Almost 100 cars spanning 100 years of motorsport are lined up and raring to go, as the Manx Classic gets underway with the Governor’s Sprint from the TT Grandstand later today. 
 
Vehicles ranging from a 1911 Scat Targo Florio to a 2015 Volkswagen Golf will compete to win the coveted “Fastest Time of Day” over the course.
 
This year’s event will also see a special visitor to the Island, the original 1922 TT race winning Sunbeam, the last ever car to win around the TT course. The car will be on show in the paddock and will be completing a number of parade laps during the event.  Come along to the Grandstand and see this great piece of Manx motorsport history!
 
From Edwardian racing cars and vintage thoroughbreds, to much loved classics and modern performance cars, this year’s entry is an exciting mix of styles and eras.
 
A whole class of Bugattis will compete against each other, eighty years since the marque won on Manx soil in the 1935 Mannin Moar “around the houses” race in Douglas.  MGs and Rileys from the same period will be represented too, with one vintage MG owner travelling from Germany to visit the island and compete at the event for the very first time.
 
There’ll be battles for top honours throughout, the Morgan three-wheeler drivers will be looking for class wins; local and UK drivers will be battling it out in minis in Class 2A; the Mustang & Camaro return in class 2D, joined this year by an old regular, the Sunbeam Tiger; then there's the Ford Escorts in Class 4 and the Volkswagens, Mitsubishis, Mazdas and Nissans all in the mix in Class 8.
 
The cars will line up on the startline for an afternoon practice, with roads closed between 12 noon and 3pm.  This will be followed by the evening sprint competition, from 6pm to 9.30pm.  The TT Grandstand is a great vantage point to see the cars race off the startline. You also have the opportunity to see the cars up close in the paddock behind the Grandstand.
 
The event travels to Glen Helen on Friday and then on to Ramsey for the final event, the Lhergy Frissell Hillclimb, on Saturday – from 9am to 6pm.
 
More information on the cars and the road closure information is available at: manxmotorracing.com and details of the Sunbeam at:  http://www.manxmotorracing.com/sunbeam.htm.