Rupert Culwick, Thomas & a few other blokes worked hard to make that " RACE " happen, but politics, a lack of funding and non - commitment from authorities sank the plan

We used to call it the ET TT in the making and still ride that route quite often ( dodging some potholes along some stretches )

The late Hartley Bulcock ripped that route apart on a Gen 1 Aprilia RSV Mille and very few modern Jap bikes with some competent riders ( racers ) could stay with him in those mountains