Full MGP day on course scheduled

Wednesday, 28 August 2019 06:45

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

A full day is scheduled out on the TT course today for the next installment of the Manx Grand Prix.

Roads around the circuit will close this morning from 9.30am and are expected to re-open again at 4.25pm.

The 4-lap Junior MGP is due to start the day at 10.15am followed by the Lightweight and Ultralightweight races at 1.15pm before one lap of qualifying for the Senior MGP at 3.15pm and a final qualifying run for the Lightweights and Ultralightweights at 3.20pm.

Yesterday saw those taking to the mountain course for the first time make their marks in the Newcomers races, with Pierre-Yves Bian, Mark Kirkby and Andrew Jackson victorious in those contests.

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