2006 Isle of Man TT



The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT Festival ran between Saturday 27 May and Friday 9 June on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course. The first week (between 27 May and 2 June) is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on 3 June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness broke the lap record during practice for the Superbike race and then did it again in the race itself. He recorded a lap of 17:41.71, breaking the Superbike record from last year by 8.62 seconds and his outright lap record by 2.1 seconds.

McGuinness then went on to take his first TT hat-trick by winning the Senior TT on 9 June, destroying the lap record in the process. He set a lap of 17:39.95 from a standing start then 17:29.26 on his 2nd lap (breaking his own lap record by 10 seconds). However, the meeting was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Jun Maeda on 6 June due to injuries suffered in a practice crash.

Results

 * Race 1 – Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race 3 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 127.933 mph


 * Race 2 – Scottish Life International TT Superstock Race 5 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)


 * Race 3 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race A 5 June (3 laps – 113.00 miles)


 * Race 4 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT 7 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

New Lap Record: John McGuinness, 123.975 mph

Note: Ian Hutchinson did finish 2nd in the Supersport race, but was later disqualified, as his Kawasaki ZX-6 was deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. However, McAdoo Racing (Hutchinson's team) have lodged an appeal to have the position re-instated.


 * Race 5 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race B 7 June (3 laps – 113.19 miles)


 * Race 6 – Jester Interactive Senior TT 9 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph