TT set for Friday afternoon qualifying
Thursday 30 May 2019
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- Sunday races confirmed by Clerk of the Course.
In the face of impossible odds Isle of Man TT Races Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson was forced to cancel Thursday's evening qualifying session.
On top of poor weather conditions an oil spill was reported from Sarah's Cottage through to Barregarrow.
TT 2019 is proving a much more fickle beast than the 2018 edition that saw nearly all practice sessions get underway on time and ample track time for all competitors that needed it.
With Saturday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday all hit by weather riders, teams and race organisers are up against it to ensure that bikes are qualified ahead of the scheduled start of racing.
In order to maximise the chances of getting some time on the track organisers confirmed that the Friday afternoon contingency session would be utilised.
The schedule for the afternoon road closures and qualifying is:
| 11:15 |
|
Mountain road closes |
| 12:30 |
|
Rest of Course closes |
| 13:00 |
|
Superbike/Superstock/Supersport & Newcomers |
| 14:05 |
|
Supersport/Lightweight & Newcomers |
| 15:00 |
|
Sidecars |
| 16:30 |
|
Roads open except Mountain |
The evening's programme of qualifying is:
| 18:00 |
|
Roads closed around Course |
| 18:20 |
|
Superbike/Superstock/Supersport & Newcomers |
| 19:55 |
|
Sidecars |
| 20:40 |
|
TT Zero Qualifying |
| 21:30 |
|
Roads open except mountain |
| 22:30 |
|
All roads open |
Once again the weather forecast is mixed but you can stay up to date with the latest via
gov.im/weatherThe delay to the qualifying schedule has had an inevitable knock-on on the race schedule with Gary Thompson confirming that the first race will now take place on Sunday, with Saturday being used for additional qualifying sessions.
The proposed schedule for Saturday is:
| 10:15 |
|
Mountain road closes from Ramsey |
| 11:00 |
|
Rest of Course closes |
| 11:40 |
|
Superbike/Superstock/Supersport & Newcomers except Lightweight |
| 13:10 |
|
Sidecar practice |
| 14:50 |
|
Supersport/Lightweight/All newcomers |
| 15:45 |
|
Sidecars (1 lap) |
| 16:10 |
|
Superbike/Superstock (1 lap) |
| 16:30 |
|
TT Zero |
| 17:30 |
|
Roads open except mountain |
| 18:30 |
|
All roads open |
Sunday's proposed schedule was announced as follows:
| 12:00 |
|
Mountain road closes from Ramsey |
| 12:45 |
|
Rest of Course closes |
| 13:30 |
|
RST Superbike TT Race |
| 15:50 |
|
Locate.im Sidecar TT Race 1 |
| 17:30 |
|
Roads open except Mountain |
| 18:30 |
|
All roads open |
Photo: RP Watkinson/iomtt.com
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