imo this is a very very dangerous and potentially fatal idea!
reading the regs that can be downloaded it appears the TT organisers are inviting anyone with a bike license and suitably prepped machine for £200 to have a ride on closed roads which ACU have introduced a specific license to race on!there is no mention of what can be expected or how the person is expected to ride other than hopefully what will be provided at a briefing AFTER the person has applied and paid their money!

now we all have seen some rather heated debates re the usefulness/validity of parade laps around the course and whether they are still wanted but to put an unknown element ie untried rider on a closed race circuit with people who have raced on the course all on machines of different ages and sizes-unfortunately i'm imagining quite a few nightmare scenarios and alsorts of very public high profile national/international headlines all attacking the TT!

yes they will be expected to keep to the rules and regs but will they all stick to it?will they obey the marshals? (nb i've seen personally where some people in the parade laps in the past havent)...sorry but i just think this is a dangerous step too far


cant we just get rid of the parade laps and get another race in?