Three reduced-lap races in Saturday TT schedule

The running of the 2024 Isle of Man TT races has been hampered by bad weather

A revised scheduled for racing at the Isle of Man TT will see three reduced lap races on Saturday, including the four-lap Senior.

Organisers were forced to axe Friday's race timetable due to rainfall around the course.

Racing around the 37.73-mile (60km) Mountain Course had been due to begin at 11:45 BST but was pushed back while the weather was assessed.

Saturday will now see the second Supersport race start at 10:30, followed by the Supertwins at 13:30 - both held over two laps - with the four-lap Senior setting off at 16:15.

Ryan and Callum Crowe took victory in the restarted Sidecar race on Thursday before the rain came down

The Mountain Road is set to close ahead of the racing at 09:00, with all other roads around the course closed by 10:00.

Saturday's programme also includes two parade laps between the racing, starting the Rutter Legacy Lap, held in honour of Michael Rutter and his father Tony, at 12:00 after the completion of the Supersport race.

Following on from the afternoon's Supertwin race, the BMW Classic 85th anniversary demonstration lap will then set off from the TT Grandstand at 15:00, ahead of the start of the blue riband Senior race.

All roads will open around the course by 21:30 on Saturday.

Cancelling Friday's races, organisers said: "There is currently heavy rain to the north and west of the island, with more rain forecast into the evening and low cloud and mist development on the Mountain."

Roads around the Mountain Course, with the exception of the Mountain Road itself, will be opened no later than 21:30.

The remainder of the A18 will reopen later, once measures directing the one-way system over the mountain have been reinstated.

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