Dry but blustery conditions shaped Saturday afternoon’s fourth qualifying session at the Isle of Man TT Races, as morning mist cleared just enough to allow a full run.
Davey Todd stole the headlines with a blistering lap of 133.155mph aboard his Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing Superstock BMW – not only the quickest of the session but also the fastest Superstock lap of the week so far.
A change in tact saw Michael Dunlop first away on his MD Racing BMW Superbike, closely followed by Dean Harrison on his Honda Racing Superbike. Ian Hutchinson (moobob/MLav Racing BMW) led the Superstock charge off the line.
Also opting for Superbike machinery were David Johnson (Platinum Club Racing Kawasaki), John McGuinness MBE (Honda Racing), James Hillier (Muc-Off Racing Honda), and Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 Honda), all fine-tuning their setups ahead of the RST Superbike Race.
Harrison was immediately on the pace – more than six seconds quicker than anyone to Glen Helen having overhauled Dunlop on the road by Kirk Michael.
Dominic Herbertson (HRRC/Adam Hewitt Ltd Honda), Nathan Harrison (H&H Motorcycles Honda), Michael Evans (Dafabet Racing Honda), and James Hind (North Lincs Components Honda) completed the top six through that sector.
By the end of the lap, Harrison’s standing start speed of 132.484mph put him more than 13 seconds clear of Dunlop (130.762mph), with Johnson (127.976mph), Brookes (127.650mph), and Hillier (127.572mph) following.
Quickest among the Superstocks – and third fastest overall – was Herbertson with a 128.737mph lap, just ahead of Nathan Harrison (128.501mph), Conor Cummins (128.389mph), and Mike Browne (127.949mph).
Todd left it late to begin his session, but his single lap effort proved decisive. His 133.155mph run not only topped the Superstock class for the session but marked the best in the category all week.
