I am like Nick, the TT means so much to me, it triggers off memories of my parents going and I have recently found again, photos going back to the late 1920s when my Dad started going. They must have been wonderful days ................

I'm now very disappointed that the TT heritage is being forgotten, and being replaced by such brain thumping things as the 3D film. I really felt enthusiastic at first, we were having a bang-up-to-date film about the TT in 3D and and all that, but on retrospect, I feel that people who have never seen a TT will think it is quite potty that we fans go over to see crashes and follow men who act and speak like rude little boys.
A sort of "Gladiator" on wheels..........

My son went with a group of his pals recently to see the 3DTT................ Not one of his pals said "OOOO, we are going to the TT because of that film" and most said that while they had seen Guys boat programme and enjoyed it a little bit, were actually put off by his turns of phrase in the film finding them a bit over-the-top..

"No Limit", in its simplicity, is a better advert for the good things about the TT and we showed them my DVD as a follow up when they came back for coffee.......They loved George Formby, he was the underdog TT rider who got the girl and the franchise....And he could sing and play a ukelele !

My son didn't pull any punches about the 3D movie and he has been to the TT earlier in life (before I was "allowed" to go on my own). He said himself that it was not how he remembered his happy times over at the TT with his parents.

Nobody in his group PRAISED what they saw, they laughed AT Guy Martins disgusting morning habits and discussed quite animatedly the crashes...

But the ESSENCE of the TT was lost to them. We, who go over each year see the TT as an annual event which brings together people from all over the world, together in a common love, together in a great fraternity, together in friendship. All of us have lost someone close to the racing but I don't go to experience that if I can help it..

I do not think the 3DTT film SELLS the TT at all and I said at the beginning that a guest spot should have been created for Jason Statham or Jeremy Renner with the explosions, mayhem etc.

Frankly they should have produced a good 3D re-make of No Limit and accomplished far more with that.

I feel this hysteria about the 3DTT film will disipate fairly soon now, when people calm down and some will actually feel as I do.

Don't let us forget the history of the TT, it is still going because of the strong foundation laid by those riders of the past. Crash Bang Wallop is not the TT......................

Finally, I wish we had this website flying high again, though I see lots of good and bad stuff on Facebook these days. I admit to putting my two pennyworth into Facebook as well, but you can't beat a forum such as this one when we can get response.

I have always been a bit of a Devils Advocate during my association with the TT, being honest, with my own considered analysis, trying to get responses both negative and positive..

I hope this submission will trigger off replies but don't make them too abusive thank you !!