In 2007, as the TT marked its centenary, lap records were shattered – culminating in the frankly amazing 130.354mph lap in the Senior TT, recorded by John McGuinness. As you're probably aware, Subaru and British rally driver Mark Higgins recently smashed the four-wheeled Isle of Man TT course record. Last year, Peter Hickman raised the Isle of Man TT lap record to 135.45mph, by spinning the rear tyre more than the roulette wheel. Isle of Man TT Lap Record by Michael Dunlop – ONBOARD Posted on June 8, 2016 - Updated on June 24, 2016 by Joeri Leave a Comment Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Pinterest , Google+ , Youtube or subscribe to our newsletter . The car itself is equally bonkers, with a 600-hp flat four that revs to 8500 rpm and 14-inch, ... Watch This 600-Horsepower Subaru WRX STI Smash an Isle of Man TT Lap Record. However, the winning petrol bike increased by more than 1 per cent over the same period (212.2kmh v 209.68kmh). Bob McIntyre recorded the first 100mph lap in 1957 with John Williams (1976) and Steve Hislop (1989) breaking the 110mph and 120mph barriers respectively. View Gallery 10. Mark Higgins, a rally driver with one stage win and two total points in the World Rally Championship, has decimated the Isle of Man TT lap record. This year there was a mere 0.1% gain, compared to last year’s lap speed in the electric class (196.2kmh v 196.05kmh). Subaru driver Mark Higgins set an all-time fastest lap of averaging 115.356 MPH today on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course driving a 2011 Subaru WRX STI. The long-standing road-car lap record for the Isle of Man TT circuit has been comprehensively smashed by a production-spec Subaru WRX STI sedan. Peter Hickman recorded the fastest speed of Thursday's Superbike TT practice outing on the Isle of Man. You can see a partial onboard video of Rutter’s previous record lap from last year in this video on the Isle of Man TT’s youtube page: The world’s most dangerous race The current Isle of Man TT lap record is a 17:03.567 set by John McGuinness in 2015 on a Honda CBR1000RR. at Isle Of Man TT Course Douglas, Isle of Man, June 6, 2016 - Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that a Subaru WRX STI Time Attack car piloted by Mark Higgins set a new lap record of the fabled 37-mile Isle of Man TT Road Course with an average lap speed of 128.73 mph and a time of 17.35. Higgins broke his own record he set last year when he did a lap time of 19:15 an average speed of 117 mph, this year in his rally spec road race car, Higgins finished the lap in an outstanding time of just above the 17 minute mark at 17:35.139. Isle of Man TT – lap speed The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is an iconic motorcycle road race that takes place every year on the Isle of Man. The cycling absolute lap record for the Mountain Course was broken in 2015 by Isle of Man born professional cyclist Peter Kennaugh in a time of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 48 seconds, beating the previous longstanding record, set by former Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman in 1993, by 6 seconds. It’s simple physics, F1 car has four wheels, a bike has two, so the F1 car is massively quicker through the corners partly due to more grip from four vs two wheels, but also due to the massive downforce it generates. Ride With Mark Higgins as He Shatters the Isle of Man Lap Record This narrated video takes you inside the cockpit for Higgins's astounding 17:35.139 lap around the 37.73-mile island circuit. Earlier this month, we reported that former British rally champion Mark Higgins has broken the lap record for production cars on the Isle of Man TT course in the all-new Subaru WRX STI with a time of 19 minutes and 26 seconds--about 30 seconds faster than the record he set in 2011 with the previous model.. It is seen as one of the most challenging motorcycle road races and attracts the fastest and most daring racers. British rally champion, Mark Higgins has set a new four-wheeled Isle of Man lap record (19min 26secs), driving a 2015 Subaru WRX STI around the TT circuit. Yes, absolutely no contest. Victory in the Isle of Man is a sure-fire way of entering the annals of motorcycle history – another is to claim a lap or race record during the TT. The outright lap speed record is 217.989 km/h, set in 2018. IOM TT 2018 Car Lap record run? Using a Prodrive-built 450kW WRX STI, Higgins lapped the 60.75km circuit in just 17min35.139sec at an average speed of 207.26km/h. 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