The Spanish "Motociclismo Clasico" has done an excellent report on the centenary TT, with obvious bias towards the exploits of Spanish riders on the Mountain Course. Their federation refused to allow their riders to compete there after 1970, and the death of the great little Santiago Herrero on his 250 works Ossa. The report says that he crashed at Westwood, just after the 13th Milestone, on oil left by Stan Woods, but my memory (and it was my first race at the TT) was that the extremely hot weather had melted the tarmac in that section and some others, following recent resurfacing. Is the "oil" reason correct, or could there have been a degree of cover-up to avoid blame being laid at the feet of the Highways Board? I certainly remember sliding around there, with the top surface looking ok, but just below it, the tar having melted, and I would have been riding a lot slower than Herrero! He was something of a hero of mine, particularly as we were both resisting the flocking to Yamaha twins with our single-cylinder two-strokes! I have a picture of me leading him at the Gooseneck - in practice, as the only way I would have led him is if he was coming up to lap me!