Hi Russ. I still think it is an unnecessary risk to allow someone to race once a year in these circumstances. You are an example of someone for whom it worked, it was safe, and you did brilliantly. However, there are others, who would be middle of the field or at the back, whose ability and experience needs to be reinforced with practice or regular racing. Some of the people I was thinking of, were in the habit of doing the Manx as their only race, over a period of several years. I have a feeling you can't do that now, and I would certainly feel uncomfortable seeing someone of that ilk riding among the top Manx Grand Prix guys, who, lets face it, are TT material...look at the times for the top 3 Manx finishers in any class these days...usually better than the majority of TT finishers.