John McGuinness thanks the Manx people

Monday, 15 June 2015 00:00

23 time TT champion John McGuinness has thanked people on the Isle of Man saying he loves racing here.

On Friday he scooped his seventh Senior TT victory - shattering the outright lap record in the process.

He beat second place James Hillier by over 14 seconds with Ian Hutchinson taking the third podium position.

It came after a difficult week for the Morecambe Missile who admitted he had been "doubting himself".

His victory means he has now equalled Mike Hailwood's Senior record - speaking afterwards McGuinness said the fans were brilliant:

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