Crowe Crash Ends Sidecar TT 2026 After Manx Radio Tt Suspension

Sidecar racing has been suspended for the remainder of the Isle of Man TT Races 2026 after Ryan and Callum Crowe crashed in the third qualifying session at Crosby Leap on Wednesday evening, and the manx radio tt coverage of the decision centers on a safety call that now removes the class from the rest of the meeting. The brothers escaped with non-life threatening injuries.

Crosby Leap crash

The qualifying session was red flagged at about 20:20 BST after the crash. Organisers then launched an immediate technical and operational review before announcing the suspension on Thursday, a move that stops the sidecar class for the rest of the event.

Nick Crowe backed the decision and said it was the right thing to do. He described the crash as a high-speed incident after his sons had been travelling at more than 160mph when a crosswind destabilised the outfit shortly after they landed at Crosby Leap.

Nick Crowe's warning

Crowe has lived through the same risks before. In 2009, he lost a leg and an arm in a sidecar crash, and he said the current regulations are no longer keeping pace with the class.

“These rules are 30, 40 years old,” he said, calling them “not following with the times”. He added that there is “one wrong move now” that could alter the future of sidecar racing at the TT.

TT safety pressure

The suspension came during day three of practice week and followed a run of serious incidents across the meeting. Competitor Daniel Ingham died in a crash at Doran's Bend on Wednesday during a qualifying event, while sidecar team Maria Costello and passenger Shaun Parker were involved in a crash on Tuesday.

For riders still in the sidecar class, the practical consequence is simple: there will be no further racing in that category at TT 2026. A class that had already absorbed a red flag, a fatal crash elsewhere in qualifying, and another sidecar incident on Tuesday is now shut down for the rest of the event.