I gotta say... them Aermacchi's in both the Sr and Jr classes went FAST this year... darn fast..!!! I was very impressed... And then that cool Enfield.. well... what can I say..? Yup, push rod singles that did over the TON..!! Made me smile for sure..! Just sad that the events meant no chance for the Enfield to be on the podium as well... sigh..

I gotta agree with David 100%... the better riders place near the front... does not matter much what they are on..... But they DO give the rest, times to shoot for..!!

I have always been a proponent of "the more the merrier".. and bikes like the MV and the Paton fall in that category... That said, in the States, only the 2 valve Paton is in the equivalent of the Sr Classic class, while the 4 valve would be in the equalalent of the Post Classic type class.. On a circuit track, the 4 valve Paton ran away and hid from the fastest Manx out here...

Now keep in mine, I LOVE the singles... years ago I had a Water Buffalo.. talk about a hand full to ride..! I do not miss that bike..!

And yes I also agree the fields got smaller when the TT Course license got harder to get... and then smaller again when the economy got bad.

I just hope that there is a (slight) reduction in the requirements that make it a tad easier.... and of course the economy (world wide) improves as well... that is what it will take to get more entires... IMNSHO....

Oh yes, and the Jurby event was (is) top notch..! That too has to bring more spectators out... And the more spectators, hopefully brings out more racers...

Oh yes, it is also easier to give up, than move forward.... I am looking forward to next year... can't wait....

Cheers..!!

Ron