OH FOR THE OLD DAYS! TO RIDE THE TT YOU HAD TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL FIM LICENCE ISSUED BY YOUR COUNTRIES GOVERNING BODY,IN THE UK THE ACU,BASED ON A POINTS SYSTEM OF RESULTS AT NATIONAL MEETINGS. FOR THE MANX A NATIONAL LICENCE AND IT WAS UP TO THE ORGANISERS TO DECIDE IF YOU HAD SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE. I REALLY DONT SEE CLOSED TO CLUB MEETINGS BEING A SUITABLE CRITERIA AS THERE IS A HUGE VARIATION BETWEEN LEVEL OF COMPETITION AT THIS LEVEL