TT Weather

kestrel · Nearly there... Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Karma :

We saw some superb racing on the island yesterday (wed). The race schedule was changed a little due to the weather but all three races were completed, and then the rain came........

It's been raining heavily on the island since last night and right through today, the rain is forecast to remain heavy overnight and tomorrow morning with gales forecast tomorrow night. There is a slim chance of a weather window tomorrow evening but more rain is forecast overnight on friday and on saturday. There are two races in friday's schedule left to run, the Lightweight TT and the Senior TT. Unless there is a drastic change in the forecast I can't see these races going this year.

There are still thousands of visitors camping around the island and conditions on the campsites are pretty grim. We have four lads in our spare room and another two in the living room, it's a little cramped but they're just glad of a hot shower and some dry clothes. They were camping in a field near us and woke up during the night with a river running through their tents! I can't remember when it rained for so long in TT week since the '90's.

Let's hope for better weather for TT2013.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Great shame that a great week burns out like a damp squib, is there provision for road closure on Saturday to run the Senior?
Good on you for putting the lads up Karma

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bunglebubs · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Karma :

Im just back from it, had a couple of windy rainy nights not much fun in a tent Sad

The racing was good though and was really hot and sunny the other days so much so that ive got a red nose!
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kestrel · Nearly there... Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Karma :

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

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jjdugen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jun 2011 Karma :

Lets see.... An extended Bank Holiday, a horrifically expensive 'celebration' of some queen or other AND the TT all in the same week.... What did you expect?
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Just got back in from Liverpool, couple of lads on rats came past us on the M6 soaking wet and loaded with camping gear one of the bikes stunk of fuel.
we passed them on the outside lane, they were stationary on the hard shoulder so we could not stop. Guess a float had stuck open, I have a gallon in the back of the wagon they could have had. Poor buggers were not having a good day.
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