TT 2017 starts here!

Sunday, 28 May 2017 00:00

TT 2017 officially revs into action today.

The two week motorsport festival is due to get underway with a practice session on the Mountain Course this evening.

Roads are due to start closing at 4.45pm when the Mountain Road, which is now one-way, shuts from Barrule Park in Ramsey.

It'll close from the Bungalow at 5pm, with the rest of the course shut at 6pm

Roads are due to reopen no later than 9.30pm.

Chief Minister Howard Quayle says he's a "big fan" of the TT - and the thousands of visitors who visit the Island for it:

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