Mike Browne won Friday afternoon’s thrilling two-lap Historic Senior Classic TT race when, riding the Peter Lodge Racing Norton, he edged out Adam McLean (Flitwick Motorcycles/SMV Royal Enfield) by the slender margin of just 0.268s.
Dean Harrison (Craven Classic Racing/Ted Woof Matchless) completed the podium in third after early leader John McGuinness (Winfield Paton) retired with a puncture.
Going into the final lap at the Bungalow, the two riders were separated by just 0.8s and sweeping round Cronk ny Mona it was down further to 0.316s. McLean was first to complete the lap at 110.457mph but Browne was quicker at 110.727mph and he took the victory by just 0.268s.
Harrison claimed the final podium position in third as Lougher, Furber and Sweeney (CSC Racing/IMSLTD Honda) completed the top six.
Paul Jordan claimed victory in Friday afternoon’s single lap Historic Junior Classic TT race, the Davies Motorsport Honda rider getting the better of Dean Harrison (Craven Classic Racing/Ted Woof Honda) by nine seconds. Harrison’s team-mate Jamie Coward completed the podium in third.
Cut to one lap due rain showers around the course after the preceding Historic Senior Classic TT race. Joe Yeardsley (Ken Rutter Racing Honda) was the first to reach Glen Helen having already overhauled John McGuinness MBE, who started at number one on the Steadplan Racing Honda, on the road.
Harrison was first to take the chequered flag with a speed of 103.179mph, but it was Jordan who took the win, his first around the Mountain Course, a lap of 103.890mph giving him victory by 9.012s.
Coward claimed the final podium position in third and it was Sayle who grabbed fourth from Yeardsley and McLean, just 4.4s covering the three riders after 37 and ¾ miles. The top six all lapped at more than 100mph with the top ten completed by Todd, Rushton, Bottalico and Alan Oversby (Ruthless Racing Honda).
