The Isle of Man TT superbike race faced multiple delays on Monday morning due to an oil spill on the course.
The race start was originally scheduled for 10:45 but has been pushed back to 12:00 as organisers deal with spilt oil on the opening mile of the course at Bray Hill and Quarterbridge.
The oil appears to have come from a road vehicle before the public roads closed this morning.
Race organisers have pushed the start time back multiple times, from 10:45 to 11:15, then to 11:30, and finally to 12:00 as they work to clear the hazardous conditions, though the race did finally get underway just before the midday point.
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The race schedule has been compressed following a weekend of weather delays.
The superbike race has been cut down from six laps of the 37.73 mile Snaefell Mountain circuit to four laps.
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Race one and two were supposed to go on Saturday, ahead of Sunday's opening superbike race.
However, delays during practice week meant the schedule was delayed in order to allow for more qualifying laps to be completed.
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Instead of a Monday rest day, organisers are now running a compressed race schedule with superbikes leading the way.
Bad weather is predicted to hit the island around 17: 00, which could have a knock-on effect on the rest of the day's action.
Organisers have already admitted that there's unlikely to be any track action after that time.
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The multiple delays have increased tension among riders on the start grid.
Racers have retreated back to their trucks amid the delay, with the pressure dialling up as they psych themselves up to go from 0-200mph in a few minutes only to have the race start delayed again.
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