IOM TT racing comes with some inherent risks, and we all know what they are. Unfortunately, those ?inherent? risks are one of the things that make the event such a spectacle. In fact, it would be nearly impossible to mitigate those risks to any real degree, without also diluting the TT?s appeal. Today?s society is so risk-averse though, that if something isn?t done, the pressure to ban IOM TT racing will eventually be too great, and we?ll see an end to a tradition that?s over a century old. That?s why the TT organisers have employed a new Safety Management System. They?ve spent the last two years (while the TT hasn?t been running) compiling some massive risk assessments. Their aim: to separate the ?inherent risks? from the ?unnecessary risks?. And to make a plan to stamp out any unnecessary (and minimise any inherent) ones.
So in 2022, the IOM TT will look ever so slightly different. A few of the tweaks will be noticeable, but most won?t. The idea is for the TT to maintain its ?DNA? but be safer, in every way possible, for everyone involved. So here are a few things that the SMS team will be putting in place for the next Isle of Man TT races.

Behind the Scenes

The IOM TT is a massive event, that takes an army of people to deliver. During the TT fortnight, you?ll find the generals of that army in the TT control tower at the Grandstand. And it?s a slightly complicated affair; the owners of the TT races subcontract the running of the event to ACU Events Limite...