ISLE of Man TT chiefs have pulled the wraps off their revamped proposed practice and race schedule for 2020 in a bid to boost entertainment for fans.
Bosses say that the new schedule is also designed to mitigate the demands that are placed on teams, riders, volunteers including the TT Marshals Association and local residents with changes to road closure periods making for optimised qualifying as well as shorter race days.
The proposals mean the 2020 event will begin a day later than previous years, starting on Sunday 31 May with an afternoon qualifying session.
The new TT Race day format starts with a single lap morning warm up for solos before the opening race of the week – the RST Superbike Race – which gets underway at midday on Saturday 6 June ahead of the first Sidecar TT Race at 3pm.
Monday’s and Wednesday’s race action will also begin with a solo morning warm up, with a single lap Sidecar shakedown added to the running on Wednesday thanks to the absence of the TT Zero race.
Race organiser ACU Events now awaits approval from the IOM Department of Infrastructure to confirm next year’s programme.
Full proposed 2020 IOMTT schedule
QUALIFYING
SUNDAY 31 MAY
1300 Roads Close
1330 Newcomer Slighting Laps
1350 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
1530 Supersport / Lightweight Qualifying
1630 Sidecar Qualifying
MONDAY 1 JUNE
1800 Roads Close
1820 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
2005 Sidecar Qualifying
TUESDAY 2 JUNE
1800 Roads Close
1820 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
1925 Supersport / Lightweight Qualifying
2005 Sidecar Qualifying
WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE
1800 Roads Close
1820 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
2005 Sidecar Qualifying
THURSDAY 4 JUNE
1800 Roads Close
1820 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
1925 Supersport / Lightweight Qualifying
2005 Sidecar Qualifying
FRIDAY 5 JUNE
1230 Roads Close
1300 Superbike / Superstock / Supersport Qualifying
1410 Supersport / Lightweight Qualifying
1505 Sidecar Qualifying
RACING
SATURDAY 6 JUNE
1000 Roads Close
1030 Solo Morning Warm Up 1 Lap
1200 RST Superbike TT Race, 6 laps
1500 Sidecar TT Race 1, 3 laps
MONDAY 8 JUNE
1000 Roads Close
1030 Solo Morning Warm Up 1 Lap
1145 Supersport TT Race 1, 4 laps
1445 RL360 Superstock Race, 4 laps
WEDENSDAY 10 JUNE
1000 Roads Close
1030 Solo Morning Warm Up 1 Lap
1050 Sidecar Shake Down 1 lap
1145 Bennetts Lightweight TT Race, 4 laps
1445 Supersport TT Race 2, 4 laps
FRIDAY 12 JUNE
09.30 Roads Close
10.30 Sidecar TT Race 2, 3 laps
12.45 Senior TT Race, 6 laps
