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MIKE HAMMONDS TT BLOG PAGES
FRIDAY EVENING PRACTICE
After early morning mist, conditions
were nearly perfect for Friday evening's practice, with a few damp
patches reported under the trees. Frustratingly the bikes didn't get
away until 18:55 due to an RTC which had left oil on the road at the
Graham Memorial on the Mountain. Stationary yellow flags were
displayed on the approach to the Memorial and waved yellow flags at
the memorial for the whole of the evening's practice.
Never the less impressive times
were posted with Michael Dunlop, Tyco BMW, topping the Superbike
times with a lap of 132.33mph. Peter Hickman headed the
Superstock's on his Smiths Racing BMW at 130.83mph. Last rider
away in the session was Ryan Kneen, who was paying tribute to
his late brother Dan, by wearing Dan's spare racing helmet. Ryan
received a great reception all of the way around the course. The
attached photograph of Ryan at Quarterbridge is courtesy of Sean
Corlett fom IOMTTPICS.com
The evening session was red
flagged after an incident on Hailwood Rise had left oil on the
track. No details were given as to who was involved, only that
the riders were okay.
The final sidecar session before
Race 1 was led by John Holden and Lee Cain Sillicone
(Engineering / Barnes Racing Honda) with a lap of 115.73mph from
Peter Founds and Jevan Walmsley. The Birchalls ran in their
machine and pulled in at Ballacraine, all set for Saturday's
race.
 Michael Jackson / Harry Payne  Kevin Thornton / Dave Dean The second Zero practice, for the electric bikes, saw Michael Rutter retiring his Mugan at the Thirteenth Milestone. Lee Johnson was quickest at 116.05mph
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