Unfortunately, after behaving for the practice sessions, the weather for the Isle of Man TT has taken a turn for the torrential. So today’s races have been postponed to Monday – because it’s not expected to get any better tomorrow – with the other races shuffling back accordingly.

Watching some practice highlights this morning, it struck me quite how special an event the TT is. The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix was just a fortnight ago, and is trumpeted as a raw, dangerous, exciting street race. But it’s very tame by comparison to the Isle of Man TT races.

There’s an official promo video on YouTube, which is well worth watching. Superbikes speeding down narrow roads with buildings on either side is just jaw dropping.

So I’ll look forward to watching the race highlights on ITV4 next week. Commentary is from Steve Parrish and James Whittam – an intriguing combination, and I’ll be interested to see how well it works. There’s a programme on every night, though obviously this weekend’s are a bit screwed now.

But it’s the spectators who made the journey over to the Isle of Man for the weekend who I really feel sorry for. It’s just not fair for them.