Pics: TT Practice

Michael Dunlop speeds down a hill on his Phase One Yamaha - the World Endurance team man made a last-minute decision to compete in this year's TT (All pics © Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press)

McAdoo Racing rider Ryan Farquhar on his Kawasaki. Farquhar hails from Dungannon in Northern Ireland, birthplace of famous golfer Darren Clarke.

2007 champion John McGuinness negotiates a chicane at Ballacraine, one of the most demanding stretches of the famous Snaefell Mountain course

Rain, rain, go away: John McGuinness puts a brave face on the tough conditions that blighted the pre-race practice sessions on the Isle of Man

Yorkshire rider Jamie Robinson, who makes his Isle of Man TT debut this year, leads the way in Friday's practice session

Highly-rated English youngster James Edmeades revs up his K6 GSXR1000 Suzuki before embarking on a practice lap

13-times TT winner Dave Molyneux and his passenger Dan Sayle put their Suzuki machine through its paces

Sidecar legend Dave Molyneux careers around a sharp left-hander ahead of Saturday's curtain-raiser on the Isle of Man (All pics © Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press)