GRAEME Crosby is one of the TT greats who will be attending the Manx Grand Prix Festival as part of the event's new corporate hospitality programme.

The New Zealand rider - who first competed on the Isle of Man in 1979, winning the Senior TT in 1980 and returning the following year to take the Formula One and Classic Races - will be in the Island throughout race week.

He will be the main host in the corporate hospitality unit on the three race days - Monday, August 29, Wednesday, August 31 and Friday, September 2.

Croz, as he is affectionately known, also won the Daytona 200, the Imola 200 and the Suzuka 8 hours during an eight year career, as well as finishing second overall in the 500cc World Championship in 1982.

He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and the New Zealand Motorcycling Hall of Fame in 2007.

He is widely regarded as an entertaining speaker and guests will be treated to a wide range of racing and non-racing anecdotes from his new book 'Croz – Larrikin Racer'.

Other corporate hospitality guests confirmed for this year include popular local racer Conor Cummins, who battled back from serious injury in 2010 to be on the start-line at this year's TT.

Eleven-time TT winner Phillip McCallen, who memorably won four races in a week in 1996, will also be a guest speaker at this year's corporate hospitality along with fellow Irishman Brian Reid, himself a five time TT winner and two time world champion.

As well as the racers confirmed to attend, corporate and VIP ticket holders will also see and hear from many of the leading Manx Grand Prix riders in the hospitality area shortly after each race, including many of the TT racers competing in the Manx Grand Prix Classic Races.