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Irwin was declared the winner of both races after they were brought to an end prematurely by red-flag incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe PBM rider now sits one behind the record nine Superbike wins achieved by Joey Dunlop and Michael Rutter.<\/span><\/p>\nAlastair Seeley increased his record number of wins to 29 by completing a double in the Superstock class.<\/span><\/p>\nDavey Todd made it a pair of victories in the Supersport category, while Richard Cooper won both Supertwins events.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the first Superbike race, Irwin finished 0.6 seconds ahead of Todd, with Dean Harrison completing the podium places.<\/span><\/p>\nThe race was red-flagged on the fourth lap, with the results taken after the riders’ previous circuit.<\/span><\/p>\nThe result of a restarted race two was called after the leading riders had completed three laps of a scheduled five before the race was halted.<\/span><\/p>\nIrwin was followed across the line by Seeley and Harrison, with the result declared after a nervous wait for confirmation.<\/span><\/p>\nIrwin continues big bike dominance<\/h3>\n
Irwin had endured a difficult time in qualifying, with the practice time available for Superbikes having been curtailed, and the Carrickfergus rider, who leads the British Superbike Championship, reporting high-speed stability issues with his machine.<\/span><\/p>\nThe 33-year-old was immediately on the pace in race one however and became involved in a dice at the head of the field with Todd, Seeley, Harrison and Michael Dunlop.<\/span><\/p>\nTodd led after lap one, but it was Dunlop who crossed the line first next time round, thanks to a lap of 122.712mph, the fastest of the race.<\/span><\/p>\nSeeley retired after the second lap and then Dunlop dropped back on the next circuit and subsequently pulled into the pits, leaving the top three to contend for the win.<\/span><\/p>\nIrwin hit the front and maintained his advantage, Harrison eventually moving into the runner-up spot, but having to settle for third behind Todd on the lap countback.<\/span><\/p>\nRace two was red-flagged after James Hillier crashed out and the restart developed into a four-way battle involving Irwin, Dunlop, Seeley and Harrison.<\/span><\/p>\nIrwin led after lap one but Seeley led the way nine miles later, then Irwin re-established himself at the front before the race was stopped after Mike Browne crashed at Juniper Hill, sustaining minor injuries.<\/span><\/p>\nSeeley stars again<\/h3>\n