Holy Smokin Gixxer!

A new Isle of Man track record was set during yesterday's evening practice session by Cameron Donald on the TAS Suzuki GSXR1000 ... 131.457mph (210.3kph) on a flying lap. That's an average over the whole course! These days, IOM records are usually broken by mere 100ths or 10ths, but Donald upped the bar by a good half second. To average that speed over the full course, he would have had to run the bulk of the circuit at 140mph+ (225kph+). He was clocked at 188mph (300.8kph) on the Sulby Straight. Can he repeat that performance during the race or will John McGuiness do the expected and take the checkered flag first? Could be an exciting race ... just hope nobody dies in the process. There's a Dunlop on the track again ... Michael Dunlop set the fastest SuperSport time in practice, with a lap average of 125.085mph on an R6 that's not a whole lot different than the one on the showroom floor. Racing starts tomorrow kicking off with the 6 lap SuperBike TT at noon local time and Sidecar TT 1 at 15:00. Racing continues on the full circuit on Monday, then Wednesday and finishes off on Friday at 13:00 with the Senior TT.