By Wednesday morning, finally! News aligned to the scheduled first twenty starters in the big-bike, Superstock races of TT 2025.
Again, taking the No.1 plate is Honda Racing UK’s John McGuinness MBE.
Taking off twenty seconds behind him, carrying plate No.3 is team-mate, one of the anticipated Superbike, Superstock, Senior race favourites, Bradford’s Dean Harrison.
Sole Kawasaki seeded rider, David Johnson (Platinum Club Racing) starts ten seconds ahead of Harrison with fellow Yorkshireman, Jamie Coward (KTS Racing Powered by Stanley Stewart – BMW) retaining plate number four.
2013 Lightweight class winner, 2015 Senior race runner-up, James Hillier, still actively on the lookout for 1000cc apparatus, goes at five.
29 times TT winner Michael Dunlop is next up, anticipated to remain in the Hawk Racing fold, return to BMW machinery.
Jackson Racing’s Josh Brookes (7), the all star 8Ten Racing BMW pairing of Davey Todd (8), Peter Hickman (10), MLav Racing’s Michael Browne complete the first ten starters.
Twelve times podium finisher, the ‘Ramsey Rocket’ Conor Cummins, now leading John Burrows BE/RK Racing challenge, banks again the 11-plate.
16 times TT winner Ian Hutchinson (MLav Racing – BMW), Dominic Herbertson, Bathams AJN Racing’s Craig Neve are respectively assigned plates twelve-fourteen.
Ending the seeded runners for 2025 are SMT Racing’s improving Rob Hodson, Suzuki to Honda tackle switcher, North Lincs Components backed Jim Hind.
Team Classic Suzuki’s Shaun Anderson (KH Hire Honda equipped for Superstock contests), triply Handtrans/Nigel Appleyard/AgriWash UK supported Phil Crowe, Nathan Harrison with H&H Motorcycles Honda metal and new seeded rider, Paul Jordan (Jackson Racing – Honda).
Outside the above featured, first twenty starters, others to make public their start numbers include Lion Heart Moto Racing’s Julian Trummer (22), David Datzer (25), Amalric Blanc (27), Jonathan Goetschy (28).
Eddy Ferre (36), Timothee Monot (39), Michael Russell (55) and European Hill Climb Championship great Maurizio Bottalico (57).
Full re-cap of the seeded racers for the eagerly anticipated RST X D30, Royal London 360, Opul, Milwaukee title supported Superbike, Superstock, Senior races.
1 – John McGuinness MBE
2 – David Johnson
3 – Dean Harrison
4 – Jamie Coward
5 – James Hillier
6 – Michael Dunlop
7 – Josh Brookes
8 – Davey Todd
9 – Michael Browne
10 – Peter Hickman
11 – Conor Cummins
12 – Ian Hutchinson
13 – Dominic Herbertson
14 – Craig Neve
15 – Rob Hodson
16 – Jim Hind
17 – Shaun Anderson
18 – Phil Crowe
19 – Nathan Harrison
20 – Paul Jordan
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
