Those trophies were won by heroes, the cups and medals may be owned by some legal entity but what is more important is the celebration of the memory of these great people.
In Greece and Rome their images were carved in marble and their deeds were inscribed for all generations by the greatest artists of the day.
Now what are we doing for Bob Mac or Joey Dunlop?
Sadly bugg*r all!
The Italians for one would never let their heroes be treated so shabbily.

We need more for the TT than the fading memories of a few old codgers who hobble out to the Mountain Course as long as their legs will carry them.
Who will be left to carry the flame in a hundred years from now?
The Isle of Man and every enthusiast owes them a permanent memorial.

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."
Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970)