Friday 23rd August
Re-Revised Schedule
12:30 13:00 - All Roads Closed around the TT Mountain Course
13:00 13:30- Classic TT Senior / Junior & MGP Lightweight / Ultra Lightweight / Newcomers B
14:30 14:40 - Classic TT Lightweight / Superbike & MGP Senior / Junior / Newcomers A
16:30 - All Roads Open
18:00 - All Roads Closed around the TT Mountain Course
18:20 - Classic TT Senior / Junior & MGP Lightweight / Ultra Lightweight / Newcomers B
19:15 - Classic TT Lightweight / Superbike & MGP Senior / Junior / Newcomers A
20:00 - Roads Begin To Open
21:00 - All Roads Open
Detailed forecast
Issued on Friday, 23 August 2019 at 12:10pm by Ronaldsway Met Office
Dry and bright for the rest of today with sunny intervals developing more widely.
Highest temperature around 20 Celsius with a mostly moderate southwest wind.
The Bungalow at 12:15 hrs
Qualifying Coverage
12:05 - 30 minute delay announced to allow low level cloud on the mountain to lift
13:00 - An additional 30 minutes delay has been announced.
13:15 - Yet ANOTHER delay announced - (15 minutes additional)
Snaefell at 13:15
Afternoon Schedule now proposed as follows:-
13:30 13:45 - Roads Close
14:10 - Classic TT Senior / Junior & MGP Lightweight / Ultra Lightweight / Newcomers B
15:05 - Classic TT Lightweight / Superbike & MGP Senior / Junior / Newcomers A
16:30 - Roads Open
First bikes to go at 14:15
14:10 - And this afternoons session is GO
1st Group coming back into the Paddock
John McGuinness sets the fastest opening lap in the Senior Classic class at an average speed of 107.62mph,
with Jamie Coward second and Stefano Bonetti third.
2nd Group ready to go at 15:05 - and they are away on time
16:15 - Roads Open Car away onto the Course. - Roads will remain open until 18:00 for the Evening Session
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Evening Session
18:10 - A 10 minute delay announced due to an oil spill at the Bungalow. (Sweeper en route)
18:30 - And this Evenings session is GO
19:20 - Second Group are away
21:00 - So that is Friday Practice (and the week) brought to a close, but not I am afraid Practice itself, which will continue tomorrow
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