Isle of Man TT qualifying underway after rain disrupted opening day
It comes after the first day of the event was cancelled due to rain across the island, with doubts around weather conditions for the rest of the week.
Heavy overnight and morning rain gave way to sunny intervals, allowing for a full-length session on the Mountain Course.
All sessions were able to run this evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, giving riders the opportunity to test all motorbike classes.
Leading the field were last year's double victors Ryan and Callum Crowe, with the Manx duo tipped for top honours this year aboard their sidecar.
At 7:20pm, the Supersport and Supertwin session started, with most front-runners opting to go out first on their Supersport machines.
Among them Dean Harrison (Honda Racing), Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett's Motorcycles Honda), James Hillier (Bournemouth Kawasaki), Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 Honda), and Ian Hutchinson (MLav Racing Yamaha). Two notable exceptions from the 'big four' were Michael Dunlop and Peter Hickman, who chose different paths.
Dunlop led the session away on his MD Racing Paton, joined by Mike Browne (Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing Yamaha), who quickly pulled ahead and led on the road.
The evening concluded at 8:15pm with a 35-minute Superbike and Superstock session, giving riders a chance to complete two more laps of the Mountain Course.
Brookes and Hind led the charge, followed by David Johnson (Platinum Club Racing Kawasaki), Jordan, Hillier (Muc-Off Racing Honda), and Phil Crowe (Crowe Performance BMW). Dunlop was out on his MD Racing BMW Superbike, while Hickman initially ran the Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing Superstock BMW.
Qualifying continues until Friday 30 May, before racing begins on Saturday 31 running through to Saturday 7 June.
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