Michael Dunlop, who already had a race win under his belt that week, was locked in a two-way battle with Dean Harrison in this high-adrenaline Monster Energy Supersport Race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT.
Dunlop’s second lap of 129.197mph shattered his own lap record from 2013 and propelled him into the lead over Harrison who had led on the initial lap. With just seconds splitting the pair throughout, the duel provided fans lining the circuit with some of the TT’s finest racing.
The two took the lead from each other several times, whilst the final podium position was wide open for Peter Hickman and James Hillier who in turn were locked in their own battle on the road.
Going into the final lap, Dunlop and Harrison were side by side on the road, seconds separating them – the final victor sweeping home to take a record-breaking TT win - his 17th in total. Meanwhile the battle between Hickman and Hillier went right up to the flag, with third taking the final podium position by just 1.8 seconds!
Up Next in 2018
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2018 Senior TT
Friday 8th June 2018 saw one of the greatest races in the Isle of Man TT’s history, when Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison battled it out for the historic trophy during a sensational Senior TT Race.
Lap, race, and sector records were all obliterated at this spectacular finale, where the pair playe...
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2018 Superbike TT
This RST Superbike of the 2018 Isle of Man TT Races was dramatic from start to finish, with Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop pitting it out at the front for the first four laps of the race.
Harrison shattered the outright lap record from a standing start, putting in a sensational opening lap of...
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2018 Superstock TT
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 domi...
