'We need to make the bike much softer in order to cope with the bumps around the island but I'm confident we can do better in Friday's Senior' - Ian Hutchinson
The traditional first practice session of the Isle of Man TT will be dropped in 2011 as part of an overhaul of the international road racing meeting as the famous Mountain course marks its 100th anniversary.
After coming under fire from road racing fans following his remarkably frank assessment of Guy Martin, Simon Buckmaster has now turned his ire on the critics.
Australian racer Cameron Donald will use this weekend's British Superbike Championship round as a test session after announcing an extended 2010 road racing campaign.
Conor Cummins, who suffered extensive injuries in a crash during the 2010 Isle of Man TT, is making good progress after surgery on his back, arm and knee according to his McAdoo Kawasaki Racing.
Conor Cummins has admitted his 2010 season is over after suffering serious injuries in a high speed crash during the finale of the Isle of Man TT, but he says he will return to racing as soon as possible.
Keith Amor has relived the horrific moment fellow leading TT racer Guy Martin suffered a high-speed, fiery crash in the final race of the 2010 Isle of Man TT.
John McGuinness, the 15-times TT winner, endured one of his toughest-ever Isle of Man TTs in 2010, coming away without any podium finishes for the first time in more than a decade.
Last year's Senior TT winner Steve Plater has admitted that he will likely have to sit out the defence of his victory in 2010, following the broken arm he sustained during practice for last weekend's North West 200 in Ireland