What really amazes me is that everyone speaks of the cost of the TT and how much they can get back from it. Surely this is such a selfish attitude to something that was going down the pan in the 80's and 90's, thats if we were really honest about it. There has also been so much spent on safety on the course, with air fence and wraps for trees and the street lighting covers, I am sure that there are so many of you out there that don't really know how much is spent. So lets put it this way, if you thought that just one of those air fence's was worth about 3 grand, would you think that this is exspensive? well I am sure it is nearly three or four times that just for one air fence section. I believe this is money well spent and we should be spending more.

If we are saying we need to take care of our history, we also need to take care of the present, or there will not be any history made for future generations to look back on and love the races as much as we have or have done in the past.

To just say that the TT is loosing its heritage, well it has been since the late 80's, and no one really gave a damm about it then because the TT, in so many eyes, was an event of the past and not one of the future and unfortunately there are so many out there that still feel like this. But due to an enormous amount invested we are slowly getting the TT back to what it was, by no means are we there yet but, we are at least going in the right direction, and it is not until the future of the TT has been safe guarded, that you will get the ability to look at something special to celebrate the great history and heritage that the the TT deserves around the very course that we all know and love.

Until this time I think you will have to be saticefied with something outside the course and maybe even outside of the TT week itself. I would hate it being like this, but it maybe the only option available with so much else going on during race week especially if you consider that it is usually the same people involved in the TT organisation that are willing to get their hands 'dirty' organising or being involved in other events.

It is, as I am sure the Witch will vouch, so easy to point the finger from afar and not really understand what goes on here all year around and the struggles against those that want the TT stopped once and for all. It is far more difficult than some of you can imagine, and it is far more troublesome than the few letters or newspaper threads you see locally.