DCLUCIE Wrote:I did notice Arthur your stats ended in 2004 and they WERE supported well. You can hardly say this years parade lap was a great sucess, and also on another point there were 4 accidents during the centenary parade lap with the old heroes coming off.... this just can not happen on a parade lap of the TT course. We get enough stick for the racers coming off and hurting themselves never mind the odd bloke going around in a parade lap. I know a couple of marshals who hate the parade because its only a few bikes and they want to get home after a full week of standing out there for the races.

IF the parade was better supported and had a few more interesting bikes out there other than a few bikes that were never used at a TT, then we wouldn't be have this thread. The fact is, its not being supported, and if you guys on here want to get a list of people you definately know would ride and also qualify to do a parade lap then lets have a list...... but they definately have to be able to turn up and ride, you can not have someone who says 'yes I would love too' and then not bother to turn up, as this is the case with so many that have offered before... and this is why there are so few out there....... and this is why you have the situation where a parade is now a farce.

Lets have a TTWebsite parade during next years TT ...... I for one would love to be involved in organising it ..... I love old bikes, I love the history, the sights, the sounds and most of all the smell of that Castrol R.... which is why I love the Pre TT classic event, full of great characters and full of greatly loved machines ... that is what I would love to see ... not 10 ior 15 bikes going around for the sake of it ....

When was a TT Parade lap ever not well supported? The Ducati 'parade' was a joke, the parade of champions was ok but not enough to hold interest all around the course.

Don Simons is right, everywhere else cashes in on Isle of Man motorsport history and nostalgia except the Isle of Man!!