Gentlemen, thanks for your sharing your thoughts and maybe it's time for me to bow out. I don't think we will ever reach agreement on this but maybe by airing our collective views some others may be tempted to rekindle their interest, or at least find a TT rider to lend their bikes to!

Time alone will tell who was right. I guess you have been speaking to different people from those I have spoken to (just call me Mr Holiday racer!), and in the end as you say take out the TT riders and would those who have left come back now to fill the gaps in the ranks. Maybe not, any more.

What can I say? It was good while it lasted