"Conditions were a bit dusty to begin with and there
wasn't much grip out there to begin with but I had a
good go from the start and was able to make a bit of
a break," McGuinness said.It was fifty years ago Honda made
its racing debut at the legendary Isle of Man TT and
the company is looking to celebrate in many ways,
even hoping to add to its tally of racing wins.
The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
made its racing debut at the TT in 1959, and was
hoping to add to its massive tally of wins with the
impressive line up of 14-times winner John McGuinness, the outright lap record holder, Steve
Plater, already a TT winner, and sidecar aces Nick
Crowe and Mark Cox.
Despite the pressure, McGuinness took the HM
Plant Honda Superbike to victory – his 15th TT win –
a new outright lap record, 130.442mph, and a new
race record.
His only real challenger was teammate Steve
Plater, but McGuinness controlled the pace to take a
comfortable win. Plater finished second, with Guy
Martin third.
"I'm proud to have won my 15th TT and to have
increased my outright lap record so thanks to
everyone for their support, I hope all the fans out
there enjoyed it today," McGuinness said.
Not only did Dainese ambassador Valentino Rossi
award the winners on the podium, the MotoGP champion
later completed a lap of his own.
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