If because of the poor weather we are having on the Isle of Man and you want your fix of Road Racing make sure you check out ITV4.
Here’s a list of what is on and when…
2017 Isle of Man TT Races – TV Coverage and Guide
Motorsports
UPDATED : 2017 Isle of Man TT Revised Schedule Saturday 03/06/2017 – Tuesday 6th June 2017
Update : 02/06/2016 : A further update has been made to the posted schedule – note the practices have been replaced with qualifying sessions the times for each class seem to be similar though :
Due to the inclement weather experienced during this first week of practice a revised schedule has been released for the 3rd to the 6th June 2017 :
Isle of Man TT – Race Winners Payout
2022 IOM TT Races Prize Fund Update : This post has been updated to reflect the 2022 Prize Fund and Regulations. Find the details for every lap of every race right here : https://tbni.blog/2022/01/26/2022-tt-races-prize-fund/
With the 2017 Isle of Man TT Festival now in full swing, although the practice sessions have been hampered by fog and rain, the island is filling up and the atmosphere is growing! So come on weather – it is time to tighten up!
But one of the most discussed topics is how much do these guys / girls get for winning the TT? You might be surprised, but one thing that is very important. For the majority – if not all the competitiors it isn’t about the cash – it’s about the prestige.
But here it is the pay scale for the TT Senior Race :
£18,000 for a clean race win from start to finish might seem like a decent payout to many but think about the price of the bike, the transport, accomodation, fuel, tyres, mechanical upkeep… There’s not going to be too much left over for beers – and think of coming 20th – that’s an amazing achievement in its own right! The £300 would even cover the ferry!
Anyway as I say it is all about the prestige and these guys / girls deserve every bit of accolation and credit they get – they are at the absolute top of their game and to do it for the pay scale above really shows how dedicated these people are!
Keep er between the hedges and here is to a safe and enjoyable TT for all!
2017 International North West 200 (NW200) Saturday 13th May 2017 Race Results – SPOILER ALERT!
With five races scheduled for the Saturday event the usual happened and the weather closed in. After 2 glorious weeks that covered Northern Ireland in sunshine by the time Saturday Race Day had arrived so too had the rain. That meant delays… by well after lunch time only one race had been run and the question was will just one more race be even possible?
Well it was, the weather broke just enough to get a full schedule completed and WOW what a Race Day it was! Every race was outstanding, there was only one red flag and that was for rain and safety reasons rather than crashes or injuries. William Dunlop found himself back on the podium again after an outstanding run on the Supertwin machine, then a few moments of drama when rain closed in on a race and the riders wanted the race stopped raised the temperature of the event. Tempers rose to the point of breaking – all of which accumulated itself in the feature race – The 2017 Vauxhall NW200 Superbike Race. It was one of the great spectacles this event has had in years and talking about it isn’t enough, you have to watch it and see the ride that Glen Irwin put in on his Ducati, breath taking doesn’t cover it! Irwin wanted it, Seeley wanted it, Hutchy wanted it, Rutter wanted it. They all wanted it so badly – Hutchy was riding his bike more like a Subaru WRC powersliding it round the place, Seeley almost ended up sliding down the road after cutting a bit of the roadside grass for The Causeway Coast Council, and Glen Irwin was poetic coming out of every corner. It was a truly outstanding race.
Make sure you catch the highlight shows on the BBC – I have no idea how they could cut that race down to ‘highlights’ the whole race was a highlight!
Cookstown 100 Road Races Photo Gallery : 29nd April 2017
With the shutter speed sorted for the 2017 Cookstown 100 I got a absolute mountain of photos. Couple this with an amazing vantage spot I got some cracking photographs of some of the action and (hopefully) most of the riders.
If you see yourself feel free to tag yourself in the comments and I have full size images of all the photos, if you would like some of them please just let me know!
This was my first trip to the Cookstown 100 and it is an outstanding race meeting that I am looking forward to returning to!
You can check out all the results of the Cookstown 100 right here : https://tbni.blog/2017/04/29/2017-cookstown-100-results/
2017 Cookstown 100 Road Races Gallery :
Tandragee 100 Road Races Photo Gallery : 22nd April 2017
So not too many photographs from me from this meeting, for two reasons, the first being a bit of a gripe of mine of an otherwise awesome meeting – The Grandstand.
I paid for a seat in the Grandstand just after the Start / Finish and had a cracking view up the road, until they over filled it and then everyone stood in front of the seats so this is the view I had from the Grandstand…
Just by way of comparison here is the view I should have had, the view I did have before they decided to put more people in and not put them on a seat in the Grandstand – it surely to goodness defeats the purpose!
Please Tandragee 100 – if you read this regulate the Grandstand – make it fair for everyone, it was the only negative I could mention from an otherwise great event – and I wasn’t the only one it affected.
2017 NW200 Saturday Racing… Entry Lists :
Entry lists can be difficult to find so if you are not in a position to buy a program let me help you out.
(However if you are in a position to buy a program, go and buy one! Supporting the sport is what will keep it alive and to keep alive it needs money. Buying a program is how we can all do that, so get out there and get your program bought!)
North West 200 Saturday Live Stream
Good luck and a safe event to all competitiors, spectators, officials. Everyone.
Press Release from Honda Racing at the 2017 North West 200
Here is the official Press Release from Honda Racing re the 2017 NW200 – All you John McGuinness fans lift a McPint in his honour and join me in wishing the chap a full and speedy recovery! We will miss you John on the Mountain Course this year! For all you Guy Martin fans, wish him all the luck in the world on his only ride this year on the Wilson Craig Honda!
2017 International North West 200 (NW200) Thursday 11th May 2017 Race Results
Thursday Night traditionally brings 3 races to open the events actual racing. It is a pleasure to say this year the Thursday Night passed without incident, all 3 races getting off on time, to their full duration and a cracking evenings racing, marred only by the crash involving John McGuinnes earlier in the days Superbike Session.
Here are the results of the first three races of the 2017 International North West 200!
2017 International North West 200 (NW200) Thursday 11th May 2017 Qualifying / Practice Results
Another glorious day at the North Coast and another early morning into afternoon qualifying session, then it all got underway with the Thursday night Race Session.
So without further a do here is how the qualifying went :