I'm aware of Franco Bourne from Dave Hewsons excellent youtube channel.

I got a notification on Facecloth this morning saying he's joined Cowton racing and will be doing the roads this year.

Not super experienced - hopefully he goes OK.  Certainly fast.

That's great news, but, apparently racing the Mountain Course is Franco's ambition, it sadly won't be this year.
In a facebook statement, Cowton racing said this -

We would just like to clarify that the Isle of Man TT and Manx GP is an ambition of Franco’s however he will not be competing on the Isle of Man this year and we respect his decision 100%.
Franco and the team will be travelling to Cookstown, Armoy, Tandragee and all three Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough meetings. We will also be taking part in a couple of circuit races throughout the season for additional track time.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cowtonracing/