The 'word on the street is incorrect'. No other car manufacturers have asked to do a demonstration lap of any kind of the TT Course. The DED has a commercial agreement with Subaru for a further two years that sees them supply sponsorship funding and course cars in return for a package of sponsorship rights (branding etc). The laps that took place this year were scheduled for this year only.

Sponsorship revenues in the TT are increasing sharply with all funds raised being ploughed back into the event, primarily into improvements in safety and infrastructure.

Many £1,000's were not spent on gravel in paddock A. A small fee was paid to put some hard standing in to allow trucks to park in poor conditions. This was budgeted for expenditure. If it hadn't been spent the trucks would not have been able to park for several days into the TT event which wouldn't be appropriate.

Floors installed by teams in Paddock A were paid for by the respective teams themselves and not by the DED. The DED agreed to pay for one floor to be erected which was due to a problem following the aforementioned hard standing being laid.

Paul Phillips
TT & Motorsport Development Manager