A bar owner has paid tribute to the army of volunteers who help make racing on the Isle of Man possible by delivering refreshments to marshals stationed around the Mountain Course.

Greg Cowell, owner of Bob’s Bar, formerly Douglas Snooker Club, shared footage of himself and his team travelling around the island this week, delivering supplies to marshals as a thank you for their efforts during the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT.

And there was certainly no shortage of refreshments, with the haul including around 90 Orange Twirls, 60 bags of crisps, more than 20 packs of cookies, 48 cans of Pepsi and 24 bottles of water.

Mr Cowell said: ‘We gave a little back to the Orange Army as a thank you for their hard work.

‘If we missed you, hopefully we'll catch you next time but thank you all so much for your hard efforts! It is really much appreciated.’

The ‘Orange Army’ is made up of volunteers who give up their time to staff posts around the 37.73-mile Mountain Course, with hundreds required for racing or practice sessions to take place safely.

A minimum of around 563 to 600 marshals are needed to cover the course during a session, highlighting the scale of the operation behind the racing.

This year’s Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT proved particularly demanding for marshals, with organisers forced to repeatedly alter the schedule as weather conditions threatened the latter stages of the festival.

The programme was ultimately brought forward, with the final racing and parade events completed on Tuesday rather than the originally planned Friday finish.

The meeting was also marked by tragedy, with two riders losing their lives during Manx Grand Prix qualifying.

Despite those challenges, marshals continued to turn out around the course, providing an essential service for riders, teams and spectators.