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2016 IOMTT: Double win for Ian Hutchinson
Wins the Supersport race as well as the Superstock race; McGuinness misses out on podium in both races
The second day of racing at the 2016 Isle of Man TT was an eventful one for Ian Hutchinson. Hutchy took his twelfth TT win, with victory in the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race. Riding his CAME BPT Yamaha YZF R6, he led Michael Dunlop by 14.3s, who had a further gap of 38.6s over Dean Harrison in third. When Michael Dunlop was later disqualified on grounds of technical infringement and James Hillier advanced onto third.
In the second race of the day, the 1000cc Superstock class the podium places didn't...
First Published:Jun 08, 2016, 17:15:58 IST
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