Manx National Rally update

Jason Tauber Pritchard and Phil Clarke lead

The Manx National Rally kick started last night.

It's set to continue on throughout the day today.

Unofficial overall positions after stage six, and top of the leader board is Jason Tauber Pritchard and co-driver Phil Clarke in a Ford Focus WRC.

Cringle Stages 5 and 9 will get underway between 10.45am – 2.50pm.

Then, St Marks Stages 6 and 10 will run from 11.15 am, finishing up at 3.15pm.

Knocksharry Stages 7 and 11 are set to take place between 8.30am – 12.30pm, and again between 1.30pm – 5.30pm.

And, Baldwins Stages 8 and 12 are expected to hit the roads between 9.00am – 1.00 pm, and then again between 2.00 pm – 6.00pm.

Roads are closed to the public, so motorists are urged to check the gov.im traffic notifications before making a journey.

Chris Boyde has the latest: