:14:30.13 |
| 3 | Jason Griffiths |
Yamaha | 120.707 mph | 1:15:01.08 |
| 4 | Ian Lougher |
Honda | 120.388 mph | 1:15:13.00 |
| 5 | Cameron Donald |
Honda | 119.552 mph | 1:15:44.56 |
| 6 | Martin Finnegan |
Honda | 119.207 mph | 1:15:57.70 |
| 7 | Nigel Beattie |
Yamaha | 119.116 mph | 1:16:01.19 |
| 8 | Dan Stewart |
Yamaha | 118.524 mph | 1:16:23.97 |
| 9 | Mark Parrett |
Yamaha | 118.329 mph | 1:16:31.53 |
| 10 | Chris Palmer |
Honda | 117.952 mph | 1:16:46.20 |
New Lap Record: John McGuinness, 123.975 mph
Note: Ian Hutchinson did finish 2nd in the Supersport race, but was later disqualified, as his Kawasaki ZX-6 was deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. However, McAdoo Racing (Hutchinson's team) have lodged an appeal to have the position re-instated.
- Race 5 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race B 7 June (3 laps – 113.19 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Crowe / Darren Hope |
DMR Honda | 111.467 mph | 1:00:55.64 |
| 2 | Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell |
Yamaha | 110.376 mph | 1:01:31.78 |
| 3 | Roy Hanks / Dave Wells |
DMR Honda | 108.67 mph | 1:02:29.73 |
| 4 | Bill Currie / Mark Cox |
Windle Yamaha | 107.312 mph | 1:03:17.16 |
| 5 | Tony Baker / Mark Hegarty |
Yamaha | 107.181 mph | 1:03:21.81 |
| 6 | Conrad Harrison / Kris Hibberd |
Honda | 106.426 mph | 1:03:48.78 |
| 7 | Roger Stockton / Pete Alton |
Yamaha | 105.614 mph | 1:04:18.23 |
| 8 | Kenny Howles / Doug Jewell |
Suzuki | 105.582 mph | 1:04:19.39 |
| 9 | John Holden / Andrew Winkle |
Honda | 105.569 mph | 1:04:19.85 |
| 10 | Nigel Connole / Jamie Winn |
Honda | 105.362 mph | 1:04:27.46 |
- Race 6 – Jester Interactive Senior TT 9 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McGuinness |
Honda | 126.178 mph | 1:47:38.84 |
| 2 | Cameron Donald |
Honda | 125.68 mph | 1:47:59.45 |
| 3 | Bruce Anstey |
Suzuki | 125.596 mph | 1:48:08.79 |
| 4 | Ian Lougher |
Honda | 125.396 mph | 1:48:19.11 |
| 5 | Guy Martin |
Yamaha | 123.841 mph | 1:49:40.71 |
| 6 | Carl Rennie |
Kawasaki | 122.411 mph | 1:50:57.62 |
| 7 | Davy Morgan |
Honda | 121.646 mph | 1:51:39.48 |
| 8 | Raymond Porter |
Yamaha | 121.439 mph | 1:51:50.90 |
| 9 | Nigel Beattie |
Yamaha | 121.137 mph | 1:52:07.60 |
| 10 | Gary Carswell |
Suzuki | 121.027 mph | 1:52:13.76 |
New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph
Notes
- Major alterations to the Snaefell mountain course are carried out for the 2006 TT Races with road widening at the Windy Corner carried-out over the winter of 2005/2006.
- Ryan Farquhar misses the 2006 TT Races after breaking an arm after crashing a 250cc motor-cycle at the Cookstown Races. His place is taken by Adrian Archibald in the Suzuki team. However, Ryan Farquhar makes a return to the Mountain Course when he races in the 2006 Manx Grand Prix.[1]
- Practice for the 2006 Isle of Man TT Races is the first complete all dry session since 1957. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle during Thursday afternoon practice session crashed at Rhencullen after the sidecar outfit experiences a 145 mph Donald Campbell "bluebird style-flip."[2]
Sources
External links
- Mountain Course map
- Detailed Race Results
- Isle of Man today MAC 3 report of new TT lap record by John McGuinness