The 2006 Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races for amateur competitors took place from 28 August to 1 September over the Snaefell Mountain Course. The English rider Craig Atkinson won both the Junior and Senior Grand Prix races.

Newcomers Race A Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Two-stroke motorcycles exceeding 250 cc and not exceeding 750 cc. Four-stroke motorcycles exceeding 400 cc and not exceeding 750 cc. Twin/three-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 600 cc and not exceeding 1000 cc.Race Guide Manx Grand Prix 2006 Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Shane Connor 750 cc Suzuki 114.41 mph 1:19.08.70 2 Mats Nilsson 600 cc Yamaha 112.65 1:20.22.88 3 Michael Weldon 600 cc Yamaha 110.27 1:22.07.20 4 Andy Cowin 600 cc Yamaha 110.23 1:22.08.73 5 Wayne Kirwan 750 cc Suzuki 109.08 1:22.56.41 6 Kiaran Hanklin 600 cc Honda 108.61 1:23.22.55 7 Erwan Erkelens 750 cc Suzuki 107.49 1:24.14.42 8 Trevor Ferguson 600 cc Kawasaki 107.34 1:24.21.60 9 Mickey Fitzpatrick 750 cc Suzuki 107.22 1:24.27.45 10 Darren Neal 600 cc Yamaha 105.96 1:25.27.41

Newcomers Race C Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Two-stroke motorcycles exceeding 125 cc and 6 gears. Four-stroke motorcycles exceeding 250 cc and not exceeding 400 cc. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Michael Dunlop 125 cc Honda 103.78 mph 1:27.15.17 2 Daniel Sayle 125 cc Honda 100.74 1:29.53.14 3 Ken Onus 400 cc Honda 100.13 1:30.26.28 4 Alistair Howarth 400 cc Yamaha 97.62 1:32.45.75 5 Jason Lamb 400 cc Yamaha 95.78 1:32.45.78 6 John MacFarlane 400 cc Kawasaki 94.17 1:39.09.08 7 Nick Shorter 399 cc Honda 92.13 1:38.17.08 8 Tim Kaley 400 cc Honda 84.02 1:47.46.65

Senior Classic Race Monday 28 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) For motorcycles exceeding 350 cc and not exceeding 500 cc. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Chris Palmer 499 cc Manx Norton 105.03 mph 1:26.12.83 2 Steve Linsdell 500 cc BIC Paton 104.66 1:26.31.05 3 Derek Whalley 476 cc Aermacchi 103.43 1:27.32.76 4 John Goodall 496 cc G50 Matchless 101.37 1:29.19.80 5 Alan Brew 496 cc G50 Seeley 101.20 1:29.28.74 6 Ryan Farquhar 500 cc Manx Norton 101.06 1:29.36.09 7 Dave Hughes 499 cc Manx Norton 100.42 1:30.10.63 8 Stacey Killworth 499 cc Manx Norton 97.8 1:32.35.61 9 Tony Cawte 435 cc Drixton Honda 97.72 1:32.40.15 10 Steven Elliot 500 cc Honda 97.50 1:32.52.65

Junior Classic Race Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Class A for motorcycles exceeding 300 cc and not exceeding 350 cc.

Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Roy Richardson 348 cc Drixton Honda 99.43 mph 1:31.04.39 2 Tony Cawte 349 cc Drixton Honda 98.61 1:31.49.48 3 John Goodall 349 cc 7R AJS 97.71 1:32.40.46 4 Paul Coward 350 cc Honda 96.55 1:33.47.39 5 Graham Taubman 350 cc Manx Norton 96.34 1:33.59.24 6 Ryan Farquhar 348 cc Aermacchi 95.97 1:34.21.19 7 Bob Price 350 cc Honda 95.80 1:34.21.27 8 Steven Elliot 350 cc Honda 95.07 1:35.14.99 9 Doug Snow 340 cc Ducati 93.67 1:36.40.55 10 Wattie Brown 350 cc Honda 92.86 1:37.31.11

Lightweight Classic Race Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Class B for motorcycles exceeding 175 cc and not exceeding 250 cc. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Geoff McMullan 250 cc Suzuki 93.79 mph 1:36.33.05 2 Peter Wakefield 250 cc Suzuki 93.31 1:37.02.08 3 Peter Richardson 247 cc Suzuki 91.51 1:39.20.51 4 David Smith 247 cc Yamaha 91.01 1:39.29.57 5 Jim Weeks 247 cc Suzuki 91.01 1:40.35.97 6 Tom Jackson 247 cc Suzuki 88.16 1:42.42.87 7 Mervyn Stratford 247 cc Greeves Silverstone 85.52 1:45.53.37

Junior Manx Grand Prix Wednesday 30 August 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Two-stroke motorcycles exceeding 200 cc and not exceeding 350 cc. Four-stroke four-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 450 cc and not exceeding 600 cc. Four-stroke twin-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 600 cc and not exceeding 750 cc.Race Guide Manx Grand Prix 2006 page 15 Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Craig Atkinson 600 cc Honda 116.63 mph 1:17.38.62 2 Derek Brien 600 cc Kawasaki 116.62 1:17.38.63 3 Barry Davidson 600 cc Yamaha 114.48 1:19.01.89 4 Andrew Neill 600 cc Yamaha 114.46 1:19.02.69 5 Mark Castle 600 cc Yamaha 113.99 1:19.26.18 6 Ryan McCay 600 cc Honda 113.70 1:19.38.54 7 James McCullaugh 600 cc Suzuki 113.51 1:19.46.49 8 Maurice Hogg 600 cc Yamaha 113.42 1:19.50.34 9 Philip McGurk 600 cc Suzuki 113.05 1:20.05.84 10 Adam Barclay 600 cc Yamaha 112.57 1:20.26.32

Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Friday 1 September 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Barry Davidson 250 cc Honda 110.36 mph 1:22.03.05 2 Brian Spooner 249 cc Yamaha 110.11 1:22.14.27 3 Stuart Garton 250 cc Honda 107.85 1:23.57.69 4 Brian Mateer 250 cc Yamaha 104.94 1:26.17.24 5 Mark Waddell 250 cc Honda 104.41 1:26.43.65 6 Chris Barrett 250 cc Yamaha 104.01 1:27.03.42 7 Andrew Kneale 250 cc Yamaha 102.96 1:27.56.79 8 Neil Cudworth 249 cc Yamaha 101.22 1:29.27.56 9 Thomas Snow 250 cc Yamaha 100.95 1:29.41.89 10 Neil Chadwick 250 cc Yamaha 100.72 1:29.54.50

Senior Manx Grand Prix Friday 1 September 2006 – Mountain Course (4 laps – 150.92 miles) Four-stroke four-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 450 cc and not exceeding 750 cc. Four-stroke twin-cylinder motorcycles exceeding 600 cc and not exceeding 1000 cc. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Craig Atkinson 750 cc Suzuki 116.27 mph 1:17.52.85 2 Derek Brien 600 cc Kawasaki 115.53 1:18.22.60 3 Steve Oates 750 cc Suzuki 114.41 1:19.08.64 4 Shane Connor 750 cc Suzuki 113.88 1:19.31.09 5 Adam Barclay 750 cc Suzuki 113.63 1:19.41.43 6 Andrew Neill 600 cc Kawasaki 113.28 1:19.56.29 7 Maurice Hogg 600 cc Yamaha 113.14 1:20.02.09 8 James McCullough 600 cc Suzuki 113.09 1:20.04.12 9 Glynn Jones 600 cc Yamaha 112.30 1:20.38.16 10 Scott Wilson 750 cc Suzuki 112.19 1:20.42.78

Sources

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