30 Maggio 2014

Tourist Trophy: Michael Dunlop da record nelle ultime prove, a 131 mph

MD si prepara al Superbike TT

Non potevano esserci premesse migliori in vista delle prime gare del Tourist Trophy 2014 per Michael Dunlop. Figlio e nipote d’arte, già con 8 successi all’attivo all’Isle of Man TT e reduce da una trionfale edizione della North West 200, nelle conclusive qualifiche pre-gara del TT Superbike di venerdì 30 maggio il più giovane della dinastia dei Dunlop ha condotto la propria BMW S1000RR ufficiale schierata dal sodalizio BMM Motorrad UK/Hawk Racing davanti a tutti e ad un soffio dal primato assoluto del “Mountain Course”: 17’12″901 a 131.501 mph di media, poco più di 1″ sopra al record siglato lo scorso anno da John McGuinness in 17’11″572 a 131.671 mph. Sensazionale prestazione per “Micky D”, passato a TT in corso dagli pneumatici Metzeler a Dunlop, trovatosi a meraviglia con la 4 cilindri tedesca mostrando propositi ambiziosi in vista del TT Superbike in programma sabato 31 maggio, gara d’apertura del Tourist Trophy 2014. Michael Dunlop comanda dunque la graduatoria tra le Superbike, ma non è stato l’unico a viaggiare sopra i 130 mph: accanto a lui figurano Bruce Anstey, con la Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade vestita dei colori Valvoline ed iscritta da Padgett’s Motorcycle a 130.642 mph, ma anche Guy Martin, terzo in graduatoria con la Suzuki GSX-R 1000 del teamm a 130.102 mph. Non distante da questi riferimenti il 20 volte vincitore al TT John McGuinness (CBR 1000RR Fireblade SP ufficiale di Honda Racing, 129.790 mph) ed un sempre più convincente Dan Kneen, con la Suzuki GSX-R 1000 del Cookstown B.E. Racing autore di un miglior crono a 129.107 mph davanti a Michael Rutter (Bathams BMW), William Dunlop (TAS Suzuki), Gary Johnson (Honda Lincs Lifting) e Johsua Brookes, 9° assoluto a 127.991 mph, candidato ad un TT da protagonista con la R1 di Milwaukee Yamaha. Tra gli attesi protagonisti il vincitore del Lightweight TT 2014 James Hillier completa la top-10 a 127.587 mph di media seguito dal mattatore dell’edizione 2010 Ian Hutchinson (127.422 mph), Dean Harrison (con la Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R preparata da MSS Performance ed iscritta dal RC Express Racing in 127.258 mph) e la seconda Honda ufficiale condotta da Conor Cummins. Positive conferme da parte del nostro Stefano Bonetti, 29° nella graduatoria Superbike (e 16° tra le Superstock) grazie al crono di 18’32.519 a 122.090 mph di media, a confronto con la Norton SG3 ufficiale condotta da Cameron Donald, 23° a 123.095 mph. Guy Martin Tra i “Newcomers” (esordienti al TT) conferma dell’ex protagonista del BSB Peter Hickman, addirittura 21° assoluto con la BMW S1000RR di Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade in 123.329 mph distanziando Martin Jessopp (Riders Motorcycles BMW, 119.918 mph). Da segnalare nel corso della sessione le cadute di Neal Champion (51°, Kawasaki Fraser Motorcycles) e Calum Laidlaw (78°, Honda Laidlaw Racing) rispettivamente a “Greeba Castle” ed al “Governors Bridge”: quest’ultimo se l’è cavata senza conseguenze mentre Champion è ora all’Ospedale di Noble per tutti gli accertamenti del caso. Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy 2014 Dainese Superbike, Classifica Qualifiche venerdì 31 maggio 01- Michael Dunlop – BMW/Hawk Racing – BMW S1000RR – 17’12.901 (131.501 mph) 02- Bruce Anstey – Valvoline Racing by Padgett’s – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’19.693 (130.642 mph) 03- Guy Martin – Tyco Suzuki by TAS – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 17’24.014 (130.102 mph) 04- John McGuinness – Honda Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’26.522 (129.790 mph) 05 17 Dan Kneen Suzuki/Cookstown B.E.Racing 2 17’32.059 (129.107 mph) 06- Michael Rutter – Bathams Prize Winning Ales – BMW S1000RR – 17’33.884 (128.883 mph) 07- William Dunlop – Tyco Suzuki by TAS – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 17’38.117 (128.368 mph) 08- Gary Johnson – Lincs Lifting Ltd – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’41.111 (128.005 mph) 09- Joshua Brookes – Milwaukee Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – 17’41.234 (127.991 mph) 10- James Hillier – Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 17’44.595 (127.587 mph) 11- Ian Hutchinson – Milwaukee Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – 17’45.968 (127.422 mph) 12- Dean Harrison – RC Express Racing by MSS – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 17’47.343 (127.258 mph) 13- Conor Cummins – Honda Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 17’52.457 (126.651 mph) 14- David Johnson – Lloyd and Jones PR Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 17’53.001 (126.587 mph) 15- Steve Mercer – Team Traction Control – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’09.435 (124.677 mph) 16- Jamie Hamilton – Wilson Craig Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’09.698 (124.647 mph) 17- Lee Johnston – Pirtek Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’11.511 (124.440 mph) 18- Jimmy Storrar – Penz13.com BMW Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – 18’12.865 (124.286 mph) 19- Ian Mackman – InFront Motorcycles – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’14.918 (124.053 mph) 20- Shaun Anderson – CN Group – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’20.189 (123.459 mph) 21- Peter Hickman – Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade – BMW S1000RR – 18’21.351 (123.329 mph) 22- James Cowton – Steve Parkin – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’22.080 (123.247 mph) 23- Cameron Donald – Norton Racing – Norton SG3 – 18’23.440 (123.095 mph) 24- Davy Morgan – Strangford Caravan – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’23.959 (123.037 mph) 25- Paul Owen – Team #98 – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’30.430 (122.320 mph) 26- Horst Saiger – Saiger-Racing.com Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’32.203 (122.125 mph) 27- Mark Parrett – C and C LTD – BMW S1000RR – 18’32.318 (122.113 mph) 28- Daniel Cooper – Tsingtao WK HMQ – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’32.430 (122.100 mph) 29- Stefano Bonetti – Speed Motor – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’32.519 (122.090 mph) 30- Ivan Lintin – Taylor Lindsey Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’34.207 (121.906 mph) 31- Robert Barber – Block Solutions – BMW S1000RR – 18’34.759 (121.845 mph) 32- Mark Miller – Splitlath Redmond Racing – EBR 1190RS – 18’38.529 (121.434 mph) 33- Stephen Thompson – Bathams Prize Winning Ales – BMW S1000RR – 18’38.600 (121.427 mph) 34- Paul Shoesmith – Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade – BMW S1000RR – 18’39.238 (121.358 mph) 35- John Ingram – Gadgetbox/Hunts Motorcycles – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’40.419 (121.230 mph) 36- Ryan Kneen – Charmer Builders Ltd – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’40.909 (121.177 mph) 37- Daniel Hegarty – RTR/Woodcock of Nottingham – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’41.477 (121.115 mph) 38- Michael Sweeney – MJR Racing – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’42.185 (121.039 mph) 39- Russ Mountford – Silicone Engineering Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’45.618 (120.670 mph) 40- Ben Wylie – Carrozzeria Allemano – BMW S1000RR – 18’45.886 (120.641 mph) 41- Karl Harris – Moto Breakers – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 18’45.909 (120.639 mph) 42- Gary Carswell – Gary Carswell Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’46.113 (120.617 mph) 43- Michael Russell – Lee Hardy Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’47.214 (120.499 mph) 44- Roger Maher – SLICK! Performance – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’48.252 (120.388 mph) 45- Graham English – Fix Auto Collision – BMW S1000RR – 18’51.614 (120.030 mph) 46- Martin Jessopp – Riders Motorcycles – BMW S1000RR – 18’52.672 (119.918 mph) 47- Daley Mathison – Hol-Taj Suzuki – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 18’54.165 (119.760 mph) 48- Brian McCormack – Vanfleet Transport – Honda CBR 1000RR – 18’55.613 (119.608 mph) 49- Ian Pattinson – Weardale Racing Ltd – BMW S1000RR – 18’55.778 (119.590 mph) 50- Scott Wilson – Diamond H Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’06.069 (118.516 mph) 51- Neal Champion – Frasers Motorcycles – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’06.107 (118.512 mph) 52- David Hewson – Obsession Engineering – Aprilia RSV4 – 19’06.615 (118.460 mph) 53- Kiaran Hankin – KH Hire – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’06.990 (118.421 mph) 54- Eric Wilson – Obsession Engineering – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’08.109 (118.306 mph) 55- Colin Stephenson – C S Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’08.167 (118.300 mph) 56- George Spence – Dod Spence Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’08.633 (118.252 mph) 57- Jonathan Howarth – Sheff Pack Kawasaki – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’12.664 (117.838 mph) 58- Christopher Dixon – Mire Catering Services – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’13.542 (117.749 mph) 59- Alan Bonner – the peoples bike.com – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’15.997 (117.499 mph) 60- Jim Hodson – JGH Racing/RS Security – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’16.315 (117.466 mph) 61- Alexander Pickett – DP Coldplaning/TCR Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’18.274 (117.268 mph) 62- Nuno Caetano – Team of Portugal by KS – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’19.817 (117.112 mph) 63- Fabrice Miguet – French Road Racers – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’21.722 (116.920 mph) 64- Brandon Cretu – Splitlath Redmond Racing – EBR 1190RS – 19’22.373 (116.854 mph) 65- Vick De Cooremeter – Okidokiracing.be – BMW S1000RR – 19’23.498 (116.741 mph) 66- Philip Crowe – Objektum Modernisation – BMW S1000RR – 19’23.532 (116.738 mph) 67- Alan Connor – Connor Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’25.381 (116.552 mph) 68- Danny Webb – KMR Kawasaki/SGS International – Kawasaki ZX-10R – 19’25.808 (116.510 mph) 69- Allann Venter – Top Gun Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’27.529 (116.338 mph) 70- Sandor Bitter – Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade – BMW S1000RR – 19’29.579 (116.134 mph) 71- David Madsen Mygdal – Gimbert Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’29.816 (116.111 mph) 72- Joe Faragher – Manx Gas Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’31.201 (115.973 mph) 73- Wayne Kirwan – Crossan Motorcycles – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’32.285 (115.866 mph) 74- Dave Moffitt – JHS Racing – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – 19’33.082 (115.787 mph) 75- Bill Callister – Tim King Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’33.785 (115.718 mph) 76- Rafael Paschoalin – Paschoalin 113 – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’37.018 (115.400 mph) 77- Paul Duckett – Paul Duckett Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – 19’46.463 (114.481 mph) 78- Callum Laidlaw – www.Laidlawracing.co.uk – Honda CBR 1000RR – 20’12.119 (112.058 mph) 79- Dan Kruger – Penz13.com BMW Racing Team – BMW S1000RR – 21’34.566 (104.922 mph)

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