Cant understand why everyone keeps going on about the various classe of racing at the TT now , the racing here this year was absolutely first class the speeds are tremendous , the riders in general are more proffessional & fitter than at any time i can remember in all the years i have spectated . The preparation & presentation of all the machines is exemplary from sidecars to solos , everything is more proffessional .
Think all most people who constantly gripe about the lack of classes are simply missing sound , nothing else , i remember from the early seventies probably up to the mid seventies , all you ever heard around here was the sound of TZ Yamahas , mainly 350s . The classes where filled with TZs , the 250 , 350 & also Senior TT & even Formula 750 where dominated by TZ Yamahas with the odd Triumph or BSA which was languishing at the back of the field to break the monotony of Yamaha engines , at the time the sound of a four stroke on the pace would be music to everyones ears .
Now the situation is reversed the field is made up of all four stroke motors so what ? This should not matter the races are all about speed & reliability & ultimately cost to the ones with pockets not as deep as others .
The strokers are expensive to run less reliable & most of the ones we see in Ireland & the UK are all a few years old . The fields are not big as was pointed out to me after Southern , there where 250s but not many .
The 400s are not even produced anymore so they would be a non starter at th TT .
Think the balance is pretty good at the moment , there will probably be anothe race on the card next year , would imagine it will be a Superstock 600 or something .
The TT ultimately has to follow to a degree what the manufacturers produce & sell & the classes run usually reflect what the manufacturers ar turning out .At the end of the day , they want people to go out & buy proven machines which have shown reliability & can be bought as replicas by all who see the event .
My opinion for what its worth .