2025 Pre-TT Classic getting underway today

Three days of action at Billown marks start of Manx road racing season

The 2025 Pre-TT Classic Road Races will roar into life in the south of the Island later today (23 May).

Three days of action across today, tomorrow and Sunday (23-25 May) on the Billown Course will mark the start of this year's Manx road racing season.

Once again there's been a healthy number of entries across the solo and sidecar classes for the 2025 event, according to its organisers.

Phil Edge of the Southern 100 Club says along with highly-competitive racing, riders and fans can enjoy the nostalgia of the sights, smells and sounds of yesteryear:

Tonight's opening session will be dedicated to practice and qualifying with roads around the course closing at 6pm and reopening no later than 9.40pm.

Starting proceedings will be a newcomers familiarisation lap at approximately 6.15pm before qualifying slots begin for all solo and sidecar entries.

Tomorrow (24 May) will feature a double-header of qualifying and racing.

Firstly on Saturday afternoon remaining qualifying is due to be held with roads around the course shutting from 12.30pm until 4.30pm.

The course will then briefly re-open before shutting again between 6pm and no later than 9pm for the first four races of the meeting.

Lastly, on Sunday (25 May) highways on the course will close between 1pm and no later than 6pm for the remaining six races.

All road closure and qualifying/race times remain subject to change depending on prevailing conditions and circumstances.

You can see the full current schedule for the event below:

2025 Pre-TT Classic Road Races schedule (23-25 May)

Friday, 23 May

6pm - Roads close

6.15pm to 6.25pm - All newcomers familiarisation of the circuit

6.26pm to 6.38pm - Race 1 Singles

6.48pm to 7pm - Race 2 1100cc Classic

7.18pm to 7.30pm - Race 3 Junior Superbikes & 400cc Post Classic

7.40pm to 7.52pm - Race 5 Senior Classic

8.02pm to 8.14pm - Race 6 Lighweight Classic & 125cc Post Classic

8.24pm to 8.36pm - Race 7 Junior Classic

8.46pm to 8.58pm - Race 8 Senior Superbikes

9.05pm to 9.20pm - Race 4 & 9 Sidecar Class

9.40pm - Roads reopen (at the latest)

Saturday, 24 May

Afternoon qualifying session

12.30pm - Roads close

12.45pm to 12.57pm - Race 1 Singles

1.07pm to 1.19pm - Race 2 1100cc Classic

1.39pm to 1.51pm - Race 3 Junior Superbikes

2.01pm to 2.13pm - Race 5 Senior Classic

2.23pm to 2.35pm - Race 6 Lightweight Classic & 125cc Post Classic

2.45pm to 2.57pm - Race 7 Junior Classic

3.07pm to 3.19pm - Race 8 Senior Superbikes

3.29pm to 3.43pm - Race A 400cc Post Classics

3.53pm to 4.05pm - Race 4 & 9 Sidecar Classic

4.30pm  - Roads reopen (at the latest)

Evening racing session

6pm - Roads close

Race 1 - MS-PR Singles (6 Laps)

Race 2 - Foraging Vintners 1100cc Classic (7 Laps)

Race 3 - Geoff Duke Junior Superbike (7 Laps)

Race 4 - MC Locksmiths Sidecar Race (4 Laps)

9pm - Road reopen (at the latest)

Sunday, 25 May

1pm - Roads close

Race 5 - Greystone LLC Senior Classic (7 Laps)

Race 6 - Words & Spaces 250cc Classic & 125 cc Post Classic (6 Laps)

Race 7 - Vintage MCC (IOM Section) 350 Classic (7 Laps)

Race A - Fred Peck 400cc Post Classic Race (6 Laps)

Race 8 - UGGLY Post Classic Superbikes (7 Laps)

Race 9 - Cheeseden Rentals Sidecar Race 2 (4 Laps)

6pm - Roads reopen (at the latest)

7.30pm - Prize presentation in Castletown Square