2021 will be the second year in a row motorcycles have failed to race round the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. And we all miss it. For many people, myself included, the Isle of Man TT was the highlight of the year. Now, I can barely remember what the place looks like. But let?s not fret because surely by 2022, COVID-19 will be a thing of the past and race bikes will once again return to Mona?s Isle.

Because without the annual Tourist Trophy races, the Isle of Man would surely sink into the depths of the Irish Sea, wouldn?t it" Surely it?s economy would be in tatters without all the extra revenue the races bring" That?s certainly what I used to think. And I know I?m not the only one. But it?s been almost two years since the Isle of Man hosted a TT, and they seem to be doing alright.
The way they handled the initial coronavirus outbreak was pretty neat, blocking the ports for any non-essential travel fairly early. And because they got it under control sooner than the rest of Britain, they didn?t have to ?lockdown? as hard. We were all couped up at home, banned from the pubs, and it was business as usual for them.

For just about every country in the world, everything to do with the coronavirus has been bad news. People falling ill and dying, jobs lost, businesses going under and months spent without seeing friends and family. We?ve all suffered. But as a nation, thanks to good management, the Isle of Man seem to have weathered the storm better than most...