First TT race day beckons

The first day of racing for this years TT is expected to get underway this morning.

All roads around the course will be shut from 10am with the Superbike and Sidecar races kicking things off before qualifying sessions for the Lightweight and TT Zero classes.

The circuit will then re-open at 4.50pm - with the exception of the mountain road - before closing again at 6pm for the Supersport race with highways to then re-open from 8.15pm and the mountain section around one hour after that.

The first race day has been postponed by two days after poor weather last week saw four straight days of cancellations for the qualifying schedule.