By Same as last night, glorious bright, sunny weather was an extremely pleasant sight for racers ahead of second timed qualifying sessions at the Pre-TT Classic.
Before Tobermore’s Adam McLean topped 1100cc Q2, event wins record holder Mike Hose, Irish road racing legend Barry Davidson consolidated 350 Singles, 250 Singles pole positions, registering respective best lap speeds of 86.161, 79.101 mph.
Distinctive two-stroke noises then serenaded around Billown as the race for Junior Superbike pole position finalised.
Manx GP stalwart Tom Snow, Super Twins TT entrant Chris Moore, Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil led the live timing screens but none of the three could top Rhys Hardisty’s best speed of 95.039 mph, set during Friday evening, meaning outright qualifying success for the amiable Welshman.
Next to enthral the enthusiastic crowd in attendance was the Senior Classics field.
Aforementioned Ulster Grand Prix winner McLean astride Royal Enfield Bullet tackle, looked good to finish speediest.
In the session’s closing stages, Hebden Bridge’s Jamie Coward dramatically produced a potent charge, ending with a lap time of 2:41.984 seconds, finishing 0.310 faster than 56 plate holder McLean.
Remaining afternoon action, held in picturesque conditions yielded Q2 wins for Keith Shannon (Lightweight 250), Owen Monaghan (125 Post Classic), the above featured Jamie Coward (Classic Superbike).
Davies Motorsport’s Dominic Herbertson (Junior Classic), Kieran Clarke/Andrew Johnson (Sidecars).
Opening races of this year’s, Blackford Financial Services Pre-TT Classic Road Races, commence tonight with competition scheduled to begin at 6:20 PM.
Pre-TT Classic second qualifying results – (PB lap speed located near racer’s name)
Singles:
1 – Mike Hose – 86.161 (Top 350 Singles exponent)
2 – Will Loder – 85.102
3 – Barry Davidson – 79.101 (Top 250 Singles exponent)
4 – Chris McGahan – 79.033
5 – Andy Hunt – 78.224
6 – John Cliffe – 77.225
7 – Adrian Skaife – 76.807
8 – Shelley Pike – 75.977
9 – Rod Graham – 75.004
10 – Geoff Bates – 74.510
11 – Jim Porter – 73.681
12 – Edward Poole – 73.586
13 – Gareth Arnold – 73.273
14 – Sam Kinkead – 71.872
15 – David Hebb – 71.549
16 – Jeff Smith – 71.426
17 – Terence Sansom – 71.352
18 – Keith Shannon – 71.278
19 – Angela Cragg – 71.069
20 – Ian Bainbridge – 70.929
1100cc:
1 – Adam McLean – 93.543
2 – Andy Hornby – 92.133
3 – Mike Hose – 91.955
4 – Alan Oversby – 91.702
5 – Will Loder – 89.431
6 – Russ Mountford – 89.352
7 – Gary Porter – 88.734
8 – Mark Parrett – 87.523
9 – Aaron Hughes – 87.317
10 – Richard Ford – 87.232
11 – Jamie Coward – 86.894
12 – Hefyn Owen – 86.430
13 – Steven Elliott – 84.509
14 – Harley Rushton – 83.867
15 – Tom Snow – 83.731
16 – Andy Kildea – 81.878
17 – Dean Ratcliff – 81.273
18 – Andy McAllister – 79.310
19 – Gary Hutton – 74.633
20 – Gavin Duffy – 73.678
Junior Superbike:
1 – Tom Snow – 93.479
2 – Chris Moore – 93.445
3 – Michal Dokoupil – 90.528
4 – Gareth Arnold – 90.038
5 – Adrian Skaife – 89.875
6 – Connor Wade – 89.143
7 – Ewan Hamilton – 87.382
8 – Billy Cummins – 86.768
9 – Dave Glover – 85.023
10 – Brian Nichol – 84.945
11 – Jeffrey Vromant – 83.795
12 – Steve Higerty – 83.525
13 – Colin Croft – 82.970
14 – Neil Lloyd – 82.884
15 – Simon Lehane – 82.778
16 – Rob Lowe – 81.184
17 – Brian Clark – 79.451
Senior Classic:
1 – Jamie Coward – 94.454
2 – Adam McLean – 94.273
3 – Alan Oversby – 92.853
4 – Mike Hose – 92.665
5 – Andy Hornby – 91.294
6 – Russ Mountford – 91.116
7 – Will Loder – 89.041
8 – Hefyn Owen – 88.182
9 – Mark Parrett – 88.045
10 – John Leigh Pemberton – 86.627
11 – Kelly Carruthers – 86.104
12 – Keith Shannon – 85.991
13 – Harley Rushton – 84.897
14 – Steven Elliott – 84.233
15 – Tom Snow – 83.790
16 – Andy McAllister – 79.549
17 – Ian Bainbridge – 78.454
18 – Vic Haskell – 76.569
19 – Terence Sansom – 75.915
20 – Robert Knoyle – 75.620
Lightweight 250:
1 – Keith Shannon – 81.526
2 – Ewan Hamilton – 81.475
3 – Richard Ford – 80.401
4 – Andy Hunt – 80.319
5 – Billy Cummins – 77.808
6 – Michael Titchmarsh – 76.861
7 – Bob Dowty – 75.079
8 – Danny Pullen – 74.644
9 – Geoff Bates – 73.143
10 – Steve Higerty – 73.034
11 – Angela Cragg – 71.356
12 – Gavin Duffy – 71.064
13 – Royston Phipps – 70.271
14 – Alan Smallbones – 69.762
15 – Richard Bool – 69.446
125 Post Classic:
1 – Owen Monaghan – 80.541
2 – Mark Herbertson – 78.586
3 – Jeff Smith – 77.078
4 – Simon Lehane – 76.183
5 – Rad Hughes – 73.677
6 – Peter Roberts – 73.446
Classic Superbike:
1 – Jamie Coward – 105.193
2 – Paul Jordan – 104.026
3 – Joe Yeardsley – 103.806
4 – Marc Colvin – 99.895
5 – Paul Williams – 99.729
6 – Rhys Hardisty – 99.556
7 – Aaron Hughes – 99.458
8 – Andy Sailor – 99.266
9 – Michal Dokoupil – 98.694
10 – Mike Hose – 98.188
11 – Mark Herbertson – 97.294
12 – Darran Creer – 97.175
13 – Damien Crook – 94.277
14 – Ian Armstrong – 93.974
15 – Michael Gahan – 93.406
16 – Neal Champion – 93.208
17 – Mike Bampton – 92.214
18 – Hefyn Owen – 91.867
19 – Colin Croft – 91.599
20 – Gary Porter – 91.097
Sidecars:
1 – Kieran Clarke/Andrew Johnson – 89.869
2 – Bob Dawson/Matthew Sims – 89.303
3 – Rod Bellas/Glenn Dawson – 85.848
4 – Mike Bellaby/Andy Smith – 84.162
5 – Andy Nourish/Michiel Leeflang – 84.005
6 – Keith Walters/Alun Thomas – 83.559
7 – Danny Quirk/Dylan Weston – 83.385
8 – Wal Saunders/Bob Dowty – 80.442
9 – Alan Warner/Tom Dawkins – 72.631
10 – Adam Pope/John Christopher – 70.112
11 – Albert Kroepfl/Johannes Penatzer – 69.242
12 – Tony Banister/Sarah Bannister – 68.470
13 – Christopher Wickett/Sylvia Hase – 66.436
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
