McGuinness lap record stands at 131.578mph

John McGuinness lapped the Mountain Course at over 130 mph in bright sunshine on Wednesday to move top of the Isle of Man TT practice times.

McGuinness sped to a 129.265mph lap from a standing start before stamping his authority with a 130.242 mph lap on his HM Plant Honda Superbike.

The Morecambe man completed the 37.75 mile course in 17 minutes 22.89 seconds just 10 seconds off his own lap record.

Tuesday's pace setter Ian Hutchinson and Guy Martin both went over 129mph.

Conor Cummins was the quickest Manxman with a 127.010mph lap.

Meanwhile, Michael Dunlop still leads the Supersport timesheets after recording a 125.087mph lap with Hutchinson hot on his heels.

Ryan Farquhar topped the Superstock times with a 128.076mph lap.

Elsewhere, Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance upped the pace in the sidecars with a 114.748 mph lap.

Results, Wednesday 2 June

Superbike

1. John McGuinness (1000 HM Plant Honda) - 130.242mph

2. Ian Hutchinson (1000 Padgetts Honda) - 129.164mph

3. Guy Martin (1000 Wilson Craig Honda) - 129.145mph

Supersport

1. Michael Dunlop (600 Street Sweep/Hardship Racing Yamaha) - 125.087mph

2. Ian Hutchinson (600 Padgetts Honda) - 125.020mph

3. John McGuinness (600 Padgetts Honda) - 123.128mph

Superstock

1. Ryan Farquhar (1000 KMR Kawasaki) - 128.076mph

2. Keith Amor (1000 WA Corless/Jackson Racing BMW) - 127.525mph

3. Guy Martin (1000 Wilson Craig Honda) - 127.503mph

Sidecar

1. Dave Molyneux/Patrick Farrance (600 DMR Kawasaki) - 114.748mph

2. Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle (600 Manx Gas/A&J Racing Honda) - 113.576mph

3. John Holden/Andy Winkle (600 Holden Racing/TAS Suzuki) - 112.737mph

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