By The top draw conditions which greeted Super Twin, Supersport Manx Grand Prix participants, continued in earnest as afternoon Classic TT qualifying got underway.
Setting the quickest standing start lap-speed, to date of qualifying week, Nathan Harrison (Greenall Racing Kawasaki) surged to the helm of the F1 Classic leader board.
Harrison, Junior, Senior Manx GP winner in 2019, was 6.239 seconds quicker than Greenall Racing team-mate Jamie Coward (125.879).
Dominic Herbertson (Team BHR – 124.943), Ian Hutchinson (Steadplan Kawasaki – 124.762) were next up on the times sheet followed by TT wins record holder Michael Dunlop and the rotary Wiz Norton (123.505).
‘Maverick’ additionally set the Lightweight class pace (116.309), lapping marginally slower than his best speed from Friday afternoon.
Stuart Hall (114.89), Michael Sweeney (112.8) both looked in decent fettle as did top 400cc rider, Immingham’s Craig Neve (111.673).
Following Historic Senior, Historic Junior Q4 bursts saw both Michael Browne (Peter Lodge Norton – 20 minutes 02.185 seconds – 112.984), John McGuinness MBE (Team Winfield Paton – 20 minutes 10.065 seconds – 112.248 mph), turn the wick up, registering the fastest Historic Senior qualifying lap times thus far.
Davies Motorsport’s Paul Jordan (102.962) bested Historic Junior Classic qualifying leader Michael Evans (101.619) to top today’s category thrills.
2025 Classic TT – Saturday Afternoon Qualifying Results:
F1 Classic:
1 – Nathan Harrison – 126.611
2 – Jamie Coward – 125.879
3 – Dominic Herbertson – 124.943
4 – Ian Hutchinson – 124.762
5 – Michael Dunlop – 123.505
6 – Brian McCormack – 122.794
7 – Craig Neve – 121.561
8 – Joe Yeardsley – 120.150
9 – Paul ‘Potchy’ Williams – 119.125
10 – Joey Thompson – 118.952
11 – Amalric Blanc – 118.318
12 – Marcus Simpson – 116.805
13 – Horst Saiger – 116.698
14 – Timothee Monot – 116.006
15 – Adrian Harrison – 113.749
16 – Rhys Hardisty – 113.710
17 – Sam Johnson – 113.599
18 – Don Gilbert – 113.226
19 – Pete Murray – 112.164
20 – Jorge Halliday – 112.076
21 – Dennis Booth – 111.719
22 – Rodger Wibberley – 110.983
23 – Colin Croft – 106.690
24 – Noel Carroll – 103.905
25 – Damien Crook – 103.859
26 – Chris Moore – 103.490
Lightweight:
1 – Michael Dunlop – 116.309
2 – Stuart Hall – 114.890
3 – Michael Sweeney – 112.800
4 – Adam McLean – 112.324
5 – Craig Neve – 111.673
6 – Chris Moore – 111.658
7 – Dan Sayle – 111.100
8 – Ian Lougher – 110.571
9 – Paul Cassidy – 109.362
10 – Alan Oversby – 107.001
11 – Jonathan Perry – 106.427
12 – Calum Pert – 105.313
13 – Michael Grigson – 105.284
14 – Nathan Harrison – 105.090
15 – Andy Whale – 103.291
16 – Tim Walsh – 102.993
17 – Etienne Huon De Penanster – 102.390
18 – Russell Roebury – 100.640
19 – Shelley Pike – 98.175
20 – Simon Collins – 97.422
21 – Rad Hughes – 96.644
22 – Justin Roebury – 96.301
23 – Dan Hanby – 96.281
24 – Ian Soilleux – 95.313
25 – Steve Sewell – 94.832
Historic Senior:
1 – Michael Browne – 112.984
2 – John McGuinness MBE – 112.248
3 – Adam McLean – 109.767
4 – Shaun Anderson – 109.699
5 – Ian Lougher – 108.719
6 – Paul Jordan – 103.742
7 – Michael Evans – 102.858
8 – Harley Rushton – 101.865
9 – Will Loder – 101.249
10 – Jeffrey Vermeulen – 99.393
11 – Tom Snow – 97.992
12 – Andy Hornby – 96.239
13 – Andrew Guy – 89.633
14 – Andrew Green – 82.697
Historic Junior:
1 – Paul Jordan – 102.962
2 – Michael Evans – 101.619
3 – Adam McLean – 99.364
4 – Maurizio Bottalico – 98.846
5 – Dan Sayle – 98.101
6 – Will Loder – 97.862
7 – Michael Sweeney – 96.758
8 – Harley Rushton – 96.420
9 – Paul Cassidy – 96.151
10 – Jeffrey Vermeulen – 94.790
11 – Maria Costello MBE – 94.465
12 – Michael Russell – 94.209
13 – Chris Moore – 93.826
14 – Jonathan Perry – 93.386
15 – John McGuinness MBE – 91.186
16 – Russell Roebury – 91.152
17 – Rhys Hardisty – 89.928
18 – Andrew Guy – 86.973
19 – Andrew Green – 86.593
20 – Robert Stephen Walsh – 83.737
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
