One endearing memory that I have of early morning practice. On a nice still morning standing on the pit wall and listning to the sound of the riders leaving the grandstand, you could here them all the way down Bray Hill, then it went quite for a few seconds, no doubt the noise being obstructed by the leaves on the trees on the run down to Quarter bridge, you could then hear them just before they braked for QB, then listen to them accelerate out of QB and on to Union Mills, quite for a second or so then listen to them acceletrate out of UM's and up the rise.

A little later you could pick the exhaust noise up again as they acceletrated out od Sara's and down towards tne creg and follow the noise all the way to signpost corner, out of SP, quite again for a second or so whilst they went through the dip at Governers bridge and then acceletrate out of GB towards the grandstand.

That unforgetable experience was part of the TT, something that will never return, will it ?

Thank you Malcolm and Ian for posting that article about early morning practice.