Manx Grand Prix Proposals - 2013 Onwards

[manx2day]

Hi Guys and Girls,

As some of you may or may not have heard, the Isle of Man Government's Department of Economic Development (DED) announced some radical changes to the Manx Grand Prix for 2013 and beyond.

http://www.mgpfestival.com/News/2012/05/01/Proposals-for-the-future-of-the-Manx-Grand-Prix-Festival-announced.aspx

As most of you will be well aware, the Manx National 2 Day and the Manx Classic 2 Day Trials are held one week apart during the Manx Grand Prix fortnight. With the new proposals, the Manx Classic will be moved to the start of practice week and the Manx National will be removed from the bank holiday weekend to make way for a shortened Manx Grand Prix with a weekend of racing. It will possibly be on the weekend currently occupied by the Manx Classic Trial. Nothing has been decided yet.

I know that there are quite a few people who like to ride both events as they are currently and in the past, only a week apart. You also may have stayed on the Island for the week inbetween for a holiday and to watch the weeks worth of racing that is on offer.

If you are indeed a fan of the MGP in it's current form, incorporating both trials within the festival banner and feel that these changes will hurt all 3 events, there is an online petition for you to sign to help save the MGP for the furture. The proposals have been met with vast amounts of disappoinment not only for the MGP but for both trials.

http://www.change.org/petitions/isle-of-man-government-reconsider-the-current-proposals-in-order-to-preserve-the-manx-grand-prix?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=share_button_modal

What are peoples thoughts on possible date changes for both trials and the Manx Grand Prix as a whole?!

This post has not come from the trial committees. Manx2day is just my forum name.

Thanks

Gaz