IOMTT 2026 is underway

[jellywrestler]

the whole gig started 1/4 hour ago with the roads starting to close and in 1 3/4 hours the newcomers get out into action. Whose follwing it and how this year?

[SaferRides]

the whole gig started 1/4 hour ago with the roads starting to close and in 1 3/4 hours the newcomers get out into action. Whose follwing it and how this year?Can't be that time of year already. I usually follow on the TT+ app.

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[SaferRides]

How's the weather looking?

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[Racing Dave]

How's the weather looking?

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The forecast is for fine weather for all of practice week.

Yesterday's untimed practice was red-flagged and then abandoned when a crash on the exit to Parliament Square in the Superbike/Superstock class involved the rider and eight spectators. All were taken to Nobles Hospital and reportedly without life-threatening injuries. The other classes had earlier completed their allotted track time without any notified incident.

[jellywrestler]

bit a of a crash last night where a bike hit several spectators which has got a media frenzy going, as usual,
A death at the pre TT classic and one at the northwest 200 earlier this month will have the ball rolling.
Weather looks great

[BMWST?]

A couple of my mates are going to be there race week

[roogazza]

I always wanted to have a go there. About 1981 my mate went and did good (Dave Hizzy ) He said come over and look after the spanners ?
Nah, by then I had 3 kids and a career as well, so flagged it.
I didn't even know how it worked then ,with the racing against the clock !:rolleyes:

[jellywrestler]

I always wanted to have a go there. About 1981 my mate went and did good (Dave Hizzy ) He said come over and look after the spanners ?
Nah, by then I had 3 kids and a career as well, so flagged it.
I didn't even know how it worked then ,with the racing against the clock !:rolleyes:

same way rally drivers race...

[SaferRides]

Dean Harrison is off to a good start.

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[jellywrestler]

bugger, sidecars canned everyone sent home. two teams crashed in two incidents, hurt but not life threatening. They had put restrictor plates in to slow then down too. been running since 1923 too.

[Racing Dave]

bugger, sidecars canned everyone sent home. two teams crashed in two incidents, hurt but not life threatening. They had put restrictor plates in to slow then down too. been running since 1923 too.

It's not the restrictor plates that have caused the crashes. They seem to have effectively reduced top end power and top speed.

My understanding is that Maria Costello's crash at Brandish was caused by a rabbit (hare?), but of much greater significance, the Crowe brothers crash at Crosby (and the Crowes are by far the quickest sidecar pairing) appears to be the result of the compulsory aero changes to the underside of the outfits. This was intended to create downforce and thus safer cornering, but it become an up force when the sidecars jump, such as at Crosby, and the Crowe outfit overturned in the air.

I further understand that 10 or so of the top teams, excluding the Crowes, wrote to the organisers expressing their concerns regarding the aero changes, but said protestations fell on deaf ears.

If I am right, then no responsible Clerk of the Course could allow sidecar racing to continue.

[SaferRides]

Aero rules weren't changed; restrictor plates were used to reduce power. So to restore some of the top speed, the bodywork was made more streamlined and downforce reduced. Add to that a strong sidewind at Crosby's Leap and it was never going to end well.

No wonder the teams were concerned.

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