It looks like Pol Pot and his cronies are now even doing a good job of screwing up the Mickey Mouse 125/250 TT at Billown.

I am pretty certain that when this none event was first announced the races were to be massed starts, now the fat controller has dictated that the races will be started in three waves of 12 starters, apparently this decision is dictated by the ACU and not the decision of the Southern 100 club

The 250 has 32 and the 125 36 starters, grid positions will be determined by practice times and rightly so, there was a lot of shouting about the danger of fast men lapping back markers on the mountain.

The starting of these races in stages will imcrease the risk of riders in the lst wave being caught earlier so where is the sense.

Massed starts at Billown have been the norm since time began looking at the programme for 1982 the grid numbers were.

250 Race 51 starters

350 Race 59 starters

1300 Race 57 starters

The Championsip race IE the fastest riders from each class would have had if memory serves me correct similar numbers.

So now we have the biggest joke TT races in the history of the work greatest road race.

I will reserve my darkest opinions until there are suitably worthy opponebts to enter into combat with.