From a press release issued by Honda Racing:

Day Two, Isle of Man TT Festival, June 7, Isle of Man

John McGuinness and Chris Palmer were the winners for Honda on the second weather ravaged race day of this year’s Isle of Man TT Racing Festival, and both could reflect on victories at record pace that puts them into the record books.

They won the final races for 400cc and 125cc machines to be held in the event as the organisers have revamped the programme for future years with more emphasis being put onto production machines.

McGuinness shrugged aside the frustrations of a two hour delay to racing as mist rolled across parts of the 37.73 mile Mountain Course to provide another hard-charging front running performance as he went all out from the start aboard his 400cc Honda to take an action replay of his victory in the corresponding race of last year.

He was always in charge, using the same tactics that sped him to victory, and a winner’s cheque of £20,000, in the opening four lap F1 race. “I decided again to get my head down and go for it from the start – it worked on Saturday, and it did again in this race.”

By the end of the opening lap, he was 16 seconds up, and had doubled that advantage by the time he pitted at half-distance for fuel – it was then he had his only uncomfortable moment: “they didn’t screw the cap down fully and some petrol splashed on me in a rather delicate area, but I sorted that out.”

If he was inconvenienced, it hardly showed as he powered relentlessly on, and at three quarters distance was running some 44 second ahead of Yamaha rider Steve Linsdell, easing off on the final dash over the mountain to take the victory, his fifth on the Island, by 33 seconds.

“That was fun – really enjoyable. That is a magic little bike,” smiled McGuinness as he earned another £4000 in prize money. Mark Parrett, riding Honda, finished fourth just ahead of Roy Richardson, who at one point had been up in second place on his Honda.

Chris Palmer, the Cumbrian rider who has made the Island his home, delighted the locals as he completed his second successive victory in the 125cc Ultra-lightweight race. He was always in contention, running six seconds down on Ian Lougher, also riding Honda, as they pitted at half-distance.

The race swung on the pit-stop. Palmer was out quickly, running a second clear by Glen Helen and then gradually pulling away from Lougher who was denied second place by machine problems on the approach to Ramsey on the final lap.

Robert Dunlop, riding in his final TT, inherited second place, but the five times winner on the Island, finished some 58 seconds down. “I’m delighted with the race, I had a good bike, it was a good steady ride. My only disappointment is for Lougher, he was going well.”

Asked if he would be returning to the Island, the younger brother of late, legendary 26time record TT winner Joey smiled: “Perhaps as a spectator.”

The 1000ccProduction race was red-flagged on the opening lap as the weather again intervened. McGuinness and Bruce Anstey were level pegging at Glen Helen when the red flags came out. Mist was rolling in, cutting visibility between the Black Dub and Kirk Michael, with organisers wisely deciding to stop the action and re-run the race on Tuesday, starting at noon.

Lightweight 400cc Results Monday Race (174Laps)
PSN / NO-DRIVER / / MACHINE / HOME TOWN / TIME / SPEED

1 / 41-JOHN McGUINNESS / 400 / RLR Honda / MORECAMBE / 1 22 06.4 / 110.28

2 / 47-STEVE LINSDELL / 400 / Flitwick Yamaha / FLITWICK / 1 22 39.6 / 109.54

3 / 49-MARK PARRETT / 400 / Honda CBR RR / MIDHURST / 1 22 42.4 / 109.48

4 / 67-ROY RICHARDSON / 399 / Honda RVF / BLACKPOOL / 1 23 02.0 / 109.05

5 / 45-JOHN BARTON / 400 / FZR Yamaha / CROSBY IOM / 1 23 44.8 / 108.12

6 / 48-DERRAN SLOUS / 400 / Yamaha FZR RRSP / RAMSEY IOM / 1 24 04.7 / 107.69

7 / 56-ALAN BENNIE / 400 / Yamaha FZR / STRATHMIGLO / 1 24 47.8 / 106.78

8 / 43-JIM HODSON / 400 / Yamaha FZR / WIGAN / 1 24 54.7 / 106.64

9 / 64-THOMAS MONTANO / 400 / Yamaha FZR / USA / 1 25 18.9 / 106.13

10 / 51-ROBERT J PRICE / 399 / Yamaha FZR400SP / GLOUCESTER / 1 25 24.8 / 106.01

11 / 55-MANFRED VOGL / 398 / Heim & Haus Kawasaki / GERMANY / 1 25 42.2 / 105.65

12 / 50-ALEX DONALDSON / 400 / Kawasaki ZXR / LIMAVADY NI / 1 26 44.5 / 104.39

13 / 61-PAUL DOBBS / 400 / Dobsy’s KAWASAKI / NEW ZEALAND / 1 26 54.1 / 104.20

14 / 66-ROBERT A PRICE / 400 / Yamaha FZR / STROUD / 1 27 07.7 / 103.92

15 / 59-JULIAN BULL / 400 / Kawasaki ZXR / HOLYHEAD / 1 27 16.7 / 103.75

TOTAL LAP COUNT 174; TOTAL MILEAGE 6565.02; FASTEST LAP TIME 20 12.3;
FASTEST LAP SPEED 112.04; FASTEST RIDER : JOHN McGUINNESS; LAP NUMBER 2