2008 Isle of Man TT

2008 Isle of Man TT Races

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course layout
Race details
Date	24 May – 7 June 2008
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Isle of Man TT Mountain Course 37.733 mi / 60.73 km
Senior TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap John McGuinness John McGuinness 128.611 mph 129.517 mph Podium 1.  John McGuinness 2.  Cameron Donald 3.  Ian Hutchinson
Junior TT 600 cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap Ryan Farquhar Steve Plater 122.951 mph 124.127 mph Podium 1.  Steve Plater 2.  John McGuinness 3.  Keith Amor
Lightweight TT 250 cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap Ian Lougher 102.321 mph Podium 1.  Ian Lougher 2.  Ryan Farquhar 3.  Chris Palmer
Superstock TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap Ryan Farquhar Cameron Donald 126.657 mph 127.544 mph Podium 1.  Cameron Donald 2.  John McGuinness 3.  Guy Martin

2008 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 24 May and Saturday 7 June on the 37.733-mile Snaefell Mountain Course and was the 89th Isle of Man TT Race. After the 2007 Centenary TT Races, the 2008 event included a second 600cc Supersport Junior TT race and the re-introduction of two-stroke motor-cycle racing with a Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT race on the (4.25 mile) Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man.^[1]

For the 2008 Isle of Man TT Races, following the deaths of a race competitor and two spectators at the 26th Milestone during the 2007 Senior TT a number of changes occurred in spectator safety and road widening occurred at Braddan Bridge and a new link road and mini-roundabout at Governor's Bridge. The race organisation changed with the Manx Motor Cycle Club (MMCC) replaced by ACU Events Ltd a subsidiary of the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU).^[2] A contract for the official course vehicles was awarded to Audi in a 3-year deal to celebrate the win by the pre-war Audi satellite company DKW by Ewald Kluge in the 1938 Isle of Man TT Races.^[3] A further contract was awarded to Yamaha UK to provide motor-cycles and support for the TT Travelling Marshalls.^[4] The Isle of Man TT competitor Martin Finnegan was killed while racing at the Tandragee 100 Races on 3 May 2008^[5] and this was followed by the former Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix winner Robert Dunlop who died in an accident on 16 May 2008^[6] at Mather's Cross during practice for the 2008 North West 200 Races.