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BBC News
a day ago
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Isle of Man TT: Two-hour delay to racing due to showers
Racing at the Isle of Man TT has been delayed by at least two hours due to a forecast of of the Course Gary Thompson said a further update on the day's two planned races would be released 2025 event around the 37.7-mile (61km) Mountain Course has been plagued with weather delays since it began on 26 is stands, the A18 Mountain Road is set to close at 11:00 BST, with the lower part of the course due to shut an hour later at 12:00. The schedule for the third day of racing at the event includes the second Supersport and Sidecar races. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Isle of Man TT: Campers warned as gale force winds forecasted
A warning has been issued to TT campers on the Isle of Man to secure tents and equipment after a forecast of gale force winds.A yellow weather warning has been issued by Ronaldsway Met Office for stormy weather between 21:00 BST until 04:00 BST on of motorcycling fans have travelled for the famous races and many are staying at campsites across the Isle of Man government has urged people to "stay safe" and be prepared by also securing awnings, bikes and personal belongings. Residents have been encouraged to ensure garden furniture and bins are fastened securely. Forecasters are expecting winds to increase to 50mph (80km/h), with isolated gusts of 55mph (88km/h).The strongest winds are set arrive about midnight, with a significant decrease after 03:00. A two-hour period of heavy rain is also Met Office's Colin Gartshore said while "not unprecedented", winds of this strength were "unusual for this time of year" and some damage and disruption was possible to tents and Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has also confirmed various ferry sailings have been brought forward ahead of the Gary Thompson the clerk of the course for the TT, has confirmed a contingency session for the contest will not be used later. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Sunday's TT racing moved to allow for qualifying
The start of racing at the Isle of Man TT races has been pushed back by another day following a qualifying week beset with weather of the Course Gary Thompson confirmed Sunday's session would be used to allow competitors to complete more qualifying comes after Saturday's additional session, which saw Davey Todd set the fastest lap of the week, was curtailed by low cloud on the mountain and rain around the has now seen Sunday's Superbike TT race pushed back, with a revised race schedule for Monday due to be released later. The latest overhaul of the race schedule comes after Saturday's opening races had to be moved to Monday to allow for competitors to get more time on the course for qualifying. Roads around the 37.7-mile (61km) course are set to close on the mountain at 11:30 BST on Sunday, with lower section due to shut at 12:30. Sunday's qualifying schedule 13:30 – Superbike and Superstock14:15 - Sidecar15:00 – Supersport and Supertwin15:45 – Superbike and Superstock16:15 - Sidecar16:45 – Supersport and Supertwin All roads around the course are due to reopen no later than 18:30. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook, external and X, external.
BBC News
6 days ago
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Isle of Man TT: Start of 2025 racing pushed back to Sunday
Racing at the Isle of Man TT has been pushed back by a day following weather disruption to of the Course Gary Thompson confirmed Sunday's scheduled Superbike TT race would take place as planned 13:30 he said Monday's contingency road closures would now be used to run the rescheduled Supersport race one at 10:45 and Sidecar race one at 14: planned race schedule has made way for two qualifying sessions, weather permitting. It follows disruption to practice and qualifying sessions on the 37.7-mile (61km) TT course earlier in the week due to poor weather conditions. The Mountain Road is set to close at 09:00 on Saturday, with the rest of the course due to shut at 10:00. Saturday's schedule 10:30 - Superbike and Superstock11:30 - Supersport and Supertwin12:30 - Sidecar14:00 - Superbike and Superstock14:45 - Supersport and Supertwin16:00 - Sidecar Roads around the course are due to reopen no later than 21:30. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Belfast Telegraph
29-05-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
Isle of Man TT: Dismal weather forces second qualifying session to be cancelled
The organisers had issued an update on Thursday morning raising doubts over the prospect of the session going ahead because of unsuitable conditions after heavy rain overnight. A further update in the afternoon noted an improvement in the weather and said the outlook for evening qualifying was 'better than expected'. However, shortly after 4pm, clerk of the course Gary Thompson confirmed the qualifying schedule had been shelved because of poor weather, with a revised schedule for Friday being put in place. Wet weather forced the cancellation of opening practice on Monday, while Tuesday's session was untimed because of wet patches around the TT Course. The first qualifying session took place on Wednesday, with Honda Racing's Dean Harrison topping the times with a 133mph lap on his Superbike – the fastest speed ever recorded on the first night of TT qualifying. The race programme is due to commence on Saturday with the first Supersport and Sidecar TT events.
