"I have always been a keen supporter of this great road race and no doubt it will be incredibly nostalgic for me to return to the North West 200" - Carl Fogarty.
'Don't get me wrong this changes nothing for the TT, my team have three bikes ready to win it and I promised I would, I don't go back on that' - Ian Hutchinson on Twitter
'I won the final race but would have liked another, but like last year I've shown that consistency is the key to the overall victory here' - Jeremy McWilliams
'I did the first few rounds of the British championship last year and was lying third in the championship at one point, so hopefully I'll can get some strong results' - William Dunlop
Steve Plater, who suffered serious arm and neck injuries in a crash practicing at the North West 200 in May, is recovering well and already planning his race return.
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
Changes to the practice schedule for the 2010 North West 200 have led to top rider Steve Plater confirming another race entry at the Northern Irish road racing event.