Isle OF Man June 5, 2007 Race Results: Superstock TT: 1. Bruce Anstey (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:11:56.29, 125.875 mph 2. John McGuinness (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:12:36.59, 124.710 mph 3. Ian Hutchinson (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:12:58.91, 124.075 mph 4. Martin Finnegan (MV Agusta F4-1000R), 1:13:18.61, 123.519 mph 5. Conor Cummins (Yam YZF-R1), 1:14:00.26, 122.360 mph 6. Mark Parrett (Yam YZF-R1), 1:14:03.65, 122.267 mph 7. James McBride (Yam YZF-R1), 1:14:21.17, 121.787 mph 8. Ian Pattinson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:14:24.54, 121.695 mph 9. Gary Carswell (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:14:51.91, 120.953 mph 10. Dan Stewart (Yam YZF-R1), 1:14:53.32, 120.915 mph 15. Steve Plater (Yam YZF-R1), 1:15:30.20, 119.931 mph 24. Mark Miller (Apr RSV1000), 1:17:08.45, 117.385 mph 25. Jimmy Moore (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:17:09.47, 117.359 mph More, from a press release issued by Honda: Isle of Man Centenary TT Festival. Superstock TT. June 5, 2007. Weather: Sunny. Crowd: 50,000. Anstey takes Superstock TT HM Plant Hondas complete podium places Bruce Anstey made the most of the perfect conditions as he shattered his own race and lap records in a scorching ride to victory in the four lap Isle of Man Superstock TT. New Zealander Anstey was chased home by HM Plant Honda riders John McGuinness and Ian Hutchinson. Kiwi Anstey was producing unbelievable speed on his Suzuki as he charged around this 37.73 mile dash around the public roads of the Island, running even faster than John McGuinness had done as he won the previous afternoon’s Superbike race. Anstey took his sixth victory on the Island, and his fourth in this class as he packed the power to lead throughout, breaking the challenge of twelve times winner McGuinness with a second lap at a remarkable average speed of 128.349mph. From the start, Anstey had set the pace to be running almost four seconds ahead of the HM Plant Honda rider after the first ten miles, and the race was unrelenting as they leading duo battled it out – both broke the lap record on the opening lap, but it was Anstey who was the faster with a staggering time of 17m 38.70secs, 128.297mph from a standing start. There was no let up, however as Anstey surged on. He was 13 seconds up after the first lap, but was upping the tempo and forging further ahead, and by the time he pitted for the half distance fuelling halt he was running 23 seconds clear of McGuinness, little surprise as it was announced that he had completed that lap at 128.400mph. He was quickly back onto the course, extending his lead, and running particularly strongly over the Mountain section giving McGuinness no opportunity to hit back and after three laps, the Kiwi was running 27 seconds clear and by the end of the race his winning margin was up to 40 seconds. McGuinness had given everything, and he was magnanimous in his praise for the winner’s performance. “I’m second, but that’s not for the lack of trying – Bruce’s speed was absolutely incredible. I was trying really hard, pushing on, but there was no staying with him. He really pulled our pants down on that first lap. He is the super-superstocker. I enjoyed the race, and it was great fun to ride. My bike never missed a beat, it was good enough to win the race, but on this occasion the jockey was not good enough.” Ian Hutchinson said: “I’m a lot happier with the race today. I rode the absolute wheels off the bike and thought it was unbelievable to be five seconds behind at the end of the first lap so I got stuck in and got my head down. The conditions were perfect and both John and I proved how good the Honda is on the roads – the times were astonishing. I really enjoyed the race, I was in no-mans land for most of it with 20 seconds between the rider in front and behind but overall I’m pleased with the result.” Winner Anstey said: “The bike was really going well, although I was a little bit nervous early on. I knew that I had to put in a really good first lap, and then push on hard because the opposition was strong. I was concentrating hard, and was able to take John McGuinness on the second lap. The first two were good laps, breaking the record in both of them. They were good. I’d got my head down and was going for it and the speed was no problem as the bike was handling so well.” Martin Finnegan, who was giving MV Agusta their competitive return to the Island for the first time in some three decades, finished fourth. Conor Cummins, riding Yamaha, finished fifth, and his final lap at 124.332mph, makes him the fastest ever Manx rider around the course. Mark Parrett and James McBride, also riding Yamaha followed him home, with Suzuki riders Ian Pattison and Gary Carswell ahead of tenth placed Dan Stewart SUPERSTOCK TT RACE RESULTS 1 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1hr 11m 56.29s. 2 John McGuinness HM Plant Honda 1:12:36.59 3 Ian Hutchinson HM Plant Honda 1:12:58.91 4 Martin Finnegan MV Agusta 1:13:18.61 5 Conor Cummins Yamaha 1:14:00.26 6 Mark Parett Yamaha 1:14:03.65 7 James McBride Yamaha 1:14:21.17 8 Ian Pattison Suzuki 1:14:24.54 9 Gary Carswell Suzuki 1:14:51.91 10 Dan Stewart 1:14:53.32 More, from a press release issued by Optoma Yamaha Racing: TWO STRONG RESULTS FOR OPTOMA YAMAHA RACING Steve Plater rode to a 10th place finish in the six lap TT Superbike on Monday followed by 15th in the TT Superstock run over four laps of the 37.73 mile mountain road course to claim two silver replicas on his first visit to the Isle of Man TT races. Steve who is in line for the Best Newcomer award is continuing to learn his way around the demanding public roads course and rode a splendid race on Monday taking the first lap at a steady pace being 20th fastest rider but upped his game as he grew in confidence and was clocked through the speed trap at Sulby as third fastest rider with a speed of 185.4mph on lap two. Then came the fuel stop at the end of lap two with the Optoma Yamaha pit crew pulling out all the stops to get the bike refuelled and set Steve back on his way around the course. Lap three saw Steve move up into 13th place and progress to 10th at the end of the fourth lap after a further stop for fuel. The final two laps went well for Steve who was recorded doing a speed of 187.5mph through the Sulby speed trap on lap five and then posting his fastest lap of the race on lap six with an average speed of 123.141mph over the 37.73 miles. STEVE PLATER “That was spot on, I am well happy with that. I learned quite a lot through the race and found some different lines by following some of the faster guys. I got caught out twice; once at May Hill when someone held up a chalkboard for me, I was so busy reading it that I was distracted and missed my turning point on the first lap. Then I made a mistake at the 13th milestone, which is not the place to do that. “I got on ok with the pit stops, I am used to those having done quite a bit of endurance racing but found them not really long enough. I really could have done with a bit more time to have a cup of tea and slice of cake! “I wasn’t actually aiming for any particular position, I just wanted to finish the race using it as a few more laps of practise. I am really pleased with this top ten but I have no real worries about trying to beat that next time out. I just want to learn more and more this year.” Tuesday saw Steve ride to a strong 15th place in the Superstock race to finish as second fastest newcomer behind fellow Lincolnshire rider Gary Johnson. At the end of the first lap Steve, from Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire was placed at 23rd but made up places during the second lap and was 16th fastest rider when he came in for a fuel stop. He had clocked up the fifth fastest speed through the Sulby speed trap with a flyer at 177.1mph and made it up to 15th on the final lap. STEVE PLATER “I now have another silver trophy to add to the one I picked up last night for the Superbike race. As a newcomer to the island races I don’t expect too much but I have exceeded my expectations so far and improved my lap times with each passing lap in this race today.” The weather forecast remains good for Wednesday so the four-lap Junior TT should run to schedule. ALISTAIR FLANAGAN Steve went well on the Superbike on Monday. He did well to finish 10th in his first ever race at the TT. The team were all very pleased with his efforts and his times were good so no complaints at all. The Superstock race could have gone a bit better but the bike wasn’t handling as it should. To be honest it isn’t Steve’s favoured bike, he is more comfortable on the Superbike but he did well to bring it home for another silver replica and 15th place. Wednesday sees the Junior TT with Steve out on the Yamaha R6 machine. He has been going well all through practise in the Supersport class and it would be nice to see him maintain that progress in the race. The Junior TT to be run over four laps of the TT course is scheduled for a start at 10.45am on Wednesday.