(13-06-2019, 11:42 AM)Alfie Noakes Wrote: That's the period early 90's+ I was talking about Sam when the Senior race grid was made up with 250's and 600's(not detracting at all from those riders) as well as the bigger cc bikes and it's a big part of why the race page in the program was blank, the organisers didn't know who would be available apart from maybe the bigger teams at the end of race week due to accident/mechanical attrition, from hands/eyes on experience as a rider the paddock area was nowhere near as busy as it is these days on Senior race day, the popular spectator areas were busy but away from them the island was relatively quiet compared to today towards the end of race week.

Sorry mate, but thats just not true. The program was not blank because the organisers  did not know who was available due to accident/mechanical breakdown, and even if it was, how is that any different than today? It was blank for the reason I gave in my post about it. FACT!
As for the Senior being made up with 250s/600s, I have just pulled the Senior entry for 2000 ( first one I found) there were 85 entrys, ( printed the night before remember, how many entrys this year?) Of those, 13 were 600s, and 9 were 250s, 25% of the field. Adrian Archibald qualified third on a 600 Honda, Bruce Anstey was the first 250 in 21st.
I know which Senior race I would rather see now