(18-06-2015, 11:36 AM)wsn03 Wrote: What I have noticed though is that the genuine people get in touch via pm to those they want to and share all the relevant information. I have met so many of the anonymous names that way, including stopping in to visit one in Holland having never met in person before, I've made so many face to face friends on the forum - Sticky, Amsterdam, Steddy Eddy, Helmand TT..... the list goes on.

These comments here are the reason why something like this is worth fighting for. The friends you make and the people you can help along the way are things you can't put a price on.

Linking a first timer to a bus timetable or giving them some pointers about which campsite to use or how to get from Ballaugh Bridge to Braddan Bridge when the roads are shut. These things are so much more useful and important than rows between rival rider fans about who would have won what if they/their bike was fit.

Sometimes I despair.