Padgett's Honda's Bruce Anstey has taken top spot in this evening's Isle of Man TT practice in both Superbike and Superstock classes but he is being chased hard by the Relentless Suzuki of Guy Martin in the big class.
Anstey and Martin, who spent a lot of time together on the roads, were only separated by seconds with the Kiwi lapping in 129.695 and the Lincolnshire Aston Martin owner going round in 129.333. Gary Johnson, who has not yet put in a flying lap, was third on a 128.452.
Yesterday's fastest man John McGuinness could only muster a 126.098 on the Superbike and then had to stop at Mountain Box on his last lap but still managed to put in a 90mph+ lap. Team-mate Keith Amor slipped off at Quarterbridge at the end of the session but was unhurt. Michael Dunlop had to retire at Ginger Hall with a mechanical but that's after he was clocked at 178.5mph past the Grandstand.
In the 600s, Cameron Donald set the pace ahead of William Dunlop and Martin with two miles per hour splitting them while in the Superstock class, Ryan Farquhar is chasing Anstey with Dan Stewart's BMW in third place.
Simon Andrews was once again the fastest newcomer and is nudging the magical 120mph mark with a 119.485.
Wednesday's top five by class:
Superbike
Bruce Anstey CBR1000 129.695 (17:27.29)
Guy Martin Suzuki GSXR 1000cc 129.333 (17:30.22)
Gary Johnson 2010 Honda CBR 1000 128.452 (17:37.43)
Michael Dunlop Kawasaki ZX10R 128.269 (17:38.93)
Cameron Donald 2010 Honda CBR1000RR 127.568 (17:44.75)
Supersport
Cameron Donald 2010 Honda CBR 600 125.110 (18:05.67)
William Dunlop 2009 Honda CBR 600 123.959 (18:15.75)
Guy Martin 2011 Suzuki GSXR 600 123.182 (18:22.66)
Dan Kneen 2009 Yamaha R6 121.121 (18:41.42)
Ben Wylie Yamaha R6 120.582 (18:46.44)
Superstock
Bruce Anstey Honda CBR1000 127.694 (17:43.70)
Ryan Farquhar 2011 Kawasaki ZX10 124.394 (18:11.92)]
Daniel Stewart 2010 BMW S1000RR 123.254 (18:22.01)
Keith Amor Honda CBR 1000c 122.896 (18:25.23)
Michael Rutter Ducati 1098 121.491 (18:38.01)
