H&H Motorcycles / S & S Motors 600cc A Race Report
The H& H / S & S Motorcycles 600cc A race provided a great spectacle. Mike Browne and Michael Dunlop were rapid away from the lights. Browne led by 10m at Ballabeg on lap 1 and Dunlop had taken 30m out of the chasing pack led by Dom Herbertson, Rob Hodson, Joe Yeardsley and Paul Jordan. Browne and Dunlop circulated together throughout the race; never more than 0.5s apart; raising their lap speed to over 109mph as confidence in the track grew. Concentrating on getting maximum drive out of the corners, Browne was able to resist Dunlop’s last lap challenge to take his first S100 victory (he has won at the Post-TT meeting) by 0.307s. Behind them there were many private battles for the crowd to enjoy. Paul Jordan took third by 1.28s from Herbertson, Hodson was fifth; with Yeardsley 6th. Just 2.1s covered those four after their memorable scrap. Former MGP winner Matt Stevenson was the best of the newcomers in 14th.
Words: Richard Radcliffe
Image: Callum Staley
