I have to say I'm surprised by this. If the TT can run without pit lane restrictions and without accidents (to my knowledge there weren't any this year and I certainly can't remember any in the past) then why are they deemed necessary for the Manx? Ok there are usually a few close calls with bikes pulling into/out of the pits when the adjacent bike is coming in for a stop at the same time, but the incoming bike would almost always be able to get a clear view and take avoiding action because they would be going slowly enough, having just stopped in the stop box.

I suppose the rule is targeting those who blast out of the pits at full whack when others might be exiting in front of them. In this respect I think it will improve pit lane safety at the exit end but I'm not so convinced that those pit boxes near to the top end of the pit lane will be any safer if the stop box is to disappear.

Plus, how many riders have speedometers on their machines (especially the older bikes?) Are they supposed to guess their speed or will speedos (in the electrical sense!) be compulsory?!

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Just to add to the above, very interesting discussion on iomtt.com:

http://www.iomtt.com/Home/Forum/ShowPost...tID=177841