Peter Hickman collected hi🐟s tenth Isle of Man TT win in style as he took victory by over twenty seconds from the man who had dominated proceedings, Michael Dunlop, in the first of the Supers🐻tock races.

After a long wait before any track action due to low cloud, once on track Hickman looked unbeatable and ready to put his previous r🌸ace issues behind him - one of his previous two second places coming amid brake and quickshifter issues, putting a massive strain on him physically.

This race was all about ꦏthe FAO Racing BMW and it’s rider, with Hickman ahead of Dunlop by the end of the first lap, as tꦺhe leaders headed in for the compulsory pit stop.

At the start of the second lap the gap was still under five seconds, but traffic was uꦰnkind to the Northern Irish rider and the number 10 bike was rapid, so the gap grew to 23.171s as the chequered flag f🌳lew. 

Hickman is no stranger to success in the Superstock class, taking wins in the class in his double in 2018, his treble in 2019 and his four victories at the TT in 2022. This time not only was the rider from Burton close to his own record pace, but he spent much of the race under outright record pace, only missing out as he wheelied and waved to the fans as he enjoyed his🐎 final run down the mountain course.

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Though still a long way from the 26 wins of Joey Dunlop, being chased down b👍y his nephew Michael, the BMW man is in good company on ten wins, joining Stanley Woods, Rod Fis🌟her and Giacomo Agostini.

While ’Hicky’ found a way around the riders he came across, James Hillier ahead slowed Dunlop enough to cause h🐎im to fall behind, and although he initially kept the gap manageable on the Hawk Racing Honda, he could not get enough out of his Fireblade to match the blistering lead pace, ending hopes o🦂f taking a clean sweep.

It was the usual suspects on the pꦍodium with 🤡Dean Harrison once again third, finishing just over fourteen seconds slower than Dunlop.

A dejected Davey Todd clearly thought he had enough for a podium fin༒ish on his Honda but was stuc🔯k in fourth for the duration.

The race for thaꦍ🔯t position down to seventh was the closest on track. Todd kept ahead but it was it was James Hillier who moved into fifth at the Ramsey hairpin on the final lap to secure sixth on his OMG Racing Yamaha.

That move ensured Jamꦑie Coward (KTS Racing) finished sixth ahead of fellow Honda rider Conor Cummins, who was briefly fifth despite feeling ill for mu♒ch of the last week, including in qualifying.

David Johnson leads the riders off the start line and was ahead on track, but that only shook down to an eighth placed finish. His Honda was over 39 seconds ahead of the next rider to reach the finish, BMᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚW’s Mike Browne (Burrows Engineering / RK racing).

Shaun Anderson brought his Suzuki home just three second lat🐷er to complete꧒ the top ten.

Dominic Herbertson had been on course for a top ten finish when he stayed in close behind Michael Rutter and missed his entry tꦏo the pits. After much protesting with the marshals he 𝓰was allowed back on track, finishing an eventual 21st.

Despite admitting it was his woﷺn fault t🎃he incident between his #12 bike and Rutter was to be reviewed after the race, with Rutter finishing his 83rd start, equalling his father Tony, in 13th.

Away from the frontrunners local rider Ryan Cringle finished his first ever TT in 27th fighting severe ar♒m pump for the thrꦉee lap duration.

There were several non-finishers, among them Josh Brookes who didn't finish the first lap and road racing legen🧸d John McGuinness, ⛎who retired on the mountain on the final lap.