Catch the action

After a two year drought, road racing is back for 2022. The Isle of Man TT and Manx GP are scheduled to run again, while in Ireland there is a full season of racing planned and it’ll be happening in Belgium, the Czech Republic and Wales too. Make this the year that you see it. Or if you’ve seen it before, see it somewhere different. Failing that, watch it on telly

The Isle of Man 27-30 May PRE-TT Classic Road Races

Billown circuit, south of The Island. Peter Boast’s advice; ‘If you are canny you can get over and watch the PRE-TT races, which are mega, and then catch the start of TT practice on the Mountain Course while The Island is still quiet.’ southern100.com 28 May-11 June Isle of Man TT

If you are determined you can probably still make it to the TT, but the rest of us will be watching on telly (see separate box, right) and making plans for 2023. iomttraces.com 11-13 July Southern 100

Billown circuit, south of The Island. The Southern 100 course is fast and exciting, and The Island (and the ferries) are much quieter in July. This is a good one to go and see and enjoy riding The Mountain course, and the rest of the roads on The Island at a time when you can get served in a pub without a queue. A good time to go trail riding too. southern100.com

21-29 August Manx GP

The Classic TT has been re-incorporated into the Manx Grand Prix, and the classes and schedules changed so now there are just five races: Senior for Supersport spec bikes; Junior for Supertwins; Lightweight for GP two-strokes and Moto3 bikes; Senior Classic for 500s and the Classic Superbike. It’ll be more low key than the Classic TT, but we are still expecting top TT stars in the Classic Superbike and Senior races. manxgrandprix.org Ireland (see pages 82-87) Wales 16-17 July Aberdare Park

Racing in a town park, complete with fountain and bandstand, in a small Welsh town. Magic. aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk Yorkshire

Sadly no racing at Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount this year because of a problem with buildings. International Road Race Championship (irrc.eu) 30 April-1 May Hengelo, Netherlands 1-3 July Imatra, Finland 23-24 July Chimay, Belgium 13-14 August Horice, Czech Republic 17-18 September Frohburg, Germany Also races at 22-23 May 300 Curves of Gustav Havel, Czech Republic

4-5 June Kopcany, Slovakia 15-17 July Chimay Classics, Belgium 6-7 August La Beneza, Leon, Spain