By After months and months of anticipation, TT 2018 officially takes centre stage tonight as the 99th running of the most famous road race in the world begins this evening.
As per tradition event newcomers will be the first to gain laps of the Mountain Course this evening, as Cookstown BE Racing’s Davey Todd, The Peoples Bike Team’s David Jackson, Scotsman Adam Lyon sample for the first time a roads course unlike any other worldwide.
Photo by Nick Wheeler
Following the newcomers maiden Mountain Course laps, an almost two hour long Supersport/Lightweight practice session will take place as the likes of Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, Dean Harrison, Gary Johnson, Ian Hutchinson, Conor Cummins, Dan Kneen, Martin Jessopp, William Dunlop, James Hillier, Lee Johnston and Josh Brookes open their TT 2018 campaigns.
The full schedule for tonight’s competition plus for the rest of TT 2018, is as follows:
Practice Week:
Saturday 26th May
6:20 PM – 6:45 PM Solo Newcomers
6:35 PM – 7:00 PM Sidecar Newcomers
6:45 PM – 8:50 PM Lightweight/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
Monday 28th May
6:20 PM – 7:50 PM Superbike/Superstock/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
7:55 PM – 8:50 PM Sidecars
Tuesday 28th May
6:20 PM – 7:25 PM Superbike/Superstock/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
7:25 PM – 7:55 PM Supersport/Lightweight/Solo Newcomers
8:00 PM – 8:50 PM Sidecars
Wednesday 30th May
6:20 PM – 7:40 PM Superbike/Superstock/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
7:45 PM – 8:35 PM Sidecars
8:35 PM – 8:50 PM TT Zero
Thursday 31st May
6:20 PM – 7:15 PM Superbike/Superstock/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
7:20 PM – 7:45 PM Supersport/Lightweight/Solo Newcomers
7:50 PM – 8:35 PM Sidecars
8:35 PM – 8:50 PM TT Zero
Friday 1st June
6:20 PM – 7:35 PM Superbike/Superstock/Supersport/Solo Newcomers
7:35 PM – 7:45 PM TT Zero
7:55 PM – 8:50 PM Sidecars
Race Week:
Saturday 2nd June
12:00 PM RST Superbike Race 6 Laps
3:00 PM Locate.im Sidecar Race 1 3 Laps
4:35 PM Superstock/Supersport/Lightweight Practice
5:10 PM TT Zero Practice 1 Lap
Monday 4th June
10:45 PM Monster Energy Supersport Race 1 4 Laps
12:25 PM – 1:05 PM Sidecar Practice 2 Laps
2:15 PM Royal London 360 Quantum Superstock Race 4 Laps
3:55 PM Lightweight Practice 1 Lap
4:15 PM TT Zero Practice 1 Lap
Wednesday 6th June
10:45 PM Monster Energy Supersport Race 2 4 Laps
12:45 PM SES TT Zero Race 1 Lap
2:10 PM Bennetts Lightweight Race 4 Laps
3:55 PM Sidecar Practice 1 Lap
4:10 PM Senior TT Practice 1 Lap
Friday 8th June
10:15 AM Locate.im Sidecar Race 2 3 Laps
12:45 PM Pokerstars Senior Race 6 Laps
Words by Stevie Rial
