Isle of Man TT 2015: The weather remains the cause of substantial delays and interesting news. Michael Dunlop suddenly abandoned his Milwaukee Yamaha team and switched to BMW because he didn’t feel there was enough time to get the R1 up to a competitive pace. Milwaukee Yamaha’s comment was understandably terse.

NB: I admit to not recognizing road racers as I do GP riders, so I’m trying to identify them as best I can. Apologies in advance for any mistakes in this department, and I appreciate any corrections readers can offer.

Above, John McGuinness on the gas.

Conor Cummins

Ian Hutchinson

Ryan Farquhar

William Dunlop

Peter Hickman

Dan Kneen

Martin Jessop

Cameron Donald

Guy Martin

Dave Molyneux and Benjamin Binns

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