A NUMBER of motorcycling legends have been lined up to take part in a special black tie dinner on Senior Race Day.
The dinner has been organised to celebrate and commemorate 100 years of racing on the Mountain Course and will take place in the VIP hospitality unit at the grandstand.
The illustrious list of guests hold a collective total of 37 World Championship titles and 104 TT race victories as well as numerous podiums and national championship titles and are some of the most famous names from the world of motorsport.
An iconic name will join guests for dinner at each of the 18 tables at the event. There will also be a champagne reception, complimentary bar all evening and an exclusive TT gift for all attendees.
TT legends attending include 15 times World Champion Giacomo Agostini who also won 10 TT Races, Phil Read holder of eight World Championships and eight TT race titles and Swiss racer Luigi Taveri who has three world titles and three TT victories to his name.
Phil McCallen who won 11 TTs including four in a week in 1996, and is fifth on the all-time solo's honours board, will also be attending.
Other guests confirmed include nine times TT Race winner Charlie Williams, Chas Mortimer with eight wins and Mick Grant who has seven. 1993 Formula One TT Race winner Nick Jefferies will be representing nephew David in the Milestones of the Mountain Parade earlier in the day and is also confirmed to attend the dinner.
Dave Molyneux the most decorated sidecar racer in TT history with 14 TT wins, 10 time World Champion Steve Webster and 2010 double TT race winner and 2001 World Champion Klaus Klaffenböck will be representing the 'chairs'.
Current racers confirmed to attend, shortly after competing in that day's PokerStars Senior TT, include 15 time champion John McGuinness and his teammate Scotsman Keith Amor, 10 time champion Ian Lougher and 2010 five time champion Ian Hutchinson who is missing this year's races through injury.
Michael Rutter the Junior TT race winner in 1998 whose father Tony won seven TTs in the 1970s and 80s will be representing the Rutter family.
Murray Walker, whose father Graham won the lightweight TT in 1931, who commentated on the TT for the BBC for over 30 years from 1949 will be guest of honour at the dinner.
Entertainment will include a chat show style event with some of the celebrity guests hosted by Manx Radio TTs Charlie Lambert, stand up comedy from UK performer Tim Clarke and an exclusive charity auction in aid of the TT Riders Association and Road Racing Legends Charities.
Tickets for the event are available from Regency Travel or via the official iomtt.com website and are priced at £165 plus VAT for individual tickets or £1300 plus VAT for a corporate table of eight.
