cargo Wrote:According to the latest newsletter from the MGP Riders Association visitor numbers for the MGP are once again up.

For MGP 2008 the number of bikes carried by the Steam Packet during the Manx was up 18% compared to 2006 and is double what it was ten years ago.

Also more marshalls signed on for MGP 2008 that did for the 2007 centenary TT................... including 254 on one day.

Here Cargo,

I am not wanting to put a negative side to next years Manx GP but do you reckon that those numbers will remain high next year? Everyone being credit crunched to the max, redundancies etc.

Also if this has any impact on the visiting numbers, will it also impact on the marshall situation. Is it thought that they will be able to man the roads?

I expect the TT will give some gauge of this,

Hey hum,
Heres hoping for a dry Aug and Sep 09 and a cheaper boat to the Island.