I have just raided Juniors piggy bank to purchase the Motor Cycle News hoping that in this special New MGP Festival year we might have had some broadsheet build-up to the two weeks of racing.

I have carefully checked but can not find a single mention. Please tell me if anyone finds any words how few there may be that I am failing to see.

Is there an MCN reporter over on the Island ??

I find it quite unbelievable that nothing has been placed even in a short column.

Yes, I realise that I'm getting info quicker on the internet than reading a weekly paper but I used to KEEP the MCN as a record of events.........

"They" talk about wanting to promote motorcycling......

Why don't they get involved with the MGP where the bikes are mainly roadsters that can be ridden by the motorcycle-buying punter and not the one-off projectiles ridden by a small handful of specialist riders??