When Gary Johnson got that Bray Hill Feeling!
4,329 views · Published 5 April 2017 · 0:57 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: iomtt · 2017 · Sports
https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=9784&filter=J Double Supersport TT race winner Gary Johnson will run his own team at the 2017 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy, having announced a return to Suzuki machinery for the 1000cc races at last week’s official press launch on the Isle of Man. The Lincolnshire rider, who is still searching for a title sponsor, will run the all-new GSX-R Suzuki in the RST Superbike, Pokerstars Senior and RL360 Quantum Superstock races. He will continue to campaign Triumphs in the two Monster Energy Supersport races having purchased the East Coast Construction bikes used by Lee Johnston in 2016. A front-runner now for a decade, Johnson took victory in the opening Monster Energy Supersport race in 2014 when riding for the Smiths Racing Triumph team which added to his win in the second 600cc encounter in 2011. The 36-year old, who made his Mountain Course debut in 2007, has four more podiums to his name, the most recent of which came in the first Monster Energy Supersport race in 2015 when riding for Mar-Train Racing Yamaha and he also stood on the podium in the 2009 Senior TT, 2011 Superbike TT and the 2014 Superstock race. Last year saw him enjoy another successful week on the Island, with fourth in the Bennetts Lightweight and fifth in the RL360 Quantum Superstock races the undoubted highlights. He also recorded three more top ten finishes in the RST Superbike and Monster Energy Supersport races and now has 30 silver and four bronze replicas in his collection. Riding the Penz13.com BMW, 2016 also saw Johnson set a new personal best lap of the 37.73-mile course with a speed of 130.945mph in the Senior, which currently makes him the 12th fastest rider of all time around the Mountain Course. In this exclusive interview teaser, Gary describes his first ever visit to the Isle of Man TT races and the long lasting impression it left upon him. The full and exclusive interview with James Whitham is coming soon, plus plenty more rider insights as we build up to the TT 2017 festival! See our dedicated TT 2017 playlist here: http://bit.ly/2oEAPYE Check us out on facebook: http://bit.ly/2eOUnEk Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2eULPcZ Like us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2eMJ50z
