After TT3D: Closer to the Edge documentary on the IOM Tourist Trophy, hard core road racing fans will now be able to add another movie to their DVD collection, with the new documentary ‘Grand Prix Racer,’ which is based on the 2012 Manx Grand Prix event.
‘Grand Prix Racer’, will be holding its world premiere on the Isle of Man on Monday 4th February - and it will broadcasted on ITV4 on Tuesday 5th February at 20:00 - and then be made available on DVD on March 4th - and was produced by Isle of Man-based Greenlight TV and was shot before and during the 2012 Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man, getting behind the scenes of the event and also features some of the leading characters and race officials that are involved with the meeting.
The Manx Grand Prix races will take place this year on Wednesday 28 and Friday 30th August 30. Practice and qualifying commences on Saturday, August 17 and runs through to Friday, August 23 and in their 90th year the races have received ‘FIM International’ status, replacing the event’s previous ‘European Open’ status.
