I'm going out on what would have been Friday of practice week but is now the first day of racing, if all goes well I should see the first race, straight off the boat, straight up to st ninians and try to get a spot.

Roll on though, I'm looking forward to being back on the island. These days, i think I prefer the manx to the TT, much much more relaxed, much less traffic, much better riding but I just can't get the TT bug out of my veins.

If the manx stays at this schedule, next year i might go out on the middle of practice week and have a few more days there.

See you at the manx all