Guy Martin picked up his 17th podium at yesterday’s TTZero on top of the Mugen – I think it is suffice to say he enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it too, and hopefully this is a class that develops more and more, Bruce Anstey – what a guy – hopefully he gets a seat on the Mugen again next year, he wants that 120mph lap.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb3pptYyU-Q]
Oh and for all the haters that say he ‘isn’t a real TT Racer’ – read this again – 17 podiums.
The schedule for racing tomorrow (09/06/2017) looks like this : Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the weather gives us a break and we good a good Seniors’ Day – I think we all agree we need it!
Poor weather pushes back road closures
Delays have been announced to today’s TT racing schedule.
Organisers have consulted with the Met Office and Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson has confirmed there’ll be a three-hour delay to proceedings.
The wet weather this morning means roads around the course will now remain open until 1.45pm when Barrule Park in Ramsey to the Bungalow will be shut.
From 2pm the Bungalow to the Creg ny Baa will be closed, before roads around the rest of the course follow suit half an hour later at 2.30pm.
An further update on the day’s schedule is expected at midday.
The Monster Energy Supersport Race 2 and the SES TT Zero Race are due to take place today.
http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/three-hour-delay-to-thursday-racing/
The schedule for racing and practice today (08/06/2017) now looks like this :
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…
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 :
The cover art for the 2017 Isle of Man TT Programme has been released, and this year its consists of a 2 piece collector set, were you will have the option of Michael Dunlop or Ian Hutchinson…
You can in fact make your choice right here :
Michael Dunlop 2017 Isle of Man TT Programme Cover
Ian Hutchinson 2017 Isle of Man TT Programme Cover
Personally I think the covers look excellent, however I am not so convinced on the actual concept. I can only presume that the Isle of Man is feeding off the rivalry that sparked last year after the Senior Race when MD and Hutchy had a little tete a tete that wasn’t so private…
http://www.crash.net/road-racing/news/231170/1/tt-2016-irked-hutchy-in-spat-with-dunlop.html
I believe that every rider that sets off from that start line deserves a cover, so personally I think a more generic photograph is more suited for the event and the sportsmanship associated with it, but I guess we have to accept (as can be seen across the Irish network) costs are rising and anything that brings in more revenue, to secure the future of each event has to be considered and acted upon – and what is better than a clash at the top? So Hutchy and MD are the top two, the event knows it, and now the spectators are being forced into a Hutchy v MD show down.
Who will you choose?
Me, I’ll be choosing Bruce Anstey 🙂