John McGuinness (motorcycle racer)
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John McGuinness is a motorcycle racer, from Morecambe, England. McGuinness races for the HM Plant Honda team in road races like the Isle of Man TT, and the North West 200 and on the short tracks in the British Superstock series.
McGuinness is one of the best riders on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course on the Isle of Man, having achieved 21 podiums, including 11 wins. He also holds the outright lap record on the circuit.
TT 2006 proved to be the best ever for McGuinness. He won three races (Senior, Superbike and Supersport) and he lowered the outright lap record four times during the festival. This all started in the TT Superbike race on 3rd June 2006, recording 17:42.53 from a standing start, then 17:41.71 on the second lap. His record lap stood at 127.933 mph to take in the 37.73 miles of the Mountain course, before another record-breaking performance in the Senior TT race on 9th June. John set a time of 17:39.95 from a standing start (already 1.76 seconds faster than a racing lap) and then blitzed the course in 17:29.26, 10.69 seconds faster than his opening lap and at an average speed of 129.451 mph.
He has also finished on the podium at the Macau Grand Prix.
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