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an hour ago
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Racing at the Isle of Man TT set to get underway
Racing at the 2025 Isle of Man TT is finally set to get underway after a qualifying week severely hindered by inclement opening races at the event, which is held over 37.7 miles (61km) of closed public roads, had originally been set to take place on a lack of practice time for competitors led clerk of the course Gary Thompson to push that back to allow for further qualifying the current schedule, roads around the Mountain Course are set to begin closing from 09:00 BST, with the first of three planned races set to begin at 10:45. The revised racing schedule includes Sunday's rescheduled Superbike TT, which has been reduced to four laps from its original six. Monday's race schedule 10:45 - Superbike TT Race [4 Laps]13:15 - Sidecar TT Race 1 [3 Laps]15:00 - Supersport TT Race 1 [3 Laps] Amid a much-disrupted qualifying week, last year's Senior TT winner Davey Todd set the fastest lap of the meeting on Saturday 29-year-old Yorkshireman produced a lap of 133.155mph on his 8TEN Racing BMW Superstock the sidecars, 2024 double winners Ryan and Callum Crowe set the fastest pace of the week with a lap of 120.202mph on their Honda machine. To allow for the rescheduled races, the A18 Mountain Road closes at 09:00, with the lower section of the course shut at 10: said that while all roads except the Mountain Road would be reopened by 17:00, an evening contingency session remains available if that be needed, then roads would be closed again at 18:00 and reopened 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, external and X, external.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
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Michael Dunlop shows his hand in final qualifying session for 2025 Isle of Man TT
Michael Dunlop finally revealed his cards on Sunday afternoon during the final qualifying session for this year's Isle of Man TT Races, following a morning of rain. The Ballymoney rider took the lead on the Superbike leaderboard, clocking his fastest lap of the week at 132.003mph on his MD Racing BMW Motorrad machine. Advertisement Conor Cummins topped the Superstock class with a speedy 129.835mph lap on his Burrows Engineering/RK Racing BMW. Dean Harrison of Honda Racing led the Supersport runners with a 124.736mph effort. READ MORE: Red Bull Junior Fionn McLaughlin tops British F4 standings following Snetterton victory READ MORE: Armagh book quarter-final place with a game to spare thanks to victory over Dublin Paul Jordan, riding a Jackson Racing Aprilia powered by Prosper2, claimed the top spot in the Supertwin class at 118.584mph, while Ryan and Callum Crowe (Opul/Kelproperties LCR Honda) led the Sidecar leaderboard at 119.337mph. Advertisement The schedule was altered to allow the Sidecars to take the Mountain Course first, despite damp patches lingering at locations such as Greeba Castle, Ballaspur, the 11th Milestone, Kerrowmoar, Glentramman, May Hill and Ramsey Hairpin. The session kicked off with Founds/Walmsley leading the pack, followed by Crawford/Hardie, Birchall/Rosney, the Crowes - who were testing a new chain - Blackstock/Lawrence, Ellis/Clement, and father-and-son team Gary and Daryl Gibson. Newcomer George Holden, accompanied by experienced passenger Mark Wilkes, chose to run a tuned engine for the session. However, it was the Crowes who set the pace early on, reaching Glen Helen a full 13 seconds ahead of the rest. Thanks to the fastest speed through the Sulby speed trap at 162.332mph, they posted an impressive opening lap of 119.337mph, putting them over half a minute ahead of Founds/Walmsley (115.843mph). Advertisement Birchall/Rosney (115.198mph), Crawford/Hardie (115.103mph), Blackstock/Lawrence (112.789mph) and Ellis/Clement (111.314mph) rounded off the top six, with Holden/Wilkes following closely at 109.838mph. Newcomers Clarke/Johnson (109.769mph) and Kershaw/Gibbons (108.393mph) were hot on their heels. Several teams made pit stops for adjustments or tyre changes, but Birchall/Rosney, Ellis/Clement, and Gibson/Gibson powered straight through. Birchall/Rosney clocked their fastest lap of the week at 115.664mph, while Clarke/Johnson (113.040mph), Ellis/Clement (112.522mph), Kershaw/Gibbons (110.577mph) and Holden/Wilkes (110.048mph) also put in impressive performances - both Kershaw/Gibbons and Holden/Wilkes breaking the 110mph barrier for the first time. Belgian pair Renzo and Vale van der Donckt upped their game to 107.713mph, with newcomers James Saunders and Sarah Stokoe also climbing the leaderboard at 107.691mph. The session was abruptly halted due to an incident involving Founds/Walmsley at Rhencullen. Driver Pete Founds was reported to be conscious with arm injuries, while passenger Jevan Walmsley was also reported as conscious with no reported injuries. Advertisement After a brief spell of rain, the combined Superbike/Superstock/Supersport session kicked off at 4:20pm. Shaun Anderson (Team Classic Suzuki) was first off the mark, followed by Dean Harrison, Michael Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson (moolab/MLav Racing BMW), and Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing Honda powered by Prosper2). Dunlop was quickest through all sectors and posted the fastest open. In the thrilling lap, the lead was taken by a racer with a speed of 131.683mph, followed closely by Harrison (130.666mph), Davey Todd (129.812mph), Nathan Harrison (129.652mph), Anderson (128.965mph), and Rob Hodson (128.798mph). Brookes also set his fastest lap of the week at 128.359mph. In the Superstock category, Mike Browne led the pack at 129.697mph, ahead of Cummins (129.204mph), James Hind (128.946mph), Hutchinson (128.443mph), Jordan (127.710mph), and Michael Evans (127.600mph). James Hillier topped the Supersport times early on at 123.021mph, followed by David Johnson (121.278mph) and Michael Sweeney (120.797mph). Advertisement Several riders switched machines after their first laps-Dean Harrison, Brookes, and Hillier among those returning to the course on Supersport, Superstock, and Superbike machinery respectively. Cummins stayed out for a second lap on his Superstock bike and improved to 129.835mph. Hodson also went again on his Superbike and lapped at 129.135mph. Harrison raised the Supersport benchmark with a 124.736mph lap, edging out Browne (124.272mph) and Evans (123.280mph). However, all eyes were on Dunlop as he managed to get out for a second lap and delivered a stunning 132.003mph - his fastest of the week and the quickest of the session. The final session of the day, for the Supertwins, kicked off at 5pm. Paul Jordan led the way at 118.584mph, followed by Adam McLean (118.257mph), Barry Furber (117.913mph), Browne (117.302mph), Todd (116.522mph), and Andrea Majola (116.207mph). The first races of 2025 are set to kick off on Monday, 2nd June, with the RST x D3O Superbike TT marking the start of the race action. This will be followed by the Sidecar TT Race 1 and the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1.
BBC News
16 hours ago
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- BBC News
Sunday's TT qualifying underway after delay
Sunday's qualifying session for the Isle of Man TT was delayed after rain showers in the east of the race schedule for the event, which had been due to begin on Saturday, was pushed back to Monday after a series of weather disruptions during the opening announced Sunday's road closures would be used for additional qualifying after poor visibility on the mountain section of the course brought Saturday's action to a the latest session was also hit by poor conditions on parts of the 37.7-mile (61km) TT course, with the start time pushed back to 14:30 BST while an inspection took place. Sunday's revised schedule 14:30 - Sidecar15:35 - Superbike and Superstock16:15 - Supersport and Supertwin Roads around the course are due to open no later than 18: year's event started on 26 May and is due to continue until 7 June. 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
2 days ago
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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
2 days ago
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Todd sets fastest qualifying lap of week at IOM TT
Davey Todd set the fastest qualifying lap of the week for the Isle of Man TT during Saturday's curtailed session over the Mountain 29-year-old Yorkshireman sat out the early stages of the session but then went out on track and put in a blistering lap of 133.155mph on his 8TEN Racing BMW Superstock two-time TT winner's speed was 22.5 seconds faster than his nearest challenger in the Superstock category on Saturday, Michael Dunlop having circulated at Harrison was quickest of the Superbikes at 132.484, that speed shy of the benchmark 133.069 lap for the class that he recorded on Wednesday Dunlop produced his fastest lap of the week to move up to fifth in the overall Superbike leaderboard, a speed of 130.762 on his Rokit solo session for the 1000cc bikes was stopped prematurely because of low cloud descending on the higher parts of the riders also had to contend with blustery winds during the session, making conditions far from were subsequently afforded the opportunity to go out on track but were halted at Parliament Square in Ramsey where they were met by travelling marshals, who escorted them around the remainder of the weather has blighted this year's TT qualifying week with a number of sessions being cancelled or cut short. Qualifying leaderboard for all sessions Superbikes - 1 Dean Harrison (Honda) 133.069mph; 2 Davey Todd (BMW) 132.673; 3 Peter Hickman (BMW) 131.326; 4 Conor Cummins (BMW) 131.027; 5 Michael Dunlop (BMW) 130.762; 6 Nathan Harrison (Honda) 130.172Superstocks - 1 Davey Todd (BMW) 133.155mph; 2 Dean Harrison (Honda) 132.853mph; 3 Peter Hickman (BMW) 132.290; 4 Michael Dunlop (BMW) 130.387; 5 Ian Hutchinson (BMW) 129.756; 6 Mike Browne (BMW) 129.585Supersports - 1 Dean Harrison (Honda); 2 Michael Dunlop (Ducati) 127.739; 3 Peter Hickman (Triumph) 127.543; 4 Davey Todd (Honda) 126.852; 5 Josh Brookes (Honda) 125.892; 6 James Hillier (Kawasaki) 125.510Supertwins - 1 Michael Dunlop (Paton) 122.159mph; 2 Michael Evans (Kawasaki) 121.426; 3 Dominic Herbertson 121.194; 4 Mike Browne (Kawasaki) 120.816; 5 Davey Todd (Paton) 120.309; 6 Rob Hodson (Paton) 119.521Sidecars - 1 Ryan/Callum Crowe (Honda) 120.202mph; 2 Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley (Honda) 116.638; 3 Ben Birchall/Patrick Rosney (Honda) 115.129
