Plans to make radical changes to the TT next year are to go ahead in spite of opposition from many fans.

Next year’s festival will run from Monday, May 29, until Saturday, June 10, with the first race on Saturday, June 3.

The Senior race is now planned to take place on Saturday, June 10, with Sunday 11 as a contingency day.

More than 1,400 people or businesses replied to a consultation. Of those, 1,032were island-based.

While the consultation showed support for shorter race days, with 742 positive comments to 597 negative, as well as 103 who didn’t answer, more than 50% of respondents opposed racing on Sundays.

The decision to race on Mad Sunday, in effect bringing to an end one of the TT’s main events for non-racers, proved controversial as respondents said it would further impact those living inside the course, particularly those who attend church or community events such as Peel Day.