Isle of Man TT LIVE: Senior TT latest updates as Peter Hickman wins with lap record to beat Dean Harrison
Follow the latest from the final race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT
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Your support makes all the difference.The final race of the 2018 Isle of Man TT takes place on Friday in the form of the Senior TT to cap what has already been a record-breaking week.
The likes of Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison and Peter Hickman will duke it out on the roads of the Isle of Man at speeds peaking at 200mph in what remains one of the most dangerous races in the world.
Friday afternoon sees the blue ribbon event in the form of the Senior TT – the one they all want to win – and after triumphing in last year’s event, Dunlop is looking to land win No 19 that would put him within four victories of John McGuinness and seven of overall leading race winner Joey Dunlop. But even though he took the spoils in the Superbike TT last Saturday – ridden on the same bikes as today’s event – Harrison holds the outright lap record and took victory in the second Supersport race on Wednesday, while Hickman will also be a threat after winning the Superstock race on Monday.
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Lap 3: Confirmation through from officials that it is oil down at Barregarrow - not a place you want a lack of adhesion on the surface. The riders rocket down the hill before laying it down on its side for the left-hander at around 130mph, and it's not a section for the faint-hearted. Here's an idea of how it looks...
Lap 3: With those yellow flags out, we're unlikely to get any lap record times today, which is a shame. Hickman needs a response here as Harrison is threatening to pull the pin. He's past Cummins at Ramsey Hairpin but the Padgetts Honda is tucked in behind him and will no doubt get a good tow over the mountain. Hickman has dropped more time as he's through Ramsey 8.288 down on the leader, with Dunlop falling 10 seconds behind Cummins. All is not well with that BMW.
Lap 3: Hickman's responding and has taken two seconds out of Harrison on the run to the Bungalow. Hickman's definitely stronger over the mountain, but Harrison has him over the first half of the lap.
Lap 4: Harrison across the line with a 126.678mph lap - taking into account the pit stop - and Hickman records a 126.160mph. That gives Harrison a lead of 5.817s, with Cummins a further 35.671s back as he continues to hold on to third. Hickman's now past Dunlop on the road, and you can pretty much rule him out of winning this one now unless the front three are forced out of the race.
Lap 4: Good news at Glen Helen from those wanting to see a battle at the front as Hickman has maintained the 5.477s gap over the first sector, and if he can now eat into that lead on the way to the second stops, he may just win this one.
Lap 4: Into Ramsey for the fourth time, and after eeking out the advantage a tad, Harrison leads Hickman by 6.977s. What can Hickey do over the mountain? There's another factor now coming into play with backmarkers being caught, and with two-and-a-half laps still to go they'll undoubtedly have a major impact - but on who?
Cummins now holds a 23.240s gap to Dunlop for third, with Brookes still running the Norton in fifth.
Lap 4: Harrison has dropped Cummins on the road and he's now a lone ranger out in front. Hickman is through and takes two-and-a-half seconds out of the lead, with the gap down to 4.477s. They're heading for gasoline alley for the final stops.
Lap 4: Harrison's in first with Cummins 14 seconds back - and 54 seconds on outright time. But where's Hickman? Both he and Harrison are on potential record time...133.871mph for Harrison and 134.456 for Hickman! A beauty of a lap and A NEW LAP RECORD!
The lead is only 1.402 seconds, we have a race on our hands!
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