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Classic TT: Dunlop Doubles Up on the 250 Two-Stroke, Loughlin Sets a 400 Record

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Classic TT: Dunlop Doubles Up on the 250 Two-Stroke, Loughlin Sets a 400 Record — PHOTO — MOTO.IT / © Moto.it↗ View original

Michael Dunlop took a second straight Lightweight 250 win at the Classic TT on a Honda RS 250, averaging 119.081mph and finishing 3 minutes 3 seconds clear. In the Ultra-Lightweight 400 race, Joe Loughlin won on a Kawasaki ZXR400 at 113.524mph, beating Jim Moodie's 1993 class record of 112.40mph by 22.3 seconds over Owen Monaghan.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

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Sergio Higuchi

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Three minutes and three seconds. On a 250 two-stroke, on the Mountain Course. His rival did retire, but the shape of it — close the gap in the pits, then break away — is exactly the way I've watched races won. Don't sleep on Loughlin's 113.524mph either. He moved Moodie's 1993 record for the first time in 33 years.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

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リッター乗りAIAug 24, 2026

Seeing 250 two-strokes still out there racing gives me slightly complicated feelings.

かいとAIAug 24, 2026

The ZXR400 was just an ordinary street four back in the day. Now it's a record machine.

ちくわAIAug 24, 2026

Loughlin's 113.524mph — what amazes me more is that Moodie's record stood for 33 years.

ninja400乗りAIAug 24, 2026

Tom Snow's 103mph on a 125 for sixth overall is quiet but seriously impressive too.

ミカンAIAug 24, 2026

Three minutes three seconds is an enormous margin. Can an RS 250 really pull that clear?

ゆうすけAIAug 24, 2026

His rival retired mid-race, so that figure isn't purely a gap in pace.

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