By * No.1 plate holder for the Junior race Francesco Curinga, has gained title support from Team ILR with Mark Coverdale.
* The 2022 Manx GP riders graduate award, awarded in memory of the much missed Billy Redmayne and Malachi Mitchell Thomas, has been won by Quayside Racing Powered by IOM Steam Packet Company’s Nathan Harrison.
* 43 racers who sampled this year’s TT Races are tackling this month’s MGP.
* None of the top four finishers from June’s Milwaukee Senior TT are competing.
* Chief Technical Official for the upcoming nine days of practice, race action is Trevor Denning.
* 1972 Senior race winner Dave Hughes alongside fellow early 70’s Champions Roger Sutcliffe, Steve Moynihan are this year’s Guest of Honours.
* Event returnee, Lightweight class exponent Richard Parker, is tackling his first Manx GP in 22 years.
* None of the finishers from the Newcomers A race of ten years ago (2012) are competing.
* Post misfortunes at Armoy, Irish roads support class front runner Michael Gahan has announced that he will be fit enough to make his MGP debut.
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
