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3 hours 45 minutes behind the intended start of time of 2:45 PM, the re-started Lightweight Classic TT race started by four times TT winner Dave Leach, opened at 6:30 PM.
As during the first race start from Monday, Adam McLean (Laylaw Racing Yamaha) was first to wiz down Bray Hill.
Opening timing point, Glen Helen on lap one saw Michael Dunlop (MD Racing Honda) slot into an early race-lead of 1.983 seconds on Michael Browne (Laycock Racing Yamaha).
Browne’s team-mate Ian Lougher was 1.953 further back whilst the first notable retirement was Nathan Harrison (H&H Motorcycles – VFR 400 Honda).
At Ballaugh Bridge Browne dropped heaps of time which allowed ten times TT winner Lougher to take second behind Dunlop, whose lead had risen to eight seconds plus.
13.773 ahead post Ramsey Hairpin, ‘MD’ looked in the zone. Lougher, newly third positioned McLean, Dan Sayle (John Chapman Racing Honda), Stuart Hall (Whippet Racing Yamaha) were covered by below five seconds.
Past the Bungalow, Cronk ny Mona Dunlop’s lead topped 17 seconds.
Browne was then confirmed to have tipped off at Brandywell from which he emerged unscathed.
An incident at the same location involved Alan Oversby who was reported as conscious and talking, flown by air-med to Nobles.
As lap one optimised, the TT wins record holder (115.105) held an advantage of 16.917 on McLean (113.478) with Lougher (112.757), Sayle (112.437), Hall (112.167), Rhys Hardisty (109.964) completing the top six.
19.316 to the good post making Glen Helen on lap two, Dunlop was firmly in the pound seat.
Positions across the front five of Dunlop, McLean, Lougher, Sayle, Hall remained unaltered at Ballaugh, Ramsey, the Bungalow and Cronk ny Mona.
Whilst Dunlop (115.285) powered to Classic TT win number five, Mountain Course victory number forty-two, first victory on 250 tackle,
Lougher thanks to late race problems for 2024 IRRC Supersport Championship runner-up McLean finished second with the Tobermore rider ultimately third by only 0.654 of a second over eight times Sidecar TT winner Sayle.
Hall fifth was only a further 0.039 behind, Hardisty placed sixth, Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil pipped Michael Sweeney (8th) for seventh.
Craig Neve making a first-rate return to road race action, finished top 400cc pilot in ninth in front of Paul Cassidy (10th).
Nineteen more riders finished, Owen Monaghan (11th), Jonathan Perry (12th), Chris ‘Rabbit’ Moore (13th), Harley Rushton (14th), leading debutant Michael Grigson (15th).
Calum Pert (16th), Etienne Huon De Penanster (17th), Spirit of The Manx award winner Rad Hughes (18th), Pete Gibson (19th), Tim Walsh (20th).
Russell Roebury (21st), Charlie Hopkins (22nd), Simon Collins (23rd), Steven Price (24th), genial Spaniard Victor Ortega (25th).
Ian Soilleux (26th), Shelley Pike (27th), Justin Roebury (28th) and newcomer Steve Sewell (29th).
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
Past the Bungalow, Cronk ny Mona Dunlop’s lead topped 17 seconds.
Browne was then confirmed to have tipped off at Brandywell from which he emerged unscathed.
An incident at the same location involved Alan Oversby who was reported as conscious and talking, flown by air-med to Nobles.
As lap one optimised, the TT wins record holder (115.105) held an advantage of 16.917 on McLean (113.478) with Lougher (112.757), Sayle (112.437), Hall (112.167), Rhys Hardisty (109.964) completing the top six.
19.316 to the good post making Glen Helen on lap two, Dunlop was firmly in the pound seat.
Positions across the front five of Dunlop, McLean, Lougher, Sayle, Hall remained unaltered at Ballaugh, Ramsey, the Bungalow and Cronk ny Mona.
Whilst Dunlop (115.285) powered to Classic TT win number five, Mountain Course victory number forty-two, first victory on 250 tackle,
Lougher thanks to late race problems for 2024 IRRC Supersport Championship runner-up McLean finished second with the Tobermore rider ultimately third by only 0.654 of a second over eight times Sidecar TT winner Sayle.
Hall fifth was only a further 0.039 behind, Hardisty placed sixth, Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil pipped Michael Sweeney (8th) for seventh.
Craig Neve making a first-rate return to road race action, finished top 400cc pilot in ninth in front of Paul Cassidy (10th).
Nineteen more riders finished, Owen Monaghan (11th), Jonathan Perry (12th), Chris ‘Rabbit’ Moore (13th), Harley Rushton (14th), leading debutant Michael Grigson (15th).
Calum Pert (16th), Etienne Huon De Penanster (17th), Spirit of The Manx award winner Rad Hughes (18th), Pete Gibson (19th), Tim Walsh (20th).
Russell Roebury (21st), Charlie Hopkins (22nd), Simon Collins (23rd), Steven Price (24th), genial Spaniard Victor Ortega (25th).
Ian Soilleux (26th), Shelley Pike (27th), Justin Roebury (28th) and newcomer Steve Sewell (29th).
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
