It sounds as though your early experience of the TT is similar to my own. 1967 was my 3rd TT - I was 7 years old, so among my earliest TT memories is the sound of the Honda 6, the 4 cylinder Yamaha & Suzuki 2 strokes and big singles sounding like a squadron of bombers coming down the Mountain Mile.

The experience has been progressively diluted as years have passed and i guess this whole TTXGP thing was/is the final straw for me. While I understand it may be technically challenging (& interesting if you like that kind of thing) to me it isn't and never can be 'motorsport'. And it's motorsport that's been a huge passion in my life since I was knee high.