Jamie Coward may have finished in second place in Saturday’s Senior Classic TT race but the Yorkshire rider had the honour of becoming the fastest ever rider on a British single cylinder machine with a lap of 110.057mph.

Second throughout on the Ted Woof Norton, Coward posted two laps in excess of 110mph and with eventual race winner Josh Brookes losing time at his pit stop, he closed to within 0.2s of the lead on the final lap. However, the combination of a flying Brookes and a slight misfire with the Norton meant he took the chequered flag in second place.
 
“I knew the bike was capable of 110mph after what we’d achieved in practice as you always go quicker in the race so I just got my head down and arse up from the word go. The bike was faultless until the last lap when it started to suffer a bit of a misfire so I knew I didn’t have the chance of the win but I brought the bike home,” said Coward.
 
“The team have done a great job and I had a great motorcycle beneath me today so second and a podium finish, as well as the 110mph laps, is a big achievement.”