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2016 IOMTT: Michael Dunlop wins Senior TT
Ian Hutchinson finishes second and John McGuinness takes third, as death toll at the island increases
Since the 2016 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races kicked off, Michael Dunlop has been on record breaking spree at Douglas. The Senior TT was no different. The Hawk BMW rider set a new absolute lap record at 133.962mph shattering his own record of 133.393mph, set last Saturday in the RST Superbike TT Race. His lap time for the second lap is a staggering 16min 53.929s, much better than his already record breaking 16min 58.254s performance on Saturday.
Dunlop has also set a new record for a six lap race at the Mountain Course of 1h 43min...
First Published:Jun 11, 2016, 17:12:18 IST
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