'You're wasting petrol and fuel and tyres and everything if you're not going with winning in mind. It might not happen but you have to at least set that goal' - Lee Johnston.
Guy Martin and John McGuinness are making progress with their new Honda Fireblade SP2 machines after testing the Superbike-spec version for the first time at Castle Combe.
'How [Adrian Cox] has grown the Top Gun team over the last few years is a great story and it will be a real team effort to achieve good results' - Dan Hegarty.
'My heart is of course telling me to continue but in my head I know it is the right time for us to step down both as a team and a family' - Tim Martin.
'With our proven ability to operate a leading race team, coupled with William's extensive roads knowledge, we can make this very successful' - Martin Halsall.
'Due to business and personal commitments, Phil Reed of East Coast Construction will cease to run a privateer racing team with immediate effect' - ECR statement.
The International North West 200 will continue to be backed by Vauxhall Motors Ltd in 2016 after the car giant extended its title sponsorship into a fourth year.