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The festival from 27th May and the 10th June will feature World and British Champions, as well as British and American Superbike riders.

Heading the entry list is current outright lap record holder and eight-time winner John McGuinness, who will start as favourite in all four of the solo races in the HM Plant Honda colours.

The F2 sidecars see an equally impressive line-up, if not better, with World, European and British Champions on the grid.

Local hero Dave Molyneux is the man they all have to beat. He has 11 wins and 18 podiums to his name as well as the outright lap record at 116.04mph. He is reunited with Craig Hallam and having already taken wins in 1999 and 2003, it’s a formidable partnership that will get the races underway at number 1.

Picture: John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux. Courtesy of Stephen Davison Pacemaker Press International.