Callum Crowe and his brother Ryan were taken to hospital after an incident at Crosby during the third qualifying session on Wednesday evening, May 27, after a day in which they had again looked like the crew to beat at the Isle of Man TT.
Both men were reported as conscious and talking after the incident, and they were taken by ambulance to Noble’s Hospital for further assessment of their injuries. The Crowe brothers were contesting the TT on LCR Honda machinery, and their sidecar package had been redesigned over the winter in a development programme with Lumbley Engineering.
The hospital trip came only hours after the brothers topped Qualifying 2 on Wednesday afternoon with a best lap of 118.468mph. That followed a shortened opening 2026 qualifying session, which was limited to a single lap after an incident involving Maria Costello MBE and Shaun Parker at Brandish. A separate incident also took place during the sidecar session at Doran’s Bend, adding to a difficult day on the mountain course.
The Crowes arrived at this year’s meeting as four-time TT sidecar winners and were already the fastest outfit in opening qualifying before leading again in the afternoon. Last year they set an all-time lap record of 121.021mph, underlining the pace that has made them the benchmark in the class. The number one outfit has won the last four Sidecar TT races, and the brothers are now one win away from matching their father, Nick Crowe, who recorded five victories between 2005 and 2008.
That record gives the latest incident added weight. The brothers have spent the winter chasing more speed, and the early signs in 2026 suggested the work had paid off. Instead, the focus has shifted to their condition and what it means for the rest of the meeting. For now, the key question is whether the pair can return to the kind of form that has carried them to the front of sidecar racing, or whether the day’s crash will force a pause in a campaign that had begun with such promise.
