2007 Manx Grand Prix

April 2022 Practice Monday 20 August – Saturday 26 August 2007 Senior Manx Grand Prix Leaderboard and Practice Times Rank Rider Mon 20 Aug Tues 21 Aug Wed 22 Aug Fri 24 Aug Sat 25 Aug Mon 27 Aug 1 Sweden Mats Nilsson 600 cc Honda 19' 54.98 113.655 mph 19' 34.39 115.658 mph 20' 14.74 111.816 mph 19' 30.34 116.058 mph 22' 40.07 99.868 mph 19' 13.43 117.760 mph 2 England Michael Weldon 600 cc Yamaha 19' 58.15 113.365 mph 19' 36.22 115.478 mph 19' 28.29 116.202 mph 20' 00.47 113.146 mph       ——    No Time 19' 21.55 116.937 mph 3Ireland Shane Connor 600 cc Yamaha       ——    No Time       ——    No Time 19' 41.87 114.926 mph 19' 28.39 116.252 mph 22' 18.89 101.448 mph 19' 28.42 116.250 mph 4Wales Adam Barclay 750 cc Suzuki 20' 01.37 113.061 mph 19' 33.63 115.734 mph 20' 00.47 113.146 mph 19' 40.41 115.068 mph 19' 43.32 114.785 mph       ——    No Time 5Ireland Derek Brien 750 cc Suzuki       ——    No Time       ——    No Time       ——    No Time       ——    No Time       ——    No Time 19' 40.74 115.036 mph 6Northern Ireland James McCullagh 750 cc Suzuki       ——    No Time 20' 45.76 109.032 mph 19' 41.81 114.448 mph       ——    No Time       ——    No Time       ——    No Time 7Northern Ireland Phil McGurk 750 cc Suzuki 20' 52.23 108.469 mph 19' 49.24 114.214 mph       ——    No Time 20' 43.71 109.212 mph       ——    No Time       ——    No Time 8England Andy Jackson 750 cc Suzuki 20' 44.03 109.184 mph 20' 05.64 112.661 mph 19' 50.49 114.094 mph 20' 08.28 112.415 mph 22' 33.93 99.879 mph       ——    No Time 9Isle of Man Simon Fulton 600 cc Honda 20' 11.21 112.143 mph 19' 58.68 113.314 mph 19' 50.70 114.074 mph 19' 48.44 114.291 mph 20' 37.07 114.720 mph 19' 49.81 114.159 mph 10Ireland Ryan McKay 600 cc Honda 20' 52.23 108.469 mph 19' 57.85 113.393 mph       ——    No Time 19' 53.04 113.851 mph 23' 20.54 96.983 mph 20' 15.22 111.773 mph https://web.archive.org/web/20120205223544/http://www.iommgp.com/results/2007/21AugPractice-Senior.pdf 2012-02-05 Tuesday Evening Practice Senior Results (Retrieved 22 August 2007) Race results Newcomers Race A Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Four-stroke Four-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 550 cc and not exceeding 750 cc. Twin/three-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 601 cc and not exceeding 1000 cc.Race Guide – Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp2–3 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Ireland Andrew Brady 750 cc Suzuki 109.107 mph 1:22.59.61 2 England Russell Mountford 599 cc Yamaha 107.888 mph 1:20.22.88 3Isle of Man Justin Croft 600 cc Yamaha 107.678 mph 1:24.05.72 4Northern Ireland Noel Patterson 750 cc Suzuki 107.256 mph 1:24.25.55 5Northern Ireland Paul Gartland 750 cc Suzuki 104.660 mph 1:26.31.20 6Spain Sergio Romero 599 cc Honda 103.727 mph 1:27.17.88 7England Ian Gilder 750 cc Suzuki 103.637 mph 1:27.22.47 8England Michael Russell 600 cc Suzuki 103.455 mph 1:27.31.69 9Northern Ireland James McCann 750 cc Suzuki 103.346 mph 1:27.37.22 10Northern Ireland Adrian Louge 749 cc Suzuki 102.962 mph 1:27.56.85 Fastest Lap No 6. Andrew Brady – 19 minutes 22.85 seconds 116.806 mph Newcomers Race C Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Two-stroke motorcycles exceeding 125 cc and 6 gears. Four-stroke motorcycles exceeding 251 cc and not exceeding 400 cc.Race Guide Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp2–3 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1England Oliver Linsdell 398 cc Yamaha 102.830 mph 1:28.03.57 2 Ireland David Yeomans 400 cc Honda 89.059 mph 1:41.40.55 3England Brian Clarke 400 cc Yamaha 88.853 mph 1:41.54.72 4Italy Roberto Airoldi 399 cc Kawasaki 87.680 mph 1:43.16.52 5England Brenden Stone 400 cc Kawasaki 87.909 mph 1:46.38.77 6England Ian Griffiths 400 cc Honda 87.796 mph 1:46.47.30 7Wales Jimmy Aspinall 399 cc Honda 82.437 mph 1:49.50.62 Fastest Lap No 48 Oliver Linsdell – 21 minutes 25.12 seconds 105.693 mph Senior Classic Race Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) For motorcycles exceeding 350 cc and not exceeding 500 cc.Race Guide – Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp5–7 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar 500 cc BIC Paton 107.576 mph 1:24.44.19 2 England Chris Palmer 500 cc Matchless 106.863 mph 1:24.44.19 3 England Steve Linsdell 500 cc BIC Paton 106.823 mph 1:24.46.10 4England Mark Parrett 499 cc G50 Matchless 103.670 mph 1:27.20.81 5Isle of Man Alan Brew 496 cc G50 Seeley 103.41.95 mph 1:27.41.95 6Scotland Wattie Brown 500 cc Petty Manx 102.703 mph 1:28.10.12 7England John Goodall 496 cc Matchless G50 102.188 mph 1:28.36.78 8Isle of Man Dave Madsen-Mygdal 499 cc Honda 101.175 mph 1:29.30.05 9England Steve Elliot 499 cc Honda 100.711 mph 1:29.54.74 10England Bob Price 500 cc Seeley G50 99.938 mph 1:30.36.52 Fastest Lap No 6. Ryan Farquhar – 20 minutes 52.47 seconds 108.448 mph Junior Classic Race Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Class A for motorcycles exceeding 300 cc and not exceeding 350 cc. Race Guide – Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp9–11 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1England Roy Richardson 349 cc Drixton Honda 101.545 mph 1:31.04.39 2 Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar 349 cc K4 Honda 100.755 mph 1:29.52.41 3England Chris McGahan 350 cc Honda 100.238 mph 1:30.20.24 4England John Goodall 349 cc AJS 7R 98.191 mph 1:32.13.21 5England Steve Elliot 349 cc Honda 97.573 mph 1:32.48.24 6England Tony Myres 349 cc Manx Norton 96.776 mph 1:34.21.19 7Isle of Man Rich Hawkins 349 cc Ducati 96.672 mph 1:33.40.14 8Isle of Man Dave Madsen-Mygdal 349 cc Honda 94.891 mph 1:35.25.62 9England Pete Swallow 348 cc Petty Manx 93.804 mph 1:36.32.01 10England Andy Reynolds 348 cc Honda 93.563 mph 1:36.46.93 Fastest Lap No 10. Roy Richardson – 22 minutes 01.37 seconds 102.794 mph Lightweight Classic Race Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Class B for motorcycles exceeding 175 cc and not exceeding 250 cc. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Scotland Ewan Hamilton 242 cc Suzuki 93.937 mph 1:36.23.79 2 England Peter Richardson 248 cc Suzuki 92.909 mph 1:37.27.77 3England David Smith 246 cc Suzuki 92.613 mph 1:37.46.48 4England Peter Symes 250 cc Suzuki 92.425 mph 1:37.58.38 5England Tom Jackson 248 cc Suzuki 89.932 mph 1:40.41.34 6England Mervyn Stratford 247 cc Greeves Silverstone 85.971 mph 1:45.19.70 7England Roger Jones 248 cc Suzuki 85.523 mph 1:45.52.84 8England Tony Mason 249 cc Honda 83.662 mph 1:45.52.84 9Ireland Kevin Murphy 250 cc Ducati 79.320 mph 1:54.09.63 Fastest Lap No 75. Ewan Hamilton – 23 minutes 37.47 seconds 95.825 mph Junior Manx Grand Prix Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Two-stroke motorcycles exceeding 200 cc and not exceeding 350 cc. Four-stroke four-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 450 cc and not exceeding 600 cc. Four-stroke twin-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 600 cc and not exceeding 750 cc.Race Guide – Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp15–18 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Ireland Derek Brien 600 cc Kawasaki 118.027 mph 1:16.43.30 2 Sweden Matts Nilsson 600 cc Honda 116.361 mph 1:17.42.20 3Northern Ireland Andrew Neill 600 cc Honda 115.441 mph 1:18.26.41 4England Phil McGurk 600 cc Honda 114.824 mph 1:18.51.70 5Wales Adam Barclay 600 cc Suzuki 114.602 mph 1:19.00.84 6Northern Ireland James McCullaugh 600 cc Honda 114.076 mph 1:19.22.71 7Isle of Man Simon Fulton 600 cc Honda 113.814 mph 1:19.33.69 8England Michael Charnock 600 cc Honda 113.549 mph 1:19.46.50 9England Neal Champion 600 cc Kawasaki 113.316 mph 1:19.54.66 10Ireland Ryan McCay 600 cc Honda 113.160 mph 1:20.01.29 Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Two-stroke motorcycles 201 cc – 350 cc Race Guide – Manx Grand Prix 2007 pp21–23 Manx Motor-Cycle Club Ltd (2007) Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Northern Ireland Samuel Dunlop 250 cc Honda 108.083 mph 1:23.46.79 2 England Neil Kent 249 cc Yamaha 106.545 mph 1:23.59.35 3Northern Ireland Brian Kent 250 cc Yamaha 105.955 mph 1:25.27.76 4Isle of Man Wally Kneale 250 cc Honda 103.664 mph 1:27.21.09 5Wales Daniel Williams 250 cc Honda 103.338 mph 1:27.37.62 6Isle of Man Dean Martin 250 cc Honda 102.953 mph 1:27.57.28 7Isle of Man Carl Roberts 250 cc Honda 102.639 mph 1:28.13.45 8England Tom Snow 250 cc Honda 101.217 mph 1:29.27.77 9Northern Ireland Robert McCrum 250 cc Honda 99.216 mph 1:31.16.03 10Northern Ireland Mark Waddell 250 cc Honda 98.843 mph 1:31.36.74 Fastest Lap No 7. Samuel Dunlop – 20 minutes 36.15 seconds 109.880 mph Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix (Provisional Result) Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 3 laps – 113.00 miles Two-stroke motorcycles up to 125 cc, 6 gears maximum. Four-stroke motorcycles 251 cc – 401 cc Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1England Oliver Linsdell 398 cc Yamaha 106.634 mph 1:03.41.33 2 England Tim Sayers 400 cc Kawasaki 104.630 mph 1:04.54.53 3Northern Ireland Joe Phillips 398 cc Kawasaki 104.107 mph 1:05.14.10 4Ireland Keith Costello 400 cc Honda 104.039 mph 1:05.16.65 5England Andrew Kirkwood 399 cc Kawasaki 103.353 mph 1:05.42.63 6Isle of Man Dan Sayle 125 cc Honda 101.769 mph 1:06.44.01 7England Ross Johnson 400 cc Kawasaki 101.105 mph 1:07.10.31 8Wales Anthony Davies 399 cc Yamaha 100.701 mph 1:07.26.47 9Ireland Myles Byrne 400 cc Honda 100.423 mph 1:07.36.66 10England Ian Hickey 400 cc Honda 99.643 mph 1:08.09.43 Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix (Revised Result) Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km) Manx Independent pp47 dated 7 September 2007 Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1England Oliver Linsdell 398 cc Yamaha 107.197 mph 1:24.38.25 2 England Tim Sayers 400 cc Kawasaki 104.796 mph 1:26.24.29 3Ireland Keith Costello 400 cc Honda 104.567 mph 1:26.35.85 4Northern Ireland Joe Phillips 398 cc Kawasaki 104.537 mph 1:26.37.32 5England Andrew Kirkwood 399 cc Kawasaki 103.441 mph 1:23.32.41 6Isle of Man Dan Sayle 125 cc Honda 101.577 mph 1:29.08.76 7England Ross Johnson 400 cc Kawasaki 101.333 mph 1:29.21.67 8Ireland Myles Byrne 400 cc Honda 100.695 mph 1:29.55.90 9Wales Anthony Davies 399 cc yamaha 100.482 mph 1:30.7.04 10England Ian Hickey 400 cc Honda 99.691 mph 1:30.49.97 Fastest Lap No 41. Oliver Linsdell – 20 minutes 47.03 seconds 108.922 mph. Notes After the cancellation of the first evening practice session on Saturday 18 August 2007 due to heavy rain and low-lying mist on the primary A18 Mountain Road section of the Snaefell mountain course The next Manx Grand Prix practice was held on the evening of Monday 20 August 2007 with the newcomers escorted on their first lap by travelling marshalls and former Isle of Man TT Race competitors. A number of competitors where caught-out at Governor's Bridge including newcomer Dave Yeomans and also John Harrison riding a 600 cc Honda and John Batty on a 400c Kawasaki. Former 1972 Manx Grand Prix Senior winner Dave Hughes injured an arm after a crash at Union Mills riding a 350 cc Manx Norton. At Cruickshank's Corner in Ramsey, Steve Gibbs slipped of his 350 cc Classic Honda and was uninjured. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200042/http://www.manxradio.com/readNEwsItem.aspx?id=8798 2007-09-30 Practice underway at MGP (Retrieved 22 August 2007) During Tuesday evening practice Brian Spooner set the fastest time in the Lightweight class with a lap at an average speed of 111.288 mph and then suffered a crash at Quarterbridge as did Neil Kent at Ballacraine and both were uninjured. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929071853/http://www.manxradio.com/readNEwsItem.aspx?id=8832 2007-09-29 Farquhar Flying (Retrieved 23 August 2007) Wednesday Evening practice is cut-short after problems with low-lying sea-mist and fog in the Kirk Michael area. Only two laps of practice are completed by the Senior, Junior and Lightweight competitors. An incident involving two riders occurred at the Waterworks Corner near Ramsey between Marie Hodson and Robert Gordon. Another incident occurred at Alpine Cottage with Kevin Fitzpatrick and Neil Cudworth taken to Nobles Hospital with suspected minor fractures. https://archive.today/20120904170802/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/isle/Wednesday-MGP-practice-cut-short.3140230.jp 2012-09-04 Wednesday MGP practice cut short Again Thursday evening practice is cut-short by reduced visibility on the Mountain Section of the course and sea-mist in the Kirk Michael area. https://web.archive.org/web/20071007021651/http://www.iommgp.com/news/419-thursday_evening_practice.php 2007-10-07 Thursday Evening Practice Sources External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map #2006 Category:2007 in British motorsport Manx Manx