- TT 2014. Here goes!
McGuinness still injured, MD and the BMW on form, Brucie seems to be having a good year, the Norton appears to work and GM still hungry for a win.
Very sad about Simon at the NW.
Posted 3 years ago
Such a talent, shame he didn’t really have the chance to shine.Said before but I hate the TT, to dangerous these days only my opinion and I know I am way out of step with the majority.
Posted 3 years agoLove the TT, always have since my dad described it to me as a kid. It’s dangerous, but they’re all adults and nobody is holding a gun to their head to do it. People have also died mountain biking……true story
Practice has been rained off for today it would seem.
Posted 3 years agoLove the TT. Back when racing it was my aim and goal to race there. Sadly I wasn’t good enough.
Posted 3 years agoSo practice for newcomers has started. Hopefully everyone comes homes safe. Bloody dangerous old sport and takes some huge cahoonas to even think about riding in it.
Posted 3 years ago
I’m sure a lot of people will be thinking of Simon Andrews as they head out to race this year.
A win for the tea drinking chief this year?
Anyone from here actually going?I live here on the island and I enjoy the racing and the “life” it brings to the island. But the nutters who race around on open roads when normal folk are going about there business are just stupid. Heard a guy today bragging he got to 160 mph seriously if u want to do that become a racer but don’t put me and my family in danger it does my head in, and then they think they are in the right kn0bs
Posted 3 years agoWhat Chanel is it on?:-)
Posted 3 years agoItv 4 or end of my road lol. Best on radio http://www.manx radio.com am frequency olden olden days Murray walker did it. If your a geek like me go to http://www.iomtt.com and you can follow live timing screens for each section
Posted 3 years agoThat explains why Kevin across the road is away again….he runs one of the smaller teams, used to operate of his garage, which was never as noisy as I thought it should be!
Posted 3 years agoPSA ITV 4 @ 9pm tonight…
TT 2014 The Michael Dunlop story
and he is not hanging around in tonights practice either
Posted 3 years agoKeeping an eye on RC Express RC Express Racing as we do the graphics for the team.
Posted 3 years ago
GO DEAN!We doing spoilers?
Posted 3 years agoBruce Anstey 132.298 😯 😀
Posted 3 years agoLove the TT, just waiting for the bloody tennis to bugger off before I can watch it!
Posted 3 years ago
Come on Norton!! Lovely to see them back on the island.Come on Aprilia
Norton!!It’s a Norton by sticker and paint imho
Impressive the lap record fell so many times today, that’s going to take some beating.
Posted 3 years agoErr, how is it an Aprillia?
By that logic, a Brough is a JAP and the new Paton is a Kwak.
Posted 3 years agoErr, how is it an Aprillia?
Engine by aprilia, frame was made out of house by a company who makes moto2 frames, so what did norton do apart from fairings and paint?
Posted 3 years agoThe frame is a Spondon.
Norton own Spondon.
They’ve done all the ECU and management systems too.
Everything but the engine.So just the same as Brough, Bimota, CCM, Aprillia RS250’s etc.
Posted 3 years agoThank you Rusty Spanner I stand corrected in the naughty corner.
Didn’t know Spondo was now Norton owned, they used to make some stunning frames in the 80’s/90’s
Thought the ecu was motec?
Posted 3 years agoNot sure Benji, you’re probably right.
I believe it’s only the cranks and cases from the Aprillia engine though.It’s a huge effort nontheless, they deserve to do well.
Posted 3 years ago6000 motorbikes in a 14 mile procession around the TT course for the Simon Andrews memorial ride out yesterday 😀
Posted 3 years agoBloody hell, how fast and close was that Superbike race?
If Brucie hadn’t blown it at The Nook, that would have been one of the all time great duels.
I’d love to see him clean up for the rest of the week – man’s a legend.The onboard footage of the Birchall brother’s crash was a bit of an eye opener too – both ok thankfully.
Posted 3 years agoJust seen the Supersport 1 result! 🙂
Posted 3 years ago
No spoilers ’till after the telly show, but damn, that’s just fantastic.Now Karl Harris and Bob Price yesterday 🙁 RIP
Posted 3 years agoShocking! RIP Bomber!
Posted 3 years agoBeen a bad year so far with Simon Andrews as well. I heard on the radio before the race someone had nicked Karl’s wheels, I hope the thief’s nob drops off.
Posted 3 years agoHUGE motorcycle and motorsport fan and i have to admire th skills and commitment of the riders.. sure no one forces them to ride probably no one even has to ask them to ride.. a BUT is coming… BUT the poor folk who have to deal with the immediate aftermath neither want or ask to do it and never want to repeat it if unfortunate to witness a fatal incident.
Posted 3 years ago
i worked with a woman who went for the week supported a guy as he died and had to go back and relive it at the inquest ..it didnt sit easily with her and she certainly did not return to the IOM again.It’s probably just as likely to happen waiting for a bus. I saw a couple of nasty fatal accidents on my commute, still doing it though.
Posted 3 years agoShocker about Karl Harris. RIP Bomber – you did the best victory wheelie I ever saw.
Posted 3 years agoAnyone know what happend to Guy Martins bike? Saw he got BF’d and a little “good call” from him.. oil leak??
Sad news about the riders deaths, thats racing, its what they live for.
Posted 3 years agoLeaking oil from a sprocket oil seal apparently
Posted 3 years agoxcgb – Member
Leaking oil from a sprocket oil seal apparently
On the right hand side of the bike ? That’s where they appeared to be looking.
Posted 3 years agoHmm good point thats what i read on the TT site,
Not sure how they spot oil leaks at those kind of speeds anyway but good job they did!
Posted 3 years agoon another forum others reckon this
“It was some spectators that spotted the axle nut falling off & brought it to the attention of the marshalls.”
Posted 3 years agoTo take a quote from Bladerunner
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long. And you have burned so very, very brightly, Roy
R.I.P.
Posted 3 years agoxcgb – Member
on another forum others reckon this“It was some spectators that spotted the axle nut falling off & brought it to the attention of the marshalls.”
Really??
GULP 😯
Posted 3 years agoReally??
GULP
Turned up at Brands Indy for a trackday with a mate once upon a time, on arrival at circuit I noticed his rear spindle nut wasn’t there. He’s not known for his mechanical skills and has no concept how long ago he’d checked it… We’d done about 80 miles that day to get to Brands.
Posted 3 years agoMy only trip to the TT was in 1992. 🙂
Four of us, me on the back of my mate Ged’s Marlboro LC.Ged’s a nice bloke, good rider, but a bit numb.
Ran out of petrol on the motorway to Liverpool.
Saved by an elderly chap who’d managed to ride there from Austria without any problems.
We’d come from Manchester.Get off ferry, breakfast, tents up, out for a lap.
Get to Ramsey and Ged’s Hislop fantasy kicks in.
Bike felt a bit off over the mountain, back end all over the place but I was too busy laughing hysterically to pay much attention.Back to the garage opposite the grandstand we find 10psi in the back tyre.
Posted 3 years ago8 wins in two years for Michael Dunlop. At this rate he will catchJoey’s records fairly quickly. Superb effort
Posted 3 years ago
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