The Clerk of the Course welcomed all the competitors to the first practice sessi♚on of ✅the 2009 Manx Grand Prix, and informed them the Met Office at Ronaldsway had given clear weather until around 8.00pm.

Tಌhe opening session commenced with an untimed andꦗ controlled lap for Newcomers.

The session was slig♑htly delayed by circumstances beyond the clubs control and got underway at 18.35.

19.00 sharp the Lightweight, Junior and Senior competiꦍtors set off from Pit🌌 Lane for their first taste on the Snaefell Mountain Course.

19.35 saw the ℱPost Classics, Classic and Newcomers commence their initial practiseꦺ session.

Practice concluded at 20.10 with🦹 dusk falling rapidly, but thankfully still dry.

There were three incidents reported, 45 Senior, Tim Devlin and 46 Senior Classic Jochen Trockel were off at Quarter Bridge in separa♛te incidents and 23 Newcomers Nigel Sean Rea came off at Governors. Allꦍ were reported as OK. They are to be seen by the Doctor as a precaution.

Next session is 𝐆on Monday evꦆening with the roads closing at 18.00.