Starting practices an hour earlier would never wash now - too many people working 9-5 that don't give two hoots about the TT, so imagine what they're responses would be if they couldn't get home on their normal route, especially with the large new estate in Peel that has moved a fair number of Douglas workers out of town for their homes.

I do like the idea of the one make race though - I presume along the line of the R1 Cup in the UK? Or how about, with riders tied to other manufacturers by contract, bringing in a different brand - let's have the KTM 990 SuperDuke R race around the course