When visitors go to the Island for the first time, just to drive around the Mountain Course is like a holy pilgrimage. The place names around the course are engraved in motorcycle history like the famous corners at Le Mans or Monza. The place has a reverence for enthusiasts like the Targa Florio or the Mille Miglia for car people. To get to this position where the whole course is like a sacred site is no mean accomplishment. My concern is that an event of such significance to the history of motorcycle road racing “appears” to be being undervalued. It is one thing to create history but it is another to preserve and revisit those traditions which have been hard won. It is my personal disappointment to watch as this wonderful heritage is seemingly allowed to wither and die before our eyes. Such valuable collections of memorabilia as the museum at the Bungalow and the contents of Gwen’s house are allowed to disperse without any effort by the IOM government to preserve these treasures. Nostalgia is about recording history, preserving the physical evidence and regularly revisiting it. Against all the odds the TT is still taking place and we have many dedicated paid and unpaid enthusiasts to thank for that, but what has gone before really must be retained and celebrated in some way. Currently there is no core location for visitors to relive the glorious past of the TT, they are left to wander around wondering why the past is ignored. This thread has drifted towards specific events to recreate the past but surely the TT needs a central location in the form of a museum and meeting place for all enthusiasts both young and old. This needs a long term vision which in years to come will be respected by both the visitors and the residents of the IOM as far sighted and eventually beneficial to all.