Ryan Farquhar posted the fastest lap in the Classic Superbike class during last night's p🍸ractice session for the Manx G💯rand Prix on the Isle of Man.

Farquhar is competing for Roger Winfield♑ at the event and clocked an average speed of 107.560mph on his Suzuki XR69.

He won thꦬe corresponding race last year and faces opposition from road racing arch-rival Michael Dunlop plus Manx rider Dan Kneen.

Dunlop was second fastest on his Suzuki XR69 last night at
102.570mph.

The Ballymoney rider will be aiming to make a💦mendsﷺ in next Friday's race after he broke down while leading the event in 2011.

Last night offered competitors their first real chance to get to grips with the 37.73-mile Mountain🌳 Course after Monday's session was abandoned due to fog, with competitors only completing a single lap.

In the 500cc Classic class Olie Linsdell (72 Royal Enfield) and Chriജs Palmer on a 50-year-old Matchless G50 both got laps in, with Linsdell's time of 24m 03.437s marginally quick🌱er than Palmer's 24m 05.236s.

Farquhar took his '72 Honda out in the 350cc class for its first lap of the week while Phil McG♏urk topped the Junior Post Classic board on the 250cc Yamaha.

In J🌼une Farquhar won the first ever Supertwin race at the Isle of Man TT.

Jꦡamie ꦺCoward was quickest on the modern machines on his 600cc Suzuki with a lap of 111.650mph.

Practice continues this evening at 6.20pm with th🃏e Classics getting under way from 7.05pm.

The first race, the Newcomers event, takes place on Saturday 💃evening.