Isle of Man TT race organisers have made the difficult call to cancel the highlight of this year’s event, the Senior TT. But given deteriorating conditions around the 37.73-mile circuit, it’s hard to see the decision as anything other than exactly the right call to conclude what has up until this point been one of the safest TT fortnights in history. The race was originally set to get underway at 1045 on Saturday morning for six laps, before heavy overnight rain and morning showers first pushed the start time back to 1245 and then 1445, before organisers eventually announced that a four-lap race would go at 1900. Riders completed a course inspection lap beforehand, though, and initial feedback was mixed to say the least, with some immediately pulling off the grid and announcing that they wouldn’t race even if it went ahead. At that point, clerk of course Gary Thompson pulled the entire starting grid into a riders only meeting to gauge feedback before making the difficult announcement to cancel the Senior TT for only the second time in history. “After consultation with competitors,” he announced on the paddock PA system, “the feeling is that it is unsuitable for racing […]
