Yes very sad.

I believe that several events at the NW200 have been cancelled as a 'mark of respect'. I'm not sure that this is what Robert would have wanted. The time for mourning is not at the event but later. We constantly justify our sport by saying 'they know the risks' and if a lesser name suffers the same fate it is quickly put to the back of the mind, which is much more sad in my opinion. As a nation we seem to be erring towards massive outpourings of grief when people we probably never knew pass away. We are losing sight of the fact that in this case a lot of people have gone to attend an enjoyable event and ended up at a wake.

I'm not trying to say that this is'nt a sad occasion and I have great sympathy for all family and friends but we must put everything into perspective and not ruin the event for everyone.As I said, I'm sure that is the last thing this great rider who loved this event would want.