FC Wrote:I too find it disturbing to hear that a marshal had been threatened (if he was) but would it not have been better for the marshal to offer some assistance to the rider who was in need of help, the parade had passed and the roads were clear so he could have had the time to help out. The TT is about making friends and helping others, now this chap has been fined and banned from the Island for an incident that could have been avoided. Stupid on both parties considering that the crossing points on the track were open when all this took place.

Sorry can't agree. If you have rules you must keep to them.No good training a marshal in what is allowed and not allowed and then telling him he can bend the rules if necessary. If the road was still closed the marshall acted correctly and the consequences of the riders behaviour was not his problem.
5 year ban from IOM tell me someone how do you enforce this without passport control?