Source: IoM TT.

Gary Johnson made the most of a gap in the weather to score a close-won victory in Monster Energy Supersport race one at the Isle of Man TT on Monday.

After four full-on laps, the margin between Johnson and second placed Bruce Anstey was just over 1.5 seconds. Michael Dunlop took the third making it Triumph in first place followed by two Hondas.

Johnson’s victory was the first for Triumph since Bruce Anstey won the 2003 Junior on a Valmoto prepared machine in 2003. Top Australian was David Johnson in 16th, while Josh Brookes exited with a mechanical problem.

The RL360 Superstock race was scheduled to run at 6:15pm in the weather-altered program, but the clerk of the course announced there’d be no further racing on Monday.

Sadly, ACU Events has announced that Bob Price, 65, was killed during the Supersport race following an incident at Ballaugh on the third lap of the race. Bob, a car body repair shop owner, was an experienced road racer who first competed at the TT Races in 1992 and competed regularly in the Manx Grand Prix as a Classic racer.

Highlights of his Mountain Course career included third place in the MGP Junior Classic in 2002 and runner-up position in the same year in the Senior Classic. He also achieved third place in the 2004 Junior Classic MGP and took part in last year’s inaugural Classic TT Races.

2014 Isle of Man TT

Supersport race one results:
1. Gary Johnson
2. Bruce Anstey
3. Michael Dunlop
4. Dean Harrison
5. William Dunlop
6. Guy Martin
7. James Hillier
8. Lee Johnston
9. Michael Rutter
10. Keith Amor
16. David Johnson (AUS)

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