Barry Burrell threw down an early gauntlet to his ROKiT OFF BMW F 900R rivals as he set the quickest lap in FP1.
The Halliwell Jones Motorrad rider clocked a 1min 45.215s lap, beating Robert Varey by 0.855secs as Nikki Coates was third.
Fourth fastest was James Ellison, with Rob McNealey fifth.
ROKiT OFF BMW F 900 R Cup, FP1:
1. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) 1min 45.215s
2. Robert Varey (Stanford Racing) +0.855s
3. Nikki Coates (LDC BMW by FPF Racing) +1.242s
4. James Ellison (HSO Powered by DHV Solutions) +1.861s
5. Rob McNealey (McNealey Brown Ltd) +1.935s