I agree with you there Scruffy. We should still be looking after the riders we have. Hence my initial comments on the poor paddock facilities. Most riders stay in the paddock with partners and kids, so being knee deep in mud isn't going to impress the Mrs when it comes to booking next year. They all keep thinking that for this money they could have a good holiday elsewhere-with guarenteed sun too! The charging for some of the washers/dryers just compounded the misery.
As for the TT Course Licence. Well its been said before-its nonsense and achieves nothing but more money for the ACU. Its just another hoop we all have to jump through and another reason why some people won't enter next year.
I've been wondering why the Manx doesn't attract much sponsorship. I know its not the TT in terms of its profile but feel its probably just not sold like the TT is. It could even be given as freebee for a year to the TT sponsors just to see if it collars any interest eg The PokerStars Senior Manx or whatever. Of course you have to make sure the event gets filmed again though.