Sounds like the TT is catching up with the rest of racing. It's all a rip off. Having to bumble through finding passes for your brother/sister/team to get into the paddock you are racing at. Then having to put a false tash on your sis to get in cos it's got your photo on it and you forgot to shave that week.
I personally think the TT is years behind the rest of racing in this and - shame as it is it was bound to happen.
You can't blame the organisers, def not PP who is trying to bridge the gap between the two positions better than Stu Higgs ever did when BSB stepped up a gear and went pro.
I could rant ( well, it's half eleven and I've emptied a few) but I won't
The TT has had a very privileged position as an almost elite thing the last few years where the regulars knew it was good and didn't let on to the unsuspecting. If it is going to move on it has to be more open and that means commercialising to make it pay for itself properly.
Do you want it to retain its status as the best thing in the World or be the race round your back garden in a small Island off the side of Wales ? ( come on, someone should at least bite at that )