The Greatest Race | Ultimate TT Races presented by Bennetts
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Published 2020-10-07
Both were hell bent on taking the race win with Fogarty having retired from the Formula One race earlier in the week whilst leading on the Loctite Yamaha and Hislop having finished second on the unfamiliar and unfancied Abus Norton.
The duo slotted into first and second at the end of the opening 37.73-miles with Fogarty holding a 1.2s lead as the race immediately became the showdown it had been billed as.
A lap of 123.09mph second time around saw Hislop lap four seconds quicker than his rival and turn his deficit into an advantage of 2.8s but the gap was fluctuating between every timing point. It was, quite simply, an epic duel in the sunshine between the two fastest men around the TT Course.
With Fogarty at number 4 and Hislop at 19, the duo never saw each other on the road and a slightly slower pit stop for the Scot meant Fogarty nosed ahead once more as they completed the third of six laps, the gap now just one second.
However, Hislop flew on the fourth lap to move some 7.4s clear, the biggest lead anyone would have in the race. Fogarty had no tactics other than to go as fast as possible and he shaved two seconds off Hislop’s lead as they went into the final lap with both riders’ predictions that the outright lap record would go if it was a close race about to come true.
Fogarty was the first to complete the lap with a new outright lap record of 123.61mph and then had an agonising wait to see if he’d done enough. The white Norton of Hislop took the chequered flag just a second slower at 123.50mph, also inside the old lap record, to take a famous win, Norton’s first in the Senior since 1961, by 4.4s.
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All Comments (21)
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Phillip McCallen described as an occasional winner at the TT with 11 wins in total and 4 in a week, is a massive understatement. He never seems to get his dues given what he achieved in road racing.
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I once saw a Marshall at the TT, an old guy, asked why he gave up 2 weeks of his life, at his age to do it, his reply, which always brings a tear to my eye, was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. He said; "To watch some of the bravest men in the world, try to achieve greatness." ❤
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I am 62 years old, I and my family have been " speed freaks" all our lives, I am a 3rd generation, I have 2 sons that are carrying on it seems, we have had a successful business that has allowed us to build and go places from the Salt flats to nitro funny cars, we do retro racing. This past year we finally went to the isle of man. No, none of us race bikes but we had to go, for one it's beautiful, but the men, the speed, the skill level, the machines are absolutely on a level like no other competition, there is nothing absolutely nothing that compares to it, it doesn't matter if your not a great big fan of motorcycles, if your a fan of speed, skill and just flat out bravery then god knows you must agree, I know I am commenting on Peter's run bit all these riders are ridiculously good, I have been to every major automotive event in the world, from indy, Daytona, formula 1, nhra finals, dirt track finals, monster jam finals, world super bike finals, and NOTHING COMPARES TO THE ISLE OF MAN. PUT IT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST
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I hear Foggy is now a life skills coach, specialising in humility, discretion and how to be humble..😄
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If John McGuiness says Carl Fogarty is a nutter, then Fogarty is a nutter lol, huge respect to these guys, real racers.
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'Bits of paper in the pits' Barry Symmons left speechless by Norton management. Great win by the team and Steve Hislop in the best ever TT race.
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Hizzy's natural talent was THAT good. Remember when he beat Rossi's MotoGP laptime at Donny on that BSB Monstermob Ducati in 2001?
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A fantastic documentary, I hope its seen by millions. Fogarty lapped the course with absolutely no regard for his own safety. Two legends of the sport, RIP Steve.
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It's amazing how that lovely Norton sounds on the overrun off throttle, sounds like the modern day audible traction control, epic performance, epic bike
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I was privileged enough to be there at Kirk Michael. There is absolutely no exaggerating in this video. We knew we were witnessing something really special and for Norton to win........just fantastic. I'll never forget it.
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Such a great documentary, thanks to whoever put this together.
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Saw this Norton today at The National Motorcycle Museum. Brilliant. 🙂
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The howl of the Norton still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up even now. Bloody awesome Senior that was...
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One of the best races of all time when everything worked, two of the best riders just brilliant. A bloody shame that Hizzy isn't around to talk about it, sadly missed by many.
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I personally would love to see them recognize Robert Dunlop in this race. One of the best in the top 3 that day👌🏻
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I've seen this story so many times and I've grown up with Foggy, but it's always hilarious listening to him. According to Foggy the Norton could do 500mph, while he's the only one who ever suffered from mechanical issues. Priceless.
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It was a pleasure to be there and witness this brilliant race
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Absolutely tear jerking!... waves of Nostalgia are building within.. I was there at the IOM TT that year... Grown men were in tears seeing that Norton had finallyWon a TT again . Both riders at the very top of there game. Can’t believe in sheer ingratitude of the Norton Executive Bosses when the team returned home victorious... moaning about the cleanliness in the pits... FFS!!! they should’ve been kissin’ the asses of the guys that made that win possible... Unbelievable... We remember you Whizzy Hizzy!.... I bet you pulled a wheelie through the pearly gates. Fantastic racing... & an Epic event. Breathtaking...
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Living near Liverpool and taking the ferry to the Isle of Man to see this race in my teenage years was a wonderful experience. Now living in Scottsdale, AZ and riding motorcycles I often think back to the TT’s. One day I’ll return to enjoy that race with my three boys
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McCallen as humble as ever. Foggy is his own biggest fan. Damn shame Hizzy couldn't share his views.
