Mike Browne has won the Historic Senior Classic TT race, riding the Peter Lodge Racing Norton.
The race saw early leader John McGuinness on the Winfield Paton retire with a puncture.
He edged out Adam McLean on the Flitwick Motorcycles/SMV Royal Enfield by the slender margin of just 0.268s.
Dean Harrison of Craven Classic Racing completed the podium in third.
Close!
Through Glen Helen on the second and final lap, Adam McLean led by 4.7s. At Ballaugh Bridge, the gap between the two riders was down to 2.4s. Rounding Ramsey Hairpin, Browne hit the front for the first time, turning his deficit into a 1.3s advantage.
At the Bungalow, the two riders were separated by just 0.8s. Sweeping round Cronk ny Mona it was down further to 0.316s. McLean was first to complete the lap at 110.457mph but Browne was quicker at 110.727mph.
Ian Lougher, Barry Furber and Michael Sweeney completed the top six.
Conor Cummins (Steadplan Racing Honda), Michael Evans (Melbray Norton), Davey Todd (Steadplan Racing Honda) and Alan Oversby (Ruthless Racing Honda) rounded out the top ten with Dutch newcomer Jeffrey Vermeulen (Van Giersbergen Motoren Ducati) claiming 11th after posting his first 100mph+ lap of the Mountain Course.
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