Michael Dunlop extended his record as the most successful rider ever at the Isle of Man TT Races on Monday afternoon with victory in the first Monster Energy Supersport TT Race, riding the Milwaukee MD Racing Ducati. He overhauled Dean Harrison (Honda Racing) on the final lap to take the win.
It was Dunlop’s seventh win with a different manufacturer, and Ducati’s first TT win since 1995, when Kiwi Robert Holden won the Singles race. The victory also marked Dunlop’s 14th Supersport TT win. Harrison had to settle for second, with James Hillier (Bournemouth Kawasaki) taking a popular third.
Davey Todd won a thrilling four-lap RST x D30 Superbike Race at the Isle of Man TT Races on Monday afternoon – his third TT win in total – with the Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing BMW Motorrad rider edging out Michael Dunlop (MD Racing BMW Motorrad) by just 1.296 seconds. Dean Harrison (Honda Racing) completed the podium in third.
At Ramsey Hairpin, the pair were separated by 1.9 seconds and 2.2 seconds at the Bungalow, setting up a nail-biting finish. With a final lap of 135.327mph, Todd secured the victory by just 1.296 seconds over Dunlop, who actually posted a slightly faster final lap at 135.416mph. Harrison completed the podium in third – his 31st TT podium.
Ryan and Callum Crowe claimed their third win at the Isle of Man TT Races with victory in Monday afternoon’s first 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race.
The Manx brothers dominated proceedings aboard their Opul/Kelproperties LCR Honda, setting a new lap record of 121.021mph and finishing 1m17s ahead of Ben Birchall/Patrick Rosney. Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie completed the podium in third.
