---
title: "Thursday’s Isle of Man TT Races Cancelled Over Rain, Flooding"
description: "The world's most dangerous race just can't be run on a soaking track."
date: "2017-06-08"
modified: "2017-06-08"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/11298/thursdays-isle-of-man-tt-races-cancelled-over-rain"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "cancellation"
  - "Isle of Man TT"
  - "rain"
  - "weather"
---

# Thursday’s Isle of Man TT Races Cancelled Over Rain, Flooding

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All racing and practice sessions planned for Thursday at the [2017 Isle of Man TT](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11128/ford-mustang-focus-rs-and-bac-mono-tapped-for-police-duty-during-isle-of-man-tt-races>) have been cancelled due to torrential rains, heavy fog, and flooding on the course, [according to a statement released by the race's organizers.](<https://www.iomtt.com/News/2017/06/08/Thursday-schedule-cancelled-No-Supersport-Race-2-2017-TT.aspx>)

Unfortunately, the event's second Supersport race, previously scheduled to start this afternoon, will not be run this year due to timing issues. A special TT Zero race for electric bikes was also rained out, although the statement notes that discussions are underway to reschedule that for sometime this weekend.

The conditions are so bad that the course's famed Mountain Road had to be shut down entirely due to flooding, [according to the *BBC*](<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-40201269>), though it has since reopened for motorists.

While it's undoubtedly disappointing for the racers, the Isle of Man TT is already dangerous enough without the extra challenge of a wet track. [Three men have already lost their lives](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/11259/2-riders-killed-in-separate-incidents-at-2017-isle-of-man-tt>) this year in separate incidents; Davey Lambert, 48, passed away on Tuesday night after crashing in a race on Sunday, while Jochem van den Hoek, 28, and Alan Bonner, 33, were both killed in crashes yesterday.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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