The Festival of Motorcycling gets underway this weekend - with the first practice session tomorrow.
Roads will close around the Mountain Course at 5pm on Saturday as competitors take to the roads for the first time.
The festival features the Classic TT as well as the Manx Grand Prix.
Organiser Simon Crellin says there's a theme to each festival, and this year's marks a TT milestone:
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