I do not have a good memory for the exact year , but i can recall Tommy commentating at Ballacraine , i was at Braddan Bridge ( saw Ray Knight slide off uninjured), and Percy Tait was leading on the tz 700 yam , it had started to rain , and with the big 700 machines being a little more thirsty than the 350 / 352 yamahas , our own The Late Billy Guthrie took the lead ,and Tommys comment was ; If Guthrie wins this race , the pubs will be full of irishmen to-night! , then after a pause, Come to think of it , whether he wins or not , The pubs will Still be full of irishmen to night!!.Tommy was indeed a good commentator , always able to add a little humour to the conversation.