Isle of Man TT 2015 Re-Deux

As I type this, it's been a dramatic start to the TT without a racing being run.

I awoke slightly later than I wanted. The tv was switch on; turning to BBC Breakfast who then ran a short piece on the TT. A nice well balanced segment. Once that had finished I scanned social media. One tweet caught me eye, reports of a helicopter crash somewhere on the mountain. I dug a little deeper, a privately owned a machine had indeed crashed near the 33rd Milestone. That really was a "what the hell" moment. All sorts seem to go wrong but surely this was a first. Early reports are there was only one person in the helicopter.

Normally such an event would have delayed or even cancelled racing on a Saturday. Not the case as winds gusting at over 40 mph are already doing that.

Before it all kicked off this morning Michael Dunlop's very late change of bikes would have been the jaw dropping moment. Originally signed to ride Milwaukee Yamaha's R1 in the supebike race poor performances at the Northwest 200 and in the initial practice sessions led Dunlop to ditch the Yam and switch back to BMW for the big bikes and a Honda in the Super sport class. The bikes were rushed over on the ferry, not sure how he booked them on at such short notice, and were ready for Thursday night's practice session. Wisely he chose not to use a fishing boat to transport his bike. That hasn't always gone well for the Dunlop family.

This clip shows @tweethutchy flying pass a Yamaha mounted MD. Bouncing off walls and hedges not the answer to this problem. Mention of Ian Hutchinson brings me round to news of him teaming up with Keith Flint's Team Traction Control for the super sport on an R6 after his MV Agusta ride fell through.

Let's hope we get some racing.

Part one of my TT blog is here