‘McGuinness’ last hurrah at the TT?’

STEPHEN DAVISON Photographer and Journalist

The 2014 TT had seen Michael Dunlop claim four TT wins for the second year in a row and Bruce Anstey relieve John McGuinness of the outright lap record. Only an exceptional performance on the TT Legends Honda could stop the rot. With the Senior red flagged after two laps after Jamie Hamilton’s crash, McGuinness blasted into the lead of the restart with a 131mph standing start lap to lead by 1.4 seconds. Digging deep, the Honda star set a new lap record at 132.701mph to establish a race winning lead. The victory saw McGuinness claim his 23rd TT win, equal Mike Hailwood’s record of seven Senior wins and regain the outright lap record, but without another win since, was it the TT legend’s last hurrah on the Mountain course?