Larry,(and others) I agree with almost everything that's been said. You've all summed up what a fantastic character Allan was. As I wrote earlier, I am the President of the TTRA, and thanks to Allan, (and many many others) it is still an amazing organisation. We are in transitional times with almost everything in our lives in this troubled world we live in, and I don't think we should soil our Website with matters best placed elsewhere. I've already made my feelings for Allan known to you all, and the TTRA loved him. Larry, had I known that Allan wanted to ride in the Lap of Honour, I would have moved heaven and earth to get him a ride. I DID get one rider a ride on the Friday Parade, who is ill, and had every right to be in that Parade, and I have still have the letter from his wife thanking me. Believe me the Parade Laps this year, were one very thorny subject. Please be careful what is written here, because I'm sure you guys haven't got all the facts.
However, I'm more concerned with some of the content on his website, a site I was not aware of, I must admit. On this site, he lets us know his thoughts on the way the TT is now being run. His treatment was disgraceful, I agree, but there are loads more stories abounding on this theme. Oh dear oh dear, what IS going wrong with the TT? I thought his remarks regarding the Re-enactment were spot on, and there were other little tit-bits that give us all food for thought.
Slowly but surely, we are sliding down a politically correct, health and safety driven mine shaft, is there anyone up there who can pull us out?