It is very hard to stand by and watch what is happening in the name of the TT. 100 years of tradition and the proving ground of some of the greatest motorcycle riders and machines of all time is being sold for a hat full of beans.
Please prove me wrong because I am very much in favour of new technology and environment friendly initiatives, but what is going on with this year’s electric TT appears to be a travesty of the worst order.
From a distance it seems that a cloud of hype and spin has descended upon the Island and its government concerning this event which has turned the heads of those vested with the responsibility of organising the greatest road racing event in the world.
How can it be possible that 100,000 pounds of government money be so easily be made available to private entrepreneurs? How can practice sessions be changed and extended at will when the opposite has been the case with petrol-engined machines? How can it be possible that riders who have not qualified for a TT Course license be allowed to start in this event?
Cannot anyone see that this has the makings of a massive con-job or non-event that will both upset an already sensitive island population and every other road racer who has gone to considerable expense to fulfill the patently ridiculous requirements of the TT Course License?
From here it just looks like a very sad commercial stunt which breaks all the rules and is very damaging to the real TT.
Just my opinion.