This thrilling Superstock race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT Races was an epic game of cat and mouse between its three stars: Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison, and Peter Hickman. The trio swapped positions throughout the race, with Hickman posting a stunning new lap record of 134.403mph.
Harrison dominated the first half of the race, maintaining a lead over Dunlop until the third lap. Hickman meanwhile jumped from tenth position to third, intent on getting a podium position.
As the race progressed only seconds separated the three riders, Harrison just holding onto his position before Hickman nosed ahead – with just three seconds covering the trio after lap two.
The pit stops shuffled the order, with Dunlop hitting the front for the first time, his lead only half a second from the now second placed Harrison. A nail-biting few laps remained, with Hickman edging ahead again by less than a second with the two riders hot on his tail. The scene made for a thrilling finale which saw the winner take his first-ever TT win and set a new race record some 58 seconds quicker than the old mark.
As he had done for most of the 2018 TT Races, Dean Harrison took the lead from the start, in another record-breaking race. He was up against strong competition though, with the likes of Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, and James Hillier in strong contention to take the second Monster Energy Supersp...
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