After bad weather forced an early end to Monday's action - with only the speed-🎃controlled laps for Newcomers completed - a revised Isle of Man TT schedule sees Free Practice moved to this evening, in place of what should have been Qualifying 1.
The Tuesday evening schedule - f൩eaturing all five classes, starting with the Sidecars - is as follows:
18:00 - All Roads closed
18:30 - Sidecar (Untimed)
19:10 - Supersport, Supertwin (Untimed)
20:15 - Superbike, Superstock (Untimed)
Tomorrow's action will see the first timed sessions of the w𝄹eek with 🍌Qualifying 1 for the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport classes beginning at 18:30 followed by the Sidecars at 20:10.
Qualifying 2 will be held on Thursday and Quali꧑fying 3 on Friday.
The chequered flag is out.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚThe main news of the evening is reigning Superstock TT winner Davey Todd missing out on any laps in the Superbike/Suꦐperstock session, after a technical issue during the Supertwin/Supersport session left him stranded out on track.
Michael Dunlop is heading out for one mo�💃�re lap, with 2m 30s to go.
Hickman takes his time to pass Herbertson, who now ge༺ts a chance to try and f🍰ollow the lap recorder holder.
8mins to go and Michael Dunlop is also in the pits, speaking to the Hawk team. The record TT winner takes off his helmet, it's not clear ✱if he'll try for one more lap.
John McGuinness is back in the Honda pits, gettin🐼g some changes made to the Fireblade.
James Hillier: "Amazing! It's been a bit stressful to make it all happen, but I remember why I do it all now! I've got a big smile under the helmet. The bike was behaving itself, even if the conditions aren't great with the damp patches aꦗnd bugs."
Steve Plater confirm�𝕴�s riders are taking it easy tonight with the tricky conditions, which in turn leads to groups of riders forming on track.
However, t🀅he likes of Hickman and Dunlop are riding alone.
Ramsey Hairpin is one of the damp areas, and the big bikes are being careful wi🌼th the throttle.
Meanwh🧜ile, Michael Dunlop heads out on the Rokit BMW.
Davey Todd is reported to have a problem with his Supertwin at the end of the previous session, and is now losing valuable track time🐽 in this session.
The final session of the day, Superbike and Superstock, begins. Josh Brookes is first out.
By contrast Michael Rutter, who is not in the next session, ꦏrushes back out🐬 for another lap with 1min to go.
3mins of the session to go and a lot of riders are already back in the pits to prepare for the following Superbike, Superstock session.
Josh Brookes: "The second lap was better but there's still a lot of damp patches, but we knew that. It was 🌄fun because Hutchy and Harrison came past and we were all in a bit of a group.
"We've made some changes to the big bike for stability and I'm looking fo🍎rward to trying that out next."
11mins to go until the chequered flag for the Supersport, Supertwin session. Warning flags for the damp patches are still in place.
Michael Dunlop is carving his way past other riders o𝓰n the ex-Aruba Ducati WSS machine.
Peter Hickman's rear hugger (mudguard) is broken a🅷s he returns to the pits.
A quick pit stop and Michael Dunlop heads back out, now on theꦇ MD Racing Ducat🏅i.
Mile Browne crosses the lin⭕e to complete his first Supersport lap, next on traܫck Michael Dunlop pits on the Paton.
Dean Harrison, Davey Todd, Ian Hutchinson etc ꦉcontinue.
By contrast, last year's double Supertwin winner Michael Dunlop looks🦋 smooth and comfortable.
A massive unplanned wheelie for Maurizio Bott🐓alico forces the Italian to shut the throttle to bring the Paton back under control.
The damp patches and lack of off♑icial timing mean this evening is very much about settling in for the weeks ahead, including a shakedown to make sure everything is running correctly.
Mike Browne is lea🃏ding the way on the road from Michael Dunlop.
Michael Dunlop pulls out of 🦩pitlane on the MD Racing Paton Supertwin, perhaps suggesting he's already h🎃appy with the Ducati Supersport bike.
