After reading issue #61 of the Irish Racer magazine, one of the figures quoted in respect to trackside attendance for the Isle of Man TT Races was revised from "TT 60,000 average per race day" to '10,000-20,000' per race day quoted by Paul Phillips in this article. The original posting of "TT Future" of the 27th August 2006 described the NW200 event as being "loathed" by "the die hard enthusiasts" although this point was not mentioned in this article (#61 December 2006).

In to regard to the MCN article 14/2 2007 a number of points where mentioned in respect to an event in Ireland as being "loathed" by Paul Phillips in respect to a previous article that he had mentioned that he had written. This MCN article of 14/2 provides a different perspective to a certain Irish motor-cycle event being allegedly "loathed" by "the die hard enthusiasts." The event was described as variously being dominated by one or two riders out of about a half-dozen, one or two manufacturers and being frighteningly dangerous. Nevertheless, this description by Paul Phillips of the unnamed Irish event could be also the description of the problems with the Isle of Man TT Races from the late 1960's ownwards resulting in the loss of world championship status. To highlight the one-sided nature, the 1969 Senior TT Race was won Giacomo Agostini by 8 minutes, 22 seconds from a half-dozen riders most TT fans could not remember. Also, the transition from World Championship event to TT Festival was certainly completed by the late 1980's and the this format which TT 2007 will be based.

The unamed Irish event appeared to be used to highlight the problems with the 2003 TT race meeting which was described as 'wardrobe disfunction' by Paul Phillips in respect to the organization of the 2003 Isle of Man TT Races. However, in regard to the Manx Grand Prix the 'wardrobe disfunction' was not mentioned and the MMCC the organisers of the Manx Grand Prix replaced the ACU as the race organisers of the TT races.

At the time most of the problems that were mentioned publicly was access to the the TT Paddock and health and safety issues in respect to storing fuel next to barbeques. The issues in regard to paddock access have now seemed to be resolved. However, with TT 2007 it was possible to see fuel being stored in the proximity of barbeques if you looked closely in the lower paddock. Also, one articulated trailer in the upper paddock had 15-20 fuel drums stored between the wheels and most appeared to be full of fuel. Also in regards to the 2003 TT meeting, I think most would not single-out the Race Marshalls with the problems that occured, especially in the general terms that the MCN article of 14/2 was addressed, particular when compared to the UK press-coverage of the events of the TT Races in 1951, 1953 or the period from the late 1960's already mentioned.

After watching the recent Moto GP coverage on Eurosport the 125cc & 250cc classes the large fields would suggest that the two-stroke classes are still thriving. After the Ultra-Lightweight and Lightweight classes where dropped after TT 2004 the current interest in Moto GP would suggest that perhaps that the TT Races should be more pro-active in supporting race classes and rather than being reactive. However, there may not be much support for a production race based on the road-based 125cc or 250cc classes in the future.

In regard to the TT Future, after downloading the TT press pack an item on mentions the new TT Hall of Fame which I thought in the circumstances whould have had a more higher profile than a paragraph on page 12. After TT 2006, it was John Surtees than mentioned that the heritage elements of the TT Races needed to be promoted in full (some potential licensing opportunties missed alltogether.) Certainly, there is further to go with the heritage elements than just a mention on page 12 of a 2007 press-pack (Perhaps, a digression but I feel that Guthrie's Memorial would benefit from a steam-clean since this year is the 60th anniversary) and from a racing or heritage point of view the TT Races does not start or end with TT 2007.