ISLE OF MAN TT 2022
Tuesday 7th June 2022
John McGuinness MBE finishes ninth in the RL360 Superstock TT
Honda Racing UK's John McGuinness MBE finished ninth in yesterday's RL360 Superstock TT Race aboard his CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. The race was shortened to three laps and delayed into the early evening, but conditions were good with cloud cover reducing the sun-strike issue that has blighted much of qualifying.
John admitted to not being on the pace for the first lap, entering the pits for the fuel stop at the end of lap one in 15th place with a lap speed of 125.905mph. However, early in lap two John found himself sharing the roads with his old rival Ian Hutchinson and together the pair upped the pace, John climbing to 10th place at the end of lap two. By now John and Ian had been joined by Michael Dunlop and the three freight-trained for half a lap before being joined by race winner Peter Hickman. After a highly entertaining three- then four-bike dice John crossed the finish line with a much-improved lap speed of 129.195mph to claim ninth place.
Glenn Irwin retired from the race on the opening lap, after experiencing some handling issues with the Fireblade which he wasn't comfortable with.
Sadly, Monday's racing was marred by the death of Davy Morgan in this morning's Supersport race. In the tight-knit roads racing community Davy, a highly experienced campaigner, was a respected competitor and a paddock friend to both John and Glenn. The entire Honda Racing UK team extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to Davy's family and friends.