Tourist Trophy: prove sospese per la pioggia, comanda Michael Dunlop

Terzo giorno di prove del Tourist Trophy 2014 conclusosi anzitempo per il maltempo che ha fatto capolino poco dopo le 19:30 di mercoledì 28 maggio all'Isola di Man. In una serata di attività con gli attesi protagonisti del TT 2014 in grado di completare non oltre 2 giri a testa (e nella maggior parte dei casi soltanto una tornata del "Mountain Course"), al comando della graduatoria dei tempi figura Michael Dunlop in sella alla BMW S1000RR ufficiale schierata dal sodalizio BMW Motorrad UK/Hawk Racing. Autore di un miglior crono in 17'35"470 a 128.690 mph di media, "Micky D" si pone tra i favoriti per la vittoria sabato della gara riservata alla classe Superbike e, soprattutto, venerdì 6 giugno per il Senior TT. Trovatosi a meraviglia con la BMW S1000RR ufficiale condotta in trionfo alla North West 200, il figlio e nipote d'arte è riuscito ad ottenere questo crono nonostante la presenza della pioggia in qualche tratto del "Mountain Course" e poco prima dell'incidente del "Newcomer" (esordiente al TT) Laurent Hoffmann, portacolori del Penz13 Racing Team di Rico Penzkofer, caduto a "Barregarrow" e successivamente trasportato all'Ospedale di Noble per una sospetta frattura ad una gamba. Dopo questo incidente (risoltosi fortunatamente senza gravi conseguenze), l'intensificarsi della pioggia battente ha di fatto obbligato il "Clerk of the Course" a sospendere le attività congelando la classifica con Dunlop al top davanti alle Suzuki GSX-R 1000 del team TAS di Guy Martin (128.052 mph) e William Dunlop (127.911 mph) con, a seguire, Michael Rutter (su Bathams BMW in 126.719 mph), Dean Harrison (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R preparata da MSS Performance ed iscritta dal RC Express Racing, 126.521 mph), Dan Stewart (SMT Honda, 125.845 mph) e i due alfieri Milwaukee Yamaha Ian Hutchinson (125.365 mph) e Joshua Brookes (125.297 mph) davanti alla Honda ufficiale condotta da John McGuinness. Ottima prestazione per il nostro Stefano Bonetti, autore di un crono di 18'51"826 a 120.008 mph di media che vale il 7° posto assoluto tra le Superstock. Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy 2014 Dainese Superbike, Classifica Qualifiche mercoledì 28 maggio 01- Michael Dunlop - BMW/Hawk Racing - BMW S1000RR - 17'35.470 (128.690 mph) 02- Guy Martin - Tyco Suzuki by TAS - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 17'40.722 (128.052 mph) 03- William Dunlop - Tyco Suzuki by TAS - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 17'41.898 (127.911 mph) 04- Michael Rutter - Bathams Prize Winning Ales - BMW S1000RR - 17'51.887 (126.719 mph) 05- Dean Harrison - RC Express Racing by MSS - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 17'53.558 (126.521 mph) 06- Dan Stewart - SMT/Wilcock Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 17'59.327 (125.845 mph) 07- Ian Hutchinson - Milwaukee Yamaha - Yamaha YZF R1 - 18'03.463 (125.365 mph) 08- Joshua Brookes - Milwaukee Yamaha - Yamaha YZF R1 - 18'12.768 (124.297 mph) 09- John McGuinness - Honda Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR SP - 18'29.870 (122.382 mph) 10- Steve Mercer - Team Traction Control - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 18'32.756 (122.064 mph) 11- Jamie Hamilton - Wilson Craig Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 18'34.776 (121.843 mph) 12- James Hillier - Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'37.676 (121.527 mph) 13- Daniel Cooper - Tsingtao WK HMQ - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'40.788 (121.190 mph) 14- Ryan Kneen - Charmer Builders Ltd - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'48.103 (120.404 mph) 15- Jimmy Storrar - Penz13.com BMW Racing Team - BMW S1000RR - 18'48.880 (120.321 mph) 16- Ivan Lintin - Taylor Lindsey Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 18'48.936 (120.315 mph) 17- Davy Morgan - Strangford Caravan Park - Honda CBR 1000RR - 18'50.292 (120.171 mph) 18- Stefano Bonetti - Speed Motor - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'51.826 (120.008 mph) 19- Ian Mackman - InFront Motorcycles - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 18'55.094 (119.662 mph) 20- Paul Owen - Team #98 - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'01.676 (118.972 mph) 21- Cameron Donald - Norton Racing - Norton SG3 - 19'01.713 (118.969 mph) 22- Russ Mountford - Silicone Engineering Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'05.511 (118.574 mph) 23- James Cowton - Steve Parkin - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'07.547 (118.364 mph) 24- Peter Hickman - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'11.230 (117.985 mph) 25- Graham English - Fix Auto Collision - BMW S1000RR - 19'15.172 (117.582 mph) 26- John Ingram - Gadgetbox/Hunts Motorcycles - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'15.359 (117.563 mph) 27- Paul Shoesmith - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'16.373 (117.460 mph) 28- Mark Miller - Splitlath Redmond Racing - EBR 1190RS - 19'18.225 (117.273 mph) 29- Gary Carswell - Gary Carswell Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'18.683 (117.226 mph) 30- Roger Maher - SLICK! Performance - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'19.620 (117.131 mph) 31- Daley Mathison - Hol-Taj Suzuki - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 19'27.135 (116.377 mph) 32- Mark Parrett - C and C LTD - BMW S1000RR - 19'28.248 (116.266 mph) 33- Colin Stephenson - C S Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'30.134 (116.079 mph) 34- Alan Connor - Connor Racing - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 19'34.316 (115.666 mph) 35- Martin Jessopp - Riders Motorcycles - BMW S1000RR - 19'34.916 (115.607 mph) 36- Brian McCormack - Vanfleet Transport - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'37.042 (115.398 mph) 37- Neal Champion - Frasers Motorcycles - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 19'37.240 (115.378 mph) 38- Stephen Thompson - Bathams Prize Winning Ales - BMW S1000RR - 19'37.534 (115.350 mph) 39- Brandon Cretu - Splitlath Redmond Racing - EBR 1190RS - 19'41.142 (114.997 mph) 40- Karl Harris - Moto Breakers - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 19'41.213 (114.990 mph) 41- Vick De Cooremeter - Okidokiracing.be - BMW S1000RR - 19'47.202 (114.410 mph) 42- Sandor Bitter - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'51.109 (114.035 mph) 43- Philip Crowe - Objektum Modernisation - BMW S1000RR - 19'52.420 (113.910 mph) 44- David Madsen Mygdal - Gimbert Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'56.261 (113.544 mph) 45- Dave Moffitt - JHS Racing - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 20'00.186 (113.172 mph) 46- George Spence - Dod Spence Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'03.143 (112.894 mph) 47- Bill Callister - Tim King Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'06.140 (112.614 mph) 48- Alan Bonner - the peoples bike.com - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'07.934 (112.447 mph) 49- Danny Webb - KMR Kawasaki/SGS International - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'10.561 (112.203 mph) 50- Jonathan Howarth - Sheff Pack Kawasaki - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'11.763 (112.091 mph) 51- Paul Duckett - Paul Duckett Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'18.796 (111.444 mph) 52- Christopher Dixon - Mire Catering Services - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'18.998 (111.426 mph) 53- Fabrice Miguet - French Road Racers - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'39.288 (109.602 mph) 54- Allann Venter - Top Gun Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'47.713 (108.862 mph) 55- Callum Laidlaw - www.Laidlawracing.co.uk - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'50.074 (108.656 mph) 56- Rafael Paschoalin - Paschoalin 113 - Honda CBR 1000RR - 21'03.479 (107.503 mph) 57- Dan Kruger - Penz13.com BMW Racing Team - BMW S1000RR - 21'44.482 (104.124 mph) 58- David Hewson - Obsession Engineering - Aprilia RSV4 - 24'31.696 (92.294 mph) Con i "big" del TT che hanno preferito affrontare le prove con le rispettive Superbike, tra le Superstock comanda così la graduatoria dei tempi Conor Cummins, con la Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade vestita dei colori della RAF leader in 17'55"715 (126.268 mph) davanti a Daniel Cooper (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R del team Tsingtao WK HMQ, 121.190 mph), Ryan Kneen (Kawasaki Charmer Builders Ltd, 120.404 mph) e Horst Saiger, quarto assoluto con la propria Ninja ZX-10R a 120.353 mph di media. Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy 2014 Royal London 360 Superstock, Classifica Qualifiche mercoledì 28 maggio 01- Conor Cummins - RAF Reserves Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 17'55.715 (126.268 mph) 02- Daniel Cooper - Tsingtao WK HMQ - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'40.788 (121.190 mph) 03- Ryan Kneen - Charmer Builders Ltd - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'48.103 (120.404 mph) 04- Horst Saiger - Saiger-Racing.com - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'48.576 (120.353 mph) 05- Jimmy Storrar - Penz13.com BMW Racing Team - BMW S1000RR - 18'48.880 (120.321 mph) 06- Ivan Lintin - Taylor Lindsey Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 18'48.936 (120.315 mph) 07- Stefano Bonetti - Speed Motor - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 18'51.826 (120.008 mph) 08- Paul Owen - Team #98 - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'01.676 (118.972 mph) 09- James Cowton - Steve Parkin - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'07.547 (118.364 mph) 10- Lee Johnston - Pirtek Honda - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'07.704 (118.348 mph) 11- Peter Hickman - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'11.230 (117.985 mph) 12- Graham English - Fix Auto Collision - BMW S1000RR - 19'15.172 (117.582 mph) 13- John Ingram - Gadgetbox/Hunts Motorcycles - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'15.359 (117.563 mph) 14- Paul Shoesmith - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'16.373 (117.460 mph) 15- Mark Miller - Splitlath Redmond Racing - EBR 1190RS - 19'18.225 (117.273 mph) 16- Gary Carswell - Gary Carswell Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'18.683 (117.226 mph) 17- Jim Hodson - Idesign Kitchens - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 19'21.501 (116.942 mph) 18- Mark Parrett - C and C LTD - BMW S1000RR - 19'28.248 (116.266 mph) 19- Colin Stephenson - C S Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'30.134 (116.079 mph) 20- Alan Connor - Connor Racing - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 19'34.316 (115.666 mph) 21- Neal Champion - Frasers Motorcycles - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 19'37.240 (115.378 mph) 22- Stephen Thompson - Bathams Prize Winning Ales - BMW S1000RR - 19'37.534 (115.350 mph) 23- Brandon Cretu - Splitlath Redmond Racing - EBR 1190RS - 19'41.142 (114.997 mph) 24- Vick De Cooremeter - Okidokiracing.be - BMW S1000RR - 19'47.202 (114.410 mph) 25- Sandor Bitter - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - BMW S1000RR - 19'51.109 (114.035 mph) 26- David Madsen Mygdal - Gimbert Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 19'56.261 (113.544 mph) 27- Dave Moffitt - JHS Racing - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 - 20'00.186 (113.172 mph) 28- George Spence - Dod Spence Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'03.143 (112.894 mph) 29- Bill Callister - Tim King Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'06.140 (112.614 mph) 30- Joe Faragher - JKJ Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'09.865 (112.267 mph) 31- Danny Webb - KMR Kawasaki/SGS International - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'10.561 (112.203 mph) 32- Jonathan Howarth - Sheff Pack Kawasaki - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'11.763 (112.091 mph) 33- Paul Duckett - Paul Duckett Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'18.796 (111.444 mph) 34- Christopher Dixon - Mire Catering Services - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'18.998 (111.426 mph) 35- Fabrice Miguet - French Road Racers - Kawasaki ZX-10R - 20'39.288 (109.602 mph) 36- Allann Venter - Top Gun Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'47.713 (108.862 mph) 37- Callum Laidlaw - www.Laidlawracing.co.uk - Honda CBR 1000RR - 20'50.074 (108.656 mph) 38- Rafael Paschoalin - Paschoalin 113 - Honda CBR 1000RR - 21'03.479 (107.503 mph) 39- Dan Kruger - Penz13.com BMW Racing Team - BMW S1000RR - 21'44.482 (104.124 mph) 40- David Hewson - Obsession Engineering - Aprilia RSV4 - 24'31.696 (92.294 mph) Per quanto concerne i candidati alla vittoria, il solo Bruce Anstey è riuscito a percorrere un giro del "Mountain" in sella alla Honda CBR 600RR di Padgett's Motorcycles ritrovandosi di conseguenza al comando tra le Supersport a 121.071 mph davanti a Keith Amor (al rientro quest'anno) e Dan Kneen con, a seguire, Dan Hegarty, Ian Pattison ed un sempre più convincente Michal Dokoupil. Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy 2014 Monster Energy Supersport, Classifica Qualifiche mercoledì 28 maggio 01- Bruce Anstey - Valvoline Racing by Padgett's - Honda CBR 600RR - 18'23.158 (123.127 mph) 02- Keith Amor - RigDeluge Honda - Honda CBR 600RR - 18'41.885 (121.071 mph) 03- Dan Kneen - Cookstown B.E. Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 18'44.435 (120.797 mph) 04- Daniel Hegarty - Barnes Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'16.774 (117.420 mph) 05- Ian Pattinson - Weardale Racing Ltd - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'16.880 (117.409 mph) 06- Michal Dokoupil - Motopoint Indi Racing Team - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'17.609 (117.335 mph) 07- Robert Barber - Econoloft Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 19'21.116 (116.981 mph) 08- David Johnson - CD Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'21.991 (116.892 mph) 09- Robert Wilson - Stoddart Racing Oban - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'29.112 (116.180 mph) 10- Olie Linsdell - SMV/Steve Bond - Flitwick Yamaha R6 - 19'30.521 (116.041 mph) 11- Grant Wagstaff - Ducks Cross Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'32.447 (115.850 mph) 12- Phil Harvey - Phil Harvey Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'33.078 (115.788 mph) 13- Sam Wilson - Collision Services/S & R Quarry Plant - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 19'46.078 (114.519 mph) 14- Shaun Anderson - Doones Stores - Suzuki GSX-R 600 - 19'46.124 (114.514 mph) 15- Stephen McKnight - McKibbin Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 19'50.997 (114.046 mph) 16- James Ford - C and C Ltd - Triumph Daytona 675R - 19'54.219 (113.738 mph) 17- Kiaran Hankin - KH Hire - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 19'57.487 (113.428 mph) 18- Ben Wylie - Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'04.920 (112.728 mph) 19- Connor Behan - KMR Kawasaki/SGS International - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 20'08.284 (112.414 mph) 20- Eric Wilson - Mike Smith Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'09.052 (112.343 mph) 21- Alexander Pickett - DP Coldplaning/TCR Honda - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'13.380 (111.942 mph) 22- Michael Sweeney - Tracblast - Yamaha YZF R6 - 20'13.408 (111.939 mph) 23- Timothee Monot - Optimark Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'29.317 (110.491 mph) 24- Adam Child - Bournemouth Kawasaki - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 20'30.952 (110.344 mph) 25- Nuno Caetano - Team of Portugal by KS - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 20'33.164 (110.146 mph) 26- Scott Wilson - Diamond H Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 20'35.472 (109.940 mph) 27- Tuukka Korhonen - KSA Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'41.432 (109.412 mph) 28- Juha Kallio - 777RR/HRP Suzuki - Suzuki GSX-R 600 - 20'47.480 (108.882 mph) 29- Adrian Harrison - PRS Racing - Honda CBR 600RR - 20'49.971 (108.665 mph) 30- Dominic Herbertson - Watson Builders of Prudhoe - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 20'52.978 (108.404 mph) 31- Bob Price - SP Eletrical - Yamaha YZF R6 - 20'57.712 (107.996 mph) 32- Xavier Denis - Berry Racing Bike - Kawasaki ZX-6R - 21'01.655 (107.659 mph) 33- Andy McPherson - A.D.D. Express - Yamaha YZF R6 - 21'04.660 (107.403 mph) 34- James Shipley - Heywood Electrical- Yamaha YZF R6 - 21'20.587 (106.067 mph) 35- Alan Bud Jackson - Oddfellows Arms - Honda CBR 600RR - 23'06.700 (97.951 mph) 36- Richard McLoughlin - McLoughlin Racing - Yamaha YZF R6 - 23'13.054 (97.504 mph)