13:36
Hickman closing in on victory
8.6s clear of second-place Dunlop.
2023 Isle of Man TT Superstock and Supertwin races as it happened
- Breathtaking Hickman demolishes lap record to win Isle of Man TT Superstock race
- Dunlop shock DNF allows Hickman to win Isle of Man TT Supertwin race
A stellar day for Peter Hickman, but one to forget for Michael Dunlop...
09 Jun 2023
13:38
Peter Hickman wins Superstock Race 2
That's a career 11th TT victory.
13:35
136.060mph!!
Hickman has just done 136.060mph, that's 4.7s inside the lap record!
13:32
Lap record incoming?
Hickman and Dunlop are both on pace for the outright lap record.
Hickman claims fastest ever sector time between Grandstand and Glen Helen.
13:27
Davey Todd is out
He has retired at the end of the second lap. He'd been ill beforehand, and nearly did not participate at all.
13:26
End of Lap 2
Hickman beating Dunlop by 5.199s with one lap remaining!
Harrison 23.092s off in third.
Cummins 15.714s behind in fourth.
Then Coward, Brookes, McGuinness.
13:20
Ramsey on Lap No2 of 3
Peter Hickman now 3.8s ahead of Michael Dunlop.
Then it's Harrison, Cummins, Coward, Brookes, McGuinness.
13:14
A healthy lead for Hickman
3.3s is now the gap between leader Hickman and Dunlop.
13:08
Hickman leads after Lap 1
He's 1.824s ahead of Dunlop. He posted 134.068mph (16m 53.127s) which is not a lap record, but isn't far off!
Harrison is 11.675s behind Dunlop.
Cummins 7.399s behind Harrison.
Mandatory pit stops at the end of the first lap.
12:59
Hickman extends lead
He's 1.5s ahead of Dunlop at Ballaugh on Lap 1.
12:56
Hickman is leading
Peter Hickman leads Michael Dunlop by 0.159s at Glen Helen.
Dean Harrison 2.675s behind in third.
Then Cummins, Coward, Hillier.
12:46
Go, go, go
The Isle of Man TT Superstock Race 2 is underway.
12:42
A change of plan - Davey Todd will race!
Very strange, with four minutes to go, we've just been told that Todd will race.
He's been ill.
Perhaps the delay to the start has given him the chance?
12:27
Davey Todd out of Superstock race
He's ill, and his participation has been ruled out.
12:20
12.45pm start confirmed
Right, the branch has been cleared.
Superstock race will start at 12.45pm.
12:11
An enjoyable read here!
A religious complaint, a marriage proposal, too many beers...
12:03
A further delay
We'll now start at 12.45pm.
The loose branch is still being sorted.
11:59
Michael Dunlop's shot at history
He's got 25 Isle of Man TT wins, four of which have come this year.
One more and he'll equal the all-time record held by his uncle Joey.
Legacy!
11:57
The difficulties around the TT
11:56
A delayed start
A loose branch on the road means that the first race will begin at 12.30pm
