Following hot on the heels of the TT launch, one of Northern Ireland's top road racing meetings has had its big showcase, too.
Some of the big stars who will race at the North West 200 and Event Director Mervyn White were at the Titanic building in Belfast for the launch.
They included John McGuinness, Michael and William Dunlop, Ryan Farquhar and Maria Costello.
The North West is on between May 12 and 16, finishing just a fortnight before the start of the TT.
An announcement made at the launch was that that Ian Hutchinson will race an MV Agusta 675cc triple for the Tsingtao / Hampshire MV team.
The 35-year-old will race the Italian machine alongside his Paul Bird Motorsport ZX 10 Kawasaki Superbike and Superstock machines at Portrush.