Southern 100: Harrison sweeps the board, Trummer makes a promising debut

Ever since Dean Harrison moved to the Isle of Man with his family, there’s been no stopping the Brit. Last year, the father of two capitalised on his newfound home advantage to secure two victories at the Tourist Trophy. This year, too, the Honda works rider showed who’s boss in the top classes during the Superbike race and the Senior TT.

Having already won both Superbike races at the Southern 100 on Wednesday and smashed the old lap record, the Honda rider went one better on Thursday. Harrison also finished the third race in first place. However, in Peter Hickman he faced an opponent whose attacks he had to fend off right up to the finish line.

In the final Solo Championship race over nine laps on the 6.84-kilometre Billown Circuit, Hickman was once again his fiercest rival, pushing him to the very limit. With a time of 2:10.032 minutes, he smashed his own record, which he had set just a few hours earlier. Hickman had no answer to this and had to settle for second place.

Michael Dunlop played no part this time. The 33-time TT winner from Northern Ireland fell well short of expectations, finishing fifth twice and retiring on two occasions.

Things went well for Julian Trummer, however. On his debut on the demanding circuit with its many blind corners, his results were certainly impressive. The Austrian narrowly missed out on the top-10 finishes he had been aiming for, largely because the narrow track offers few opportunities for safe overtaking.

Results, Souther 100

Superbike, Race 1: 1. Dean Harrison (GB), Honda, 7 laps in 15:35.805 mins. 2. Nathan Harrison (GBM), Honda, 10.273 sec behind. 3. Peter Hickman (GB), BMW, +11.351 sec. 4. Paul Jordan (GB), Honda. 5. Joe Yeardsley (GBM), Honda. 6. Dominic Herbertson (GB), BMW. Also: 12. Julian Trummer (A), BMW. Fastest lap: D. Harrison in 2:12.174 mins (lap record).

Superbike 2: 1. D. Harrison, 7 laps in 15:33.637 mins. 2. Mike Browne (IRL), Honda, 8.171 sec behind. 3. N. Harrison, +11.659 sec. 4. Jordan. 5. Yeardsley. 6. Hickman. Also: 19. Trummer. Fastest lap: D. Harrison in 2:10.994 mins (lap record).

Superbike 3: 1. D. Harrison, 7 laps in 15:32.277 mins. 2. Hickman, 0.942 sec behind. 3. Browne, +2.428 sec. 4. N. Harrison. 5. Michael Dunlop (GB), Honda. 6. Yeardsley. Also: 12. Trummer. Fastest lap: D. Harrison in 2:10.885 mins (lap record).

Solo Championship: 1. D. Harrison, 9 laps in 19:42.132 mins. 2. Hickman, 6.910 sec behind. 3. Browne, 18.559 sec behind. 4. N. Harrison. 5. Dunlop. 6. Jordan. Also: 12th Trummer. Fastest lap: D. Harrison in 2:10.032 mins (lap record).

Supersport 1: 1. Browne, Yamaha, 7 laps in 16:22.308 mins. 2. Jordan, Ducati, 5.444 sec behind. 3. Dominic Herbertson (GB), Triumph, +9.356 sec. 4. N. Harrison, Honda. 5. Yeardsley, Suzuki. 6. Hickman, Triumph. Also: 14. Trummer, Triumph. Fastest lap: Browne in 2:18.694 mins.

Supersport 2: 1. Browne, 7 laps in 16:15.940 mins. 2. Jordan, 2.997 sec behind. 3. Herbertson, +6.566 sec. 4. N. Harrison. 5. Yeardsley. 6. Hickman. Also: 12. Trummer. Fastest lap: Browne in 2:17.472 mins.

Supersport 3: 1. Yeardsley, 7 laps in 16:18.299 mins. 2. Jordan, 0.049 sec behind. 3. Browne, +0.169 sec. 4. Hickman. 5. Herbertson. 6. Michael Sweeney (IRL), Yamaha. Also: 11. Trummer. Fastest lap: Jordan in 2:17.754 mins.