By This month’s intertwined Lightweight, Ultra Lightweight Classic TT contests, offers machines variety in spades with 250cc, 400cc, 125cc metal mixed-together.
Two stroke racing connoisseur, Whippet Racing’s Stuart Hall (TZ 250 Yamaha propelled) gains the honour of being the first to get the tap on the shoulder.
Starting ten seconds behind is two times category conqueror Michael Browne (Laycock Racing – TZ 250 Yamaha).
Versatile racing all-rounder, eight times Sidecar TT winner Dan Sayle, jockeying John Chapman Racing’s sweet sounding TSR 250 Honda follows with Chris ‘Rabbit’ Moore astride trusty Outhwaite Plant, Silverstar, iHeat sponsored Yamaha machinery next to power away.
Kells Grand Final winner Michael Sweeney (IMS/CSC Racing – TZ 250 Yamaha) is- assigned the five-plate.
Next scheduled to blast down Bray Hill is the most successful racer in TT Races history, Michael Dunlop MBE (Milenco by Padgetts – RS 250 Honda – same steed taken to class setting record pace by Bruce Anstey).
Rhys Hardisty (GATC-Phil Anslow – TZ 250 Yamaha), Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil (Cookson Travel – TZ 250 Yamaha), new to the Laycock Racing fold Paul Jordan and Ulster Road Race Classic Supersport Champion Ryan Whitehall (Yellow House-DB Moto – TZ 250 Yamaha) finalise the Lightweight race seeds.
Disclosed seeded Ultra Lightweight category exponents are Nathan Harrison (No.22 – H&H Motorcycles – ZXR 400 Kawasaki), Joey ‘Yorkshire’ Thompson (No.23) aboard EM Plastering Powered by Genertech VFR 400 Honda tackle, Green Racing/Island Fuels FZR 400 Yamaha pilot Paul Cassidy (No.24).
IRRC Sportbike front-runner, BPR backed VFR 400 Honda apparated Jamie Williams (No.26), ZXR 400 Kawasaki vaulted, DB Telecom/RLT Transport sponsored Owen Monaghan (No.27), up coming Scottish talent Calum Pert (No.29), who rides the Hedzup ACR Oil Slick Dispersants VFR 400 Honda and Manx GP winner, IMS/CSC Racing team member Harley Rushton (No.30).
2026 Lightweight Classic TT – First Ten Starters Re-Cap:
1 – Stuart Hall
2 – Michael Browne
3 – Dan Sayle
4 – Chris Moore
5 – Michael Sweeney
6 – Michael Dunlop MBE
7 – Rhys Hardisty
8 – Michal Dokoupil
9 – Paul Jordan
10 – Ryan Whitehall
2026 Ultra Lightweight Classic TT – First Ten Starters Re-Cap:
21 – (Originally assigned to Joe Yeardsley)
22 – Nathan Harrison
23 – Joey Thompson
24 – Paul Cassidy
25 – No starter at present
26 – Jamie Williams
27 – Owen Monaghan
28 – No starter at present
29 – Calum Pert
30 – Harley Rushton
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
