Hutchinson sets new Superstock mark to clinch Isle of Man treble

The 30-year-old, who won Saturday's opening Superbike race, added victory in yesterday morning's Supersport race (600cc) and then in the afternoon underlined his dominance by finishing first in the Superstock event (1000cc).

In the morning, Hutchinson raced neck and neck with Lincoln TT star Guy Martin.

The Yorkshireman took a 0.792 second lead on lap one which he increased to 2.58secs by the end of the second lap, the midway point.

Hutchinson averaged 124.677mph – reaching up to 180mph on the fastest parts of the course – and crossed the line 3.03secs ahead of Martin.

By 2.30pm he was back on the start line for the Superstock race which Ulster rider Ryan Farquar led until Hutchinson pulled through on the Mountain, one of the fastest parts of the course, to clinch victory in the last seven miles of the 37-and-a-half mile circuit.

His average speed of 130.74mph over the final lap set a new record for the Superstock race and Hutchinson said: "I've never wanted to win a race as much in all my life. It's going from strength to strength."

Hutchinson added: "In the Superstock race they had yellow flags out – the marshals were waving me round some oil and that lost me time. From then on I really got my head down.

"I had a smooth run over the Mountain and put everything I could in it."

Commenting on the course he said: "You know you can't make a mistake at the TT. It's not like short circuit where you can fall off – here you have to do it without falling off."

Hutchinson started club racing at 21, progressing to the TT in 2004. He has two more races this week – the Supersport 2 and Junior TT.

Asked if he could repeat Philip McCallen's 1996 feat of winning four races in one week, he said: "For now I need to go somewhere quiet and take it all in."