"[quote=Rich]
Thanks for the reply Russ.
Do you know why they dismissed the idea? As someone has already said on this forum, we aren't trying to attract those that are already doing it (committee/experienced riders) but trying to attract more riders. By excluding the big modern bikes you exclude a massive portion of racers."

Like any good business you have to maintain the customer base you already have and build on that. So i think it's vital not only to attract new riders but to make it attractive to current ones to keep coming back. You only have to look back a few years to see how many experienced and committed riders have stopped coming with the licence changes.

Add to that as others have mentioned before spiralling costs (boat fare/entries/insurance/fuel & running costs/accommodation) time off work, all that on top of the current climate we live in (not to mention the weather!). And when i've been to the meetings i have to do to qualify for the ACU TT course licence, the entries are'nt exactly oversubscribed there either, probably for the reasons mentioned above?

Just a thought?