History was made in the final qualifying of the Superbike TT last week. Norton set a new record with fastest average lap speed of 128.5mph. Australian rider David Johnson beat Cameron Donald’s best time of 124.6mph on the Norton at last year’s TT and took the title of “fastest rider of a British bike”.  TT Star, Guy Martin set the record of 126.8mph last year on his Triumph Supersport bike.

Johnson took the Norton prototype V4 to 8th place on Friday with a top speed of 194.5mph. It was the fastest top speed of the session.

During the opening race of 2016 Isle of Man TT, Michael Dunlop set the best lap speed of 133.393 mph on his BMW S1000RR and won the RST Superbike Race ahead of Ian Hutchinson.

Michael Dunlop also recorded first ever sub-17 minute lap of the Mountain Course. His first two laps were both under 17 minutes, the fastest being 133.393 to secure the RST Superbike Race title. John McGuinness came third on his Honda CBR1000RR with a fastest lap time of 128.79mph.

RST Superbike Race Results:

1. Michael Dunlop (BMW S1000RR), Total Race Time 1:44:14.259, Average Lap Speed 130.306 mph, Fastest Lap 16:58.254, Best Lap Speed 133.393 mph
2. Ian Hutchinson (BMW S1000RR), 1:44:33.323, 129.910 mph
3. John McGuinness (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:45:27.498, 128.798 mph
4. Peter Hickman (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:45:44.951, 128.444 mph
5. Dean Harrison (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:46:09.896, 127.941 mph
6. Michael Rutter (BMW S1000RR), 1:46:40.202, 127.335 mph
7. David Johnson (Norton), 1:46:56.430, 127.013 mph
8. Bruce Anstey (Hon RC213V-S), 1:47:05.936, 126.825 mph
9. Gary Johnson (BMW S1000RR), 1:47:16.523, 126.616 mph
10. Lee Johnston (BMW S1000RR), 1:47:16.614, 126.614 mph

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