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<blockquote data-quote="Old Bill" data-source="post: 131293" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>l always thought health and safety regulations would bring an end to the islands road racing however the virus would appear to be the potential nail in the coffin. Today questions are being asked in the house ( of keys that is ) as many business that rely on the events are likely to collapse, however many of the population will not mourn the demise of bike racing which despite record attendances drive many "off island" for the duration. ln recent years the population has grown as the island became both a tax haven and financial services hub and many of the old hotel and guest houses have morphed into up market flats that attract incredible rental fees. This of course has reduced the available visitor accommodation considerably which brought about the home stay system which was/is manx government driven and regulated which bought some cheer to a jaded population however the old hotels etc are still in steady decline not helped by modern safety regulations. Add to this the requirement for a minimum of 500 marshalls for each session without which sessions have in the past been cancelled and it is a wonder that road racing has lasted this long. l write this as a former manx resident and marshall for over thirty years but the writing has been on the wall for a very long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Bill, post: 131293, member: 1683"] l always thought health and safety regulations would bring an end to the islands road racing however the virus would appear to be the potential nail in the coffin. Today questions are being asked in the house ( of keys that is ) as many business that rely on the events are likely to collapse, however many of the population will not mourn the demise of bike racing which despite record attendances drive many "off island" for the duration. ln recent years the population has grown as the island became both a tax haven and financial services hub and many of the old hotel and guest houses have morphed into up market flats that attract incredible rental fees. This of course has reduced the available visitor accommodation considerably which brought about the home stay system which was/is manx government driven and regulated which bought some cheer to a jaded population however the old hotels etc are still in steady decline not helped by modern safety regulations. Add to this the requirement for a minimum of 500 marshalls for each session without which sessions have in the past been cancelled and it is a wonder that road racing has lasted this long. l write this as a former manx resident and marshall for over thirty years but the writing has been on the wall for a very long time. [/QUOTE]
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