Back to the question of is it a record, I think its a shame that the starting numbers were so low, butcasting my mind back to when I used to spectate I would rather see 50 odd bikes come past 'on it' than 100 bikes come past with only some of them 'on it'. I know each rider has his/hger limits etc but when the quick bikes come through first I personally found it quite boring to watch the rest of the runners come through, no dis respect intended to slower riders, but its the way it is.
If the organisers can find a way to increase the grids with a few more quicker riders then the TT will stay strong.
Russ