2007 Isle of Man TT - Post-TT Races

Post-TT Races

The final racing of the 2007 Centenary TT week was the Post-TT Races held on the Billown Circuit in Castletown on Saturday 9 June 2007. The first event was the combined 250cc/600cc race of 9 laps (38.25 miles) of the Billown course. This race was initially led by Ian Lougher riding a 600cc Honda from Roy Richardson riding a 600c Yahama motor-cycle. However, Race 1 was red-flagged on lap 3 after a serious incident at Cross-Fours Ways when local resident Carl Roberts riding a 250cc Honda collided with female competitor Marie Hodgson's 600cc Yamaha and Barry Davidson riding a 250cc Honda motor-cycle. The resulting accident resulted in injuries to Carl Roberts and four spectators. The restarted Race 1 was won by Ian Lougher in 14 minutes and 39.818 seconds at an average race speed of 104.340 mph from Conor Cummins in 2nd place and Adrian McFarland in 3rd place over a reduced race distance of 6 laps. The Race 1, 250cc class run concurrently with the 600cc motor-cycles was won by William Dunlop in 15 minutes and 33.802 seconds at an average race speed of 98.308 from Chris Palmer in 2nd place and Davy Morgan in 3rd place.

The second event of the Post-TT Races was the combined 125cc/400cc race that was led from start to finish by Chris Palmer riding a 125cc Honda in 16 minutes and 12.876 seconds at an average race speed of 94.359 mph from Robert Dunlop and Daniel Sayle in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The 400c class was won by New Zealander Paul Dobbs in 16 minutes and 16.159 seconds at an average race speed of 94.042 mph. The final event of the Post-TT Races was the 1000cc race over 9 laps (38.25 miles) which was initially led by Ian Lougher until the end of lap 1, when he passed by the 1000cc Yamaha of Conor Cummins. The Honda of Ian Lougher was then passed on lap 2 by Chris Palmer also riding a 1000cc Yamaha and Conor Cummins dominating the rest of the race. The win in Race 3 gave Conor Cummins a first win on the Billown in 21 minutes and 18.320 seconds at an average race speed of 107.720 mph by 12.5 seconds from Chris Palmer and Ian Lougher in 3rd place. The fastest lap of the 1000cc Race 3 was in 2 minutes and 20.643 seconds and average speed of 108.786 mph set by Conor Cummins on lap 2.