Todd claims third Solo title at Southern 100
Todd took the lead off the line with Harrison and Dunlop slotting in behind on the road, and Nathan Harrison in fourth.The Yorkshireman's advantage was a slender 0.018 of a second by the end of the first circuit, with only 1.5 secs separating the top four.Dean Harrison took an opportunity to move into first place at Cross Four Ways on lap four, with Dunlop also closing in on Todd at the half-way point.But a charge from Todd on lap eight saw him return to the front of the pack ahead of his fellow Yorkshireman.The win also put him level with Harrison and Dunlop with three Solo wins at the event.But Manxman Nathan Harrison's bid for a second podium finish at the meeting was thwarted when he was forced to retire.Speaking to Manx Radio Motorsport, Todd said the race was "mega".He said: "It's pretty cool to be doing battle out there, Dean's pretty quick, I think this is the one that everyone wants."Rather than show him everything, I let him get in font and followed him for a bit, but he wanted to get other people involved and I wasn't keen on that so I got back in front."I thought if I hit all my marks we'd be good."Harrison conceded that Todd had the edge on him in the race on his Honda machinery."I'm happy to be on the podium, obviously I wanted to win, but you can't win them all, can you?" he said."I can't complain the bike's been faultless all week."Dunlop, who was competing on a Superstock bike instead of a Supersport, said he could see how just powerful Todd's bike was from his position in third."Davey was just able to blow past Dean, and Dean was using his slipstream," he said."I felt I could stay in there but too much time being lost out of the turns."Praising the number of spectators around the course, he said: "On the Isle of Man you always get a crowd, it was good."
The Sidecar Championship race saw the Crowe brothers continue their dominance in the class at the 2025 event.A poor start saw the pair, from Jurby, drop back to fifth position, with Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley pulling out a 5.5-secs lead on lap one.But a strong charge saw the Crowes narrow that gap to 2.8 seconds by the end of the second circuit, before moving into the lead on the following lap.The record-breaking pace of their Honda on lap five helped to propel them to a commanding victory ahead of Founds and Walmsley, with Tim Reaves and newcomer Kevin Kolsch in third.Driver Ryan Crowe told Manx Radio Motorsport a mistake at the start left him thinking that the win would not happen."I didn't think I was going to catch up but I just gritted my teeth and went for it," he said."I knew I was in for a ride on that one," passenger Callum Crowe said. "It was full on, not a bit of rest."
Earlier, Michael Dunlop stormed to his only victory at the 2025 meeting in the 600cc Challenge Race, which opened the afternoon session of racing on the circuit.Todd took an early lead, pulling out a gap on the road ahead of Mike Browne.But a charge by Dunlop from third place on his Ducati saw him overhauling Browne's Yamaha before reeling in the Yorkshireman's advantage to take the lead in the latter part of the seven-lap race.And the all-time TT race win record holder added to his tally of victories on the Isle of Man by taking the chequered flag 0.17 secs ahead of Todd."It was just tight going and I knew if I got on my own I'd be alright," Dunlop said."I was very scrappy in the last lap, which I shouldn't have been, but I was just trying to keep things on."Runner-up Todd said: "I just tried to get my head down and do what I could."Michael rode fantastic in that race. I was there if he left the door open but the door was firmly shut."Browne said that he decided to concentrate on maintaining his podium place after being overhauled by Dunlop."I kept making little mistakes, I was trying too hard. So I settled for third," he added.
Rob Hodson completed a double in the Lightweight class after leading the second race from start to finish.The Wigan man set a fastest lap of 104.73mph on his way to victory, stretching his lead to almost four secs.The scrap behind for the remaining podium places saw Todd hold off Michael Sweeney and Paul Jordan for second.However, there was disappointment for Wednesday's third placed rider in the class, Manxman Joe Yeardsley, after an issue with his leathers forced him to retire while in contention for another podium finish.told Manx Radio Motorsport while it was a good race it was tough."After a good few races around here, giving your all, it takes its toll," he said."But after probably three, four laps I pushed on in a couple of places.""When you've led the full race you don't want to give it up on the last couple of corners, so we pushed on."Todd said an issue with the brakes on his Paton, which "scared me a couple of times", meant he eased off on the chase for the front.However he added that he was "stoked" with the result.
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