It was overcast; the roads were dry; apart from a few damp patches at the edge of the track as the JCK 600cc B Race kicked off proceedings at 10.07am on S100 Championship day. Local newcomer Grant Thompson was quickest from the lights; he led the charge into Ballabeg. It was a lead that he was never to lose; he gradually pulled away from Adrian Harrison; a welcome returnee to the event; and with the aid of some 100mph laps he won by 6.5s. Third place went to newcomer Aran Sadler, after an early battle with veteran Paul Cranston.

The H& H / S & S Motorcycles 600cc A race provided a great spectacle. Mike Browne and Michael Dunlop were rapid away from the lights. Browne led by 10m at Ballabeg on lap 1 and Dunlop had taken 30m out of the chasing pack led by Dom Herbertson, Rob Hodson, Joe Yeardsley and Paul Jordan. Browne and Dunlop circulated together throughout the race; never more than 0.5s apart; raising their lap speed to over 109mph as confidence in the track grew. Concentrating on getting maximum drive out of the corners, Browne was able to resist Dunlop’s last lap challenge to take his first S100 victory (he has won at the Post-TT meeting) by 0.307s. Behind them there were many private battles for the crowd to enjoy. Paul Jordan took third by 1.28s from Herbertson, Hodson was fifth; with Yeardsley 6^th. Just 2.1s covered those four after their memorable scrap. Former MGP winner Matt Stevenson was the best of the newcomers in 14^th.

The Consolation Race was halted by a red flag on the second lap; the rider okay in an incident at Great Meadow; but the resultant debris required the halt. Not enough distance had been covered to call a result and there was no time for a restart.

In sunshine; the IOM Steam Packet Senior race was next on track, and it provided the same close racing throughout the field that the 600 A Race had. Michael Dunlop and Davey Todd (from 8^th on the grid) led the closely packed field as they rounded Ballabeg Hairpin for the first time. Jamie Coward, Dean Harrison, Rob Hodson and the soon to retire Mike Browne completed the top 6. On lap 2, Dunlop and Todd had opened a 50m gap over Harrison and Coward. They had a similar advantage over Dom Herbertson (set to retire on lap 5) and Rob Hodson. Dunlop and Todd continued to increase their advantage over their pursuers; both lapping consistently at over 114mph. Dunlop set the best lap on lap 4 at 114.774mph. The demise of Herbertson on lap 5 promoted Paul Jordan to 6^th. Dunlop led at Ballabeg on lap 6; he was baulked slightly whilst lapping a slower rider and this allowed Todd to lead at Cross Four Ways. Todd was himself baulked going into Iron Gate, this allowed to Dunlop to retake a lead that he would not relinquish. Michael took his 25^th win by a margin of just 0.073s. Erno Kostamo rode superbly to be best newcomer in 11^th.

The final race of the morning was the Ace Hire & Sales Sidecar Race. The first lap charge into Ballabeg was awesome; quite how they all made it around unscathed is a mystery; the crowd loved it. Returnee to Billown, Ben Birchall and new passenger Kevin Rousseau led by a coat of paint from Ryan and Callum Crowe with Lee Crawford / Scott Hardie in third; they stopped to make an adjustment at Cross Four ways and dropped out of contention. Pete Founds / Jevan Walmsley were fourth; the soon to retire Tim Reeves / Mark Wilkes were fifth; just ahead of Alan Founds / Rhys Gibbons. On lap 2 Birchall / Rousseau were away and clear. Alan Founds was up to second, just ahead of his brother Peter. An overshoot had dropped the Crowe brothers to sixth; behind Michael Russell / Jake Roberts and Greg Lambert / Andrew Haynes. By the end of the lap the Crowes had moved up to fourth. Then an accident at Ballanorris (Joey’s Gate); involving Alan Founds / Rhys Gibbons brought out the red flag; thank fully Alan was okay and Rhys was found to have no fractures after a check up at Nobles. The result was declared at the end of lap 2; with the removal of Founds / Gibbons promoting Lambert / Haynes to sixth. Best of the newcomers was the pairing of Keiran Clarke / Andrew Johnson in seventh.

The first race to be held in the warm afternoon sunshine was the Bettridges of Foxdale Supersport Race. It was déjà vu as Browne and Dunlop were fastest from the lights. Browne led by 20m as they hustled their bikes through the S bend at Malew church. Rob Hodson, Dom Herbertson, Joe Yeardsley and Michael Sweeney completed the top 6. On lap 2 Browne and Dunlop had a much bigger advantage over the chasing group of 5 that included Michael Sweeney. Yet again, the crowd was treated to close racing throughout the entire field. On lap 3 Dunlop was holding station behind Browne; whilst Hodson had moved into third. Dunlop remained closely behind Browne; holding a tighter line; on laps 4 and 5 and waiting for the moment to pounce. Paul Jordan had moved ahead of Hodson on lap 5 and Michael Sweeney passed Joe Yeardsley. The final lap saw Dunlop mere inches behind Browne as they powered away towards Great Meadow. Browne kept the lead through there and Stadium; then blotted his copybook by losing the front end at the final corner; gifting the win to Dunlop after a super battle. Mike was uninjured in the accident. Paul Jordan took third, Rob Hodson fourth, Michael Sweeney fifth and Joe Yeardsley sixth; just 4.7s covering those five. Best newcomer was Grant Thompson in eleventh; he upped his best lap speed to 103.272mph; very impressive.

The next tasty morsel was the Bushy’s Brewery Lightweight Race. Tuesday’s race winner Rob Hodson grabbed the hole shot on his Paton and led Jamie Coward by 10m at Church Bends. Davey Todd was third and sitting 50m behind Coward waiting for Coward’s smoking machine to expire; it duly did towards the end of lap 2. Michael Sweeney was on his own in fourth, Marc Colvin and the soon to retire Joe Yeardsley completed the top 6. A record lap on lap 2 left no doubt that Hodson would not be headed in this race; misfortune aside. He led from the soon to retire Coward by 50m. Barry Furber was the man on the move; he was up to fifth. Paul Cassidy had moved ahead of fellow local Marc Colvin to take sixth. The demise of Coward left Hodson with a 5.5s lead; he was moving serenely towards his second victory; but behind him Todd was under pressure from Sweeney; but he managed to resist it. After most of the riders had passed Church on lap 3 the red flag appeared. The rider was uninjured in an incident at Stadium; a marshal received minor injuries for which he was treated at the site. He remained to watch the remainder of the action; his daughter took over his duties trackside. The result was declared on the positions at the end of lap 2.

Now it was time for main solo event; the Ellan Vannin Fuels Championship over 9 laps of the 4.25 miles circuit. Conditions were just about perfect. Mike Browne was, understandably, a non-starter for this race. Davey Todd made another lightning start on his brand new machine; built from scratch post the TT. He led by 30m from Michael Dunlop as they swooped through the S-bend for the first time. The other front row man; Jamie Coward; held third 20m behind Dunlop. Dean Harrison was close behind in fourth; he was 2s ahead of Dom Herbertson and Nathan Harrison. Lap 2 saw Dunlop move a little closer to Todd. Dean Harrison had overtaken Coward; behind them Herbertson