{
  "id": 1735579,
  "title": "More road closures for race qualifying sessions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/more-road-closures-for-race-qualifying-sessions",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:16:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/more-road-closures-race-qualifying-151634410.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Isle of Man is preparing for more road closures on Wednesday as part of the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT race qualifiers. The contingency session scheduled for Wednesday aims to make up for the cancelled evening session on Monday due to rain. Following the disruption to Sunday's second half of the opening session caused by a red flag incident and incoming showers, organizers have decided to proceed with Tuesday's qualifying, weather permitting. Clerk of the course Gary Thompson confirmed that the conditions on Wednesday are suitable for racing, but warned of a possible rain disruption later in the evening. The contingency session will see roads around the 37.7-mile (61km) Mountain Course closed from 12:30 BST until no later than 17:00. After the extra session, the scheduled evening programme will be held, with roads closing again from 18:00 until 21:00. Qualifying is expected to continue until early Saturday afternoon, with the racing set to commence later the same day. The final races for the 2026 events are scheduled for Friday, 28 August.",
  "summary": "Roads are set to close twice on Wednesday for qualifying in the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}