| I have lots of mates that race in the TT and the MGP and they do it because they want to, it does worry me that internationals turn up for the TT without going to the Manx GP first, saying that the Manx is not what it was it has got to fast for a majority of the riders. Just looking at some of the lap times there are people out there lapping on the latest superbikes slower than Adrian did on my 400 last year. Maybe they should be restricted on the type of bike they ride until the achieve a certain level. The Manx Senior being restricted to 1000cc twins and 750-4s max was a good isea originally but now the latest GSXR750 is so fast just look how Davy Morgan got on last week on the same bike he won last years Manx Senior on.
I love going to the Island and the local Manx people that I know have grown up with the TT and Open speed limits in areas and they Love there road racing as do all the irish that attend.
I don't want it to be stopped as long as riders are still willing to go, most of them paying through the nose for th privalage, but some sensible precautions would not go a miss.
Machine capacity to suit skill levels, amount of races a rider can take part in during the race week, proper instruction on the course layout.
There are some good racers that turn up at the TT for their first Road Race and as such are novices and maybe they should be treated/looked after as such.  |