It has really gone OTT this year (after 6 bloody years of hard graft though).
Next year we are going to organise a race on the moon.
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I've heard the moon is all doable
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nbt in shock quote
'who is Guy Martin, I've never heard of him'
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I'll be staying well out of Mr Martins way as he laps me repeatedly. He's utterly bonkers!
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Suppose a head start is off the cards then?
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Just going to try to convince the wife we should take our grandson to watch as thats the only way i will be able to have the car .
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can i ask who guy martin is as well ..I have heard of nbt if that helps
Is a bike manadatory for th erace?
I was thinking of running to increase my time is this allowed?
Is not looking fwd to racePosted 4 months ago # -
Can I remind nbt not to take pictures of me without my permission, unless I can use them afterwards
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Just going to try to convince the wife we should take our grandson to watch as thats the only way i will be able to have the car .
There will be quite a lot to see actually.
In addition to the 2 races (Youth at 9:00 – PLACES STILL AVAILABLE, Adult at 10:00) we’ve got…
• Brass band
• Samba band
• Free to enter kiddie bike race (bring kid+bike)
• LBS trade stand
• Assorted other dicking about
• And, with it being a park, there are also swings, slides and a brilliant climbing frame made out of trees and ropes.The course is quite large and much of it is closed to spectators because it goes through some fairly dense woodland, however The Field Of Despair and The Buff® Bluff (cheers for the name Rusty
), formerly MTFU Hill, can all be viewed from the comfort of a tarmac road. There is even a fence to lean on to prevent you from falling over with laughter. It is a bit like Monkey Island at Chester Zoo without all the disgusting bottom picking.It is possible to walk down to the more open sections of the course on the Forestry Commission land. If you ask a marshal they will point you in the right direction, but you need to be aware that the race is going on and try and avoid getting run over or bringing down somebody doing mach 1 on a cross bike.
If you are coming to spectate please don’t use the competitor’s car park because you won’t be able to get out until the race is over.
There is a car park by the swings but we would ask competitors not to use it as the park is still open for normal parky business.
We've also got a special guest rider. He came free with the prizes from Hope. A bit like getting a plastic frog in your Rice Crispies when you were a kid, but hairier.
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Junkyard - Guy Martin is a legendary Isle of Man TT racer, and utter loon of the highest order
Here he is in a 170mph ball of flame, after a massive off at the Senior TT
Closer to the Edge is well worth a watch. Its insane
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn1YB7fk8egI'll lend it you if you want. Got it on Blu-ray. Youdon't have to be into motorbikes to enjoy it.
Oh... and he's pretty handy on a mountain bike too
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He came 3rd in the pairs at 'puffer last week.
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As I've mentioned Hope and Buff® I feel I should give everyone else who has contributed in some way or other a plug. Without them it wouldn't happen.*
*it would, but we'd have no prizes, vehicles to move stuff about in or a podium to stand on.
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or a podium to stand on
Have you been tapping up famous local entrepreneurs and media celebs for a podium Harry
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last year I forgot to sort out a podium.
nobody complained about having to balance on 2 pallets and the spare wheel out of the van though.Posted 4 months ago # -
This year we have a podium that will fit nine people.
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This year we have a podium that will fit nine people.
4 pallets?
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This year we have a podium that will fit nine people.
I thought Ton was only marshalling.....
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err has this race date been changed? I thought it was on a Sunday, might have to pull a bloody sickie now!
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It has always been on a Saturday. It means we can go to the pub and get muntered afterwards.
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