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2022 Isle of Wight Road Races : Delayed

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by TomBoyNI

The Isle of Wight Road Races have today released a statement explaining that the 2022 event has been delayed.

Isle of Wight Road Races, which was due to go ahead in April 2022, will now be delayed due to unresolved issues with its Motor Race Order (MRO). This is the permission needed to close public roads for motor sport and is essential for the event to go ahead.

Event promoter James Kaye commented: “We have reluctantly accepted that the Isle of Wight Road Races now can’t go ahead on our planned dates this year. Our Motor Race Order application was submitted on time to the Isle of Wight Council on 19th October 2021, but has not yet been determined. We understand that there are some technical concerns, but this is out of our control and the clock has run down.”

Isle of Wight Road Races : 20th – 23rd April 2022

August 27, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Isle of Wight Road Races : 20th – 23rd April 2022 :

Bringing international motorcycle road racing to the Isle of Wight :

With the Diamond Road Races having been reportedly scrapped it seems that the event has just taken a different, more toned down direction, and the plan does indeed seem to be to bring a road racing event to the Isle of Wight in 2022. Good luck to the organisers and we will post more news and developments as they come.

Check out the Official IWRR Web Page Here.

James Kaye has a vision to bring international motorcycle racing to closed public roads on the Isle of Wight.

Changes to UK law in 2008 made it possible for public highways to be closed to allow motor racing events to take place. Most people know that the Isle of Man has hosted the world-famous TT Races for more than 100 years. There’s no reason why this could not succeed on the Isle of Wight.

“We’ve built important relationships within the world of motorcycle racing and we are starting the process of building new relationships with the residents, business and organisations that will be affected by the event, commented James.

“I firmly believe that the benefits to the Island will far outweigh any temporary inconvenience. My organising team is determined to place the Isle of Wight on to the international motor sport map.”

Isle of Wight Diamond Races Postponed Until 2022

February 9, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Isle of Wight Diamond Races Postponed Until 2022 :

It is hardly surprising but the Isle of Wight Diamond Races have been postponed until 2022 due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemic.

The event was due to launch in October 2021 but with ongoing travel restrictions, uncertainty around vaccines and when the restrictions are likely to lift the organisers have made the unfortunate but understandable decision to postpone the event.

Founder of the event and team leader Paul Sandford told bikesportnews.com: “We have got all the permissions in place from the Isle of Wight council and the ACU and we know what we need to do.

“These include traffic management plans, course preparation and managing teams to get on and off the island. So there’s a lot of money to be spent. But the big unknown we have got is covid so given the challenges we have we took the decision to move it to 2022.”

Coronavirus just keep on adding to list of events that have to be postponed and or cancelled and the Diamond Races inaugural event is the latest to fall victim.

Keep up with all the latest Diamond Races News on the Official Diamond Races Website.

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Isle of Wight Road Race : The Diamond Races – Coming October 2021

July 29, 2020 by TomBoyNI

Isle of Wight Road Race : The Diamond Races – Coming October 2021

Isle of White Road Race - The Diamond Races — Isle of White Road Race – The Diamond Races

The Isle of Wight will host a new motorcycle road race in 2021.

The Diamond Races is set to take place on a 12.4 mile-long course in the south of the Isle of Wight.

Shining a spotlight on the Island’s natural beauty, the road-race boasts a course through the villages of Chale, Kingston, Shorwell and Brighstone as well as a fast five-mile coastal stretch along the Military Road.

The new race meeting will be run under the strict event regulations stipulated by the sports’ governing body, the ACU (Auto Cycle Union), through which all UK motorcycle sport is administered.

With road safety at the heart of the Diamond Races, the organisers will strive to highlight the paramount importance of safe road use, with attention paid to the safety of riders, spectators and officials, whilst incorporating a strategy to promote road safety.

Isle of Wight Road Race - The Diamond Races - Coming October 2021 — Isle of Wight Road Race – The Diamond Races – Coming October 2021

This event has been developed in lockstep with the local Isle of Wight council and experts from the motorcycle racing fraternity, and both the Diamond Races team and the Isle of Wight council are excited to confirm the planned road race event will take place from in October 2021, with two practice days on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by the time-trial feature races staged on a Saturday.

Check out the Official IWRR Web Page Here.

The Isle of Wight will host a new motorcycle road race in 2021.

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