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2006 Isle of Man TT

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Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT Festival ran between Saturday 27 May and Friday 9 June on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. The first week (between 27 May and 2 June) is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on 3 June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness broke the lap record during practice for the Superbike race and then did it again in the race itself. He recorded a lap of 17:41.71, breaking the Superbike record from last year by 8.62 seconds and his outright lap record by 2.1 seconds.

McGuinness then went on to take his first TT hat-trick by winning the Senior TT on 9 June, destroying the lap record in the process. He set a lap of 17:39.95 from a standing start then 17:29.26 on his 2nd lap (breaking his own lap record by 10 seconds). However, the meeting was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Jun Maeda on 6 June due to injuries suffered in a practice crash.

Results

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  • Race 1 – Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race 3 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 England John McGuinness Honda 124.764 mph 1:48.52.06
2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 124.021 mph 1:49.31.20
3 England Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 123.58 mph 1:49.54.61
4 Republic of Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 122.385 mph 1:50.59.02
5 Australia Cameron Donald Honda 122.881 mph 1:51.26.54
6 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 121.821 mph 1:51.59.67
7 England Carl Rennie Kawasaki 121.217 mph 1:52.03.19
8 Isle of Man Paul Hunt Yamaha 120.925 mph 1:52.19.41
9 Northern Ireland Davy Morgan Honda 120.425 mph 1:52.45.90
10 Republic of Ireland Raymond Porter Yamaha 120.427 mph 1:52.47.28

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 127.933 mph

  • Race 2 – Scottish Life International TT Superstock Race 5 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 124.147 mph 1:12.56.34
2 England Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 123.912 mph 1:13.04.64
3 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 123.25 mph 1:13.28.19
4 England Guy Martin Yamaha 122.946 mph 1:13.39.09
5 England John McGuinness Honda 122.106 mph 1:14.09.48
6 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 121.209 mph 1:14.42.43
7 Republic of Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 120.602 mph 1:15.04.30
8 England Mark Parrett Yamaha 119.972 mph 1:15.28.65
9 Isle of Man Gary Carswell Suzuki 119.923 mph 1:15.30.51
10 England Rob Frost Honda 119.627 mph 1:15.41.70
  • Race 3 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race A 5 June (3 laps – 113.00 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren Hope Honda 113.342 mph 1:00:27.15
2 England Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell Yamaha 110.902 mph 1:01:14.26
3 England John Holden / Andrew Winkle Honda 109.635 mph 1:01:56.71
4 England Roy Hanks / David Wells Yamaha 109.321 mph 1:02:07.38
5 England Gary Bryan / Colin Hardman Yamaha 109.098 mph 1:02:15.02
6 England Andrew Laidlow / Patrick Farrance LCR Suzuki 108.562 mph 1:02:33.45
7 England Philip Dongworth / Stuart Castles Ireson Yamaha 108.321 mph 1:02:42.13
8 England Tony Elmer / Darren Marshall Ireson Yamaha 107.584 mph 1:03:07.57
9 Isle of Man Glyn Jones / Chris Lake DMR Honda 106.824 mph 1:03:34.50
10 England David Wallis / Sally Wilson Honda 106.492 mph 1:03:46.40
  • Race 4 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT 7 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 England John McGuinness Honda 122.264 mph 1:14:03.73
2 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 121.542 mph 1:14:30.13
3 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 120.707 mph 1:15:01.08
4 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 120.388 mph 1:15:13.00
5 Australia Cameron Donald Honda 119.552 mph 1:15:44.56
6 Republic of Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 119.207 mph 1:15:57.70
7 Isle of Man Nigel Beattie Yamaha 119.116 mph 1:16:01.19
8 England Dan Stewart Yamaha 118.524 mph 1:16:23.97
9 England Mark Parrett Yamaha 118.329 mph 1:16:31.53
10 Isle of Man Chris Palmer Honda 117.952 mph 1:16:46.20

New Lap Record: John McGuinness, 123.975 mph

Note: Ian Hutchinson did finish 2nd in the Supersport race, but was later disqualified, as his Kawasaki ZX-6 was deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. However, McAdoo Racing (Hutchinson's team) have lodged an appeal to have the position re-instated.

  • Race 5 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race B 7 June (3 laps – 113.19 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren Hope DMR Honda 111.467 mph 1:00:55.64
2 England Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell Yamaha 110.376 mph 1:01:31.78
3 England Roy Hanks / Dave Wells DMR Honda 108.67 mph 1:02:29.73
4 England Bill Currie / Mark Cox Windle Yamaha 107.312 mph 1:03:17.16
5 England Tony Baker / Mark Hegarty Yamaha 107.181 mph 1:03:21.81
6 England Conrad Harrison / Kris Hibberd Honda 106.426 mph 1:03:48.78
7 England Roger Stockton / Pete Alton Yamaha 105.614 mph 1:04:18.23
8 England Kenny Howles / Doug Jewell Suzuki 105.582 mph 1:04:19.39
9 England John Holden / Andrew Winkle Honda 105.569 mph 1:04:19.85
10 England Nigel Connole / Jamie Winn Honda 105.362 mph 1:04:27.46
  • Race 6 – Jester Interactive Senior TT 9 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 England John McGuinness Honda 126.178 mph 1:47:38.84
2 Australia Cameron Donald Honda 125.68 mph 1:47:59.45
3 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 125.596 mph 1:48:08.79
4 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 125.396 mph 1:48:19.11
5 England Guy Martin Yamaha 123.841 mph 1:49:40.71
6 England Carl Rennie Kawasaki 122.411 mph 1:50:57.62
7 Northern Ireland Davy Morgan Honda 121.646 mph 1:51:39.48
8 Republic of Ireland Raymond Porter Yamaha 121.439 mph 1:51:50.90
9 Isle of Man Nigel Beattie Yamaha 121.137 mph 1:52:07.60
10 Isle of Man Gary Carswell Suzuki 121.027 mph 1:52:13.76

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph

Notes

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  • Major alterations to the Snaefell mountain course are carried out for the 2006 TT Races with road widening at the Windy Corner carried-out over the winter of 2005–2006.
  • Ryan Farquhar misses the 2006 TT Races after breaking an arm after crashing a 250cc motor-cycle at the Cookstown Races. His place is taken by Adrian Archibald in the Suzuki team. However, Ryan Farquhar makes a return to the Mountain Course when he races in the 2006 Manx Grand Prix.[1]
  • Practice for the 2006 Isle of Man TT Races is the first complete all dry session since 1957.
  • During Thursday afternoon practice, Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle crashed at Rhencullen after the sidecar outfit experiences a 145 mph backward flip.[2] Molyneux suffered shoulder injuries and withdrew from the event.[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ TT News 2006 Preview Edition Isle of Man Newspapers.
  2. ^ TT News 2006 – Edition 1 Isle of Man Newspapers
  3. ^ "Complex Shoulder Injury in World Champion Biker | ShoulderDoc". www.shoulderdoc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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