You see the thing is, the likes of Steady Eddy et al are the backbone of the TT. Without them the event would not survive, end of. But what is also true is that if these TT stalwarts had total control of the TT then it would die with them. The event has to move on and change. Change or die. The TT Zero may or may not be the future. Experimenting with these technologies, and showing the determination to keep trying, is why we have events like the TT in the first place. Long may the TT organisers look beyond the here and now. Experimenting involves getting things wrong, and not being afraid to get things wrong.

Good luck to whoever turns up to the TT Zero this year, and thank you for having the b*lls to take risks, and experiment with technology.