Thanks for the reply Russ.
Do you know why they dismissed the idea? As someone has already said on this forum, we aren't trying to attract those that are already doing it (committee/experienced riders) but trying to attract more riders. By excluding the big modern bikes you exclude a massive portion of racers.
I would always be cautious with the views of others in case there are alternate agendas, and I really hope I'm not speaking out of order here, such as those who own 750s being worried that their bikes will be obsolete. There could be awards for the 750 class within the 1000 class as the TT has done previously.
The superstock class is huge everywhere. People look at the price of running 600 supersport and fall of their chairs. Then they look at superstock and go that way instead. When we look for riders we need to offer the class of bike they own. Not expect them to go and buy a machine just for the Manx.
It all comes to cost again. Over the last few years I've seen a few riders with tuned 600s go through 2 or 3 motors during the fortnight. At over £2000 a go thats a huge bill to meet and potential riders will consider this. Personally, this year I opted to ride a totally standard 600. I knew I wouldn't win it (I'm not good enough anyway) but knew all I'd need to do is change the oil and check it over. Problem is that this won't appeal to others. Thanks again.