Michael Dunlop won the delayed RST Classic Superbike race at the centenary Manx Grand Prix on Monday and set a new lap record on the Team Classic Suzuki.
Dunlop, fastest in qualifying on the GSX-R750 machine, lived up to his billing as the pre-race favourite.
The race began at 6:40pm after the original start time of 2:15pm was pushed back to allow conditions around the Mountain Course to improve after overnight rain.
Dunlop trailed Dean Harrison on the first lap by 2.5s at Ballaugh Bridge and reduced the deficit to 1.9s by the time they reached Ramsey.
On the second lap, 25-time Isle of Man TT winner Dunlop began to up the ante and moved into the lead by a tenth of a second when he reached Glen Helen.
With the race at his mercy, Dunlop set a new Manx Grand Prix lap record for the Classic Superbike race of 126.681mph on the third and final lap, pulling further clear of Johnson to win by 43.692s after 113.19 miles of racing. It was the 34-year-old’s fourth win in the MGP headline race.
Hodson sealed the final rostrum place in third and was only 2.1 seconds behind Johnson.
In other results, Dean Harrison won the Carole Nash Classic Senior MGP Race. Victor Lopez made history as the first Spanish rider to win at the Manx, setting a new lap record of 117.645mph in the MGP Supporters Club Junior MGP.
Mike Browne won the Sure Lightweight MGP Race for the second successive year, the Irishman coming home half a minute clear of team-mate Ian Lougher & Newcomer Joe Yeardsley won the Mylchreests Group Senior MGP Race in record-breaking style, setting a new lap record of 122.051mph on the final lap.
