The entry process for the new-look nine-day Manx Grand Prix, has officially opened.
Amongst those to have already opened stated their intention to venture back to Manx shores in August, include:
‘Tommy Club’ member Dan Ingham, Ben Plant, Richard Vuillermet, Mike Mace, Czech roads favourite Veronika Hankocyova and prospective Mountain Course newcomers including:
Germany’s speediest Ulster GP racer Christian Schmitz, new wave Irish roads regulars Eoin O’Siochru, Michael Gahan, European Hill Climb Supersport Champion Maurizio Bottalico.
Prominent IRRC pilots Amalric Blanc, Yann Galli, Obsession Engineering backed Martin Morris.
Darley Moor Formula 600 Champion Albert Walker, Kelly Carruthers, Mark Jackson, Gareth Arnold, ex Pikes Peak Hill Climb racer Richard Kay, Cookstown Senior Classics winner Andy Hornby and the Peoples Bike Team’s Frankie Stennett.
Racers have till the 10th June to place entries in for an event which has a bold, many would say controversial new look.
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou