With no date clash between next year's T.T. and the British Superbike Championship, organisers are hopeful more factory teams will be attracted over to race around the Mountain Course.
H.M. Plant Honda have already confirmed they will be competing, and their full involvement will be confirmed at The Bike Show in Birmingham in Novemeber.
T.T. and Motorsport Development Manager Paul Phillips says negotiations with other manufacturers are taking place:-
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