A posting elsewhere quotes today's Manx Independent:

"Sidecar veterans Lars Schwartz and Dickie Gale are struggling to attain qualifications for this year's TT as they don't have the necessary points on their licenses...'Lars has ridden 26 and I've done 23... the ACU are suggesting we aren't experienced enough.' says Gale. 'There are no tarmac events in Sweden until May, by which time it will be too late to enter the TT so the only option we have is to tackle a couple of events on ice.'"