IOM John McGuinness cranks the HM Plant Honda into the bend at the end of the Cronk y Voddy straight as he posted the first 130mph lap of the 2010 Isle of Man TT during this evening's practice session
Fifteen time champion John McGuinness is leading the solo challenge for the Graham Award for fastest qualifier but a number of the leading contenders are breathing down his neck and any one of nine or ten riders is capable of overhauling his time.
HM Plant Honda rider John, who set a time of 130.242mph in qualifying on Wednesday 2nd June, is closely followed by Padgetts Motorcycles rider Ian Hutchinson who recorded a time 137 slower in Thursday’s practice. Guy Martin, Conor Cummins, last year’s Graham Award winner Cameron Donald, Keith Amor and Adrian Archibald have all also gone over 128mph.
Ian Hutchinson during Thursday evening's practice
Free Practice is on Saturday, May 29th, 2010. Qualifying runs from Monday, May 31st, to Friday, June 4th, 2010.
The Provisional Race calendar is as follows:
Saturday June 5th
1200hrs – Superbike TT Race 6 laps
1500hrs – Sidecar TT Race 1 3 laps
Monday June 7th
1045hrs – Supersport TT Race 1 4 laps
1415hrs – Superstock TT Race 4 laps
Wednesday June 9th
1045hrs – Supersport TT Race 2 4 laps
1315hrs – Sidecar TT Race 2 3 laps
1615hrs – TTXGP Race 1 lap
Friday June 11th
1230hrs – Senior TT Race 6 laps
