2006 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event September 2011 January 2022 thumb|300px|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 Race 1 – Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race 3 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1England John McGuinness Honda 124.764 mph 1:48.52.06 2Wales Ian Lougher Honda 124.021 mph 1:49.31.20 3England Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 123.58 mph 1:49.54.61 4Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 122.385 mph 1:50.59.02 5Australia Cameron Donald Honda 122.881 mph 1:51.26.54 6Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 121.821 mph 1:51.59.67 7England Carl Rennie Kawasaki 121.217 mph 1:52.03.19 8Isle of Man Paul Hunt Yamaha 120.925 mph 1:52.19.41 9Northern Ireland Davy Morgan Honda 120.425 mph 1:52.45.90 10Ireland 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 1New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 124.147 mph 1:12.56.34 2England Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 123.912 mph 1:13.04.64 3Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 123.25 mph 1:13.28.19 4England Guy Martin Yamaha 122.946 mph 1:13.39.09 5England John McGuinness Honda 122.106 mph 1:14.09.48 6Wales Ian Lougher Honda 121.209 mph 1:14.42.43 7Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 120.602 mph 1:15.04.30 8England Mark Parrett Yamaha 119.972 mph 1:15.28.65 9Isle of Man Gary Carswell Suzuki 119.923 mph 1:15.30.51 10England 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 1Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren Hope Honda 113.342 mph 1:00:27.15 2England Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell Yamaha 110.902 mph 1:01:14.26 3England John Holden / Andrew Winkle Honda 109.635 mph 1:01:56.71 4England Roy Hanks / David Wells Yamaha 109.321 mph 1:02:07.38 5England Gary Bryan / Colin Hardman Yamaha 109.098 mph 1:02:15.02 6England Andrew Laidlow / Patrick Farrance LCR Suzuki 108.562 mph 1:02:33.45 7England Philip Dongworth / Stuart Castles Ireson Yamaha 108.321 mph 1:02:42.13 8England Tony Elmer / Darren Marshall Ireson Yamaha 107.584 mph 1:03:07.57 9Isle of Man Glyn Jones / Chris Lake DMR Honda 106.824 mph 1:03:34.50 10England 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 1England John McGuinness Honda 122.264 mph 1:14:03.73 2New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 121.542 mph 1:14:30.13 3Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 120.707 mph 1:15:01.08 4Wales Ian Lougher Honda 120.388 mph 1:15:13.00 5Australia Cameron Donald Honda 119.552 mph 1:15:44.56 6Ireland Martin Finnegan Honda 119.207 mph 1:15:57.70 7Isle of Man Nigel Beattie Yamaha 119.116 mph 1:16:01.19 8England Dan Stewart Yamaha 118.524 mph 1:16:23.97 9England Mark Parrett Yamaha 118.329 mph 1:16:31.53 10Isle 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 1Isle of Man Nick Crowe / Darren Hope DMR Honda 111.467 mph 1:00:55.64 2England Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell Yamaha 110.376 mph 1:01:31.78 3England Roy Hanks / Dave Wells DMR Honda 108.67 mph 1:02:29.73 4England Bill Currie / Mark Cox Windle Yamaha 107.312 mph 1:03:17.16 5England Tony Baker / Mark Hegarty Yamaha 107.181 mph 1:03:21.81 6England Conrad Harrison / Kris Hibberd Honda 106.426 mph 1:03:48.78 7England Roger Stockton / Pete Alton Yamaha 105.614 mph 1:04:18.23 8England Kenny Howles / Doug Jewell Suzuki 105.582 mph 1:04:19.39 9England John Holden / Andrew Winkle Honda 105.569 mph 1:04:19.85 10England 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 1England John McGuinness Honda 126.178 mph 1:47:38.84 2Australia 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 5England Guy Martin Yamaha 123.841 mph 1:49:40.71 6England Carl Rennie Kawasaki 122.411 mph 1:50:57.62 7Northern Ireland Davy Morgan Honda 121.646 mph 1:51:39.48 8Ireland Raymond Porter Yamaha 121.439 mph 1:51:50.90 9Isle of Man Nigel Beattie Yamaha 121.137 mph 1:52:07.60 10Isle of Man Gary Carswell Suzuki 121.027 mph 1:52:13.76 New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph Notes 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.TT News 2006 Preview Edition Isle of Man Newspapers. 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.TT News 2006 – Edition 1 Isle of Man Newspapers Molyneux suffered shoulder injuries and withdrew from the event.Complex Shoulder Injury in World Champion Biker ShoulderDoc https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article/964 2023-10-06 www.shoulderdoc.co.uk Sources Bibliography Island Racer 2006: The Ultimate Isle of Man TT Guide Island Racer Mortons Media Group Kelsey Publishing 2006 External links Mountain Course map Detailed Race Results Isle of Man today MAC 3 report of new TT lap record by John McGuinness Category:2006 in British motorsport Isle of Man TT 2006 Category:2006 in motorcycle sport