John McGuinness warns Isle of Man TT rivals: “I’ve got no secrets…”
John M💦cGuinness "not too worried about showing anybody around"
John McGuinness insists he’s happy for less experienced riders to follow him around the Isle of Man TT🍸.
The 23-time win൲ner is back on the Mountain Course at the age of 53 this week.
After🐓 a weather-hit first few days, Honda rider McGuinness was able to put some lap t꧒imes on the board on Friday.
But it was Paul Jordan following him closely whichඣ caught the eye -🧸 but McGuinness welcomes the close attention.
“Paul migꦆht get my job! You 𓃲never know,” he teased.
“I had a 🧸steady first lap, but he was right there. I t♛hought: ‘Do you know what, I’ll have a go on the second lap…’
“He followed me all the way around. I’m not too worried about showing anybody ꦡaround here anymore!
“I’ve got no secrets, really.
“He’s a good rider, a professional rider 𝔉in a good team.
“We’ll bring these riders on, if we can.”
McGuinne🧔ss insists thaꦿt being back at the TT conjures up similar feelings to many years ago.
“I am really, real𝓀ly nervous. I always do,” he sai𝓡d.
“It’s the big #1 plat𒁃e on the Honda. There is expectation. Not from the team, but I put a bit of pressure on myself.
“That’s the Isle of Man.”
Dean Harrison shining at Isle of Man TT
McGuinness was eighth-fastest in🔥 Superbike qualifying with a 128.386mph l🐭ap.
But McGuinn🧔ess’ teammate De💫an Harrison has stolen the show so far.
Harrison set the fastest-ever qualifying lap on Wednesday, then on Friday c🌱ontinued his red-hot form.
He was fastest in the Supersport class on a Honda, and ♓in the Superstock class on a BMW.
Harrison said about his Super𒐪sport bike: “I ride this bike week-in week-out so I know it well.
“We’re making changes to make it steer under drive. We have made big changes.ꦡ Made a massive step.
“The condition🍒s are good, I thought it would be damp. I got a nice lap on Lap 2 which gave us a good😼 direction.”
In the Superbike class, he was seventh, marginally faster than McGuinness. The top Honda was Nathan Harrison who didn’t get a factory Honda ride thi🎀s year.
Dean Harrison adm♔itted: “The 600cc is such a differ𒉰ent thing it’s hard to have a transition.
“The big bik🌺e is the most difficult at the moment, it’s a bit lively. John has had a similar thing.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything💙 from American sports, to football, ♔to F1.
