Donald second in Isle of Man TT

The Isle of Man TT is not only one of the world's oldest motor races, it can also lay claim to owning one of the longest laps on the planet at 60km.

For the past few years, Australian Cameron Donald has shown he has the stamina, the bravery and the concentration to be racing at the elite level, in the Isle of Man TT Superbike category, and consistently challenge for outright victory.

Despite just missing out on the top spot yesterday, Donald, riding a Honda CBR1000RR for Wilson Craig Racing, took out second place with a time of 1hour 46mins 13secs (1:46:13.40), less than a minute behind eventual winner John McGuinness. He had an average speed of 126.739mph.

McGuinness was almost a minute quicker than Cameron in the long winded race, which sees riders complete six laps of the 60km Mountain course, for a total of almost 360km.

McGuinness's time was 01 46 13.40 and he had an average speed of 127.870mph.

The event is one of the highest speed motor races endorsed by the FIM, and many of the highly tuned motorcycles get both wheels off the ground as they navigate crests that send them flying through the air. Indeed, riders are in a constant battle with their bikes, attempting to keep the front wheel on terra firma while maintaining high revs and road speeds.

Recording his 16th victory at the Isle of Man TT, McGuinness has proved himself to be a prolific racer at this event in the UK and could go on to become one of the most famous Isle of Man contenders in history. He is second only to Joey Dunlop who has recorded a whopping 26 victories.

Third place in the Superbike category went to Gary Johnson, who was nine seconds behind Cameron Donald, who would have finished in second place if it wasn't for a 30-second penalty he was slapped with speeding in the pit lane. See the top results at the bottom of the page.

There are four categories in the Isle of Mann TT: Superbike, Superstock, Supersport, and Sidecar. There is also a fifth category that is quickly gaining momentum, the TT Zero electric motorcycle class.

However as many fans would know the high speeds, exhaustingly long races and low rock walls can sometimes lead to tragedy, and since the race was officially sanctioned in 1907 more than 231 riders have lost their lives.

Just last week there was a double fatality during practice in the Sidecar category, as 67-year-old Bill Currie and 59-year-old Kevin Morgan died when their Yamaha side-car equipped motorcycle crashed.

1. John McGuinness - Honda TT Legends - 1:46:13.40
2. Cameron Donald - Honda Wilson Craig - 1:47:10.3
3. Gary Johnson - Honda Lincs Lifting - 1:47:19.97
4. Keith Amor - Honda TT Legends - 1:48:3.36
5. Michael Dunlop - Kawasaki Street Sweep - 1:49:1.53
6. Daniel Stewart - Honda Wilcock Consulting - 1:49:3.5
7. William Dunlop - Honda Wilson Craig - 1:49:5.34
8. James Hillier - Kawasaki Bournemouth Kawasaki - 1:50:11.01
9. Adrian Archibald - BMW AMA Racing - 1:50:26.81
10. Ian Mackman - Suzuki Kemtile - 1:51:48.31