By Friday evening, Manx pure road racing 2026 style, gets going, as Blackford Financial Services, Pre-TT Classic qualifying contests hit ignition go.
Competitive action scheduled to get underway from 6:10 PM on Friday, will feature to name but a-few:
Yesteryear racing tour-de forces, event wins record-holder Mike Hose, Barry Davidson, Will Loder, Alan Oversby (Ruthless Racing), Richard Ford.
Andy Hornby, Owen Monaghan, 2024 Junior Classic Manx Grand Prix winner Harley Rushton and Chris McGahan.
TT 2026 competitors Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil, Paul Cassidy, Barry Furber, Chris ‘Rabbit’ Moore, Ryan Whitehall (Motorcycle Photography Racing), Kieran Clarke/Andy Johnson, Greg Lambert/Andy Haynes.
Three wheeling legends Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle, fastest Manx GP debutant of 2025 Grant Thomson (Gorilla Racing/Duckshaw Racing), debutants Stephen Gorton and Kevin Lavery.
Full run down of the present, 2026 Pre-TT Classic Road Races qualifying/races schedule, reads as follows:
22nd May:
Roads closure – 6:10-6:25 PM
6:10-6:25 PM – Newcomers acclimatisation laps
Opening qualifying stints
6:26-6:38 PM – Singles Q1
6:48-7:00 PM – 1100cc Classic Q1
7:18-7:30 PM – Junior Superbikes Q1
7:40-7:52 PM – Senior Classic Q1
8:02-8:14 PM – Lightweight Classic/125 Post Classic/400cc Q1
8:24-8:36 PM – Junior Classic Q1
8:46-8:58 PM – Senior Superbikes Q1
9:08-9:20 PM – Classic Sidecars Q1
23rd May:
Roads closure – 12:30-4:30 PM
Second qualifying stints
12:45-12:57 PM – Singles Q2
1:07-1:19 PM – 1100cc Classic Q2
1:39-1:51 PM – Junior Superbikes Q2
2:01-2:13 PM – Senior Classic Q2
2:23-2:35 PM – Lightweight Classic/125 Post Classic Q2
2:45-2:57 PM – Junior Classic Q2
3:07-3:19 PM – Senior Superbikes Q2
3:29-3:43 PM – 400cc Post Classic Q2
3:53-4:12 PM – Classic Sidecars Q2
Roads re-close: – 6:00-9:30 PM
Opening Races
6:20 PM – Singles – Six Laps
7:00 PM – 1100cc Classic – Seven Laps
7:40 PM – Junior Superbike – Seven Laps
8:20 PM – Sidecars – Four Laps
24th May:
Roads closure – 1:00-6:00 PM
Next batch of races
1:20 PM – Senior Classic – Seven Laps
2:00 PM – 125 Post Classic/250 Classic – Six Laps
2:40 PM – 350 Classic – Seven Laps
3:20 PM – 400cc Post Classic – Six Laps
4:00 PM – Post Classic Superbike – Seven Laps
4:40 PM – Sidecars – Four Laps
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
