With respect Ian , appreciate what you are saying but as said earlier the atmosphere is flat at this TT , maybe it is the knock on from last year .
However i still disagree very strongly with tyhe charges being levied at the grandstand , as said during practice it is mainly the locals who visit the grandstand with there families just to have a look , the parents may not be interested in the racing but take there kids along as all parents do when something big comes to town .
Think of it you & your wife have a couple of young children you take them to the grandstand pay to park then pay your £ 5 each to go sit in the grandstand , what happens with most young kids , after 10 minutes they are doing your head in & want to go elsewhere , you are not going to pay it .
There has never been a charge for practice & there should never be a charge , not only are you alienating the local people from tthis great event , the traders in the area surrounding the grandstand are all going to be losing trade , it is commercialisation at ahigh price for the future if you ask me .
I agree Paul & his team have worked wonders with the racing side of events , making it a more proffessional event , but there are many things wrong which should not be happening , as i said i have spoken to many local enthusiasts whose enthusiasm is waning very quickly . Shaun