Newcomers race postponed until tomorrow

Mon, 27 Aug 2018

An extra day of racing has been added to this year's Festival of Motorcycling following delays this morning.

Roads had been due to close at 9.30am, with three races scheduled, but the weather conditions resulted in the closure being delayed until 1pm.

As a result, the Manx Grand Prix Newcomers race, which had been due to take place this evening, will now be held over until tomorrow.

The Junior Classic TT will get underway at 1.30pm, while the Superbike Classic TT goes at 4.30pm. Roads are expected to reopen today at around 7.20pm.

Tomorrow, roads will close at 11.30am with the Newcomers race scheduled for 12.15pm. There'll also be a couple of practice laps in the afternoon before roads open at around 4.15pm.