I had the gravest of misgivings when it was announced last year that the ACU were back in charge and Eddie Nelson was the new Clerk of the Course, but in all fairness I think he has done a good job over the past 2 years in often difficult circumstances. This seems to be the general consensus also. That's not to say that every decision has been right - I was at Laurel Bank on Wednesday and was surprised that the race started when it did as the roads were still wet there especially on the first lap. One thing is for sure about the job – you will never please everyone and you would be foolish to even try!

As far as Bud Jackson is concerned I have it on good authority that he - a) Wilfully ignored the red flag at the end of his 5th lap and carried on round again, and b) When he came round after the 6th lap he gave the 2 fingers to one of the marshals who had shown him the red flag. Either of these would be enough to justify disqualification; put together I wonder if they will affect any entry application he might make for the TT next year?