The 2013 Isle of Man TT Races were held between the Saturday 25 May and Friday 7 June 2013 on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first Sidecar TT with a special parade lap for racing sidecar outfits. The 2013 Isle of Man TT Festival also included the Pre-TT Classic Races on 24, 25 & 27 May 2013 and the Post-TT Races on 8 June 2013 and both events held on the Billown Circuit.[1]
The blue ribbon event of race meeting the Senior TT race was won by John McGuinness and raising his tally of victories to 20 Isle of Man TT wins and also breaking the outright course record in the Superbike TT with a lap at an average speed of 131.671.[2] The event was dominated by Michael Dunlop winning the Superbike TT race,[3] Supersport TT Races 1 & 2, the Superstock TT[4] and the Joey Dunlop TT Championship with 120 points from John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey in third place. The Sidecar TT race produced a maiden Isle of Man TT wins for the two former Sidecar World Champions with Tim Reeves / Dan Sayle winning Sidecar TT Race 1 and Ben Birchall / Tim Birchall winning Sidecar TT Race 2. The Lightweight TT for 650cc twin-cylinder motor-cycles produced another maiden win for James Hillier and Michael Rutter scored a hattrick or wins in the TT Zero class for electric powered motor-cycles after winning for the third consecutive year.[5]
The Senior TT race was red-flagged on the first lap after Isle of Man TT newcomer Jonathan Howarth crashed at the bottom of Bray Hill and 10 spectators were injured in the incident.[6][7]
News was also made when James May completed a lap on a sidecar outfit built entirely from meccano. This was televised as part of his Toy Stories series.[8]
Practice Week
The first part of practice week was dominated by inclement weather with Monday and the Wednesday evening practice run as untimed sessions. The Tuesday session cancelled due to heavy rain showers and the Friday evening was session red-flagged for 50 minutes for the Isle of Man Fire Service to attend a house fire in Kirk Michael village.[9] To provide sufficient practice for competitors the first part of Saturday race day was run as an extended practice session. The first race of the 2013 Isle of Man TT races was the rescheduled Sidecar TT Race 1 and the Superbike TT held over to next day and run on Sunday afternoon for the first time since 2005.
The Japanese competitor Yoshinari Matsushita crashed fatally at Ballacrye Corner near Ballaugh during the Monday evening practice causing the session to be abandoned.[10]
TT Race Week 2013
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↑ Press Release "ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFIRMS 2013 ISLE OF MAN TT RACE PROGRAMME" Isle of Man Department of Economic Development" 24 November 2012
↑ Isle of Man Examiner– Brialtagh Ellan Vannin pages 62-63 MCGUINNESS WINS 20TH TT Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing– Sheffield Web Monday 10 June 2013
↑ Sunday Express page 67 MICHAEL DUNLOP fired a warning to his Honda TT Legends teammate John McGuinness 3 June 2013 Northern and Shell Ltd (2013) Trinity Mirror plc
↑ 2013 - Edition #3 TT News page 12 & 13 HATRICK HERO Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Bridson & Horrox Ltd "Man of the moment, Michael Dunlop, reaffirmed the dawning of a new era when he became the first rider to win three TT's in the space of 24 hours on Monday."
↑ TT2014 ISLAND RACER 2014 pages 44-47 IT HAPPENED THERE: STORY OF TT 2013 Mortons Motorcycle Media Ltd (2014) Mortons Media Group Ltd
↑ Isle of Man Examiner– Brialtagh Ellan Vannin page 1, 4 & 55 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing– Sheffield Web Monday 10 June 2013
↑ Manx Independent– Manninagh Seyr pages 1 & 3 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing– Newsprinters (Knowsley) Ltd Thursday 13 June 2013
↑ 2013 - Edition #2 TT News page 12 & 13 RAIN, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Bridson & Horrox Ltd "John Watterson reflects on a testing Practice Week for the class of 2013."
↑ Isle of Man Examiner– Brialtagh Ellan Vannin page 7 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2013) Johnston Press Publishing– Sheffield Web Monday 10 June 2013
↑ Superbike Qualifying - All Sessions. PROVISIONAL RESULTS pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Superstock Qualifying - All Sessions. PROVISIONAL RESULTS pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Supersport Qualifying - All Sessions. PROVISIONAL RESULTS pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Sidecar Qualifying - All Sessions. PROVISIONAL RESULTS pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Sidecar 1 - Result Sheet page 1 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Superbike - Provisional Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Supersport Race 1 - Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Superstock Race - Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ TT Zero Race - Result Sheet page 1 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Supersport Race 2 - Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Sidecar 2 - Result Sheet page 1 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Lightweight - Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
↑ Senior TT Race - Result Sheet pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.
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