After bad weather forced an early end to Monday's action - with only the speed-controlled laps for Newcওomers completed - a revised Isle of Man TT schedule sees Free 𒁃Practice moved to this evening, in place of what should have been Qualifying 1.
The Tuesday ev꧒ening schedule - featuring 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 week with Qualifying 1 for the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport claᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsse⛄s beginning at 18:30 followed by the Sidecars at 20:10.
Qualifying 2 will be hel🧜d on Thursday and Qualifying 3 on Friday.
The chequered flag is out.
The main news of the eveniꦡng is reigning Superstock TT winner Davey Todd missing out on any laps in the Superbike/Superstock session, after a technical issue during the Supertwin/Supersport session left him strand🌠ed out on track.
Michael Dunlop is heading out for one more lap, with 2m 30s💖 to go.
Hick♚man takes his time to pass Herbertson, who now gets a chance to try and follow the lap recorder hold✃er.
8mins to go and Michael Dun𒁃lop 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, getting some ♉changes ma🌱de 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 and bugs♏."
Steve Plater confirms riders are taking it easy꧃ tonight with the tricky conditions, which in turn leads to groups of riders forming oꦦn track.
However, t🐠he likes of Hickman an𒉰d Dunlop are riding alone.
Ramsey Hairpin is one of the damp areas, and the big bikes ♚are being careful with the throttle.
Meanwhil💎e, Michael Dunlop headꦏs out on the Rokit BMW.
D▨avey 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 ꦡcontrast Michael Rutter, who is not in the next session, ru♒shes 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 th🧸at. 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 𝔉forward 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.
M🧔ichael Dunlop is carving his way past other riders on the ex-Aruba Ducati WSS machine.
Peter Hickman's rear hugger (mudguar🐻d) is broken as he returns to the pits.
A quick pit stop﷽ and꧟ Michael Dunlop heads back out, now on the MD Racing Ducati.
Mile Browne crosses the line to complete his first Supersport lap, next on track Michael Dunlop p🧸its on the Paton.
Dean Harrisꦿon, Davey Todd, Ian Hutcಌhinson etc continue.
By contrast, last year's double Supertwin winner Michael Dunlop lo𝔍oks sm🦹ooth and comfortable.
A massive unplanned wheelie for Maurizio Bottalico forc🌞es the Italian to shut the throttle to bring the Paton back under control.
The damp patches and lack of official 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 leadဣ꧒ing 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 happy with the Ducati Supersport bike.
