(06-03-2015, 10:08 AM)roger9650 Wrote: Look at any old photos and it's clear that the crowds were very much bigger in the fifties and sixties.  A good number of spectators may have been locals, I don't know, but nearly every street in Douglas had bikes parked side by side - including the length of the Prom.  The loading/unloading was a pain though and I never understood the tank pumping out regime. The only absentee was media hype which may explain the current perception that the event has never been bigger! 

You're absolutely correct Roger, the TT's not bigger and the hype can't change that. It's still good though!