Monday 30th May

18.20 -19.50 - Superbike/ Superstock/ Supersport + Newcomers (All Classes except Lightweight)

19.55 - 20.50 - Sidecars


16:45 - Roads close Barrule Park, Ramsey to Bungalow
17:00 - Roads close Bungalow to Creg Ny Baa
18:00 - Remainder of TT Course CLOSED

TT Course will reopen no later than 21:30 (Mountain Road will reopen approx 1 hour after...Not later than 22:30)

Another fine a largely sunny day with the wind fresher generally from the northeast at first, turning north or northwesterly during the day. 
Warm again with temperatures up to 19.


Outlook

Continuing dry and fine on Tuesday but cloud will increase late in the day with a risk of some overnight rain.

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Dry with clear skies tonight with temperatures falling no lower than 10°C.
 Light to moderate north to northwest wind freshens a little later in the night.

Sunset: 21:39 hrs 



The Bungalow at 18:30hrs

Ian Lougher stopped on the Suter out at Glen Darragh

Kamil Holan stopped at Braddan Bridge - rider is OK

Alan Bonner stopped Glen Darragh - rider is OK

Michael Dunlop clocks a 127.935 standing start lap.

Davo Johnson on the Norton stopped at the Nook - rider is OK.

John McGuinness does a 128.871 lap

Bruce managed a couple of laps on the RC213V, clocking a 122.082 first time on it.

Michael Dunlop clocks a 129.023 lap

Hutchy is fastest so far through the Sulby Speed Trap tonight at 190.6

Bruce has just been clocked at 192.3 mph through the Speed Trap

Hutchy clocks a 128.894 lap

Rutter has clocked a 127.935 lap

Conor clocks a 127.241 lap

Bruce clocks a 127.071 lap

Michael Dunlop nudges it up to 129.497

Hutchy clocks a 129.96 mph lap

Bruce clocked at 193.4 mph through Sulby

James Hillier clocked a 192.3 mph at Sulby on his 2012 stocker !!!!

Michael nudges it up again on his last lap to 129.67

First night of practice and the big bikes are close on a 130 lap - astonishing. 

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Sidecar Session 1 Next

Sidecars are away, a few minutes behind schedule

Moly clocks a 141 through Sulby

John Holden does a 146

Tim Reeves dos a 145

Ian Bell does a 144

Moly stopped at Ramsey Hairpin - All OK.

John Holden does a 112.055 lap from a standing start.

Ian Bell does a 111. Lap

The light is beginning to fade now at 20:45 and some of the guys are staring to pull in.

All in all, a great night for Practice, good weather, although the flies are everywhere !!!!

Chequered Flag is out, so that's it for tonight folks.

Monday night’s evening session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy got underway promptly at 6.20pm with dry, sunny conditions all round the Mountain Course and the Bingley Bullet Ian Hutchinson continued his excellent form by setting the fastest time of the night with a speed of 129.964mph on the Tyco BMW, two seconds quicker than Michael Dunlop although the latter posted three laps over129mph.

However, one of the most impressive feats of the night came from Bruce Anstey who, after one sighting lap on his Valvoline Racing/Padgetts Honda Fireblade, switched to the hugely anticipated RCV213-V Honda MotoGP replica and recorded a speed of 127.071mph.

The evening saw the 1000cc machines take to the course for the first time and all of the leading competitors took advantage of the excellent conditions.  Anstey and Michael Rutter lead the field away down Glencrutchery Road followed by Hutchinson and Peter Hickman, Gary Johnson and James Hillier, Lee Johnston and Martin Jessopp, Dan Stewart and David Johnson and Dean Harrison and Cameron Donald, the latter the only rider to go out on his 600cc mount on the opening lap although the Australian was reported as an early retiree at Quarter Bridge.

First to complete a lap was Rutter at 125.152mph swiftly followed by Hutchinson (124.914), Hickman (122.324), Hillier (123.490), and Johnson (123.272). Harrison then went quickest at 125.404 but only for a short while as both Dunlop (127.395) and John McGuinness (126.285) went faster. Steve Mercer (124.881) and Ivan Lintin (123.823) were also going well on their Superstock machines.

Hutchinson, Hickman, Johnson, Dunlop and Harrison all pulled in as did Anstey who had a relatively slow lap at 117.828 but the Kiwi was soon back out, this time on the RCV213-V Moto GP replica machine. Ian Lougher was an early retirement on the Suter at Glen Darragh although the Welsh rider later completed a lap of 115.248 (19:38.571) on the two stroke Suter Racing machine.

McGuinness, Rutter, Hillier and Mercer had continued straight through for their second lap and Rutter was first to complete the lap at 127.031mph but McGuinness was faster, his speed of 128.871mph sending him to the top of the leaderboard. Hutchinson quickened his pace second time around to 126.470mph with Conor Cummins not far behind at 125.905mph.

As the session wore on, the majority riders swapped between their Superbike and Superstock machines and Dunlop’s fourth lap on his Superbike saw him lap at 129.497mph but Hutchinson went quicker at 129.96mph. Harrison jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the Superstock class at 128.044mph but Anstey was quickest through the speedtrap at 193.4mph on the RCV. With his second lap being a hugely impressive 127.071mph, he went quicker still on his third lap with a speed of 127.071 (17:48.916).

Harrison topped the Superstock class with a speed of 128.044 mph, followed by Dunlop (126.726), Hickman (125.725), McGuinness (125.574), Steve Mercer (124.881) and Daniel Hegarty (124.104).

Having had a lengthy session on Saturday evening, not many riders opted to take out their Supersport machines and Harrison was again quickest, as he had been in Saturday’s opening session, with 124.461mph followed by Lee Johnston, who completed his first laps having broken down on Saturday, with 122.067mph and Mercer at 122.067mph.

Meanwhile, the newcomers were also increasing their speeds steadily, Jochem van den Hoek lapping at 108.85mph, Alessandro Polita 108.831mph, Forrest Dunn 106.464mph and Mike Booth 105.135mph.

Karl Foster was reported to have sustained ankle and wrist injuries in an accident at the 32nd milestone and was taken by airmed to Nobles Hospital.


Tomorrow’s qualifying session is scheduled to get underway at 18.20

18.20 to 19.25
RST Superbike
RL360 Superstock
Monster Energy Supersport
Newcomers

19.55 to 20.50
Sure sidecars

Bruce about to go out on the Honda RC213-V

Michael Dunlop (BMW) & Ian Lougher (Suter) at the start of the 2nd nights Practice

"Hutchy" - was fastest on the night with a 129.964 mph lap

Superbike - Fast Laps - All Laps

Superstock - Fast Laps - All Laps

Supersport - Fast Laps - All Laps

Sidecars - Fast Laps - All Laps 

HOLDEN/WINKLE BACK TO FORM IN OPENING SIDECAR SESSION AT 2016 ISLE OF MAN TT RACES

The Formula Two Sidecar class enjoyed their first qualifying session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy, which followed on from the solo session.  

The session got underway shortly after the scheduled 7.55pm start time in great conditions and John Holden/Andrew Winkle, who were reunited this year after Winkle’s enforced absence with injury last year, were quickly on the pace.  

The Lancashire pair, who won their only TT Race to date in 2011, were quickly out of the blocks and opened up with a lap of 112.055 (20:12.158), the fastest of the night, which they followed up with a second lap of 111.97 which was the second fastest in the session.

Also going well were the father and son team of Ian and Carl Bell. Ian Bell is clearly relishing his return to the Mountain Course, building on their near 113mph lap in 2015 with a pair of 111mph laps, the third and fourth fastest of the session.  Ian Bell recorded his first and only TT win in 2003 and returned to the TT after an 11 year absence in 2014.

They were the only two outfits to break the 110mph barrier with last year’s double winners, Ben and Tom Birchall, third quickest at 108.981mph. Alan Founds/Aki Aalto were also above the 108mph barrier with Tim Reeves/Patrick Farrance overcoming early problems to get in two laps, the quickest at 107.023mph.

17-times winner Dave Molyneux, with Dan Sayle back in the chair, were reported as an early retirement at Ramsey Hairpin and while there is still plenty of time with dry weather anticipated for the rest of the week, the Manx duo will be keen to get some track time in tomorrow’s session.

Dave Molyneux and Dan Sayle ready for the off

Ben & Tom Birchall about to start their campaign