ANOTHER RECORD FOR TT FERRIES

According to exit data from the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ferry operator, visitor numbers it carried for the 2013 TT festival matched last year’s high — which was the busiest on record for more than a decade, apart from the 2007 centenary event.

TT Ferry- busy busy!

The Steam Packet says it brought 35,000 passengers and 11,500 motorcycles to the Island on ferries between 22 May and 7 June this year. Bike figures do not include the substantial number which also come over in vans.

Advance bookings for the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling in the final two weeks of August, which now incorporates the Manx Grand Prix and the newly-rebranded Classic TT races, are currently up by 24 per cent on this point last year.

In the motorcycle or related trades? Why not resgister for free motorcycle industry news at www.britishdealernews.co.uk