TT qualifying sessions get underway
Afternoon and evening qualifying sessions for competitors in the Isle of Man TT are set to go ahead.
The use of the evening contingency comes after disruption on previous days, including the cancellation of Thursday laps due to low cloud.
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All roads around the course were closed by 12:30 BST for the daytime session, but the lower section is set to reopen between 16:30 until 18:00 ahead of the evening session from 18:30.
Roads are set to be reopened by 21:30.
Afternoon schedule
13:00 - Superbike and Superstock
14:05 - Sidecars
14:55 - Supersport and Supertwin
Evening schedule
18:30 - Superbike, Superstock and Supersport
19:30 - Sidecars
Organisers said the car park for visitors to the TT grandstand at St George's Football Club remained closed due to the recent wet weather.
However parking for motorcycles and blue badge holders at Noble's Park had been reopened, they added.
People intending to travel to the grandstand for the qualifying session were previously urged to use public transport when possible.
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