 This left the Suzuki power outfit of John Holden/Andrew Winkle to lead lap 1 of the Sidecar TT Race 'A' in 20 minutes 19.56 minutes at an average race speed of 111.374 by 8.81 seconds from the sidecar outfit of Dave Molyneux/Rick Long in second place and by 10.05 seconds from the third place outfit of Simon Neary/Stuart Bond.The combination of John Holden and Andrew Winkle increased the lead to over 12 seconds at Glen Helen on lap 2.This lead was reduced to 3.78 seconds by Dave Molyneux/Rick Long in 2nd place at the Bungalow on lap 2 and to 1.86 seconds at the TT Grandstand at the end of lap.