We,re at the crossroads now with the power of the bikes,the twitchiness of the suspension,and the boating effect of wide tyres in wet conditions combined with quick changing weather patterns. As a spectator at the iom since 1959,the senior actually ran in horrendous conditions that year,i,ve allways applauded the riders for taking on the rain ,i never questioned the risk. As a father who now watches my son race ,i absolutely dread the rain.I,ve gone from one extreme to the other,my opinion in a debate would be a waste of time. A rider needs to make up their own mind and be under no outside pressure to do so. The organisers have horrible decision to make at times with the iom weather patterns,i certainly would not want their job and i respect their decisions.As larryd said,there,s no black or white answer to this,but i,m sure there,ll be a lot of head scratting to come up with an answer.Only the answer will not suit everyone.