(15-06-2011, 09:05 PM)pat slinn Wrote:

(15-06-2011, 01:04 PM)ian huntly Wrote: Frankly I think the Subaru laps were the most insane idea I have ever witnessed.....After seeing Alan McNish crash in the Le Mans I blenched to think what would have been the result of that Subaru going out of control and going into a group of spectators on the TT Course...I believe Mr Higgins, good rally driver he may be, still managed to do a "tank slapper" at one point on the course and if this had happened approaching the Crosby Hotel where I was watching, it could have taken out the hotel, my friends and me !

I appreciate the need for sponsorship but to put in fast laps on a circuit where spectators are so close to the action is putting not only the spectators at risk but also the TT itself.....

Otherwise I enjoyed the TT even though it seemed disjointed at times and one group of organisers didn't seem to know what another group were doing.

Ian, Good thinking perhaps the TT organizers could "sell" a package to the British MotoGP organization of Top TT riders on TT bikes for a parade demonstration lap during one of their breaks.!. That would certainly raise the profile of MotoGP.

The Senior was, and always is the best race of the week and I have learned to accept that we are back to three solo classes (like the olden days !) plus the sidecars ......

The technology we can now use to follow the TT is awesome. I sat in the Crosby with my two laptop computers and could see progress of each rider, sometimes before the commentators did.

Add to this the increasing number of webcams and we had great way of knowing where each rider was going fast etc.

I still love the whole TT period but think there must be a rethink about parade laps. The ones we witnessed this year were a shadow of other years.

Ferry Brouwer brought some lovely machinery but we saw very little of them....And David dumped his Dads Honda !!

Did the world famous TT really need its profile raised by a couple of MotoGP riders ?? I actually think MotoGP needs something to raise its profile !!!!

Main memories of 2011 were the rides by Conor Cummins who deserved his very special Award (Spirit of the TT) and Hutchy doing a lap with the cage on his leg. The TV coverage in HD is the best I have seen !

I loved the Vulcan !!!

Roll on 2012 when I can get back over ------- hoping to see Sandor Bitter with works machinery...That guy deserves it....

That is a good idea of yours Ian, perhaps the TT authorities could sell to the British MotoGP a parade lap of top TT riders and TT bikes, and perhaps that might "up" the profile of MotoGP, it certainly needs it.