TT fans not deterred as weather delays racing

Ciaran Donaghy has been coming to the races since 2015

Isle of Man TT fans have not been put off the world famous motorcycling festival, despite action on the course facing several delays.

It comes after the start of racing at the 2025 event was pushed back by two days to Monday.

Wet roads on part of the 37.7-mile (61km) course have also been to blame for Tuesday's Supertwin and Superstock races being moved to the evening.

Ciaran Donaghy from near Ballymoney in Northern Ireland has been coming since 2015 and said he has seen worse weather.

Sabine Wellbrock from Germany was hopeful the weather would improve

Mr Donaghy said when he came in 2019 the bad weather meant he saw "just two laps of a race".

"The weather is OK, it is what it is... you don't know until you come here," he said.

Despite the delays, he said he been able to watch "good racing" on Monday and had already booked his ticket for next year.

Sabine Wellbrock from northern Germany travelled to the island for the races for the third time this year.

She said the weather was "not so fun" but was hopeful it would improve as she loved watching the event.

"You can't see anything like it in Germany," she said.

Mark Jones grew up in Port Erin but now lives in Cheshire

Having grown up in Port Erin 40 years ago, Mark Jones returns to the island each year for the TT.

Now living in Goostrey in Cheshire, he said the island was "still in my heart" and he enjoyed coming home for the festival.

He said while weather delays were "a little frustrating", people understood that things "shift and change" in road racing.

However, he said hold-ups in racing offered "a chance to have a look round the rest of the island" and he had even "hopped on a steam train down to Port Erin".