Tom i know exactly what you mean but i have said this before, a lot of people who go to the IOM during TT havnt much interest in the racing they go to wheelie up the prom and soak up the atmosphere. There are of course the genuine race fans but i find they are a bit thin on the ground these days and you cant compare the glory days to those of today, in fact most of the dye-hards are from Ireland and are brought up on real road racing.