As much as I absolutely love the TT races and have been going off and on since the heydays of 1966 when Agostini and hailwood to name just a few were racing, isn't it about time lunacy ended and some regulations brought in for rider protection......
Two guys dead in two days, one a 64 year old YES, SIXTY FOUR YEARS OLD, and yesterday ex British Supersport champ Karl Harris died at Joey's on the circuit.
Where is the legislation to stop people like King if the Mountain, 20 times winner John McGuinness from powering a rocket around the place with a broken wrist, and is quite clearly unfit, because of his times........and a mad man like Michael Dunlop saying he'll go on racing until he either gets too old or dies doing the thing he loves...........
Surely to God, rider protection must be made far better, and these bikes made slower.
Alright, the manufacturers have all proved their point.......they can make a bike as fast as a Bugatti Veyron..........but no one goes to see these races to see a man ( or woman for that matter) to die in front of them at horrific speeds................so when will common sense prevail..........the IOM earns millions a year from this, the Manx GP and the car sprints, so when will they start to do something in collaboration with the ACU to start protecting the racers.
I don't want to sanitize the races, but surely safety comes first.......this slaughter EVERY SINGLE YEAR, year on wouldn't be allowed on any short circuit in the world................and it's a very sad cliché when ex riders say on TV..........."Oh, they died doing the sport they love"...........I'll bet they wouldn't have wanted to die in the first b***** place if the IOM and ACU had have tried to protect them better.
RIP Karl Harris and Bob Price, you died, sadly for the sport and your fans.......may you and your family have peace.