One rider took home his fourth TT victory and his first ever Superbike win in this exhilarating Superbike Race to kick off the solo classes at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races.
In this thrilling six-lap race, Michael Dunlop, Cameron Donald and 19-times winner, John McGuinness fought it out for the winner’s podium. Gary Johnson set the pace early, but it was Dunlop’s show, with the rider putting in his first ever 131mph+ lap.
Over the course of the race, the leading trio, Dunlop, McGuinness, and Donald, circulated in close formation, with Guy Martin trying his best to edge towards the leader board. McGuinness, who rode in complete Joey Dunlop livery to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the 26-times winner’s first victory for Honda, tried to pile on the coals, but Dunlop had a 30+ second edge.
The victor’s eventual winning margin was in excess of 40 seconds, posting his new personal best lap of the Mountain Course. McGuinness also set a new outright lap record at 131.671mph, with the final top three making it a Honda 1-2-3.
Up Next in 2013
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2013 Sidecar TT Race 1
This first Sidecar Race of the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races was a two-man race between quadruple World Champion Tim Reeves and passenger Dan Sayle, and last year’s winning team Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance.
Brothers, Ben and Tom Birchall grabbed an early initiative to lead the pack, with Reev...
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2013 Supersport TT Race 1
William Dunlop led the opening lap in the first of the Monster Energy Supersport Races at the 2013 Isle of Man TT. He was closely followed by New Zealander Bruce Anstey, and his brother Michael. It was tight all the way down the leader board, with less than four seconds covering the top ten in th...
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2013 Superstock TT
This was a high-adrenaline Superstock Race, which saw the long-time race leader pipped to the post on the very last lap.
It was the Kawasakis of Gary Johnson and James Hillier that led in the early stages, but Michael Dunlop, who had already secured two podiums that week, put in a superb perform...
