I thought this might be interesting reading taken from Motor Cycling 1961.ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE TT RACE REMAINS TO BE RUN,THE '61 MEETING HAS SHOWN THAT, UNLESS OUR MANUFACTURES ACT QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVLY,THE REPUTATION WHICH BRITISH MOTORCYCLES HAVE GAINED THROUGH RACING IS IN JEAPORDY.WITH THEIR FANTASTIC VARIETY OF MACHINERY, THE 125 AND 250CC LIGHTWEIGHTS ATTRACTED FAR MORE INTEREST THAN THE LARGER CLASSES ALL WEEK.YET APART FROM A FEW PRIVATLY PREPARED 'SPECIALS' AND THE DE HAVILLAND -BACKED EMC ALL THE MACHINERY IN THESE RACES WAS FOREIGH. AND THOUGH ARE MANUFACTURES JUSTLY CLAIM THAT THEY ALONE PRODUCE MOUNTS WHICH KEEP THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ALIVE, THESE CLASSES ARE CLEARLY DOOMED UNLESS INFUSED WITH NEW MODELS CAPABABLE OF JUSTYFYING THEIR EXTRA CC AS COMPARED WITH THE 'WORKS' LIGHWEIGHTS.