Just bought my programme today. Very excited when I found it in the newsagents, it's out a lot sooner than I thought...

I'm sure that like me, many of you have been following the entries as they are received on manxgrandprix.org but I was nonetheless a bit disappointed (to say the least) to open to the race guide and find that there are only 31 entrants in the Junior Classic and 50 in the Senior.

What's going on? I know there has been a gradual annual decline but in terms of grid numbers this is the worst entry I can ever remember. We've lost half a SC field in 5 years. I wonder if it's because people are running a Post-Classic bike instead and feel they haven't got the practice time? Or is the Manx just getting too expensive?

Thoughts appreciated.

Regards
Badger