Guy Martin's revealed his frustrations with the Manx weather, with a video on Youtube.
The Licolnshire rider recorded the short clip this week, talking about his preparations for this year's race meeting after taking a break last year.
He filmed the video on Wednesday with his dog Nigel in his van on the Northern end of Douglas Promenade.
In it, he talks about the effect the poor weather's had on practices this week:
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