Roads around the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course are set to close on Saturday for the opening day of racing, with the first race of the meeting due off at 11:00 BST and the day now trimmed to one race.
The mountain section of the 37.7-mile course closes at 09:00 BST, the lower section at 10:00 BST, and the three-lap Superstock TT race 1 is scheduled to start from Glencrutchery Road at 11:00 BST. Roads are set to reopen no later than 21:30, giving the first day of the tt schedule 2026 a long run of closures across the full circuit.
That reduced programme follows the cancellation of the first sidecar race after the class was suspended from the 2026 event on safety grounds. The move came after a review of a qualifying crash that left reigning sidecar champions Ryan Crowe and Callum Crowe in hospital, a reminder that the meeting is opening with more caution than usual.
The sidecar suspension leaves Saturday with only the Superstock race, even as the wider meeting continues through 6 June and ends with the six-lap Senior TT. For riders, marshals and spectators, the day sets the tone for a meeting that is already reshaped by one crash, one safety review and one race removed before the flag has even dropped.
