OK let me throw my hat in the ring on this one. I am delighted that there is such enthusiasm and debate, which in itself is good for the TT. I am in support of new ideas to generate interest in what we know to be the best race in the world, HELD ON THE BEST RACE TRACK. I can see where the organisers are coming from in trying to appease those that want variety in the 2 week festival (me included), but the wrong thing to do is to call a race round a 4 mile course a "TT win". It clearly is not.
One of the reasons for the demise of the Clypse Course was that the riders did not feel that they had won a "real" TT. Just ask Carlo Ubbiali, Cecil Sandford, Luigi Taveri,Tommy Robb, Sammy Miller, and other riders of the time. In addition marshalling and road closures complicated the organisation. Plus ca change!!
And their feeling of not winning a TT was with a 10.79 mile course, AND it used part of the TT course!
No I'm sorry, I can't get my head round the TT win side of this, but I think it's a great idea to run races round the Southern Course to maintain the interest in 250's,and 125's, and spread the entertainment throughout the festival. I don't see the need to call it a TT win, especially when it is so contentious. Why not just run some additional races on the Southern course, and give them a new name, maybe something like the Southern TT Championship? Suggestions.