I have been led to believe that the entry level requirements for the Manx have changed over the last few years, the main one that you must now have to compete in at least 6 meetings in each year before you enter. I was told this was to cut back on a number of riders that would do the Manx and treat it like a holiday and virtually then do nothing else the rest of the year. If this correct has this had an effect on the those that had been doing it for years on this basis ?
The adding six meetings to your racing year if you are not already doing them adds a lot of unexpected cost .