Isle of Man TT: New scoreboard plans to reflect racing heritage
The replacement for a historic Isle of Man TT scoreboard will reflect “the heritage and tradition” of over a century of racing, an MHK has said.
Plans […]
New TT Scoreboard ‘hopefully’ ready for 2023 races
Planning application being submitted today
A new, replacement TT scoreboard on Glencrutchery Road will ‘hopefully’ be ready for next year’s races.
That’s from the MHK with political responsibility for motorsport, Rob Callister.
The Department for Enterprise is submitting a planning application today (Friday, 4 […]
Public may not be consulted over temporary TT scoreboard
New bid for permanent replacement to be ready for 2023
Members of the public may not be consulted over plans for a temporary TT scoreboard in 2022.
MHK Rob Callister is responsible for motorsport within the Department for Enterprise.
In 2018 […]
Business case for TT scoreboard ‘not strong enough’
Temporary structure for 2022 while new case it put forward
The replacement TT scoreboard won’t be in place for 2022’s races because Treasury said the business case for the new structure wasn’t strong enough.
That’s from the political member in charge of […]
Historic TT scoreboard finds new home with Manx National Heritage
Manx National Heritage, the charity responsible for the care and promotion of the Isle of Man’s heritage, is delighted to have been given part of the famous TT scoreboard.
There have been several incarnations of the iconic scoreboard over successive decades which is […]
Scouts to say farewell to TT scoreboard
Cubs and explorers invited for goodbye picture
Scouts are being invited to be photographed one last time in front of the iconic TT scoreboard.
Standing for over 100 years, the board took 70 scouts to operate it, keeping Grandstand fans up to date with the […]
TT scoreboard consultation
Political Member with responsibility for motorsport and tourism Rob Callister talks about the public consultation into the future of the TT scoreboard, with the choices of replacing the original with a similar system operated by the scouts or going to high tech big […]
What should the new TT races scoreboard look like?
That’s the question being asked by government officials – and they want people to give their views before they make a decision.
The scoreboard, which is opposite the TT grandstand on Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, is deteriorating.
It was originally a mobile structure […]
Big response expected to TT scoreboard consultation
DfE says ‘all options are open’
The man with political responsibility for the TT is expecting a big response to a consultation on the future look of the iconic Grandstand scoreboards.
The traditional wooden structure is reaching the end of its operational […]