A fella on my campsite said he first started going in 1991 and he said in his opinion in the couple of years after the foot and mouth crisis the event was truly on it's backside, the sad death of DJ made it even worse as at the time he was the star, McGuinness and Anstey were yet to become the TT stars they have become, Lougher wasn't exactly a young man either, 2003 was also the last we saw of Scots pair Iain Duffus and Jim Moodie and this fella said he didn't really see any future for the TT. However he says from 2004 onwards a new wave of stars began to arrive then with the rise of things like Youtube, social media and the documentary film it's given rise to a new era in the TT and a highly competitive one at that, sure it might be a different feel to other TT attendees that have been going over the years but sometimes change is necessary and I agree with this fella.

Over the last 10 years or so I know people who have taken an interest in motorcycling and racing because of the TT, sure it will attract the wrong crowd but then wherever there is a big crowd there will always be a portion of wronguns in that crowd whether it's at the TT, Glastonbury, a world title fight or an FA Cup Final. I've only been attending the TT and the Manx since 2014 but I can safely say apart from one instance when some loon almost caused me to crash, I've never had an issue with anyone in my time going over.