Local photographer Dave Collister provides shots for ‘coffee table’ publication. The Isle of Man TT races has been chosen by Belgian publishers Tectum Publishing to feature in their prestigious ‘coffee table’ book ‘Cult Locations’.
The Department of Tourism and Leisure is heading to The Carole Nash NEC Bike Show 2008 in Birmingham in November and December to promote The Isle of Man to Motorsport fans. The DTL will be in the main hall and will be sharing a stand with Duke Marketing. The TT Marshals Association will also be represented on the stand throughout the duration as they look to promote the chance to marshal at the TT and Manx Grand Prix.
TT legends John McGuinness, Ian Lougher and Richard ‘Milky’ Quayle are to visit Miyakejima Island, one of the Island’s off Tokyo, in October in a visit facilitated by the Isle of Man Government’s Department of Tourism and Leisure. Miyakejima Island is looking into creating its own equivalent of the Isle of Man TT races to boost local tourism and the economy following significant earthquakes in 1983 and 2000.
After what was described by MCN as the ‘best TT ever’ and comparisons being made with the epic Senior Race between Steve Hislop and Carl Fogarty in 1992, the Department of Tourism and Leisure has confirmed that the 2009 TT Programme will run to the same format as in 2008. Fans at the 2008 TT were treated to some of the closest racing in history culminating in the sensational Dainese Senior TT where the lead swapped eight times between Bruce Anstey, Cameron Donald and eventual race winner John McGuinness. Meanwhile, Sidecar aficionados are still talking about the wheel to wheel dual between three wheel legends Dave Molyneux and Nick Crowe.