(06-08-2010, 12:08 AM)Jo Rowe Wrote: I don't remember the old grandstand, but I definitely remember the current pitlane, pre stop box and speed limits - and scrutineers running across pitlane (although in all honesty, I still think that is safer, as you can see what's coming and what bikes need a quick looking at).

I really do think that a book could be written about the TT pits. Some of the things that I can remember happening there amused me and horrified me. I can remember Mal Carter being asked to leave the pit area on numerous occasions ( some during the same race) for smoking, at one time he was really shirty with the officials. I can remember the hose on one of the old quick fillers bursting and petrol running down the road. After that we all had to insulate and keep boxed all spare battery's that we had in the pit. Shortly before one race all pit crew who were wearing red overalls were not allowed in, the official who decided on that was Bill Boddice, apparently you were not allowed at one time to wear red in the pit's, and he thought that was still the rule. And, who remembers the Geoff Cannell "live" interviews during pit stops ?, some of them were very amusing, like the guy who told Geoff that he did not take the microphone away from him he would throw it in the grandstand !. Keep the storeys coming !.[/code]