The 2007 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the Centenary race event held from 26 May to 8 June 2007.Daily Express page 101 Saturday 2 June 2007 Northern and Shell Media "McGuinness quickly into party spirit...."
The Blue Riband race of the meeting, the Senior TT was won by John McGuinness recording the first lap at an average speed of 130 mph lap of the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The Superstock TT race of the Centenary meeting was won by Bruce Anstey and the 600cc Junior TT race by Ian Hutchinson. The Sidecar TT Races A & B were both won by the combination of Dave Molyneux/Rick Long and John McGuinness also completed a double after winning the Superbike TT race. During the Senior TT race, a race accident resulted in the death of a competitor and two spectators.Sunday Express page 121 Sunday 10 June Northern and Shell Media "THE THRILL THAT KILLS Marc Ramsbotham who lost his life along with two spectators after accepting the challenge of the TT races...." A further serious race accident occurred during the Post TT race with a race competitor and four spectators being injured.TT Centenary News – Issue 4 page 6 6 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing
For the 2007 Centenary TT Races, a number of special events where held to commemorate 100 years of the Isle of Man TT Races. This include a Centenary TT race re-enactment, a display by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over Douglas BayIsle of Man Courier page 16 31 May 2007 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing and a music festival with the headline act of the UK group The Who. The 2007 Isle of Man TT race festival was the first event that a one-way traffic flow was introduced on the mountain section of A18 Snaefell Mountain Road between Ramsey Hairpin and the Creg-ny-Baa road junction.
Centenary Re-enactment To celebrate the first 1907 Isle of Man TT held on 28 May of that year, a special Re-enactment of the 1907 eventIsle of Man Centenary TT – ACU/MMCC Official Race Guide pp6 Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Leisure (2007) Mannin Media Group Ltd was held on the village green next to Tynwald Hill in St. Johns on Monday 28 May 2007.Manx Independent page 17 Thursday 25 May 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers (2007) Johnson Press Publishing The vintage parade of 100 classic motor-cyclesMotor Cycle News pages 14–15 6 June 2007 EMAP Publications Ltd for the Centenary Re-enactment of one lap on closed public roads on the original St. John's Short Course were flagged away by former FIM World Motor-Cycle Champion Geoff Duke. The first of the participants to start the Re-enactment parade was Dr George Cohen riding the recently restored twin-cylinder Peugeot-Norton.Manx Independent page 17 Thursday 25 May 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers (2007) Johnson Press Publishing ridden by Rem Fowler during the first Isle of Man TT Race in 1907. Also participating in the 2007 Re-enactment were former TT competitors including Alan Cathcart, Sammy Miller, Guy Martin, Nick Jefferies and Mick Grant.Manx Independent page 18 & 19 Thursday 1 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing
Practice week The first two competitors to start practice for the Centenary event from the TT Grandstand included Steve Plater and Keith Amor on their Solo Newcomers' speed control lap followed by an untimed practice session for Solo competitors and sidecar crews.TT Centenary News 2007 – Preview Edition page 4 & 5 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing
Despite the 2007 Isle of Man TT being the first practice and races not interrupted by the weather since the Golden Jubilee event of 1957, after the cancellation of the Wednesday evening practice. Isle of Man Examiner page 18 5 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd The Australian TT rider Cameron Donald is forced to miss the 2007 Isle of Man TT Races after breaking a collar-bone while competing during the 2007 North West 200 Superbike Race. Cameron Donald breaks collar-bone. Retrieved 22 May 2007 Carl Rennie was also forced to miss the 2007 Isle of Man TT Races included after breaking a collar bone at the Cookstown 100 Races.Manx Independent pp 54 dated 25 May 2007 – Isle of Man Newspaper Group
During Monday's evening practice session, Ian Hutchinson riding for Honda recorded a speed of 192.838 mph through the speed trap in Sulby. Hutchy records 192 through speed trap. Retrieved 29 May 2007 Also during Monday opening practice, TT riders Steve Pooley and Andy King slipped off at the 32nd Milestone suffering minor abrasions to hand and arms. At Laurel Bank, Ian Hutchinson suffered an injury to an elbow. After an accident at the Water Works Corner near Ramsey, Marc Ramsbotham was taken to Nobles Hospital for an X-Ray for a suspected injury.
Tuesday's evening practice is held in slightly overcast conditions and John McGuinness riding a Honda in the Superbike class records a lap at an average speed 128.492 mph to lead practice. The practice times for Supersport and Superstock classes are both led by New Zealander Bruce Anstey recording lap times of 121.33 mph (Yamaha) and 125.34 mph (Suzuki) respectively. McGuinness increases pace at TT. Retrieved 30 May 2007 The sidecar class is dominated by Nick Crowe/Dan Sayle riding a 600cc Honda outfit recording a lap of 114.208 mph. The sidecar of Dave Molyneux / Rick Long stopped on Bray Hill on the first Sidecar TT practice lap with continuing mechanical problems. At the Quarterbridge, Karsten Schmidt slipped off during Tuesday evening practice, William Dunlop and Roger Maher at the Waterworks and Conor Cummins and Alan Chamley collided at Laurel Bank. Tuesday Practice Report. Retrieved 30 May 2007
After the cancellation of Wednesday evening practice session due to low-lying mist on the primary A18 Mountain Road section of the TT Course the next TT Race practice was held on the evening of Thursday 31 May 2007. The traditional Thursday afternoon practice session held since 1937TT 2003 Race Guide. Pag 199 Motor-Cycle News EMAP Publication. was moved to an evening practice session in line with the Manx Grand Prix to increase the availability of race marshals. The Thursday evening TT practice session was dominated again by John McGuinness who posted a lap of an average speed of 129.084 mph which was slightly slower than his outright TT lap record of an average speed of 129.45 mph. The Sidecar TT practice was dominated again by the local Isle of Man crew of Nick Crowe/Dan Sayle with a lap at an average speed of 114.125 mph. Thursday Practice Report At Cruickshanks corner in Ramsey, James Coward suffered fractures to the lower leg after an accident and John Crellin hit a seagull on the Mountain Section.
Centenary TT Race Week Superbike TT Race The Superbike Race was first delayed by 30 minutes due to spilt oil at the Bungalow and then by damp-patches, low-lying mist and high winds on the Mountain Section of the course. Isle of Man Examiner page 18 Tuesday 5 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing The Superbike TT Race is postponed until Monday 4 June 2007 after the deterioration of the weather and controversy over the TT Race regulations the bans the use of hand-cut slicks.Motor Cycle News page 58 Wednesday 6 June 2007 EMAP Publications Ltd As the difficult weather conditions demanded hand-cut slick racing tyres, it was alleged that Honda would withdraw if the Superbike TT race was not postponed or that John McGuinness and Ian Hutchinson would start the race on slicks and then turn off the course at Bray Hill and return to the race paddock.Motor Cycle News pages 58–59 Wednesday 6 June 2007 EMAP Publications Ltd
The rescheduled Superbike TT race was to be run on Monday 4 June 2007 with Michael Rutter riding a 1000cc ZX 10 Kawasaki the first competitor to start the Centenary TT Races. The first retirements were the Isle of Man competitor Nigel Beattie riding a Yamaha R1 with a broken gear-linkage at the TT Grandstand. At Crosby, Bruce Anstey also retired on lap 1 of the Superbike TT with a failed ignition amplifier on his 1000cc Suzuki and Michael Rutter with an engine failure at Isle of Man.Motor Cycle News page 58 Wednesday 6 June 2007 EMAP Publications Ltd After leading the race by 2 seconds at Glen Helen, John McGuinness records a lap-time of 17 minutes and 42.79 seconds an average speed of 127.804 for lap 1 of the Superbike race and leads Guy Martin by 4.81 seconds and Ian Hutchinson by 11.79 seconds both riding Honda motor-cycles.TT Centenary News – Issue 2 page 4 4 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing At Kerrowmoar, near Sulby on the first lap, local competitor Paul Hunt slipped-off and was taken to Nobles Hospital with minor injuries. By lap 2 and the first of the pit-stops at the TT Grandstand, John McGuinness leads Guy Martin in second place by 10.55 seconds and laps in 17 minutes and 38.85 seconds an average speed of 128.279 mph. Riding a Honda, Ryan Farquhar displaces Ian Lougher for 5th place with Martin Finnegan and Ian Hutchinson in 3rd and 4th places respectively. Also on lap 2, James Edmeades crashed at Ballacraine and Mark Parrett at Cruickshanks Corner in Ramsey and both were uninjured.TT Centenary News – Issue 2 page 4 4 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing Through the speed-trap at the TT Grandstand, John McGuinness records a speed of 172 mphTT Centenary News – Issue 2 page 4 4 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing on lap 3 and now leads Guy Martin by 22.06 seconds and Ian Hutchinson by 42.75 seconds in third place. Also, Ian Lougher retakes 5th place and leads Ryan Farquhar by 10.26 seconds. The damp patches on the TT Course dominated the rest of the race and John McGuinness records an average speed for lap 4 of 127.207 mph and 126.513 mph for lap 6 and wins the TT Superbike race in 1 hour and 48 minutes, 11.17 seconds at an average race speed of 125.550 mph.TT Centenary News – Issue 2 page 6 4 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing A finish in 10th place at an average race speed of 119.657 mph produced a silver TT replica award for TT Newcomer Steve Plater.TT Centenary News – Issue 2 page 7 4 June 2007 – Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2007) Johnson Press Publishing
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