x-in-man Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, kevster said: MGP reaces are still going - alongside the Classic TT. The two together make up the Festival of Motorcycling Ah, right - super thanks for the info. Makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Christian Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 25 minutes ago, La Colombe said: In contrast to arguably the best TT ever, was that the worst MGP ever? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 29 minutes ago, kevster said: MGP reaces are still going - alongside the Classic TT. The two together make up the Festival of Motorcycling I don't think that's true anymore. The Festival of Motorcycling seems to have been replaced as the brand this year and replaced by the Manx Grand Prix. And none of the races seem to have retained the Classic TT branding - just Classic Senior/Superbike. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: I don't think that's true anymore. The Festival of Motorcycling seems to have been replaced as the brand this year and replaced by the Manx Grand Prix. And none of the races seem to have retained the Classic TT branding - just Classic Senior/Superbike. Exactly right. The FoM and Classic TT brands have been quietly dropped. Even all the lap and race records which were set during the FoM era (2013-2019) have been ignored, and only those set in the 'Manx Grand Prix' either before, or after, the FoM period are being recognised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: I don't think that's true anymore. The Festival of Motorcycling seems to have been replaced as the brand this year and replaced by the Manx Grand Prix. And none of the races seem to have retained the Classic TT branding - just Classic Senior/Superbike. I don’t know why they bother. We all said this would happen when the FoM was mooted. MF, the cheaper option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 48 minutes ago, La Colombe said: In contrast to arguably the best TT ever, was that the worst MGP ever? Has it finished? What happened to the rest of the week? It seemed to be all practices and little else. I can’t see the fans liking that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Has it finished? What happened to the rest of the week? It seemed to be all practices and little else. I can’t see the fans liking that. Races, Friday, Saturday and yesterday. To be honest I think it kind of makes sense to have a week of practice and then all the races at the 'weekend'. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 minute ago, The Phantom said: Races, Friday, Saturday and yesterday. To be honest I think it kind of makes sense to have a week of practice and then all the races at the 'weekend'. New things. Blah blah blah. New things. I’ll prolly like it more next year when it’s not so new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Has it finished? What happened to the rest of the week? It seemed to be all practices and little else. I can’t see the fans liking that. All done Rox. Racing was on Fri, Sat & Mon. Friday however never got going due to weather so everything was squeezed into Sat and Mon. Not universally popular with fans but a reasonable balance between bike racing and normal life. May need some fine tuning mind! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 48 minutes ago, x-in-man said: Ah, right - super thanks for the info. Makes sense now. It’s not correct info though. It was from 2013 to 2019 but there is no classic TT and no festival of motorcycling anymore. It’s just The Manx Grand Prix since COVID 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Roxanne said: New things. Blah blah blah. New things. I’ll prolly like it more next year when it’s not so new. It wasn’t new this year, it’s the same format as last year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 8 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: It’s not correct info though. It was from 2013 to 2019 but there is no classic TT and no festival of motorcycling anymore. It’s just The Manx Grand Prix since COVID Thanks - I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: It wasn’t new this year, it’s the same format as last year Thanks, but it will still probably take me five years to process it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Bean Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Has it finished? What happened to the rest of the week? It seemed to be all practices and little else. I can’t see the fans liking that. Our guests who have been for the past couple of years have said it would be their last year. Basically, they felt it was a real disappointment, even accepting the weather wasn’t great. Next year they’ll be sticking to UK events, which come in at about 30% of what they pay for 3-4 days here. I think its had its day, like the Southern. Time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share Posted August 29, 2023 Oof! 3 grand plus for flying a drone 200m away from the course. It's like drone hysteria out there. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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