Kevin please forgive me I'd forgotten about the great work done by the MHF.
There is no doubt that MHF have helped dozens of newcomers compete at the Manx.
I'm not so sure that Norman and Davy are out there week in week out recuiting for the Manx.

Norman runs a busniess of his own he is also COC for Mid-Antrim and Ulster Centre delegate
Davy is a more or less a fulltime racer.

I don't know about Mark Castles.

There are roughly 300 odd licence holders in the MCUI last time I heard.

There must be thousands in GB.

I should imagine every licence holder in Ireland is aware of the Manx but in GB ? Not so sure.

I've meet allsorts of English bikers/racers who've never heard of the Manx GP.

What about the TTMA :?: they have a stand at all the major GB bike shows could someone not get organised and join them on that stand and work to recruit competitors. :?:

As a foot note when I was a newcomer I got NO help from the MHF not because the MHF didn't want to help me but because they didn't know I was planning to do the Manx and I didn't know to tell them.
Davy Wood looked after things here at that time and he was shocked to see me in the queue for the ferry..........."should have told me" he said "didn't know I had to" I said.

To be fair I got a trip with MHF the next year.

Isn't it just wonderful that we can talk about this in a sensible way without argueing

Long may the Manx GP continue. And while I can so will I
I'm not quite ready for a fulltime marshals job yet :wink: