Superstock TT
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Date | Superstock TT - 3 June 2014 | ||||||||||||
Location | Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||
Course | Road Course 37.73 mi (60.72 km) | ||||||||||||
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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.
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 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 Races for 3 class classes reduced to two classes on safety grounds for the 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 .
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:
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 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[]
Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Average Race Speed |
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2005 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 124.242 mph |
2006 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 124.147 mph |
2007 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 125.875 mph |
2008 | ![]() |
Suzuki | 125.776 mph |
2009 | ![]() |
Honda | 127.612 mph |
2010 | ![]() |
Honda | 128.100 mph |
2011 | ![]() |
Kawasaki | 127.129 mph |
2012 | ![]() |
Honda | 126.657 mph |
2013 | ![]() |
Honda | 128.218 mph |
2014 | ![]() |
BMW | 127.216 mph |
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Kawasaki | 129.197 mph | |
2016 | ![]() |
BMW | 129.745 mph |
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BMW | 129.383 mph | |
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BMW | 131.553 mph | |
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BMW | 130.488 mph |
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (5 May 2011). "International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012". Retrieved 5 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 19 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
- ^ "Hickman destroys the records in RL360º Superstock TT". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "RL360 Quantum Superstock TT - Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
See also[]
- Isle of Man TT
- Motorcycle racing stubs