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Hot favourite John McGuinness blew the opposition away to win the Bennetts Superbike TT -- the opening race at the Centenary Isle of Man Festival. The Morecambe rider had set the fastest time in practice and showed his class to triumph on his HM Plant Honda by 26 seconds from Hydrex Honda's Guy Martin, with Ian Hutchinson on an HM Plant Honda in third. McGuinness, 34, made it 12 victories in total on the island, which sees him rise to third place outright on the all-time list behind Mike Hailwood (14) and the legendary Joey Dunlop (26). Despite setting off third, McGuinness quickly took the lead on the first lap, with Martin his closest challenger and Hutchinson settling down in third spot. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
