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2006 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

2006 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

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)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England John McGuinnessHonda124.764 mph1:48.52.06
2Wales Ian LougherHonda124.021 mph1:49.31.20
3England Ian HutchinsonKawasaki123.58 mph1:49.54.61
4Ireland Martin FinneganHonda122.385 mph1:50.59.02
5Australia Cameron DonaldHonda122.881 mph1:51.26.54
6Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha121.821 mph1:51.59.67
7England Carl RennieKawasaki121.217 mph1:52.03.19
8Isle of Man Paul HuntYamaha120.925 mph1:52.19.41
9Northern Ireland Davy MorganHonda120.425 mph1:52.45.90
10Ireland Raymond PorterYamaha120.427 mph1:52.47.28

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 127.933 mph

  • Race 2 – Scottish Life International TT Superstock Race 5 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1New Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki124.147 mph1:12.56.34
2England Ian HutchinsonKawasaki123.912 mph1:13.04.64
3Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha123.25 mph1:13.28.19
4England Guy MartinYamaha122.946 mph1:13.39.09
5England John McGuinnessHonda122.106 mph1:14.09.48
6Wales Ian LougherHonda121.209 mph1:14.42.43
7Ireland Martin FinneganHonda120.602 mph1:15.04.30
8England Mark ParrettYamaha119.972 mph1:15.28.65
9Isle of Man Gary CarswellSuzuki119.923 mph1:15.30.51
10England Rob FrostHonda119.627 mph1:15.41.70
  • Race 3 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race A 5 June (3 laps – 113.00 miles)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren HopeHonda113.342 mph1:00:27.15
2England Steve Norbury / Scott ParnellYamaha110.902 mph1:01:14.26
3England John Holden / Andrew WinkleHonda109.635 mph1:01:56.71
4England Roy Hanks / David WellsYamaha109.321 mph1:02:07.38
5England Gary Bryan / Colin HardmanYamaha109.098 mph1:02:15.02
6England Andrew Laidlow / Patrick FarranceLCR Suzuki108.562 mph1:02:33.45
7England Philip Dongworth / Stuart CastlesIreson Yamaha108.321 mph1:02:42.13
8England Tony Elmer / Darren MarshallIreson Yamaha107.584 mph1:03:07.57
9Isle of Man Glyn Jones / Chris LakeDMR Honda106.824 mph1:03:34.50
10England David Wallis / Sally WilsonHonda106.492 mph1:03:46.40
  • Race 4 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT 7 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England John McGuinnessHonda122.264 mph1:14:03.73
2New Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki121.542 mph1:14:30.13
3Wales Jason GriffithsYamaha120.707 mph1:15:01.08
4Wales Ian LougherHonda120.388 mph1:15:13.00
5Australia Cameron DonaldHonda119.552 mph1:15:44.56
6Ireland Martin FinneganHonda119.207 mph1:15:57.70
7Isle of Man Nigel BeattieYamaha119.116 mph1:16:01.19
8England Dan StewartYamaha118.524 mph1:16:23.97
9England Mark ParrettYamaha118.329 mph1:16:31.53
10Isle of Man Chris PalmerHonda117.952 mph1:16:46.20

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)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren HopeDMR Honda111.467 mph1:00:55.64
2England Steve Norbury / Scott ParnellYamaha110.376 mph1:01:31.78
3England Roy Hanks / Dave WellsDMR Honda108.67 mph1:02:29.73
4England Bill Currie / Mark CoxWindle Yamaha107.312 mph1:03:17.16
5England Tony Baker / Mark HegartyYamaha107.181 mph1:03:21.81
6England Conrad Harrison / Kris HibberdHonda106.426 mph1:03:48.78
7England Roger Stockton / Pete AltonYamaha105.614 mph1:04:18.23
8England Kenny Howles / Doug JewellSuzuki105.582 mph1:04:19.39
9England John Holden / Andrew WinkleHonda105.569 mph1:04:19.85
10England Nigel Connole / Jamie WinnHonda105.362 mph1:04:27.46
  • Race 6 – Jester Interactive Senior TT 9 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England John McGuinnessHonda126.178 mph1:47:38.84
2Australia Cameron DonaldHonda125.68 mph1:47:59.45
3New Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki125.596 mph1:48:08.79
4Wales Ian LougherHonda125.396 mph1:48:19.11
5England Guy MartinYamaha123.841 mph1:49:40.71
6England Carl RennieKawasaki122.411 mph1:50:57.62
7Northern Ireland Davy MorganHonda121.646 mph1:51:39.48
8Ireland Raymond PorterYamaha121.439 mph1:51:50.90
9Isle of Man Nigel BeattieYamaha121.137 mph1:52:07.60
10Isle of Man Gary CarswellSuzuki121.027 mph1:52:13.76

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.
  • Practice for the 2006 Isle of Man TT Races is the first complete all dry session since 1957.
  • During Thursday afternoon practice, Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle crashed at Rhencullen after the sidecar outfit experiences a 145 mph backward flip. Molyneux suffered shoulder injuries and withdrew from the event.

Sources

References

  1. TT News 2006 Preview Edition Isle of Man Newspapers.
  2. TT News 2006 – Edition 1 Isle of Man Newspapers
  3. "Complex Shoulder Injury in World Champion Biker {{!}} ShoulderDoc".
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