Overview
- Race organisers announced on Thursday that all Sidecar activity at the 2026 Isle of Man TT is suspended while an urgent technical and operational review is carried out.
- The suspension followed two red-flag crashes in qualifying earlier in the week, when Maria Costello and passenger Shaun Parker came off at Brandish on Tuesday and Ryan and Callum Crowe crashed at Crosby on Wednesday.
- Maria Costello was flown to Noble’s Hospital and transferred to Aintree, where her condition is described as serious but stable, while Shaun Parker and the Crowe brothers remain under treatment at Noble’s with fractures and head injuries reported as non-life-threatening.
- Organisers have published an updated schedule that reallocates the Sidecar practice and race time to solo classes and cancels all remaining Sidecar slots for the meeting.
- The decision triggers a full review of Sidecar safety that will examine recent technical changes, including this year’s standardized restrictor plate, and environmental factors such as gusting winds that officials say may have contributed to instability and lifts on jumps.