Isle of Man TT races 2026

[mr.bluesky]

Isle of Man TT races have started ( well the practice sessions have) actual racing starts on saturday 29th. The first day of practice had to be abandoned after 6 spectators and rider were injured when he crashed into the crowd at the exit of parliament square. Hopefully they will all be ok. I hope the weather stays fine and there will be no fatalities this year. The legendary Michael Dunlop will no doubt be adding to his 33 TT wins around the 37. 73 mile circuit

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[scutty brown]

In the current weather conditions I foresee problems with the tyres not lasting long enough to complete a lap across the mountain.

[scutty brown]

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[Blackpool Rock]

In the current weather conditions I foresee problems with the tyres not lasting long enough to complete a lap across the mountain.

Well the 1st race is on Saturday and the temperatures will have dropped significantly to about 15 or 16 degrees with rain predicted so they may well need wet or intermediate tyres although with rain I foresee some races being cancelled

That said even in some of the top 6 lap races they change tyres after 3 laps so even with really hot conditions they only have to do about 113 miles

[mr.bluesky]

Well the 1st race is on Saturday and the temperatures will have dropped significantly to about 15 or 16 degrees with rain predicted so they may well need wet or intermediate tyres although with rain I foresee some races being cancelled

That said even in some of the top 6 lap races they change tyres after 3 laps so even with really hot conditions they only have to do about 113 miles

The weather forecast for the Isle of Man doesn't look too promising for next week with drizzle or rain showers predicted for most days, this particarly effects the mountain part of the course more than the rest of the Island with mist or fog adding to the conditions

[mr.bluesky]

Sad to report the TT has suffered it's first fatality when 33 year old rider Daniel Ingham was killed in wednesday's qualifying session. Ingham had won the senior Manx TT in 2024 and was a regular rider in the Isle of Man since 2016.

[mr.bluesky]

So Michael Dunlop extends his wins to 34 by winning the supersport race yesterday for the ninth consecutive time , as expected no racing today due to weather conditions, a bit of rescheduling needed over the next few days. 

[scutty brown]

For those who missed it, Mario Costello is in hospital with severe spinal injuries
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A GoFundMe on her social media page lists her injuries as: broken back (T5 and T6 vertebrae), a broken arm, multiple broken ribs, grade 4 large liver laceration, a broken nose and eye socket, lacerations between her eyes, and a broken sternum. It also says she is paralysed below her back injury.

She and her passenger Shaun Parker were both injured after their sidecar hit a hare at speed during practice

[Blackpool Rock]

For those who missed it, Mario Costello is in hospital with severe spinal injuries
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She and her passenger Shaun Parker were both injured after their sidecar hit a hare at speed during practice

Pure bad luck to hit a wild animal that's on the track, I mean you expect a crash to be sliding and hitting a wall etc but everything on the course is a fixed / known hazard whereas wild animals are just random

[Mr Garmin]

When I'm making 'good progress' down a country lane, a wild animal jumping out of the hedgerow is the one variable that you just can't account for and is truly part of the lottery of life.

I was once overtaking a car at good speed and a rabbit ran out in front of the car and myself, safely reached the other side of the road, changed it's mind and returned right under both my wheels.  I managed to control the resulting tank-slapper but there were a few seconds where I didn't think I'd make it.

[Blackpool Rock]

When I'm making 'good progress' down a country lane, a wild animal jumping out of the hedgerow is the one variable that you just can't account for and is truly part of the lottery of life.

I was once overtaking a car at good speed and a rabbit ran out in front of the car and myself, safely reached the other side of the road, changed it's mind and returned right under both my wheels.  I managed to control the resulting tank-slapper but there were a few seconds where I didn't think I'd make it.

I've taken out a couple of pheasants in a car including one that totally fucked the windscreen as in cracked / broken from top to bottom and left to right (this was in my younger days of sports cars, I braked before impact but as the fucker was flying upwards the air draft sucked it down and into the windscreen, anyway at the moment of impact I looked at the speedo and the needle was just coming down past 110MPH  )
Thank fuck I wasn't on a motorbike 

Had a few tank slappers back in my motorbike days including full on proper lock to lock, scary as fuck that 

[mr.bluesky]

When I'm making 'good progress' down a country lane, a wild animal jumping out of the hedgerow is the one variable that you just can't account for and is truly part of the lottery of life.

I was once overtaking a car at good speed and a rabbit ran out in front of the car and myself, safely reached the other side of the road, changed it's mind and returned right under both my wheels.  I managed to control the resulting tank-slapper but there were a few seconds where I didn't think I'd make it.

Travelling on the M1 last week in Northamptonshire I saw a small deer by the side of the road, I just prayed it wasn't about to cross the dual carriageway. Bad enough if a car was to hit it but if a motorcycle was to hit it , well it doesn't bear thinking about. 

[mr.bluesky]

For those who missed it, Mario Costello is in hospital with severe spinal injuries
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She and her passenger Shaun Parker were both injured after their sidecar hit a hare at speed during practice

Terrible news, hope she can make a full recovery. There was no mention of this on any of the highlights shows 

[Watts.E.Dunn]

Mate of mine was in his BMW some years ago now was going down a country road and a bloody Horse jumped over the fernce and hit his car and ran off!

Never did find the horse or who owned it might have been some pikeys who did.

Made a mess of his windscreen and nerves and a few other small marks but that was about it!..