Honda Racing rider Dean Harrison is no longer the bridesmaid at the 2025 Isle of Man TT after backing up third and second in the opening two races of this year’s event with a stunning victory over Davey Todd and Michael Dunlop in the shortened two-lap opening superstock race of this year’s event. It was Todd, not usual early charger Harrison, who led to the first timing point at Glen Helen on the opening lap of the race and looked to be in control of the race across the first lap – but as they crossed Glencrutchery Road his small two-second gap from across the Mountain had dropped to only 0.4s. And by the time they got to Glen Helen for the second time round, it was Harrison who was into the lead by a slender margin – a gap that he was then just able to extend and extend out to the chequered flag, where he took his fourth win and first since 2019, and Honda Racing’s first since John McGuinness won the Senior TT for it in 2015. Harrison went into race week as perhaps more of a favourite for race wins than he has in recent seasons, […]
Dean Harrison set the fastest lap speed in the first timed Superbike qualifying session for the Isle of Man TT on Wednesday. The Honda Racing rider circulated at a blistering 133.069mph on his second lap of the evening, 15.5 seconds faster than Peter Hickman, who recorded 131.076 on his 8Ten Racing BMW. Harrison, 36, is in his second season with the Japanese manufacturer and will be looking to add to his three TT wins to date, the most recent of those coming in 2019. His speed, set in perfect conditions, was the fastest ever registered in an opening qualifying session for the meeting. Hickman’s team-mate Davey Todd was third on the Superbike leaderboard at 130.402, followed by record 29-time winner Michael Dunlop on 129.975 on his Rokit BMW. Yorkshireman Todd was quickest in the Superstock category with a speed of 131.231, with Harrison one second slower in second with at 131.098 and Michael Dunlop next fastest on 130.387. Todd earned the first TT win of his career by taking victory in the Superstock race in 2024 so will be aiming for a repeat of that result. Dunlop was best of the Supersports on his Ducati V2 at 127.181, with Harrison […]
