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TT 2019: That’s it people – racing at the Isle of Man is OFF for today. Sigh.
It’s just been announced by the Clerk of the Course, but there will be no racing today on The Island due to the poor weather right now that’s going to get even more poor throughout the course of the day. A new schedule of events will be issued soon, when we have it we’ll let…
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TT 2019: Tuesday’s morning news: Racing scheduled – but the weather’s looking manky…
Island racing fans are going to have all ears open for an announcement by the Clerk of the Course at 10am this morning about is today’s on-track action happens. With the roads due to start closing at 10.45am, it’s going to be a busy day on The Island – but with such a poor forecast…
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TT 2019: Lee Johnston gets first TT win in Supersport race
Monster Energy Supersport TT Races tend to be exciting affairs and Monday evening’s edition was not an exception. Right from the start there were just fractions between the leaders at Glen Helen. James Hillier had the advantage as they passed Dave Christian in the Manx Radio TT commentary box for the first time, but he…
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TT 2019: Daley Mathison
Stockton on Tees rider Daley Mathison has lost his life following an accident in the RST Superbike TT Race on Monday morning. Daley, who debuted at the TT in 2013, was riding for the Penz13.com team and started 19th in today’s race. A popular rider, Daley had achieved some notable successes at the TT including…
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TT 2019: Here’s the COMPLETE ITV4 broadcast times for EVERY Isle of Man TT programme the channel is showing. Don’t miss a single thing with this guide.
Here’s where you can find the details of EVERY scheduled bit of ITV4 programming around the 2019 TT. We’re putting the whole thing up throughout Race Week so that you can pick and choose on the ITV Player as you need to. Or watch it tonight… that’d work too… Thursday 30th May at 9am is…
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TT 2019 RESULT: The Birchalls take first sidecar win of 2019 and come CLOSE to the magical, first 120mph lap.
Locate.im Sidecar Race One – 3 laps, 113.19 miles Tom and Ben Birchall kicked off the three-wheeled action in position one with John Holden and Lee Cain second, Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes headed off in third place – before the racers got underway they were given a warning about lesser adhesion at Snugborough, likely…
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TT 2019 RESULT: Hickman takes Superbike TT race win in red-flagged first race this year. Harrison just behind in second, Cummins third.
RST Superbike Race It was Conor Cummins who was away in the number one spot, followed by Dean Harrison. John McGuinness made his return to racing at The Island on the Norton in third with Ian Hutchinson fourth, James Hillier fifth on the Kawasaki and Michael Dunlop away in sixth. Peter Hickman, the man who…
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TT 2019: Man threatens TT marshals with axe!
Police were called to Laurel Bank on ‘Mad Sunday’ yesterday to a report of a man being abusive and threatening marshals. Officers say the man entered the TT Course, in the section before Glen Helen, waving an axe and then barricaded himself inside a van before he was arrested. It happened while roads were closed…
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TT 2019: Here’s the schedule for today PLUS the Superbike Race start list
So here we go then, this is a provisional schedule for today – we’ve put the start list for the Superbike Race below: 09:15 Mountain road closes 10:00 Rest of Course closes 10:45 RST Superbike TT Race – 4 laps 13:00 Locate.im Sidecar TT Race 1 – 3 laps 15:00 Lightweight qualifying 15:55 TT Zero…
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TT 2019: Holden & Cain top the sidecar leaderboard on Sunday
After four full days of inactivity due to the weather on the Isle of Man, the second qualifying session for sidecars at the 2019 Isle of Man TT races, fuelled by Monster Energy, finally got underway on Sunday afternoon. After four full days of inactivity due to the weather on the Isle of Man, the…
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TT 2019: Conor goes top of Sunday qualifying, Birchalls chasing Holden/Cain
Ramsey’s fastest barista, Conor Cummins was top of the Superbike times on Sunday’s TT 2019 practice. After four days, and nine cancelled qualifying sessions in a row, conditions improved enough on Sunday afternoon for sidecars to get out on track for two laps, followed by Superbikes and Superstocks and finally for the TT Zeroes to…
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MotoGP: Petrucci tells Marquez ‘not today’ in crazy Italian GP
Petrucci rode a perfect race to prove his worth and give Ducati a perfect homecoming at the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley It was a classic encounter at the wonderful Mugello circuit for the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley, as Mission Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci overcame last lap madness, a Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) onslaught and…
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TT 2019: Sidecars set for 15:00 start after day of delays
After another afternoon of delays organisers have confirmed sidecars are set to head out on track at 15:00. With the schedule slipping through the afternoon due to cloud cover on the mountain section of the Course there’s now no longer time for a Lightweight qualifying session before the end of the road closure order at…
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TT 2019: New schedule for Sunday: Sidecars out first
A further update to the Sunday qualifying schedule has seen the order rejigged to put sidecars out first, for a two lap practice session. Issued at 10:45, Sunday 2nd June 12:00 Mountain road closes 12:45 Rest of Course closes 13:30 Sidecar (2 laps) 14:15 Supersport / Lightweight 15:00 Superbike/Superstock/Supersport 16:50 TT Zero 17:30 Roads open…
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TT 2019: Qualifying set to resume as forecast improves
Sunday looks like being the day TT 2019 gets back on track, with an afternoon of qualifying for all classes planned. With no track action since Tuesday due to a prolonged period of overcast and rain, particularly affecting the Mountain section of the TT Course, it will be a relief to fans, riders, teams and…
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MotoGP: Rossi, Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Rins and Pirro set to fight in Q1
Meanwhile, Mission Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci topped FP3 with the fastest ever lap of Mugello Q1 at the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley looks set to be an all-out brawl with Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team), Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki Team), Michele Pirro (Mission Winnow…
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TT 2019: AFTERNOON qualifying CANCELLED. Click HERE for TONIGHT’S timetable.
TT Clerk of the Course, Gary Thompson, has been forced to cancel this afternoon’s qualifying session as a result of continued poor weather conditions – but at the minute, things are still set to go ahead this evening. With Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday all hit by weather riders, teams and race organisers are up…
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Husqvarna could RETURN to Moto2 and Moto3. CEO Stefan Pierer reveals three year plan.
KTM CEO Stefan Pierer has revealed his bold plans for the future of Husqvarna – and they could include a return to Moto2 and Moto3 racing for the Austrian-cum-Swedish factory. Believe it or not, it’s six years since KTM got its hands on Husqvarna – and in that time, the two brands have continued to…
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TT 2019: Opening RACE day POSTPONED until Sunday – with QUALIFYING now scheduled on Saturday.
Due to the amount of qualifying time lost due to bad weather at the Isle of Man TT, Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has announced that the first day of racing will now take place on Sunday 2nd June – while Saturday 1st June will be used as an additional day of qualifying. HERE’S…
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SPOTTED: The 2020 Ducati V4 R Streetfighter (yes, it’s real) caught out in track tests!
Already this year we’ve brought you news that the naked superbike from Ducati is going to take part at Pikes Peak later this year (see HERE for that) and now our friends at DDG Magazine have gone one better and caught the ultra-naked out in secret tests. Filmed at the Autodromo de Pergusa in Sicily,…
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TT 2019: SCHEDULE UPDATE. This afternoon’s qualifying session CANCELLED. This evening still going ahead (for now).
This afternoon’s qualifying session for the 2019 Isle of Man TT Races has been cancelled once again, due to poor weather – but (at the minute) this evening’s qualifying is still set to go ahead. TODAY’S AMENDED SCHEDULE 16.45 – MOUNTAIN ROAD CLOSESArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…
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VIDEO: WATCH (and listen) to BMW’s Concept R18 in ACTION.
BMW has finally offered us a proper look at its Concept R18, releasing a short film which shows the new 1800cc cruiser in action. Widely tipped to unveil a new cruiser at the big bike shows towards the end of the year, BMW has whet our appetites for what might be coming with the release…
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VIDEO: Riding Sur-Ron’s ELECTRIC Light Bee ON and OFF road.
MoreBikes took the chance to put Sur-Ron’s new electric Light Bee through its paces. This is how we got on. TO CHECK OUT OUR FULL REVIEW OF THE OFF-ROAD READY SUR-RON LIGHT BEE, CLICK THE LINK BELOW. For more information on Sur-Ron’s full range of electric bikes, click HERE.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More…
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TT 2019: Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson prepares for more BAD WEATHER. “We could be looking at a Saturday qualifying with a race day on Sunday”
Poor weather has slowed up proceedings this week at the Isle of Man TT, with numerous changes to the schedule having already taken place. And looking at the forecast for the coming days, TT Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has admitted that there is a possibility racing could be delayed until Sunday. Thompson told…
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