Opinion piece: A motorcycle race on the Isle of Wight? Why not?

[Bob]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kara Rann, the young woman driving the 'Campaign for an Isle of Wight TT' for Motor Cycle Monthly.

Kara's vision is simple; the Isle of Man runs a tremendously successful road race that pulls in millions of Pounds for the Island's economy. So why can't the Isle of Wight do something similar?

Click here to read the full article (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bob-pickett/a-motorcycle-race-on-the-_b_905417.html)

[gammaguy]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kara Rann, the young woman driving the 'Campaign for an Isle of Wight TT' for Motor Cycle Monthly.

Kara's vision is simple; the Isle of Man runs a tremendously successful road race that pulls in millions of Pounds for the Island's economy. So why can't the Isle of Wight do something similar?

Click here to read the full article (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bob-pickett/a-motorcycle-race-on-the-_b_905417.html)


I have an uncle living there,so of course i will vote for it! YAY

[baptist]

It doesn't have the same draw for me as Manx... Isle of Wight...uummm the King of Ventnor does have the same ring as King of the Mountain:innocent: but hey good luck to them could work, and lots of free labour to set up the track (Pentonville nick!!!)

[Swoop]

Pentonville nick!
It is Parkhurst.

Hopefully it would run during the tourist "off-season"...:facepalm:

[Berries]

It is Parkhurst.
He's right.

DAMHIK.

[bigreddog]

Would certainly liven up the isle of wight a bit...got to be the most tedious place I've ever been!

[Berries]

It certainly gave me the needle.

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: :facepalm:

[baptist]

It is Parkhurst.

Hopefully it would run during the tourist "off-season"...:facepalm:


You are so right, Pentonville on the brain, one I was going to work in back in London (ended up at Wandsworth instead)...:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: Mad cow disease catching up with me. As for tourist season... you don't think it will work with all the pensioners walking across the track...:innocent:

[gammaguy]

It certainly gave me the needle.

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: :facepalm:

they could race until the cowes come home:facepalm:

[Berries]

It'd be a bloody good Ryde though.






Right, that's enough.

[popelli]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kara Rann, the young woman driving the 'Campaign for an Isle of Wight TT' for Motor Cycle Monthly.

Kara's vision is simple; the Isle of Man runs a tremendously successful road race that pulls in millions of Pounds for the Island's economy. So why can't the Isle of Wight do something similar?

Click here to read the full article (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bob-pickett/a-motorcycle-race-on-the-_b_905417.html)

nothing new under the sun there was a letter from a Tim Hicks who organised a circuit abour 20 years ago

bloody great idea - steam racket company kill the isle of mann

[Swoop]

As for tourist season... you don't think it will work with all the pensioners walking across the track.
So long as it isn't during the summer tourist season or Cowes week, there is plenty of scope to hold such an event.
You can fire a shotgun down Cowes High Street at any other time of the year without risk to anyone... and that is supposedly a "busy" shopping street.:facepalm:

[Garfield]

You are so right, Pentonville on the brain, one I was going to work in back in London (ended up at Wandsworth instead)...:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: Mad cow disease catching up with me. As for tourist season... you don't think it will work with all the pensioners walking across the track...:innocent:

Nothing wrong with Wanno........was there meself before going to Parkhurst.....as a screw not a client!

The only place on the island to open up the throttle would be the tiny motorway along side St Mary's Hospital!

[Swoop]

The only place on the island to open up the throttle would be the tiny motorway along side St Mary's Hospital!
Military Rd...


Still be a nightmare to organise with the OSH monster, unfortunately.

[Garfield]

Military Rd...


Still be a nightmare to organise with the OSH monster, unfortunately.

Always make it the TT tour of the West Wight..... Newport to Yarmouth to Totland then rip up the Military Road

[Swoop]

Always make it the TT tour of the West Wight..... Newport to Yarmouth to Totland then rip up the Military Road
The IoM covers the central part of that island, so a route could be made "somewhere" on the IoW.
West or East?

Hopefully something can be organised!:woohoo:

[Garfield]

There are plenty of good roads which could be used.

It would be a good tourist attraction for the Island. Perhaps who-ever organises it could have it coincide with Cowes Week or even the off shore power boat competion which used to be held down off the coast at Sandown.
I think it would be a great attraction.

[baptist]

Nothing wrong with Wanno........was there meself before going to Parkhurst.....as a screw not a client!

The only place on the island to open up the throttle would be the tiny motorway along side St Mary's Hospital!

Ha!!! I left Wandsworth for the sunnier climbs of Devon... Channings Wood not Dartmoor... enjoyed it down there, only left because we moved here.


Military Rd...


Still be a nightmare to organise with the OSH monster, unfortunately.

True, technically the IoM has some autonomy with regards to that stuff, IoW on the other hand would have to work with the HSE and that is never any fun.


There are plenty of good roads which could be used.

It would be a good tourist attraction for the Island. Perhaps who-ever organises it could have it coincide with Cowes Week or even the off shore power boat competion which used to be held down off the coast at Sandown.
I think it would be a great attraction.

Not sure if the Off Shores still run there, if they do that would be a fantastic double header, not with Cowes week though, to many geezers in blazers sipping G'n'T's:facepalm:

[Garfield]

Ha!!! I left Wandsworth for the sunnier climbs of Devon... Channings Wood not Dartmoor... enjoyed it down there, only left because we moved here.




Not sure if the Off Shores still run there, if they do that would be a fantastic double header, not with Cowes week though, to many geezers in blazers sipping G'n'T's:facepalm:

When were you at SW18?
I left there in '91 for the sunny IoW.

Too true about the grotty yachties though, sipping Pimms in the marquee.:gob:

[Swoop]

Too true about the grotty yachties though, sipping Pimms in the marquee.:gob:
Can you imagine a TT race during Cowes week though? Even if the authorities fenced off Cowes to keep the toffs away from the rest of the island, there would still be problems.

Make it into a stand-alone event that creates its own atmosphere and draws a different audience.

[Garfield]

Can you imagine a TT race during Cowes week though? Even if the authorities fenced off Cowes to keep the toffs away from the rest of the island, there would still be problems.

Make it into a stand-alone event that creates its own atmosphere and draws a different audience.

That would make the most sense has each of the different events would, as you say draw different crowds.....Some of the roads are awesome to ride on. It can probably be done without too much fuss, I know that they still run the round the island cycle race, I know a different mode of transport but a good majority of the ride is on the public highway.
May be the organisers could contact the IoM TT organisers and see what could be achieved.

[baptist]

When were you at SW18?
I left there in '91 for the sunny IoW.

Too true about the grotty yachties though, sipping Pimms in the marquee.:gob:

Started in April 91, spent a few weeks at Scrubs and then got a swap to south, went to Devon in erm argh about June 95????? and came here in June 1999... mate my brain is suffering serious fade I tell you!!!!!! must be the mad cows I ate.

Met some people here and they told me to join the NZ Service... having been away from banging people up for a few months though I realised how draining it was... was not going to get back into that...

Pimms...uummmm enough said:sick:

[Garfield]

Started in April 91, spent a few weeks at Scrubs and then got a swap to south, went to Devon in erm argh about June 95????? and came here in June 1999... mate my brain is suffering serious fade I tell you!!!!!! must be the mad cows I ate.

Met some people here and they told me to join the NZ Service... having been away from banging people up for a few months though I realised how draining it was... was not going to get back into that...

Pimms...uummmm enough said:sick:

Do not join the NZ Service :angry:, I have been in it for 6 years now.......it pays the mortgage and that's about it, lucikly got promotion so that made it ok.

[Bob]

May be the organisers could contact the IoM TT organisers and see what could be achieved.

Think I mentioned this in the MCM article, but the IoM TT organisers were not really interested. The guys who organise the road races in Northern Ireland were way more co-operative.

That said, funny how not all that long after the IoW race gets proposed, than the IoM starts looking to see if a "TT World championship" is viable!