Gary Thompson says separating personal and professional can be a challenge
The clerk of the TT course has admitted separating the personal from the professional can be a challenge.
Five riders died during this year's festival and a number of others were injured.
Gary Thompson has been the chief organiser for the past 10 years.
He says it can be hard, but he has a job to do:

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