(24-03-2011, 02:35 PM)Tomcat Wrote: If people are still looking for clarification on this point there is a thread in the Stickies that addresses it:

Quote:The Manx Grand Prix is not inscribed with the FIM as an International Non Championship meeting. The MGP is permitted with the ACU and inscribed with the UEM as a "European Open" event.

Therefore as a UEM "European Open" event only riders with a licence issued by the federation of a European country are eligible to enter the event, ie ACU and SACU licence holders must have held as a minimum a National Licence issued by the ACU or the SACU for at least six months prior to the first day of practising on 20th August.

Competitors from other Federations within the UEM must have held as a minimum a National Licence issued by their FMN for a minimum of six months prior to the first day of practising.

For clarification and information, riders with a licence issued by a federation outside of Europe should contact Caroline Etherington, Race Secretary by email mgp@manx.net or phone +44(0)1624-644649.

Basically an International Licence does not automatically get you into the meeting, you need a licence issued by a European Federation member. So, non European riders, you may feel the Irish or Dutch federations are more rider friendly than the ACU, I couldn't possibly comment.

The reason that USA competitors cannot compete at the Manx Grand Prix, is because of the licence status, nothing to do with the TT Course licence.
The Manx Grand Prix is a 'National' Licence event open to 'Amateur' competitors, which means that only competitors who hold a licence affiliated to the UEM (European Motorcycle Union http://www.uem-moto.eu/ ) can enter.
The TT is an 'International' licence event, which is governed by the FIM and open to all countries & licences.
In order to open the MGP up to American or Australian etc. etc. competitors, it would need to be made an International event & would therefore, no longer hold it's Amateur status.
I have been through this with several American people who would like to race at the MGP.
I also helped a competitor from the United Arab Emirates get an entry last year, but he had the fact that he was a UK national on his side and he still had to come to the UK and compete in some events that were affiliated to the UEM in order to qualify for an ACU licence to compete on at the MGP. As has been mentioned before, you cannot hold a licence from two different bodies in one year.
It is unfortunate, but even though I have had lengthy discussions with the MMCC & the ACU, I don't see a way around it, other than to obtain a licence from a UEM affiliated body.
I also echo what has been said before, contact Caroline for further clarification.