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Harrison Dominates Superbike as TT Week Is Disrupted by Crashes and Weather

The suspension of the Sidecar class, plus cancelled races and ongoing medical transfers, has forced organisers to open an urgent safety and operational review that could alter the meeting.

Overview

  • Dean Harrison converted a dominant qualifying run into victory in the six-lap Superbike TT on Sunday by 15.580 seconds, leading from early in the race and finishing with a commanding margin.
  • Saturday's planned opening Superstock race was cancelled because low cloud and poor visibility made the 37.7-mile Mountain Course unsafe, and organisers have used contingency days to reshape the timetable.
  • Race control suspended all Sidecar competition for the remainder of the event while carrying out an immediate technical and operational review after a serious qualifying crash that hospitalised Ryan and Callum Crowe.
  • The meeting has been shadowed by multiple serious incidents during practice and qualifying, including the death of rider Daniel Ingham and a separate crash that injured eight spectators, with several people still receiving treatment and some transferred to UK hospitals.
  • Organisers have closed spectator areas during reviews, imposed revised road-closure windows, and warned that findings from the on-the-spot investigations could lead to further schedule and safety changes during the rest of TT week.