DUKE RANKINGS: Tears of Joy and Sadness at Manx Grand Prix

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The 2012 Manx Grand Prix provided both tears of joy and tears of sadness - tears of joy for all the race winners and perhaps even more tears of sadness as two competitors lost their lives enjoying the sport they loved, Steve Osborne and Trevor Ferguson.

Thirteen Manx Grand Prix Races produced thirteen individual race winners - (in race order) - Newcomers A Kamil Holan; Newcomers B Andrew Dudgeon; Newcomers C James Cowton; Classic 350 Chris Palmer; Classic 250 Peter Symes; Classic 500 Ryan Farquhar; Formula Classic Dave Madsen-Mygdal; Junior Manx Grand Prix Wayne Kirwan; SuperTwin Manx Grand Prix Nigel Moore; Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Ross Johnson; Classic Superbike Michael Dunlop; Junior Post Classic Roy Richardson; Senior Manx Grand Prix John Simpson.

Many of the above winners have already scored points in this years Rankings, however highest climber is Nigel Moore up 27 places to 32nd. Other movers are Ross Johnson up 22 to 30th; Alan Oversby up 21 to 38th; Roy Richardson up 19 to 45th. Whilst James Cowton advances seven places to 24th; Michael Sweeney moves four to 15th, with Chris Palmer climbing two into fourth place, behind Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop and William Dunlop.

Three competitors are in contention for the Duke Road Race Rankings Newcomers Award 2012 - Sam Wilson presently in 16th with 515 points; James Cowton 24th with 409 points and Alan Kenny 37th with 277 points.

With twenty rounds having taken place so far this year 461 riders have scored points so far with 106 having reached the 100 mark or more.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
1 Ryan Farquhar 1 No Change 3468
2 Michael Dunlop 2 No Change 1860
3 William Dunlop 3 No Change 1105
4 Chris Palmer 6 Up 2 987
5 Jamie Hamilton 4 Down 1 862
6 Guy Martin 5 Down 1 823
7 Bruce Anstey 7 No Change 668
8 Ivan Lintin 8 No Change 649
9 Conor Cummins 9 No Change 642
10 John Burrows 10 No Change 614
11 Jamie Coward 11 No Change 600
12 Dean Harrison 12 No Change 596
13 Derek Sheils 13 No Change 580
14 John McGuinness 14 No Change 572
15 Michael Sweeney 19 Up 4 558
16 Sam Wilson 15 Down 1 515
17 Cameron Donald 16 Down 1 497
18 Ian Lougher 17 Down 1 495
19 Michael Pearson 18 Down 1 484
20 Alastair Seeley 20 No Change 460
21 Adrian Archibald 21 No Change 441
22 Barry Davidson 22 No Change 441
23 Davy Morgan 24 Up 1 441
24 James Cowton 33 Up 7 409
25 Richard Ford 23 Down 2 407
26 Seamus Elliott 25 Down 1 398
27 Allan Brew 26 Down 1 384
28 Michael Rutter 27 Down 1 374
29 James Hillier 28 Down 1 351
30 Ross Johnson 52 Up 22 331
31 Paul Robinson 29 Down 2 328
32 Nigel Moore 59 Up 27 319
33 Russ Mountford 30 Down 3 315
34 Daniel Frear 31 Down 3 299
35 Lee Johnston 32 Down 3 294
36 Andy Farrell 34 Down 2 278
37 Alan Kenny 35 Down 2 277
38 Alan Oversby 57 Up 21 276
39 Keith Costello 36 Down 3 270
40 Gary Johnson 37 Down 3 269
41 Philip Shaw 38 Down 3 265
42 Mark Shiels 39 Down 3 265
43 Keith Pringle 40 Down 3 260
44 Ryan Kneen 41 Down 3 258
45 Roy Richardson 64 Up 19 254
46 Freddie Stewart 42 Down 4 254
47 Ronnie Scott 43 Down 4 253
48 Peter Wakefield 44 Down 4 241
49 Gary Jamison 45 Down 4 235
50 John Scott 46 Down 4 218