Watched the repeat tonight. The Isle of Man received excellent coverage tonight, (Wednesday). The programme is terrific if you're into bikes, and I enjoyed the coverage Charlie gave the TT, but one thing bugs me, and it has bugged me before. Does anyone else consider that Richard Quayle glorifies his Ballaspur accident? I mean here we are fighting opposition to our beloved races from all quarters, and one of the guys attempting to "promote" the races is stood at Ballaspur with Charlie milking every horrific moment of his crash, clearly highlighting the dangers of motorcycle racing. I have had the misfortune to have five accidents around the TT course, and I certainly wouldn't expect to glorify them, although I do admit , it does get mentioned when I commentated on "On Bike 1", in the context of the lap.
But in Quayle's moment of glory on a national TV channel you would think he could keep quiet, and promote the event with good grace and dignity. That honour fell to Geoff Duke and John McGuiness, two riders for whom I have the highest regard, and without peers in their respective eras.
Is it me? Am I being too sensitive? Don't think so. Anyone else got an opinion?