The stolen go-pro

A TV company who broadcast the Isle of Man TT were forced🥀 to appeal for a stolen go-pro to be returnౠed.

The go-pro had been fitted onto 🤡Mike Russell's BMW S1000RR K46 for the Superstock Race 2.

But after he retired, the go-pro went missing…

Greenlight TV asked: “Can we kindly ask the folks who “𝔉borrowed” our onboard go-pro from Mike Jack Russell’s retired outfit at the 33rd yesterday to please return it so we can give him the coverage he deserves!”

Peter Hickman banner pinched

Po🍒lice appealed for a Peter Hickman banner to be returned after it was stolen.

Officers warned that the perpetrato♛rs have been caught by CCTV.

“Do the right thing please,” the police urged.

Rider claims bike was tampered with

On a far more serious note, Ryan Cringle claimedꦛ that someone had tampered with his bike while it was unattended.

He said: “First up we done the warm up lap to give the bike a shakedown after fitting a new engine that proved to run faultless, unfortunately the bike was all over the road again not handling like my own bike, it turns out someone h🍷ad been messing with my rear suspensio🎉n when the bike was unattended. 

“So whoever you are I h🐻ope you feel proud of yourself for playing with my life like that.”

Too much drinking

A fan from Scotland was fined £150 for being too🀅 drunk.

H💎e was picked up by police for being drunk in a public place - he was unable to tell them who he was, he was swaying, and his speech was slurred.

He had only been on the iღsland for less than 24 hours. H🃏e blamed tired (and alcohol consumption) for his condition.

“Yes our police are tolerant and respectful but the Island canno𓆉t tolerate this drunken behaviour at TT,” magistrates said.

Bus chaos

Double-decker buses were drafted in to replace regular buses to cater for the huge amount๊ of fans on the island.

Drivers and passengers had complained that🐭 buses wereﷺ too full to collect everyone who was waiting.

The Department of Infrastructure cl🍸aimed they couldn’t have predicted how many fans would arrive…

Hollywood royalty

C🉐hanning Tatum 𝓰is snapped with Manx police officers

— Isle of Man Today (@isleofmantoday)

Channing Tatum came to the TT to watch the bikes, speak to the locals and he eveꦕn pulled a few pints in the local pub!

Choose church over Superbikes!

A relig♔ious campaigner criticised the decision to stage the Superbike race ꧂on a Sunday.

“A number of people who wish to go to church on Sunday will be unable to do s🎃o.

“They can’t go to evening service because the roads won’t open until 6pm and that is 🗹far tꦗoo late.”

Racer proposes at finish line

Alan Foun♌ds, a Sidecar racer, proposed tꦍo his girlfriend at the finish line of the second Sidecar race.

Founds, and passenger Colin Smythe, finished 11th in the ra𓃲ce but he had a far better results afterwards, when his girlfriend Karla said yes!

86-year-old attends 43rd TT

A heart-warming tale - an 86-year-old from Surrey attended his 4🌃3rd TT this year.

Graeme Crate travels on the same bike and stays at the same campsite every ye🥃ar.

French riders confused by mph or km/h

Police had to teach ni🃏ne French motorcyclists the difference between miles per hour and kilometres per hour when they were caught speeding at the Ramsey Hairpin.

The two lead riders were fined, the rest were given a🤪 stern educatio🅷n.

Drone fine

A fan was finℱed £3,000 fo𒅌r flying a drone during a race.

Magistrates told the offender: “Can you imagine the catastro꧂phe that could have been caused?

“We ꦡhave to send a very firm message that we want to have a safe TT.”

Pheasant crash

Paul Williams hit a pheasant on the very first day of the TT. Fortunately Williams emerged fine, but the💛 pheasant did not.

His bike, however, was destroyed by the incident.

Special volunteers thanked

A shout-out to the unsung heroes of the Isle of Ma🌃n TT, 🐎the volunteers who help police.

Three men have provided a combined 38 shifts o♈f 12 hours each. They have a coꦏmbined 40 years of experience.