The opening British Superbik✃e Championship race of the day at Knockhill has been suspended after a torrential downpour.

The race got underway in wet conditions before the heavens opened at the end of the opening lap, organ🐈isers proceeding to depl🐽oy the red flags shortly afterwards as visibility plummeted.

D💧espite the conditions, no serious accidents occurred, with 🤪Josh Brookes leading initially, ahead of Michael Rutter, James Ellison and Alastair Seeley.

There is no word on when the race is expected to 🐼restart or whether it will be cancelled altogether.