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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Rutter sustains spine and leg fractures in TT crash
Seven-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Rutter has had "a number of fractures" in his spine "stabilised" after a crash in Friday's Supertwin race. The 53-year-old crashed on the third and final lap at the 31st milestone on Friday and was transferred to the Walton Unit at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool. Advertisement A statement on Bathams Racing's Facebook page said "the worst of his injuries have been treated successfully" and he has "already been able to mobilise on his feet". "He suffered a number of fractures in his spine between the L2 and L5 vertebrae," Rutter's team said. "Surgeons have successfully stabilised all the fractures and Michael has already been able to mobilise on his feet. "He requires more surgery in his ankle to repair a further fracture, but for now the worst of his injuries have been treated successfully." Rutter made his Isle of Man TT debut in 1994 and decided to step back from the Superbike and Superstock races for the 2025 event to focus on the Supertwins - the slowest of the four classes at the road race. The Isle of Man TT is an annual road race which takes place on 37.7 miles of closed public roads on the Mountain Course.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Rutter sustains spine and leg fractures in TT crash
Seven-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Rutter has had "a number of fractures" in his spine "stabilised" after a crash in Friday's Supertwin 53-year-old crashed on the third and final lap at the 31st milestone on Friday and was transferred to the Walton Unit at Aintree Hospital in Liverpool.A statement on Bathams Racing's Facebook page said "the worst of his injuries have been treated successfully" and he has "already been able to mobilise on his feet"."He suffered a number of fractures in his spine between the L2 and L5 vertebrae," Rutter's team said. "Surgeons have successfully stabilised all the fractures and Michael has already been able to mobilise on his feet."He requires more surgery in his ankle to repair a further fracture, but for now the worst of his injuries have been treated successfully."Rutter made his Isle of Man TT debut in 1994 and decided to step back from the Superbike and Superstock races for the 2025 event to focus on the Supertwins - the slowest of the four classes at the road Isle of Man TT is an annual road race which takes place on 37.7 miles of closed public roads on the Mountain Course.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Dominant Dunlop completes Supertwins double at TT
Michael Dunlop claimed his fourth victory at the 2025 Isle of Man TT by winning the second Supertwin rider Dunlop had also dominated the opening Supertwin race on Tuesday, and he took victory by 26.774 seconds in Friday's three-lap race ahead of Davey completes a Supertwin and Supersport double for 36-year-old Dunlop, who extended his number of victories at the road race to 33 with the help of a new lap record for the class of 123.056mph around the 37.7-mile Mountain the leading pair, Dominic Herbertson took a popular podium as he held off Paul Jordan in a thrilling battle by just 3.141 seconds. "The bike's been good," Dunlop told TT Plus. "The main thing is getting the win, the last lap I was surprised [about the lap record] as I maintained the bike to make sure it was alright."The Paton boys did a fantastic job. The main thing is winning races, so I'm glad to still be at the front. "This week has been fast, hot and heavy. Four wins is the main achievement for me and I want to keep winning."Dunlop and Todd will be two contenders for victory, along with Superstock TT winner Dean Harrison, in the blue ribband Senior TT on Saturday, which closes out the event. Manx rider Michael Evans, who claimed his first TT podium in race one, pulled over at Glen Helen with a mechanical issue on the first lap, as Dunlop led Todd and Adam McLean at the first timing sector by three advantage was up to eight seconds at Ramsey Hairpin, with Rob Hodson and Mike Browne slotting in ahead of held a 12-second lead over Todd at the pit stops, but lost six seconds to Todd in the service to put pressure on his the leading pair, Hodson, Browne, Herbertson and McLean were split by two-and-a-half seconds in the battle for soon restored and then extended his lead throughout the second lap, as he set a sector record from Glen Helen to Ballaugh Bridge, and Todd held a comfortable second. The battle for third took a twist when race one podium sitter Hodson retired at the Gooseneck on the second lap, which promoted Herbertson into third ahead of Browne and ended the second lap 14.5 seconds up on Todd, while Herberston, who took his first TT podium in the class in 2024, held a 3.8 seconds advantage over Browne, with McLean, Paul Jordan and Barry Furber split by less than five seconds being overtaken on the road by Dunlop, Jordan, who was the first bike down Bray Hill, started flying into podium contention by slipstreaming behind the race Ireland's Jordan managed to complete the lap tucked in behind Dunlop, but fell just short of his podium bid as Herbertson claimed third by 3.141 seconds for his second-ever TT was a lonely second for his fifth podium of the TT, while Herbertson was emotional after racing onto the podium after a last-ditch effort to make the event after his original plans fell through."To do it twice, it's fantastic," England's Herbertson told TT Plus."Doing that last lap, I was praying to everyone 'please make it home'. I'm over the moon. "It's been bananas. Five and a half weeks to turn it around to get to the TT, thanks to friends and even strangers. "Strangers saying, 'I want to see you there'. To get back on the box, I hope they're proud." Supertwin TT Race Two result 1. Michael Dunlop (NIR, Paton) Three laps2. Davey Todd (ENG, Paton) +26.774 seconds3. Dominic Herbertson (ENG, Paton) +20.5854. Paul Jordan (NIR, Aprillia) +3.1415. Mike Browne (IRL, Kawasaki) +6.0276. Adam McLean (NIR, Yamaha) +5.3447. Barry Furber (ENG, Yamaha) +5.5948. Joe Yeardsley (IOM, Aprillia) +44.184
Belfast Telegraph
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Michael Dunlop: I'm not happy with just 32 wins at the Isle of Man TT
Dunlop will be in action on Friday in the second Superstock and Supertwin races before the prestigious Senior race brings the curtain down on Saturday. The Ulsterman extended his incredible tally of wins around the iconic Mountain Course with a double in the Supersport class on the Milwaukee Ducati and a Supertwin victory on his MD Racing Paton. Dunlop will take some beating in Friday's second Supertwin race (4:15pm) on the Italian machine in his quest for a third consecutive TT four-timer. He was a runaway winner of the first Supertwin race on Tuesday by more than 22 seconds from Manxman Michael Evans and should emerge victorious again barring any unforeseen issues. His task will be tougher in the Opul Superstock race on Friday (10:45am), when Dean Harrison (Honda Racing UK) is seeking a double. Harrison won the first race for his fourth TT win and his first since he triumphed in the 2019 Senior. The English rider set his fastest ever lap at 135.692mph and brings formidable form to the table, while Davey Todd is a former Superstock winner who is eager to make amends on the 8TEN Racing BMW after finishing second to Harrison. Dunlop – third in the first Superstock encounter after he was hampered by an electronics issue – will be looking to close the gap to Harrison and Todd on his MD Racing BMW. 'I want to still win races and I wanted to come here and get into the thirties, and we're into the thirties,' Dunlop said. 'I've got three more races to have a go at and I will definitely be having a go – it won't be for the lack of trying, so we'll see what happens.' Dunlop is on the brink of a 50th TT podium after breaking John McGuinness's record of 47 rostrums this week. The second Sidecar TT race (1pm) is part of a packed schedule, when Manx brothers Ryan and Callum Crowe will be the favourites after a dominant win and 121mph lap record in Monday's race.
Belfast Telegraph
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Michael Dunlop: I've put Ducati ‘back on top' after securing 32nd Isle of Man TT win
It was the Northern Ireland rider's 32nd victory around the Mountain Course and his third this week, with Dunlop also winning the first Supertwin race on Tuesday evening on his Paton. The 36-year-old has been unbeatable in the Supersport class since 2022, winning eight races in a row. He took something of a gamble this year after making the switch to an Italian Ducati Panigale V2 machine following six consecutive wins on his trusty MD Racing Yamaha. However, the move paid off and Dunlop won both races in style to make it 15 Supersport victories in total at the TT. He took control of the four-lap race from the off and led at every sector on each lap, extending his advantage throughout to win by 26.181s from Dean Harrison (Honda Racing UK), with Davey Todd taking third on the Milenco by Padgett's Honda, almost 16 seconds back. 'It wasn't so bad,' said Dunlop, whose Ducati wins were the manufacturer's first at the TT since Rob Holden's Singles victory in 1995. 'It was going to be difficult, I knew Dean was going to come out the blocks, but I sort of got my act together at the start of the race. 'I was right at the front at the start so I gave myself a little bit less work to do. 'We had a bit of a nervy pit stop, she wouldn't fire again. But the bike was mint – thanks to all the team, they worked late last night to get it going and fair play to them. It was great. 'I'd just like to thank the team and the sponsors – it's not possible without them,' added Dunlop, who recorded the fastest lap of the race on the Milwaukee Ducati on the second lap at 129.297mph. 'Obviously for Ducati as well, it's nice to be back on top and doing the double again.' Dunlop said he had a small issue with the front of the machine but it wasn't enough to jeopardise his march to a record-extending 32nd TT win. 'We had a wee bit of a front end issue,' he said. 'But I knew what we were going to try, which was going to sort of work, and it was windy out there so I didn't know if it was a wind thing. 'But we just kept going, and happy to do the double for the Ducati team, for my own team, and for everybody else.' Runner-up Harrison didn't make his customary fast start but felt Dunlop was always going to be difficult to beat on the Ducati. 'I didn't get the best of starts to be fair, not my normal fast start,' he said. 'I was a bit steady from the start, and so I read my pit boards and I knew that Michael was going to be the man to beat today. 'I just wasn't sure who the battle was going to be with for second. So I got stuck in a bit, just watching my pit boards through the whole race, really.' Paul Jordan from Magherafelt enjoyed a strong run to fourth on the Jackson Racing Honda, with James Hind (North Lincs Components Suzuki) and Jordan's team-mate Josh Brookes finalising the first six. Jordan, who set his best Supersport lap at 126.358mph, said: 'I'm over the moon with the fourth-place finish today as well as the 126mph laps as it was tough conditions out there. 'The wind was pretty strong, which meant it was easy to catch you out, but I simply rode as hard as I could right from the drop of the flag. 'I just kept pushing as hard as I could, so to finish fourth is great, and with Josh in sixth it's been a good day for the team.' James Hillier was holding third on the second lap when he was forced out with an issue with his Bournemouth Kawasaki. Thursday's Sidecar race was postponed because of wet weather and is now due to be run on Friday, when the second Superstock and Supertwin races are also scheduled. There is no racing on Thursday at the TT, which is a rest day for competitors and teams.
