Close or what!!! (finishes at the S100)

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Close or What
The Southern 100 has had plenty of exciting finishes with the dead heat between Phil Read and Alan Shepherd
setting the standard Jason Griffiths has won the Championship twice by less than 0.3 of a second
There are a remarkable 70 races that have been decided by under 0.9 of s second!

Year Class First Second Laps Differenc
1961 350 Dead Heat Phil Read and Alan Shepherd 18 .00 sec
1988 Classic 2 Dead Heat Alan Dugdale and Alan Smith 8 00sec
2006 125 Robert Dunlop Darren Lindsay 6 0.001 sec
2006 600 B Final Andy Cowin Dave Madsen-Mygdal 8 0.002 sec
2005 Classic 1 Alan Oversby Dave Madsen-Mygdal 6 0.041 sec
2009 600 Race 1 Ryan Farquhar Michael Dunlop 6 0.047 secs
2011 Senior Race Guy Martin Michael Dunlop 6 0.047 secs
1995 Junior Jason Griffiths Denis McCullough 9 0.1 sec
1997 600 Derek Young Bob Jackson 10 0.1 sec
1999 600 Jason Griffiths Blair Degerholm 10 0.1 sec
1999 Classic Derek Whalley Jeff Jones 8 0.1 sec
1999 125 Robert Dunlop Ian Lougher 6 0.1 sec
2002 Classic Dave Madsen-Mygdal Mike Hose 8 0.1 sec
2003 600 Ian Lougher Ryan Farquhar 10 0.1 sec
2011 Senior Solo F Michael Dunlop Guy Martin 8 0.121 sec
2009 250 Race 1 William Dunlop Ian Lougher 4 0.147 sec
2009 Senior Solo F Ryan Farquhar Guy Martin 6 0.154 sec
2009 Championship Guy Martin Ryan Farquhar 9 0.163 sec
1958 350 Bob McIntrye Terry Shepherd 12 0.2 sec
1968 500 Selwyn Griffiths Steve Jolly 12 0.2 sec
1980 250 Joey Dunlop Conor McGinn 12 0.2 sec
1990 F2 Sidecar Champ Alan Warner/Cat Jenkins Artie Oates/Stuart Pitts 8 0.2 sec
1991 600 Iain Gibson Kenny Harrison 8 0.2 sec
1992 125 Denis McCullough Ian Lougher 5 0.2 sec
1994 Championship Jason Griffiths Joey Dunlop 12 0.2 sec
1995 600 40th Anniv Dave Leach Bob Jackson 8 0.2 sec
1996 125 Ian Lougher Glen English 6 0.2 sec
1998 Junior Paul Dedman Ian Lougher 10 0.2 sec
2003 Senior Ryan Farquhar Jason Griffiths 10 0.2 sec
2003 125 Chris Palmer Ian Lougher 6 0.2 sec
2004 Junior Solo F Ryan Farquhar Darren Lindsay 6 0.22 sec
2004 Senior Solo F Ryan Farquhar Darren Lindsay 6 0.25 sec
2011 125 Chris Palmer William Dunlop 6 0.267 secs
2007 400 Paul Dobbs Alan Oversby 6 0.279sec
2009 Senior Ryan Farquhar Guy Martin 6 0.283secs
1993 600 Regal Joey Dunlop Tim Poole 7 0.3 sec
1997 Senior Simon Beck Derek Young 10 0.3 sec
1997 Championship Jason Griffiths Bob Jackson 12 0.3 sec
2002 125 Robert Dunlop Ian Lougher 6 0.3 sec
2007 125 Chris Palmer Ian Lougher 6 0.342 sec
2009 125 Chris Palmer Ian Lougher 3 0-387 sec
1958 500 Terry Shepherd Bob McIntyre 24 0.4 sec
1971 Sidecar Champ Dave French G Nottingham 12 0.4 sec
1982 Sidecar Champ Tony Baker Steve Webster 0.4 sec
1992 Championship Phillip McCallen Derek Young 12 0.4 sec
1998 Sidecar Race Ian Bell/Neil Carpenter Dave Molyneux/Craig Ha 6 0.4 sec
2000 Senior Solo F Ian Lougher Blair Degerholm 10 0.4 sec
2005 600 50th Anniv Ian Lougher Ryan Farquhar 8 0.419 sec
2007 600 B Final Tony Oates Daniel Kneen 8 0.452 sec
2006 Championship Cameron Donald Guy Martin 9 0.473 sec
2009 Sidecar Steven Coombes/Paul Knapton Ian Bell/Carl Bell 6 0.493 secs
1997 Junior Solo F James Courtney Ian Lougher 10 0.5 sec
2011 Sidecar Race Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle Simon Neary/Jason Cro 6 0.547 secs
2009 Sidecar Consolation Glyn Jones/Jason Slous Gary Bryan/Jamie Winn 4 0.574secs
1955 350 Derek Ennett Dave Chadwick 12 0.6 sec
1960 350 Ron Langston Bob McIntyre 18 0.6 sec
1962 350 Phil Read Fred Stevens 18 0.6 sec
1981 Championship Dave Ashton Rob McElnea 12 0.6 sec
1983 Solo Support Trevor Steele Neil Tuxworth 10 0.6 sec
1985 Championship Kenny Harrison Buddy Yeardsley 12 0.6 sec
1989 Sidecar 1st leg Geoff Bell/Janet Lowe Vic Jefford /Pete Hill 9 0.6 sec
1995 Senior Bob Jackson Paul Hunt 9 0.6 sec
1997 125 Robert Dunlop Owen McNally 6 0.6 sec
2000 Championship Blair Degerholm Ian Lougher 12 0.6 sec
2004 125 Darren Lindsay Chris Palmer 6 0.61 sec
2006 600 Guy Martin Ian Lougher 8 0.678 sec
1956 350 Bob McIntrye Dave Chadwick 12 0.8 sec
1964 125 Bill Smith Gary Dickinson 6 0.8 sec
1988 Solo Founders Dave Leach Phillip McCallen 9 0.8 sec
1989 Classic 1 Asa Moyce Alan Dugdale 8 0.8 sec
1991 Junior Solo F Joey Dunlop Ian Lougher 12 0.8 sec
1992 600 Regal Phillip McCallen Johnny Rea 9 0.8 sec
2000 Classic Dave Madsen-Mygdal Karl Wilkie 8 0.8 sec
2009 600 Race A Ryan Farquhar Conor Cummins 8 0.842sec