Manx GP “a challenge, there are costs involved - we want to make it work”
“We recognise that this type of𓂃 event is struggling elsewhere. It is a challenge, there are costs involved"
Ministe🌳rs have admitted the Manx Grand Prix is “a challenge” but have pledged to try and keep the event alive and thriving.
This year’s Manx Grand Prix 🐷was struck by weather disruption which organisers called “unprecedented”.
“The Isle of Man has seen some of the worst August weather in 20 years✅,” organisers said durinꩲg this year’s event.
Minister for Entꩵerprise, Tim Johnston, has spoken about the future of the event at a time when road racing is struggling.
“What we all want to see is a long🍃-term sustainable plan for motorsport, and the Grand Prix is a part of that,” he told .
“We are happy to work with the Manx Motorcycle Club. We had meetings🐷 before the Grand P🌼rix, and since.
“We are happy to sit down and talk abouꦗt the future, and the chꦕallenges.
“We recognise that this type of event is sꦏtruggling elsewhere. It is a challenge, there are costs involved.
“We w🅘ant to make sure it can work in the future. We’re happy to sit down and hel꧃p where we can.”
Mark Lewin, chief executive of the Isle of Man Department for Enterpri꧑se, said: “T♋here has been a lot of feedback, a lot of emotion and criticism.
“There are a lot of decisions made by various elements of oඣrganisations with the best of intention, with complexity that is sometimes difficult to appreciate from the outside.
“This year lookไing back, and feedback from previous years, there is a commitment from all parties to tak🉐e it on board. To look at what can be done.
“But it’s complex and 🌜there are a lot of considerations.
“There is a real desire to say ‘let’s listen and loo🌱k at it’. Let’s see if there are things that can change.
“This is absolutely not our event, it’s not a goꦰvernment event. But we are a stakeholder, a supportive partner, and we’ll do what we can to make sure it’s a successf☂ul event for many years to come.”
Michael Dunlop, the record-h🦹older for the most Isle of Man TT race wins, has spo𓃲ken out about the state of national road racing in Ireland.
“People will not lik𝕴e it but national road racing is finishing,” Dunlop 🗹said to the BBC.
“It's finished, we can see that. I genuinely don’t think the N🌸orth West or the TT n🧸eeds it.”
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