On May 29, 2023, the Isle of Man TT racers and onlookers gathered in their throngs to kick off the proceedings once more on what is arguably the most famous island in motorsport. After a free practice session in the morning, qualifying session number one got underway for the Supersport and Supertwins categories, to be followed shortly afterward by qualifying session one for the Sidecar category.
The Supersport and Supertwin first qualifying sessions ran without notable incident. However, if you were watching the broadcast at the time (as I was), Sidecar qualifying sparked an inescapable frisson of worry as one outfit—that of Manx-born brothers Ryan and Callum Crowe—dropped out of the official times.
