Hi nick re the future of the manx, i spoke to Harvey Garton a couple of times during the manx re the future. And make no bones about it they know what potential problems lie ahead. We discussed Post Classic etc, but as he said they were not the most reliable of machines on the island. We looked at each class in turn and the questions that kept coming back was what do you replace it with. We both agreed that the mountain course licence has had a major impact on the classic side of the meeting. Also i personally think the classic senior will drop again next year as the only achievable goal, ie the rep, gets pushed further away by professional riders on exoctic bikes. Why don't they take the time of the first amateur home as the starting point for the reps. He did say that any changes would not happen overnight as they want the riders to have time to plan. I just hope they don't do what they did with the singles at the TT. Run a couple of times then drop them. We have been given the opportunity to have our say, but as mentioned else where only 25 people had replied before the start of the manx, hardly overwhelming. I want the manx to survive as our whole year revolves around it.