Kiwis Go 2 4 in IoM

Posted: Sat 08 Jun 2002

Ian Lougher [Suzuki] rode to his second victory of the week, and his sixth in total in the Isle of Man Racing Festival, as he won the delayed 600cc Production TT Race, over three laps of the 37.73-mile Mountain Course, as he finished 28.5 seconds clear of Kiwi, Bruce Anstey [Suzuki].

Low cloud over the mountain brought frustration for the competitors, as they faced a 75 minutes delay, but Anstey, who notched his first ever TT win in the 250TT race on Wednesday, was quickly disputing the lead with Lougher.

Anstey pitted after the first lap to change his visor and the stop cost him vital time, while Lougher, maintaining his pace increased his lead, with Jim Moodie moving into second place.

Anstey however was quickly back on to the pace and fought his way up into second place, which he maintained to the end.

Another Kiwi, Shaun Harris [Suzuki] finished in a very creditable fourth place. There were 57 finishers.

Production 600 TT Results:
1ST IAN LOUGHER 600 TAS SUZUKI 57 08.4 118.85
2ND BRUCE ANSTEY 600 SUZUKI 57 36.9 117.87
3RD JIM MOODIE 600 V&M YAMAHA 57 55.4 117.24
4TH SHAUN HARRIS 600 SUZUKI 58 08.6 116.80
5TH ADRIAN ARCHIBALD 599 RED BULL HONDA CBR 58 28.1 116.15