Annual motorcycle racing event
The 2013 Isle of Man TT Races were held between the Saturday 25 May and Friday 7 June 2013 on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first Sidecar TT with a special parade lap for racing sidecar outfits. The 2013 Isle of Man TT Festival also included the Pre-TT Classic Races on 24, 25 & 27 May 2013 and the Post-TT Races on 8 June 2013 and both events held on the Billown Circuit.[1]
The blue ribbon event of race meeting the Senior TT race was won by John McGuinness and raising his tally of victories to 20 Isle of Man TT wins and also breaking the outright course record in the Superbike TT with a lap at an average speed of 131.671.[2] The event was dominated by Michael Dunlop winning the Superbike TT race,[3] Supersport TT Races 1 & 2, the Superstock TT[4] and the Joey Dunlop TT Championship with 120 points from John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey in third place. The Sidecar TT race produced a maiden Isle of Man TT wins for the two former Sidecar World Champions with Tim Reeves / Dan Sayle winning Sidecar TT Race 1 and Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall winning Sidecar TT Race 2. The Lightweight TT for 650cc twin-cylinder motor-cycles produced another maiden win for James Hillier and Michael Rutter scored a hattrick or wins in the TT Zero class for electric powered motor-cycles after winning for the third consecutive year.[5]
The Senior TT race was red-flagged on the first lap after Isle of Man TT newcomer Jonathan Howarth crashed at the bottom of Bray Hill and 10 spectators were injured in the incident.[6][7]
News was also made when James May completed a lap on a sidecar outfit built entirely from meccano. This was televised as part of his Toy Stories series.[8]
- ^ Press Release "ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFIRMS 2013 ISLE OF MAN TT RACE PROGRAMME" Isle of Man Department of Economic Development" 24 November 2012
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner – Brialtagh Ellan Vannin pages 62-63 MCGUINNESS WINS 20TH TT Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing – Sheffield Web Monday 10 June 2013
- ^ Sunday Express page 67 MICHAEL DUNLOP fired a warning to his Honda TT Legends teammate John McGuinness 3 June 2013 Northern and Shell Ltd (2013) Trinity Mirror plc
- ^ 2013 - Edition #3 TT News page 12 & 13 HATRICK HERO Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Bridson & Horrox Ltd "Man of the moment, Michael Dunlop, reaffirmed the dawning of a new era when he became the first rider to win three TT's in the space of 24 hours on Monday."
- ^ TT2014 ISLAND RACER 2014 pages 44-47 IT HAPPENED THERE: STORY OF TT 2013 Mortons Motorcycle Media Ltd (2014) Mortons Media Group Ltd
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner – Brialtagh Ellan Vannin page 1, 4 & 55 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing – Sheffield Web Monday 10 June 2013
- ^ Manx Independent – Manninagh Seyr pages 1 & 3 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing – Newsprinters (Knowsley) Ltd Thursday 13 June 2013
- ^ BBC News [1] - 30 August 2013
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