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ITV News
27-05-2025
- Climate
- ITV News
Isle of Man TT qualifying underway after rain disrupted opening day
Qualifying at the Isle of Man TT has officially got underway, with riders reaching speeds of ___mph during the opening session. It comes after the first day of the event was cancelled due to rain across the island, with doubts around weather conditions for the rest of the week. Heavy overnight and morning rain gave way to sunny intervals, allowing for a full-length session on the Mountain Course. All sessions were able to run this evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, giving riders the opportunity to test all motorbike classes. Leading the field were last year's double victors Ryan and Callum Crowe, with the Manx duo tipped for top honours this year aboard their sidecar. At 7:20pm, the Supersport and Supertwin session started, with most front-runners opting to go out first on their Supersport machines. Among them Dean Harrison (Honda Racing), Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett's Motorcycles Honda), James Hillier (Bournemouth Kawasaki), Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 Honda), and Ian Hutchinson (MLav Racing Yamaha). Two notable exceptions from the 'big four' were Michael Dunlop and Peter Hickman, who chose different paths. Dunlop led the session away on his MD Racing Paton, joined by Mike Browne (Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing Yamaha), who quickly pulled ahead and led on the road. The evening concluded at 8:15pm with a 35-minute Superbike and Superstock session, giving riders a chance to complete two more laps of the Mountain Course. Brookes and Hind led the charge, followed by David Johnson (Platinum Club Racing Kawasaki), Jordan, Hillier (Muc-Off Racing Honda), and Phil Crowe (Crowe Performance BMW). Dunlop was out on his MD Racing BMW Superbike, while Hickman initially ran the Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing Superstock BMW. Qualifying continues until Friday 30 May, before racing begins on Saturday 31 running through to Saturday 7 June.
BBC News
26-04-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Hutchinson and Browne confirmed with MLav Racing
Sixteen-time Isle of Man TT winner Ian Hutchinson and Republic of Ireland Mike Browne have been confirmed as the riders for MLav Racing's debut appearance at the Isle of Man team is owned by former British Supersport champion and 10-time British Superbike race winner Michael Laverty and has competed in the Moto3 World Championship and Junior categories, including the FIM Junior GP Championship and British Talent will have both Superbike and Superstock BMW M1000RR machinery available for the Superbike, Senior and Superstock races, with Browne opting to concentrate on a Superstock-spec bike for all four 1000cc will also contest the two Supersport races on machinery that has yet to be 45-year-old missed the 2023 TT after suffering a stroke but returned last year with the Milenco by Padgett's team, securing 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place clinched his second TT podium in 2024 thanks to a third position in the second Supertwin Killeagh rider finished inside the top 10 in all seven of his races."Anyone who knows me knows I've always loved the TT and even though I never raced the Mountain Course, it's the pinnacle of our sport," said team boss Laverty."Plans for setting up a new team started with a casual conversation back in September and although initially, I was approached to assist a team, the more I thought about it the more it made sense to do it ourselves. "My Grand Prix commitments keep me busy, and it's taken me a bit longer to get everything boxed off in terms of sponsors, team personnel and infrastructure, but I spoke to a couple of riders, getting Hutchy signed up first and then Mike."
