 Ian Lougher rode brilliantly on his Honda machinery |
Ian Lougher claimed three wins while John McGuinness earned two successes at Saturday's Ulster Grand Prix. Welshman Lougher took the big race of the day by edging out Bruce Anstey in Ulster Grand Prix Superbike event which was held in two parts because of rain.
Lougher also won the closing Superbike race and the Superstock event.
McGuinness secured his first ever UGP victory in the opening Supersport 600 race and won the 250 race while Ryan Farquhar took the second 600 race.
In the main event of the day, Lougher led by over a second when the race was temporarily halted but while Anstey crossed the line first in the second part of the race, the Dromore-based Welshman won on aggregate by 1.48 seconds.
Ryan Farquhar took third in the big race, 16 seconds behind Lougher while Richard Britton was a further two seconds back in fourth.
In the second Superbike race, Lougher fought a great battle with Guy Martin before eventually pulling clear on the final circuit.
 McGuinness claimed 600 and 250 wins at Dundrod |
Richard Britton took third in the race with Ryan Farquhar in fourth.
Earlier, Lougher won the Superstock race from Adrian Archibald and Guy Martin.
Ballymoney rider Archibald was second in the 600 race behind McGuinness with New Zealander Anstey in third.
Lougher and Farquhar fought out a great battle in the early stages of the second 600 race but the Welshman then crashed out and the Dungannon man went on to win comfortably.
Farquhar came in ahead of Martin Finnegan and Australian Cameron Donald.
Lougher emerged unscathed from the crash and went on to win the second Superbike race of the day.
McGuinness won the opening Supersport race ahead of Archibald and Anstey.
William Dunlop claimed a superb second place in the 250 event behind McGuinness while Norman Rank took third place.
Ulster Grand Prix Superbike Race 1
1 I Lougher, 120.671 mph, total time 25.38.364
2 B Anstey, 120.554, 25.39.850
3 R Farquhar, 119.415, 25.54,547 Superbike 2
1 I Lougher, 119.003, 26.03.583
2 G Martin, 118.907, 26.04.850
3 R Britton, 118.882, 26.05.176
Supersport 1
1 J McGuinness, 122.759, 25.15.744
2 A Archibald, 122.751, 25.15.850
3 B Anstey, 122.268, 25.21.838
Supersport 2
1 R Farquhar, 114.864, 23.07.966
2 M Finnegan, 114.467, 23.12.781
3 C Donald, 114.106, 23.17.191
Superstock
1 I Lougher, 124.028, 25.03.757
2 A Archibald, 122.982, 25.16.546
3 G Martin, 122.966, 25.16.742
250cc
1 J McGuinness, 115.563, 22.59.574
2 W Dunlop, 114.741, 23.09.455
3 N Rank, 114.645, 23.10.624
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