The TT's growth as a global brand has brought many opportunites for on and off-Island firms to raise their profile through sponsorship, sales and networking.
Manx Gas has been closely associated with the event for a number of years, through its sponsorship of promising local riders, and more recently, its backing of former TT sidecar champion Klaus Klaffenboch's race team.
Ben and Tom Birchall couldn't repeat last year's TT victory, after their crash in the first sidecar race.
But Manx Gas says the outcome of the races is secondary and its support for the TT - and through that, the local community - is the 'main thing'.
Managing director Tony Nicholls told Marian Kenny the firm's attachment to big names at the TT has offered outstanding opportunities to entertain clients:Clip 1