John McGuinness sets unofficial IoM TT lap record

During Wednesday night’s practice session aboard the HM Plant Honda, John McGuinness lapped the famous Isle of Man road course at a speed of 127.81mph, the fastest lap ever recorded for the 37.73 mile course for a Superbike. Guy Martin was in second place with a lap speed of 126.41mph.

John is looking to go even faster as practice continues and, who knows, yet again we may see a lap record time fall during race week.

Of note, young up and coming rider William Dunlop, son of Robert Dunlop, bettered his previous time during the Supersport class, getting to 114.26mph. William is progressing nicely as he gets to grips with bigger machinery, and is certainly a young man who will go far.

Here are the latest times, from Wednesday practice:

Superbikes
1 J McGuinness 127.81mph
2 G Martin 126.41
3 I Lougher 125.39
4 I Hutchinson 124.50
5 M Finnegan 122.60
6 C Rennie 121.94

Superstocks
1 G Martin 123.0mph
2 I Hutchinson 121.5
3 J McGuinness 120.8
4 M Parrett 120.0
5 J McBride 119.9
6 G Carswell 119.9

Supersports
1 B Anstey 122.0mph
2 J McGuinness 121.9
3 G Martin 121.3
4 A Archibald 120.2
5 J Griffiths 120.1
6 R Frost 119.4
= R Porter 119.4.