Hear Hear, where would I go in June if there was no TT ??

And the Manx has such a good following as well !

Even though I am a Golden Oldie, I see the tradition of the Isle of Man racing being less a part of the modern festival. I enjoyed the re-enactment AND the Classic/Historic Laps but the cost of transporting all the older machines over just for a parade must be enormous and rising, especially with insurance etc..

You all know how much I am a TTFAN, but I feel uncomfortable when the futures of both races come up in conversation or on different websites..

It was said some time ago that racing on the Isle of Man was assured for a certain number of years to come. But are those words meaning less as we go on further into the 21st century with all the political correctness, safety aspects and spiralling costs of participating...

There was also an article recently which talked of the demise of classic and historic laps partly for the reasons above, plus, the fact that most people are less interested in seeing a lot of old gadgies riding motorised bicycles.... It's certainly good to see "copies" of famous TT-winning machines fired up for laps but they storm round at speeds that are not relevant to the ones of the era represented.

I'll keep spending to get to the TT but they can fool some people some of the time and it is now time to put these special events on a straight flat road instead of the bendy bumpy one the events are following.

Paul and Milky have done a great job up to now, but things must go on ever upward and I think yet another discussion must be organised after the racing season has finished for representatives of different aspects of the TT Festival to discuss and develope some parts and chop out others.

The TT and Manx MUST survive.........