After breaking down in the race, famously won by Ulsterman Joey Dunlop on the Honda SP-1, Jefferies went on to win the 600 Junior race by almost nine seconds from Ballymoney's Adrian Archibald. He then completed a double in atrocious conditions in the Production 1000 race, but it was his victory in the Senior that was the highlight of the Englishman’s week. The race was delayed until the Saturday because of the weather and in brilliant sunshine, Jefferies led all the way in the six-lap race, setting a new outright lap record of 125.69mph – the first-ever 125mph lap at the TT – as he beat team-mate Michael Rutter and Formula One winner Dunlop. It was Jefferies’ second successive hat-trick at the TT and although the event was cancelled due to foot and mouth disease in 2001, he won another three races on his return in 2002 to become the first rider to claim three consecutive trebles. Sadly, Jefferies was killed during practice on the TAS Suzuki at the 2003 TT after crashing on oil at Crosby.
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Yorkshireman David Jefferies at Sulby Bridge on the V&M Yamaha on his way to winning the Senior TT to compete a hat-trick in 2000.
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Michael Rutter made it a one-two for the V&M Yamaha team in the 2000 Senior race at the Isle of Man TT.
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After famous winning the Formula One race, Joey Dunlop took third in the Senior TT on the Vimto Demon Honda SP-1.
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Senior TT winner David Jefferies and Joey Dunlop, who finished third, shake hands after the race in 2000.