TT 2009 will be officialy launched at the Villa Marina this evening.
The event will take the form of a chat show and many of the star riders will be there.
Before hand, photo shoots will take place at the grandstand and on the TT course.
TT press officer Simon Crellin says most of the major bike magazines will be represented and there will be two journalists from United Kingdom national newspapers (play attached audio file):
The media launch starts at 7pm with doors opening an hour earlier.
Live inserts from the event will be broadcast on Manx Radio in the Back Page programme from 6.30pm.

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