The creme de la creme of the road racing world descended on the Billown Course for the 2013 Steam Packet Southern 100 International Road Races.

The racing action was as hot as the sun that shone throughout the 58th running of ‘the friendly races’ with no less than six lap records being shattered including the absolute course record and three race records were set during the three race days.

Current and former Solo Champions Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin were the men at the top of their form, as were two ‘future’ stars of racing between the hedges Dean Harrison and Jamie Hamilton - between the four of them they caused the organising Southern 100 Racing Club to rewrite the record books as they enthralled the 1000’s of fans who lined the 4.25-mile Billown Course.

Whilst it was the Honda TT Legends rider Michael Dunlop who took the winners laurels on the Tuesday and Wednesday setting lap and race records in the process, it was Tyco Suzuki man Guy Martin who claimed the prestigious Solo Championship Race by less than half-a-second
having increased the absolute course record to 114.425mph during his race long duel with his arch-rival Dunlop.