John McGuinness thanks the Manx people

Mon, 15 Jun 2015

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: