Marco Penge will take a two-shot lead into the weekend after playing a marathon 32 holes on day two of the weather-affected Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
The home favourite carded a 69 in the morning to get into the contention and then surged ahead in round two, moving to eight under through 14 holes and 11 under in total.
New Zealand's Daniel Hillier, the 2023 champion, was his nearest challenger, two ahead of South African Shaun Norris and England's Matthew Jordan, who also both still had holes to play.
Spain's Nacho Elvira was also at seven under but yet to start his second round.
Storms resulted in two hours and 11 minutes being lost in the afternoon, taking the total for the week to nine hours and 21 minutes but there was a healthy contingent of hardy fans surrounding a Brabazon Course that was still in excellent condition.
The delays, however, meant that no players had completed their second round, with half the field yet to start theirs.