3 days ago
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Davey Todd sets fastest lap of qualifying so far at over 133mph before weather wipes out Saturday schedule
The team, co-owned by Todd and Peter Hickman, was left reeling after Hickman crashed during qualifying on Friday evening, suffering injuries that have ruled him out of the event.
Todd lapped at 133.155mph on his BMW Superstock machine from a standing start, which was marginally faster than Honda Racing rider Dean Harrison's 133.069mph lap set in Wednesday's first qualifying session on his second flying lap on the CB1000RR Superbike.
Todd will be shouldering 8TEN Racing's TT hopes on his own after Hickman's misfortune and has been in eye-catching form during a disrupted practice week, with the weather causing all kinds of problems for the organisers.
The first Supersport and Sidecar races were originally due to have been held on Saturday, but a qualifying session was pencilled in instead, with Saturday's races moved to Monday – initially set to be a rest day for competitors on the island.
The weather again stopped play on Saturday after riders had completed two laps, with visibility problems on the Mountain section of the 37.73-mile course and rain showers leading Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson to cancel the schedule.
Todd claimed the top spot overall after his Superstock lap from Harrison, who did 132.484mph from a standing start, and Michael Dunlop, who banked his first 130mph lap of qualifying on his new ROKiT BMW Superbike (130.762mph).
Dunlop also did a lap on his MD Racing BMW Superstock machine at 130.262mph despite yellow flag conditions from the Bungalow onwards because of fading visibility.
Paul Jordan (Jackson Racing Honda by Prosper 2) set his fastest TT lap of 2025 so far at 128.694mph, which left him fourth fastest behind Dominic Herbertson (128.737mph) on the HRRC/Adam Hewitt Ltd Honda.
Manx riders Nathan Harrison (28.501mph) and Conor Cummins (128.389mph) were fifth and sixth respectively.
Cummins is riding for Ulster team Burrows Engineering/RK Racing on BMW and Ducati machinery and his 131mph lap during Friday's qualifying session was the fastest at the TT by any rider for the Dungannon-based team.
Following Satudrday's s cancellation, the Superbike race – due to have taken place on Sunday – has been replaced with more qualifying sessions instead.
A new race schedule for Monday is set to be announced by the organisers as they try to mitigate the impact of a week of unsettled weather on the Isle of Man.
