Adrian Archibald is a three-times TT winner from 2003 and 2004 and after several barren years on Mona's Isle, a third-place in last year's Superbike TT heralded a return to form.
"We all have our responsibility in this crisis, " 26-year-old singer Naba TT and co-founder of the movement tells me, "so we have to stick together".
It had been proposed that roads close an hour earlier on four nights of practice week, to allow non-TT riders enough time to qualify for the TTxGP race.
Fifteen-times TT winner and outright lap record holder McGuinness says his fitness is better than ever and he is mentally prepared for the challenge.
However after a week of negative reaction to the idea, the Isle of Man TT co-ordinating committee, chaired by Tourism Minister Martyn Quayle, announced a U-turn on Friday.
"A lot of people have been writing me off but I still think I can win races and I plan to race again next season, " said the two-time TT winner.
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The 33-year-old won a TT double in 2008 but had to withdraw the following year after a crash at Keppel Gate.
Introducing a national speed limit would mean the end of the island's remaining de-restricted routes, including a section of the Mountain Road - part of the TT race circuit.
Introducing a national speed limit would mean the end of the island's remaining derestricted routes, including a section of the Mountain Road between Ramsey Hairpin and Hillberry - part of the TT race circuit.
BBC: No plans for national speed limit: Isle of Man government
More numbers to support this impression: Audi reports that the TT RS accelerates from 0-60 in 4.1 seconds.
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The Braddan man recorded a string of fine results last year, including victory at the Dunrod 150 and top-10 finishes at both the TT and the North West 200.
Audi says this entrant into the "premium compact class" will be a four-door with the sportiness of its TT coupe.
"I made a last-minute decision to compete in the TT last year and it went very well so I hope to make further progress this year, " he said.
Love lives in the heart, and the heart of the TT RS is the 2.5-liter turbocharged five cylinder engine that beats in the engine compartment over the front wheels.
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However it ends, don't feel too sorry for the guy--or the millions he's sunk into TT.
Audi and BMW have shown self-driving concept cars, and Audi had a TT drive itself up Pikes Peak.
"LEGO Marvel Super Heroes" offers the patented co-op gameplay and tongue-in-cheek humor that gamers have come to expect from TT Games.
Take the new Beetle, or the Audi TT: Both make brilliant use of circles and half-circles--and yet when seen in real life, they are strangely unconvincing.
Every year, thousands of visitors travel to the Isle of Man to watch the TT races and to take the opportunity to ride around the world-famous circuit.
BBC: No plans for national speed limit: Isle of Man government
Swimmers can undertake the TT challenge alone or in a team but must complete the distance by mid-April.
"It's incredibly lucky that no-one in the house was injured, " police spokesman Ulf Lindgren told TT news agency.
The so-called DualTronic transmission technology debuted in 2003 in the Volkswagen Golf and Audi TT and is quickly gaining popularity in Europe.
The 40-year-old former bricklayer from Morecambe is the outright lap record holder at the TT races and is the second most successful rider in the event's history.
Isle of Man TT star John McGuinness said he feels "emotional" about having a corner section of the 38-mile Mountain circuit named after him.
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