Record Manx Grand Prix for Steam Packet

The Steam Packet Company says it brought more people to Manx Grand Prix than it has for more than 30 years.

Over the summer, it says it carried almost 10 per cent more passengers than last year.

And during the Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix, it brought 31,406 passengers to the event - the most since comparable records began in 1993.

But the company says bikers weren't just here during the racing festivals, adding it's seen a 20 per cent rise in the number of motorcycles visiting the Island over the summer season.