Isle of Man TT
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TT 2017: Maria Costello ‘I want to race sidecars at next year’s TT!’
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Maria Costello has revealed that she plans to compete in next year’s sidecar TT races, in a conversation aired on Manx Radio. Early this year, Maria made her debut in the Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar championship at Oulton Park, as part of the series’ first ever all-female team. She was joined by Kirsty Hauxwell…
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TT 2017: Weather forecast for Monday’s racing – loads of rain and strong winds
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The latest news about the incoming weather fronts to the Isle of Man aren’t looking good for the start of next week. With the racing already having to be moved from Saturday to Sunday it looks like there’s more bad news on the way with heavy and persistent rain and strong winds forecast for…
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TT 2017: TV guide
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If you want to catch the TT action on TV, you need to tune into ITV4. Its coverage of race week is generally brilliant, with pit insight and reporting coming from two time TT winner Steve Plater, TT and Grand Prix legend Steve Parrish, double TT winner Cameron Donald and MotoGP presenter Craig Doyle. Coverage…
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TT 2017: Catch it on catch up
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North One TV’s coverage has begun on ITV4 in a feature packed show as the team look at the main contenders and stories at this year’s Isle of Man TT Races. The usual presenting team of Craig Doyle, Steve Plater and Steve Parrish are joined by double TT winner Australian Cameron Donald who will be providing…
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TT 2017: Today’s qualifying session cancelled and racing moves from Saturday to Sunday
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More weather woes have blighted the Isle of Man TT event. Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has confirmed Thursday’s scheduled qualifying session has been cancelled due to the weather. Persistent low cloud and imminent heavy rain, forecast to last most of the evening, rendered the decision relatively straightforward in the end. Gary announced to…
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Island Racer 2017 – Your ultimate guide to the Isle of Man TT races
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Island Racer 2017 is the ultimate guide to this year’s TT, featuring 148 packed pages of amazing TT action – and it costs just £7.99. Island Racer 2017 gets straight to the heart of this year’s Isle of Man TT action, featuring essential information to guide readers through every race, including a Where To Watch…
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TT 2017: Hutchy bags a (nearly) 129mph lap – Dunlop gets a 127mph in weather hit session
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The second qualifying session for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Races took place on Wednesday evening although weather conditions meant it was a truncated session with riders completing just one full lap. The original intention by Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson, anticipating the deteriorating conditions, was to run additional laps at full speed…
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TT 2017: Dunlop gets to grips with new Suzuki during first TT practice
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Michael Dunlop has made a promising start to the 2017 Isle of Man TT, completing his first laps on his new Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R1000. Dunlop, who currently holds the outright lap record for the Isle of Man Mountain Course at 133.962mph – lapped at 125.680mph from a standing start on his very first lap on…
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170mph cop car for Isle of Man police force
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The Isle of Man Constabulary has revealed its brand-new 305bhp, single-seater patrol car – a BAC Mono that has been developed on the island. Costing £132,500 and weighing in at 580kg, the BAC Mono is capable of reaching a top speed of 170mph, and can do 0-60mph in just 2.7 seconds. The new patrol car…
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Isle of Man Steam Packet Company receives record-breaking number of bookings for TT 2018
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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company handled a record-breaking 5,000, bookings for the 2018 TT when reservations opened on Monday. The Company started taking provisional reservations at 8.30am and by the end of the day had received more than 5,000 bookings, a substantial increase on the 3,500 handled on the same day last year…
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