The Department of Tourism and Leisure has launched the Official 2009 Isle of Man TT Races Hospitality Packages, which grant exclusive access to the TT VIP Club. Located trackside in Nobles Park, the Club has a 200-seat capacity and allows people to entertain their guests at the heart of the action.

The VIP Club Hospitality Packages, which can be bought individually or for tables of eight, guarantee reserved TT Grandstand seating; entry to the TT Paddock;  exclusive rider appearances; and all-day access to the Hospitality Suite, which offers gourmet food and drink and a bird’s eye view of the racing from the roof-top.

Guests will also receive a special souvenir TT gift pack that includes official merchandise, the official TT programme, a race guide and an ear-piece radio tuned to Manx Radio TT.

The Packages are available for each of the four race days in June, finishing on Friday 12^th - a Manx national holiday - with the Senior TT Race. Guests attending the racing on this day will also witness history as the world’s first zero-carbon motorsport event, the TTXGP, takes place on the Mountain Circuit.

The Packages, which cost ?218 (plus VAT) per person, have already begun to sell quickly. Martyn Quayle, MHK, the Minister for Tourism and Leisure, commented: “We have had firm commitments from a number of Manx businesses keen to take advantage of the commercial opportunities offered by the TT. The Hospitality offered is a great way of meeting clients or rewarding staff and I’m really pleased that a number of Manx businesses have already shown their support”.

For more information, call 686815 or email iomtt@gov.im