On paper the new yamaha is the weapon of choice and they are obviously trying to win superbike races as they built a homologation special from the off. Neither Martrain or SMR thought they would have anything but a brilliant bike but it ain't as simple as just taking the lights off anymore, the information gained from the last fortnight will be invaluable and lessons learnt may not have shown up until next TT if they had sat this year out. I totally understood MDs decision, but full credit to Harrison for staying on board with the project and getting a 130 on the bike in the senior. You have to go racing to learn, testing is often not good enough and he who has never dropped a clanger has never made or built a thing let alone racing kit 😉