Barry , I whole-heartedly agree with you , its absolutely pathetic, it doesnt matter whether youre English ( like me )Scottish , Welsh or Irish you are classed as " British" which must surely be an insult to the Scottish, Welsh & Irish riders whom I am sure would like to be identified as such. It was also nice to know what people do for a living,(Me?Im a fabricator/welder , currently unemployed),how long theyve been riding in the Manx when they started racing and what theyve done in their career etc . If you read the whos who nobody, according to them, has ridden in the Manx for more than 2 years or won a replica more than 2 years ago. It is a requirement of entering that the press form be filled in so why dont they publish it after all , if theres anything you dont want them to know you dont have to tell them it.Why dont they publish it , because they cant be arsed to thats why. Its the same with the entry form , no experience over 2 years old counts, you could have been riding for over thirty years,which I have been , but if you havent done much racing in the last couple of years then they think youre a novice.