Richard first attended the TT in 1978 - the year Mike Hailwood made his famous return - wild camping was the order of the day to save money plus he was dismayed when the IOM Steam Packet company drained his fuel tank to half full as he waited to get on the ferry! He fell in love with it but had to wait until he had retired in 2018 to return and took up the role as a marshal. The IOM is a British Crown Dependency (not in the EU and therefore no BREXIT). Its parliament, Tynmald, was formed in 1979 and is the World’s longest continuously running parliament. It sits in the middle of the Irish Sea and can produce 4 seasons in one day which makes it an interesting place to run the World’s most famous motorcycle road race. Marshals on the mountain circuit are issued with survival suits as they may have to put up with poor weather for up to 8 hours. No racing happens, however, unless the AeroMed helicopter is able to fly and land.