Bruce Anstey officially the fastest man around IOMTT course

[EcurieSportive]

...first to ever break a 132mph lap - setting a new record of 132.298mph. :eek:

Finished 4th in the superbikes event after an issue end of lap 1. Race won by Michael Dunlop.

As Guy Martin said of the Bruce's record post race "fair play old boy".

Brilliant!

[Fern]

Guy also said 'what was he doing in the other laps then'? love it...

[Shaun Harris]

Bruce sure is the man

[EcurieSportive]

Bruce sure is the man

The tyres... the obligatory signing... and part of that lap...

http://youtu.be/UL7P7OkTCDI

[jellywrestler]

Anstey in the lead now in the supersport race, he usually gets quicker through a race so fingers crossed here for another win...

[gammaguy]

Sadly Bruce did not quite get the win......
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/northern-ireland/27661990

[sil3nt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyJ7cuMkH2M

Lots of traffic and a big mistake.

Madness.

[Robbo]

Watched a full replay of Bruce's fastest lap last night. One word "Awesome"
He must have balls of steel.

[gjm]

Don't overlook the contribution that Michael Dunlop made, including breaking the outright lap record twice (before Bruce went faster still).

Dunlop's first new lap record came from a standing start... :shit:

[imdying]

How much does he get from High Performance Sport NZ? Better be fucking heaps.

[gammaguy]

How much does he get from High Performance Sport NZ? Better be fucking heaps.

The fact that Bruce is based overseas should tell you all you need to know

When he was living here and raced here I doubt that sport NZ or whatever they are called even knew he existed

[scrivy]

The fact that Bruce is based overseas should tell you all you need to know
When he was living here and raced here I doubt that sport NZ or whatever they are called even knew he existed

Is the money from Sport NZ (or whatever) not supposed to go to people who compete overseas?
If they use it here to train and then compete overseas for medals/glory/success, shouldn't that include others living out of NZ who compete on the world stage too???

[scott411]

How much does he get from High Performance Sport NZ? Better be fucking heaps.

since it is not a world championship i doubt sport NZ would be interested, outside of the olympics its all they are interested in,

Motorcycle racers have got targeted funding from Sport NZ in the past, (Katherine Prumm and the MXdN team have got funding that i know of, and there maybe some more that i don't)

[Shaun Harris]

How much does he get from High Performance Sport NZ? Better be fucking heaps.







No Proffessional of any sport should recieve any funding, they are proffessionals and make a living from there chosen sport.

Non Proffessionals representing there country in sport that includes teams of fellow countrymen should recieve this I think

[pritch]

since it is not a world championship i doubt sport NZ would be interested, outside of the olympics its all they are interested in,


Commonwealth Games and Olympics are the main focus, although Lydia Ko was getting handsome amounts of funding. I'd like to think rugby and cricket don't apply for or get funding, but I'd probably be disappointed.

It'd be interesting to know if our MotoX world champions got support at the time?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Bruce is unwell in the head.

[scott411]

Commonwealth Games and Olympics are the main focus, although Lydia Ko was getting handsome amounts of funding. I'd like to think rugby and cricket don't apply for or get funding, but I'd probably be disappointed.

It'd be interesting to know if our MotoX world champions got support at the time?

you can find the information online, but from memory the all blacks and Black caps dont get funding, but the 7's do, due to being olympic sports, i presume both get funding for grass root sports, as MNZ get funding as well, High performance funding is different,

[Shaun Harris]

Bruce is unwell in the head.







hahahahahahahaha sez u

[BoristheBiter]

Lots of traffic and a big mistake.

Madness.

That is just........Fucking WOW.

See there we also a couple of good head shakes as well.

But seriously.......Fucking WOW.

[Crasherfromwayback]

hahahahahahahaha sez u

Mate...the shit I've done on a motorcycle is nowhere near as sick as that shit!


That is just........Fucking WOW.

See there we also a couple of good head shakes as well.

But seriously.......Fucking WOW.

Scary to watch eh.

[BoristheBiter]

Mate...the shit I've done on a motorcycle is nowhere near as sick as that shit!



Scary to watch eh.

I had trouble concentrating and i was at the desk, fuck knows how they do that for more than one lap.
All those riders at the TT just need to stand up and take a bow because that is just awesome to watch.

I've watched that 3 times now. I do not get sick of watching talented riders (on all types of bikes) showing us mere pretenders how it's done.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've watched that 3 times now. I do not get sick of watching talented riders (on all types of bikes) just being show us mere pretenders how it's done.

Correct. It's not something I get sick of watching mate.

[jasonu]

If they use it here to train and then compete overseas for medals/glory/success, shouldn't that include others living out of NZ who compete on the world stage too???

Only if it is used to come dead last in a winter Olympic event.

[Shaun Harris]

I had trouble concentrating and i was at the desk, fuck knows how they do that for more than one lap.
All those riders at the TT just need to stand up and take a bow because that is just awesome to watch.

I've watched that 3 times now. I do not get sick of watching talented riders (on all types of bikes) showing us mere pretenders how it's done.





Going fast around there just makes you concentrate mate, as you are thinking that far in front of yourself you do not really get the time to drift off and not concentrate on job in hand. I am sure Bruce and others do simillar to what I used too as in talking to yourself and reminding your self of all your reference points indicationg what stage of the track is coming up etc. But obviously I have never been around there any where near that fast, been 7 since I raced there now and the bikes and track have changed heaps since then giving the riders wicked fast lap times now.

Man his Honda did sound so sweet though

[scrivy]

I am sure Bruce and others do simillar to what I used too as in talking to yourself

Sweet, that means I'll be fast too....... I always talk to those voices in my head.....
Sometimes we argue, sometimes we decide where to go for a beer....

[Fern]

Shame on NZ herald, al least stuff finally mentioned Bruce's lap on their news site...

[Shaun Harris]

Sweet, that means I'll be fast too....... I always talk to those voices in my head.....
Sometimes we argue, sometimes we decide where to go for a beer....




haha me too, the thing I hate about them though is never knowing which one of me is right or wrong

[unstuck]

Bruce is unwell in the head.

Wish I was that unwell in the head.:2thumbsup

[Crasherfromwayback]

Wish I was that unwell in the head.:2thumbsup

Nup. Cause if we were we'd get hurt as we don't have the skill to go with it!

[Shaun Harris]

Nup. Cause if we were we'd get hurt as we don't have the skill to go with it!





The thing that blew me about the on board lap was the places he was changing down gears and the gears he was using in places, man the bikes have got so much faster now, it is hard for me to understand the real difference to what I once knew due to the speed of bikes now alone and he fact that I have not been riding them myself for years now

[Crasherfromwayback]

The thing that blew me about the on board lap was the places he was changing down gears and the gears he was using in places, man the bikes have got so much faster now, it is hard for me to understand the real difference to what I once knew due to the speed of bikes now alone and he fact that I have not been riding them myself for years now

Agree. And I've never ridden there...but as far as race bikes go now...fucking hell.

[Mental Trousers]

Makes me wonder if there ever will be a time where Superbikes are no longer permitted at the IOM. Sidecars are limited to Formula 2 regs so it's possible that Superbikes could end up being too fast for even the best to ride around there.

That day would suck if it ever did happen.

[Shaun Harris]

Makes me wonder if there ever will be a time where Superbikes are no longer permitted at the IOM. Sidecars are limited to Formula 2 regs so it's possible that Superbikes could end up being too fast for even the best to ride around there.

That day would suck if it ever did happen.





Superbikes and superstock are already to fast for there really, but that is just another challenge for the rider to deal with.

I have achieved an 8th place finish in the big SNR race on a Yamaha TZ 250 without a left hand foot peg FFS, big bikes cannot be used there fully, 600 is the very very best bike for there now, yes they may be close to or over even 130MPH lap now, buy due to less tourque and outright HP, they are still managable physically to put where you want them, the big grunters have to much chassis pitch issues going on to be able to man handle properrlly these days I say.

If the HP of the grunters could actually be used, we would be seeing 140MPH+ laps, but it is just not possible unless they change the course even more than they have done over the last few years, ONE corner alone is worth over 8 seconds according to john Mcguiness since I was last there and he does not talk shit.

[sil3nt]

Scott Redding is no fan of the TT
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/205215/1/scott-redding-pulls-out-of-tt-appearance.html

[Mental Trousers]

Superbikes and superstock are already to fast for there really, but that is just another challenge for the rider to deal with.

Getting faster too. Like public roads everywhere the local council is gradually upgrading parts of the course so they're safer for the average Muppet in a car. Usually that means smoother surfaces, wider roads and wider radius corners, all of which mean faster race speeds.

Through the towns etc won't change in a hurry, after all, the council isn't going to knock down houses etc and fill in from Bray Hill to Ago's Leap.


If the HP of the grunters could actually be used, we would be seeing 140MPH+ laps, but it is just not possible unless they change the course even more than they have done over the last few years, ONE corner alone is worth over 8 seconds according to john Mcguiness since I was last there and he does not talk shit.

Was that Brandish Corner?

[Shaun Harris]

Scott Redding is no fan of the TT
http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/205215/1/scott-redding-pulls-out-of-tt-appearance.html






Bob the 65 year old that died there was a helper of his for years, and Karl Harris was a friend, so I guess it is understandable

[Shaun Harris]

Getting faster too. Like public roads everywhere the local council is gradually upgrading parts of the course so they're safer for the average Muppet in a car. Usually that means smoother surfaces, wider roads and wider radius corners, all of which mean faster race speeds.

Through the towns etc won't change in a hurry, after all, the council isn't going to knock down houses etc and fill in from Bray Hill to Ago's Leap.



Was that Brandish Corner?




NO MATE, they are upgrading the roads to get the boys going faster to get back the right to claim the WORLDS FASTEST ROAD RACE- Fukin Politics again

[Kiwi Graham]

Cant see a massive amount of time being saved through Brandish its a pretty bloody fast corner already (fell off there myself one year, long story)

Bruce is one of the smoothest riders Ive seen on the island for years and watching the 132mph lap showed how loose he was having to ride on occasions (he probably felt just fine) that bike was tying itself in all sorts of knots to stay with him.

I can see the day dawning that the big stuff gets put in the legends file and the 600's become the blue ribbon class, a shame but a real possability I fear.

[Mental Trousers]

Cant see a massive amount of time being saved through Brandish its a pretty bloody fast corner already (fell off there myself one year, long story)

Didn't Brandish used to be a 2nd gear corner and now it's 5th gear or something? Or have I got the wrong corner?

[Shaun Harris]

Didn't Brandish used to be a 2nd gear corner and now it's 5th gear or something? Or have I got the wrong corner?




I never knew the names of the corners there, just knew where they were and what to do for then but, YOU are correct re the corner that was changed from idle in 2nd, to near on full in 5th, it gave an 8 second a lap gain there, it leeds onto the strieght taking you down to HILLBURY a few miles from home and just after the famous hotel/pub scene shot from there

[Kickaha]

Makes me wonder if there ever will be a time where Superbikes are no longer permitted at the IOM. Sidecars are limited to Formula 2 regs so it's possible that Superbikes could end up being too fast for even the best to ride around there.

That day would suck if it ever did happen.

1990 Was when the sidecars went to F2 and the current record is for the Sidecar TT is 19 minutes and 24.24 seconds at an average speed of 116.667 mph set by Nick Crowe and passenger Daniel Sayle during the 2007 Sidecar Race B

In 1989 before they went to F2 they were doing 104mph running TZ750, the F2 bikes were running at that speed within 4-5 years

[Shaun Harris]

1990 Was when the sidecars went to F2 and the current record is for the Sidecar TT is 19 minutes and 24.24 seconds at an average speed of 116.667 mph set by Nick Crowe and passenger Daniel Sayle during the 2007 Sidecar Race B

In 1989 before they went to F2 they were doing 104mph running TZ750, the F2 bikes were running at that speed within 4-5 years







This thread is about motorbikes man, not trikes

[jellywrestler]

This thread is about motorbikes man, not trikes

and what did you first race ginger?

[Shaun Harris]

and what did you first race ginger?




This thread sport- Im sure Kick will know Im only being my normall wanker self though

[jellywrestler]

This thread sport- Im sure Kick will know Im only being my normall wanker self though

not allowed to use the word wanker these days, the correct term is owner operator...

[Shaun Harris]

not allowed to use the word wanker these days, the correct term is owner operator...






But my lady owns it! Well it stands up any way when she demands it too

[manxkiwi]

Didn't Brandish used to be a 2nd gear corner and now it's 5th gear or something? Or have I got the wrong corner?

Graham might have been thinking of Windy corner. It was improved some years before Brandish and though better, wouldn't give nearly as much time reduction as Brandish.
The old improving course discussion is never ending too. In 1907 it was dirt etc, imagine what those riders would say today!! Quarry Bends made a big difference in the 80s too. Ballig Bridge too used to be a full on hump backed 'jump' bridge, like Ballaugh still is. If they make it 4 big straights we'll be seeing 150mph+ laps! He he. Just fu*kin around.

[Shaun Harris]

Graham might have been thinking of Windy corner. It was improved some years before Brandish and though better, wouldn't give nearly as much time reduction as Brandish.
The old improving course discussion is never ending too. In 1907 it was dirt etc, imagine what those riders would say today!! Quarry Bends made a big difference in the 80s too. Ballig Bridge too used to be a full on hump backed 'jump' bridge, like Ballaugh still is. If they make it 4 big straights we'll be seeing 150mph+ laps! He he. Just fu*kin around.



I think you are correct man. Windy gives around 3 seconds a lap or so I have been told by fast riders there