Without having any inside knowledge , I would say that Mr Holloway has been sent into bat for 'Team Tracey'. Which he has done, albeit not very effectively!
I was at first rather mystified that this thread was suddenly being deluged with posts with very little substance and nothing with any relevance in the defence of the person in question. But that may be exactly his brief . If he can ignite a good cyber-squabble and then turn around to the outside world proclaiming how small minded the pursuit is of this "poor, innocent aviation pioneer", then it may just strengthen the surviving BiaB entourage's chances of getting this thread locked down again. Which would suit them perfectly !
Fortunately, none of the main protagonists here have lowered themselves to that and the very , very valid questions put by SWB and Jonzarno still remain here to be answered.
Sending in the court jester may just be an indication of the current status of how things are at 'Team Tracey'.
Let's hope that their resolution for 2017 includes the words , professionalism, judgement, integrity and a little respect for the truth !