Poor weather has forced organisers to cancel Thursday evening’s planned TT qualifying session.

The forecast had improved this afternoon, but Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson released an update just after 4pm confirming the session had been scrapped.

It read: ‘The Clerk of the Course has confirmed this evening’s qualifying session has been cancelled due to weather conditions.

‘A revised schedule for Friday will be issued shortly.’

It’s been a stop-start beginning to TT 2025. Monday’s opening day was halted abruptly because of showers, while Tuesday evening went ahead, but only as an untimed session after rain earlier in the day made the course damp.

The first timed laps of this year’s festival were recorded last night, but the session was curtailed slightly because of low cloud on the Mountain.

Roads are due to close at 12.30pm on Friday (11.45 on the Mountain) and reopen no later than 4.30pm. There is also provision for a contingency session in the evening between 6 and 9.30pm, which is likely now to be used following today’s cancellation.