When I contacted the Manx Motorcycle Club they asked me to send emails to iomtt@gov.im as well to make comments on the proposals. The Department for Economic Development also seems to be in on the act and they are at ded@gov.im.

In answer to the Government reply above, I have considered the proposals and they have two major problems for me (as I outlined in my email to them)
1) as a spectator, it is neither a week nor a fortnights holiday - the short stay just for the racing makes the ferry expensive pro rata and I miss out on my island holiday (the non-racing days) - the long stay (10 days) makes the accomodation more expensive. Both options are going to be more difficult to find self catering accomodation which is what we normally use.
2) I have no wish to see TT stars on classic machinery - that was done when the bikes were new - today I want to see the genuine enthusiast with a chance of success

Not convinced that this is the way forward. If media interest is what is going to count, then we may be faced with a variant of the MotoGP/WSBK Middle East farce of racing on the TV with (virtually) no spectators.

Not convinced the Manx GP will survive. I think this proposal should be caled something like "TT Autumn Fest" so as not to confuse it with the real Manx GP. As for being a compelling reason to visit the island - far less than the current format.

Oldbloke