TT Isle Of Man 2007

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McGuinness does it again on day two but Anstey also shines




John McGuinness was once again the fastest man on the island as the IOM TT hit day two of practice hitting an average of more than 128mph.

The HM Plant Honda rider beat his practice time on Monday by almost 30 seconds, showing he is already remembering what the tricky 37.73-mile circuit is all about as he recorded a 17:37.09.

Hydrex Honda’s Guy Martin was 13 seconds behind McGuinness in second place with Stobart Motorsports Ian Lougher securing third in the Superbike practice lap.

Bruce Anstey was the man to beat in the Supersport category with his lap of 18:39.47.

Kawasaki man Ryan Farquhar was second, just over eight seconds behind with Ian Lougher securing another third, this time for Team Blackhorse Racing.

Anstey also headed the Superstock timesheets at the end of his lap with a time of 18:03.70, also going 125.338 in the process on his GSX-R1000.
Martin Finnegan secured second in a time of 18:24.70 on his MV Agusta 1000 with Peter Beale rider Paul Hunt in third.

In the sidecars Nick Crowe and Dan Sayle managed 114.208mph around the Island and took 19:49.31 to do so on their Honda 600RR, just over two minutes slower than McGuinness on his Superbike.

In second was Allan Schofield and Peter Founds, who were almost a minute down on the leading pair on a 20:48.10 lap.

Neary Racing’s Simon Neary and Stuart Bond were third 14 seconds behind the second pair.

Tuesday’s Superbike practice results:
1 John McGuinness 2007 Honda Fireblade 1000cc / H M Plant Honda 17:37.09
2 Guy Martin 2007 Honda 1000cc / Hydrex Honda 17:50.10
3 Ian Lougher 2007 Honda CBR 1000cc / Stobart Motorsport 17:55.05
4 Ian Hutchinson 2007 Honda CBR 1000cc / H M Plant Honda Racin 17:55.70
5 Martin Finnegan 2007 Honda CBR 1000cc / Alpha Boilers Racing 18:10.32
6 Adrian Archibald 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Relentless by TAS 18:14.02
7 Ryan Farquhar 2007 Honda Fireblade 1000cc / Mark Johns Motors 18:20.29
8 Michael Weynand 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 1000cc / Bolliger Kawasaki/ 18:34.82
9 Paul Hunt 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc / John Alsop 18:38.62
10 Ian Armstrong 2004 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Canteen Smithy 18:39.73
11 James McBride 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc 18:45.26
12 Ian Pattinson 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Martin Bullock Racete 18:47.71
13 John Barton 2006 Honda CBR 1000cc / Marks Bloom Racing 18:48.37
14 Les Shand 2006 Honda CBR 1000cc / Barron Transport 18:52.25
15 Chris Palmer 2005 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Solway Slate & Tile 18:59.02
16 Mark Parrett 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Ripley Land 18:59.62
17 Phil Stewart 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc 19:03.84
18 Davy Morgan 2005 Honda 1000cc / Investasure 19:05.13
19 Bruce Anstey 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Relentless by TAS 19:06.56
20 Mark Buckley 2006 Yamaha YZF R1 1000cc / Crossan Motorcycle 19:07.03
21 Shaun Harris 2007 Suzuki K7 1000cc / Blacks Bike Shop 19:09.00
22 Stephen Oates 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Hallett Aviation 19:11.40
23 Craig Atkinson 2004 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Martin Bullock Racete 19:11.50
24 Victor Gilmore 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc 19:14.47
25 Chris Heath 2004 Honda CBR 1000cc 19:18.90
26 Dean Silvester 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc / C S C RACING 19:18.91
27 Gary Carswell 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 1000cc / Bolliger Kawasaki/ 19:19.95
28 Steve Plater* 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / AIM Racing 19:24.04
29 George Spence 2006 Yamaha YZF R1 1000cc 19:24.32
30 Stefano Bonetti Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 19:24.61
31 Tim Poole 2007 Yamaha YZF R1 1000cc / Bill Smith Motorcycle 19:25.66
32 Frank Spenner 2004 Yamaha R1 1000cc / ADAC Hessen-Thuering 19:28.01
33 James Edmeades 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Speedfreak Racing 19:28.77
34 Keith Amor* 2005 Honda CBR 1000cc / Robinson Concrete 19:28.81
35 Jim Hodson 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Pete Beale Racing 19:29.41
36 John Burrows 2006 Honda CBR 1000cc / H.M. Sports Motorhome 19:32.90
37 Adrian McFarland 2005 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Team Hardship Racing 19:33.39
38 Michael Dunlop 2004 Yamaha 1000cc 19:33.78
39 Paul Dobbs 2003 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Dave East Engineering 19:34.17
40 Michael Rutter 2007 Kawasaki ZX10 R 1000cc / MSS Discovery Kawasaki 19:34.71
41 Tim Maher 2005 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 19:38.37
42 Paul Shoesmith 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Speedfreak Racing 19:39.13
43 Gary Johnson* 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Speedfreak Racing 19:39.37
44 Martin Hamberg 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc / Hallett Aviation Racing 19:41.98
45 Alan Bud Jackson 2005 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / BDS Fuels 19:45.43
46 John Crellin 2002 Suzuki GSX 1000cc / J Richards 19:46.48
47 Fabrice Miguet 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 19:47.62
48 Jimmy Moore* 2007 Honda CBR 1000cc / Team Blackhorse Racing 19:52.36
49 Alan Connor 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Dunshaughlin RRSC 19:54.21
50 Chris McGahan 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / McKinstry Skip Hire 19:54.84
51 Steve Kuenne 2006 Yamaha YZF 1000cc / Dave Sandlan 19:55.21
52 Karsten Schmidt 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 19:57.80
53 Dirk Kaletsch 2004 Honda CBR 1000cc 20:01.90
54 Paul Duckett 2005 Kawasaki ZX10 RR 1000cc / Wislon & Collins 20;01.97
55 Dave Madsen-Mygdal 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc / CSC Racing 20:03.47
56 Stephen Harper 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 20:05.59
57 Sandor Bitter 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 20:06.29
58 David Milling 2006 Aprillia RSV 1000cc / Aprilia UK 20:09.37
59 David Hewson* 2006 Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc 20:15.19
60 Ian Mackman* 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / Bill Smith Motorcycles 20:15.87
61 David Paredes Yamaha R1 1000cc / Bill Smith Motorcycles 20:19.56
62 Chris Petty 2006 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / York Suzuki Centre 20:26.55
63 Mike Hose 2003 Aprillia RSVR 1000cc / Mike Hose Motorcycle 20:51.57
64 Mark Miller Aprillia 1000cc 21:09.19
65 Nigel Beattie 2007 Yamaha R! 1000cc / CD Racing/Millsport Racing 21:11.77
66 Daniel Jansen 2005 Kawasaki ZX10 1000cc 21:32.75
67 Antonio Maeso* 2007 Yamaha R1 1000cc 21:59.35
68 Bob Collins* 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000cc / 2Bob Racing 22:03.39
69 John Nisill* 2006 Yamaha R1 1000cc / PR Haulage/CJN Service 23:18.43

By Sarah Carnell
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