IOMTT 130 mph lap

[Bykmad]

John McGuiness has just logged a 130mph lap on the second lap of the Senior TT. Anstey has retired with handling problems.

[Bykmad]

Kiwi Paul Dobbs is currently in 26th place on the 3rd lap

[White trash]

Ummmm,I thought Dobbsy was a Pom, living in NZ now?

[merv]

Geepers almost 210 km/hr in our language.

[orangeback]

[Bykmad]

Dobbsy up to 18th. He is a KIWI and proud of it.

[steveyb]

This is what the TT represents to me.
Sorry all you glorifiers out there, but the sooner it stops the better.
And no, I am not a wowser. I have my share of high speed fun and games, just don't put myself in the cross hairs this way.

A tragedy for his family. A 34 yr old bloke, newcomer, running in 33rd place. Seemingly there just to give it a go and look what happens. This crash also claimed the lives of two spectators/marshalls.

Anyone that keen to go?

http://www.iomguide.com/races/tt/tt-news.php?story=944

Steve

[Eddieb]

Ummmm,I thought Dobbsy was a Pom, living in NZ now?

No Dobbsy is a Hamilton boy who moved to the UK in the mid-late 90's, part of the crew from the early 90's when RGV's etc where the latest greatest thing.

He has a devoted group of UK based Kiwi's mostly ex Hamilton, and a few brits who go over each year and pit for him. I've camped with his crew over there twice.

[BarBender]

John McGuiness has just logged a 130mph lap on the second lap of the Senior TT.

Amazing...

[bistard]

Great News!!
Shame to hear about Bruce retiring
And Steve,you are a "Wowser" But thats another story
haha

[onearmedbandit]

This is what the TT represents to me.
Sorry all you glorifiers out there, but the sooner it stops the better.
And no, I am not a wowser. I have my share of high speed fun and games, just don't put myself in the cross hairs this way.

A tragedy for his family. A 34 yr old bloke, newcomer, running in 33rd place. Seemingly there just to give it a go and look what happens. This crash also claimed the lives of two spectators/marshalls.

Anyone that keen to go?

http://www.iomguide.com/races/tt/tt-news.php?story=944

Steve

It's called freedom of choice Steve. You go to compete, you know the risks, you're of sound mind, it's a desire for you to to complete, where's the problem? Same for spectators in my opinion.

[Sanx]

This is what the TT represents to me.
Sorry all you glorifiers out there, but the sooner it stops the better.
And no, I am not a wowser. I have my share of high speed fun and games, just don't put myself in the cross hairs this way.

A tragedy for his family. A 34 yr old bloke, newcomer, running in 33rd place. Seemingly there just to give it a go and look what happens. This crash also claimed the lives of two spectators/marshalls.

You can get killed crossing the road. You can get killed falling down stairs. You can get killed choking on a peanut. You can get killed using a computer during a lightning storm. Luckily for you though, you can't get killed by making stunningly inane comments.

So, turn off the computer, wrap yourself up in cotton wool, don't eat any foods harder than a slice of cheese and make sure you stay well away from staircases. Yes, your life would staggeringly boring and tedious, but at least you'd have a nice long time to not enjoy it.

On the other hand, the rider killed was doing something he loved. Probably something that was a dream and an ambition. As for the marshals and spectators; it's unfortunate but it happens. There's an element of risk in many things we do, and marshaling bikes travelling at high speeds is something that's risky. No-one forced these people to be there - they did it because they wanted to.

[scott411]

It's called freedom of choice Steve. You go to compete, you know the risks, you're of sound mind, it's a desire for you to to complete, where's the problem? Same for spectators in my opinion.

agree 100%, i would never race their myself, but everyone knows the risk, the world is far to much into protecting people from themselves,

as for the spectators, motorracing is slightly dangerous to watch (even speedway is) this could happen at wanganui or pearoa as well, cars have gone over big fences in NZ lately to, (sprintcar in the south island and touring over the fence at pukekohe park,

its par for the course, if you do not want the risk, don;t go, leave the people that are man enough to accept the risk go and ride. long may the IOM continue

[Bykmad]

Steveyb.

Go back to bed and dont get out of it ever again. You might hurt yourself.

[dank]

This is what the TT represents to me.
Sorry all you glorifiers out there, but the sooner it stops the better.
And no, I am not a wowser.
http://www.iomguide.com/races/tt/tt-news.php?story=944

Steve

Not a wowser? maybe just a wet blanket then.

Death is a tradgedy in any circumstance and Im sorry to hear of the deaths at the event, but theyre accidents. Ban murder and war not passion.