MGP figures 'significantly lower' than pre-pandemic levels

The number of visitors to the Manx Grand Prix still isn't back to pre-Covid levels, according to figures from the government.

Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper asked Enterprise Minister Tim Johnston about the number of visitors to the MGP, Classic TT or Festival of Motorcycling since 2016 in a question for written answer. 

Passenger surveys show 14,229 people attended the event this year, up from last years figure of 14,130.

But this year's tally is still 11 per cent less than 2019 and 12 per cent down from 2017 - which was the best-attended festival of the last eight years.