I agree with Will on this one. To be the best you have to beat the best and that counts in every sense.

As a point of interest below is the top of the results from last years Senior classic.
The replica time set by Farquhar was 01 12 57 give or take a second.
For Oversby this would have been 01 13 20.33 easier numbers so that one I’m sure is correct.
This means that even on the basis of separating the TT riders from the Manx riders 1 more person would have got a replica.

1 6 Ryan Farquhar 01 06 19.90 102.385 Replica
2 1 Alan Oversby 01 06 40.30 101.863 Replica
3 7 Allan Brew Seeley 01 08 20.78 99.367 Replica
4 10 Wattie Brown 01 09 12.98 98.118 Replica
5 29 Andy Reynolds 01 09 54.28 97.152 Replica
6 19 Bob Price 01 10 05.64 96.890 Replica
7 25 Ken Davis 01 10 46.92 95.948 Replica
8 33 Chris Swallow 01 10 59.52 95.664 Replica
9 28 Mark Herbertson 01 11 17.05 95.272 Replica
10 12 Dave Madsen-Mygdal 01 11 19.89 95.209 Replica
11 31 Meredydd Owen 01 13 19.93 92.611
12 27 Keith Dixon 01 13 27.00 92.463

It’s also got to be remembered that although it is a lot less common now days 10-15 years ago a lot more of the classic competitors would have a ride at the TT as well, people like Dennis Trollope who weren’t pot hunting or trying to steal replicas of regular Manx riders they just enjoyed racing on the mountain course.

Back to the original topic although the TZR would be eligible for the Lightweight remember that they still practice with the 600’s so unless you ran the TZR and (assuming it’s eligible) the RD in the post classic you wouldn’t get any more practice time only the extra race.