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Motorcycle racing series gets hotline and card game
November 22nd, 2008
Motorcycle race
fans are getting their very own hotline for the legendary
Isle of Man TT.
"We’ve
listened to feedback from fans about how difficult it is to
arrange their TT trips," says Tourism and Leisure Minister
Martyn Quayle, "and we believe that having, and promoting,
an advice line will help people get to the Isle of Man and
boost visitor numbers."
One
dedicated phone number, 01624 686815 has been set up for
interested fans to attend the 2009 Isle of Man TT, scheduled
to start on May 30th.
The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race is a motorcycle racing event held on
the Isle of Man since 1907. The race is run in a time-trial
format on public roads closed for racing with the first race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and
called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy.
Meanwhile, the advertising campaign for the 2009 TT,
launched in October, is now in full swing.
The campaign focuses on the riders, featuring stars from the
current crop of Mountain Circuit stars.
The line-up includes 14-times TT winner and outright lap
record holder John McGuinness, fellow winners Cameron
Donald, Bruce Anstey and Steve Plater, Sidecar greats Nick
Crowe and Tim Reeves, rising stars Gary Johnson and Conor
Cummins, plus the ever-popular Guy Martin.
In each advertisement the rider is given a name to reflect their TT
personality – for instance McGuinness is ‘The Master’ – and
a comment they have made about the TT is featured.
It has also been confirmed that a performance-based card
game has been developed for the 2009 TT races.
"Fans love statistics and TT
followers are among the most knowledgeable sports fans in
the world,"
TT and Motorsport Manager Paul Phillips said. "This game is designed to appeal to both bike fans and non
race fans alike and will, we believe, also prove really
popular with younger TT fans."
The card game features the best performances from all of the
leading riders and cards are won and lost on statistics such
as fastest lap, most TT wins and number of appearances on
the Mountain Circuit.
As well as being available for purchase from Motorsport
Merchandise outlets, the game will also be available in a
special Irish Racer Magazine spread and on-line. |
