Mostly dry for the rest of today with warm sunny intervals. Temperatures 21 or 22 Celsius with light winds.

It will turn cloudy overnight with extensive mist and low cloud at first tomorrow but this should slowly lift and break during the second half of the day,

with sunshine developing. Temperatures 18 or 19 Celsius.

A18 Mountain Road - 17:00 hrs

Rest of the Circuit - 18:00 hrs

(Schedule confirmed as below).

18:20 - 19:35  Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight)

19:35 - 19:45  TT Zero

19:55 - 20:50  Sidecars

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18:15 - 20 minute delay announced due to clean up by the Graham Memorial from a previous Road Incident.

18:33 - Moving TT Zero to end of the Schedule due to continuation of the above clean up at the Graham Memorial.

Further 5 -10 minute delay.

18:40 - Some idiot reported to be flying a drone in the vicinity of Bray Hill

18:50 Riders being advised to slow exiting Graham Memorial after the clean up as there is slight oil residue and dust on the road. Waved Yellows

19:02 - Ryan Kneen takes off down Glen Crutchery at the tail end of the session, in memory of his brother.

Deano clocked at 191.2 at Sulby

Hicky does a 190.6 (Stocker)

Micky D does  a 190.1

James Hillier does a 189.0

Jamie Coward does 188.5

Micky D does a 132.33 Lap Standing Start and In Lap

Deano does a 131.55

Conor does a 129.03

James Hillier dos a 128.3

Hicky does a 130.08 on the Stocker

Davo Johnson does a 191.7

Micky D out on the Stocker

RED FLAG showing - Incident at Hailwood Rise, no injuries reported, oil on the track.

Session Restart at 19:42

Solos to 20:05 hrs

Sidecars 20:10 to 20:40 hrs

TT Zero - 2045 hrs

Hicky clocked at 191.7 at Sulby on the Stocker

James Hillier at 191.2 Superbike

Micky D at 189.6

Micky D did a 132.65 Lap

Hicky did a 130.82 on the Stocker

Micky D did a 132.98 on his 3rd Lap

20:12-  Sidecars are away 

John Holden clocks a 150.8 at Sulby

A Founds at 145.9

P Founds at 142.8

Moly at 140.1

Tim Reeves at 137.2

Birchalls stopped at Ballacraine

John Holden does a 115.71 Lap

A Founds does a 113.55

P Founds does a 112.78

Conrad Harrison does a 110.8

Tim Reeves does a 110

Moly does a 110.71

Only 6 bikes in this session

Lee Johnston clocked at 167.4 at Sulby

Jamie Cowton at 118.1

Adam Child at 97.7

Shaun Anderson at 94.5

Rutter stopped at the 13th milestone

Lougher stopped at Quarry Bends

Lee Johnston crosses the line with a lap of 118.04

James Cowton does a 96.51

Roads are now open from St Ninians to Cronk-y-Voddy

Report to follow shortly

Fast Laps - All Laps

Superstock

Fast Laps - All Laps

Supersport

Fast Laps - All Laps

Hickman to the fore in Superstock class

Cowton tops Supersport board

Holden/ Cain fastest Sidecar outfit on the night

Friday evening’s final qualifying session for the 2018 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, again saw good conditions all around the Mountain Course except for a few damp patches at Laurel Bank, Alpine, Ginger Hall and Ramsey Hairpin.

Although the solos only managed a maximum of three laps due to two delays, Michael Dunlop (Tyco BMW) signalled his intentions for tomorrow’s 6-lap RST Superbike race with a fastest lap of 132.983mph with all three of his laps 132mph+.

After a 35-minute delay to sweep oil at the Graham Memorial, which resulted in stationary yellow flags being shown along the Verandah and waved yellow flags at the Memorial itself, it was 6.55pm when the first bikes set off down Glencrutchery Road.

Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) and James Hillier (Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki) led the field away. They were followed in quick succession by Ian Hutchinson (Honda Racing) and Michael Rutter (Bathams Racing BMW), Dunlop and Martin Jessopp (Riders Motorcycles BMW) and Gary Johnson (RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki) and David Johnson (Gulf Oil BMW).

Harrison was first to complete a lap with 131.56mph, but the yellow flags from the oil spill kept the overall speeds down. However, sector times from Dunlop -on his Superbike - and Peter Hickman on his Superstock, were impressive.

Dunlop’s lap was the quickest at 132.33mph with Hillier (128.37), Rutter (127.45) and Hutchinson (127.16) flashing over the line in quick succession. Conor Cummins was again going well at 129.03mph with Gary Johnson posting his quickest lap of the week at 127.80mph.

Hickman lapped at 130.09mph to top the Superstock speeds with James Cowton the fastest in the Supersport class with 123.38mph.

However, the red flag came out shortly after the front runners completed their first lap due to an incident at Hailwood Rise and although none of the riders involved were injured, more oil had to be cleared from the course.

The session got underway again at almost 7.45. Hillier and Dunlop were away first and the latter was first back with a lap of 132.66mph while Hillier put in his first 130mph+lap of the week at 130.64mph. Hickman also went quicker on the Superstock BMW at 130.83mph with David Johnson above the 130mph barrier (130.10) as well. Hutchinson also set his fastest lap of TT2018 at 128mph.

Newcomer Adam Lyon put in a superb lap of 123.44mph on his 600cc Yamaha.

The solo session eventually concluded at 8.05pm with the Formula Two Sidecars getting their final session underway at 8.10pm.

John Holden/Lee Cain were first away followed by Ben and Tom Birchall, Alan Founds/Jake Lowther, Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle, Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley, Steve and Matty Ramsden and Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes.

The Birchalls were soon reported out though having stopped at Ballacraine although it was later revealed they didn’t intend to go further.

Holden/Cain were fastest on the opening lap at 115.73mph. Founds/Lowther lapped at 113.56mph, Founds/Walmsley at 112.78mph, which they improved to 113.354 on their second lap with Reeves/Wilkes also clocking a 113+ (113.198mph) on their second lap. Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle and Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney both went above the 110mph barrier.

Molyneux/Sayle, meanwhile, had a leisurely lap of 100.71mph with Estelle Leblond/Melanie Farnier setting their fastest lap of the week at 108.29mph to set them up for the Locate.im Sidecar 1 Race tomorrow.

In the Zero class Lee Johnston signalled his intent with a lap of 116.05 after his issues on Thursday night, while it was the turn of Michael, who enjoyed a strong lap in last night’s session, experiencing problems and retiring at the 13th Milestone. Team Mirai’s Ian Lougher and Shaun Anderson on the Brammo were also retirements but will get two more chances for laps ahead of Wednesday’s SES TT Zero Race.

Michael Dunlop (BMW/Tyco BMW) leaps Rhencullen during Friday evening's 

Isle of Man TT qualifying session.

Peter Hickman (BMW/Smiths Racing BMW) leaps Rhencullen during Friday evening's 

Isle of Man TT qualifying session.

James Cowton (Kawasaki/McAdoo Kawasaki Racing) at Rhencullen during Friday evening's 

Isle of Man TT qualifying session

John Holden/Lee Cain (LCR Honda/Silicone Engineering/Barnes Racing) at Rhencullen during 

Friday evening's Isle of Man TT qualifying session.