Carl Rennie finishes fifth at Isle of Man TT

Jun 25 2009 by Our Correspondent, Ormskirk Advertiser

Carl Rennie in action

A STUNNING fifth place in the Senior TT – the most famous road race in the world – was the icing on the cake for Burscough motorcycle race ace Carl Rennie, whose love affair with the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races continues unabated, after another series of first class performances last week (writes Steve Hirst).

The 39-year-old panel beater further enhanced his reputation as he best privateer in the business and one of the top road racers in the world, with four top ten placings and four more coveted silver replicas to add to his growing awards cabinet.

Carl’s impressive week reached its climax in the blue riband Pokerstars Seniors TT last Friday where he registered his best ever TT finish in fifth place.

He completed the punishing six lap 226 miles of the 37.73 mile mountain circuit on the W.A. Corless/Jackson Racing entered 1000cc Suzuki, in one hour 49 minutes 32.85 seconds at an average speed 123.990 miles an hour, his fastest ever race speed in the Senior.

“The bike’s flying, so let’s see what it can do,” said a confident Carl before the start.

It was and, from a 16th position start, he had moved into 10th place at the end of the first lap, moving up to eighth on lap two, seventh at the end of lap four, sixth on lap five and up to fifth on final tour.