Superstock TT

The Superstock TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival. The event for production based motor-cycles racing on treaded road tyres is based on the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship specifications.

  2014 Isle of Man TT Races
Michael Dunlop Superstock TT 1000cc Honda lap 2 - Parliament Square, Ramsey – 3 June 2013
Race details

Date Superstock TT - 3 June 2014
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
Course Road Course
37.73 mi (60.72 km)
Superstock TT
Fastest Lap Pole Position
Gary Johnson Michael Dunlop
130.207 mph 129.778 mph
Podium
1. Michael Dunlop
2. Dean Harrison 3. Bruce Anstey

Engine capacity

The Production TT, racing for production based motor-cycles had been part of the Isle of Man TT Races since 1967 for 250cc, 500cc & 750cc classes replacing the Lightweight, Junior and Senior production motor-cycles of the Clubmans TT races (1947 – 1956). These production based machines raced until the 1976 Isle of Man TT until the classes were discontinued. The Production TT was reintroduced for the 1984 Isle of Man TT Races for 3 class classes reduced to two classes on safety grounds for the 1990 races. For the 2005 Isle of Man TT the Superstock TT race replaced the previous 1000cc & 600cc Production TT classes that had been part of the Isle of Man TT race schedule since 1989.

Eligibility

Entrants
  • Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.

Machines

The 2012 specification for entries into the Superstock TT race are defined as;-

  • Any machine complying with the following specifications:
    • Superstock TT: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Superstock Championships specifications)
      • Over 600cc up to 1000cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 750cc up to 1000cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 850cc up to 1200cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke[1][2]

Official Qualification Time
  • 115% of the time set by the third fastest qualifier in the class.[3]

Speed and Lap Records

The lap record for the Superstock TT is a time of 16 minutes and 50.601 seconds, at an average speed of 134.403 miles per hour (216.301 km/h) set by Peter Hickman on lap 4 of the 2018 Superstock TT. The race record for the Superstock TT is 1 hour, 8 minutes and 49.976 seconds, at an average race speed of 131.553 mph (211.714 km/h) for 4 laps of the Mountain Course, and is also held by Hickman; set in the same race.[4][5]

Superstock TT Race Winners
YearRiderMotorcycleAverage Race Speed
2005 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 124.242 mph
2006 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 124.147 mph
2007 Bruce Anstey Suzuki 125.875 mph
2008 Cameron Donald Suzuki 125.776 mph
2009 Ian Hutchinson Honda 127.612 mph
2010 Ian Hutchinson Honda 128.100 mph
2011 Michael Dunlop Kawasaki 127.129 mph
2012 John McGuinness Honda 126.657 mph
2013 Michael Dunlop Honda 128.218 mph
2014 Michael Dunlop BMW 127.216 mph
2015 Ian Hutchinson Kawasaki 129.197 mph
2016 Ian Hutchinson BMW 129.745 mph
2017 Ian Hutchinson BMW 129.383 mph
2018 Peter Hickman BMW 131.553 mph
2019 Peter Hickman BMW 130.488 mph

References
  1. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 5/Appendix D page 34 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  2. ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (5 May 2011). "International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 19 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  4. "Hickman destroys the records in RL360º Superstock TT". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "RL360 Quantum Superstock TT - Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

See also


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