I, for one, will be examining this years entry list in the programme when it comes out.

It is said that the TT entries have exceeded the designated total, so have they ALL qualified ahead of Shaun ???

Does a man who has so much experience of the TT and has won it a number of times, get pushed to the very bottom of the lists to give favour to a bunch of first-timers who only know short circuit racing............................
(No disrespect intended)

As a long time fan I am completely at a loss to understand the main reasoning behind the criteriae which can allow young virgin riders to mix it with the established road racers in order that the total of entries appears to be huge.

Yes, in the good old days a winner could come from a newcomer but in the present day, surely the difference between the lap speeds of the TT rider is much now very much faster than the virgin....


Right then, someone who has done a few laps of say Snetterton can qualify for a TT Licence ?? Good Lord !