Crazy motorcycle race

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:43 pm

The guy in the ridiculous crash survived with only a few broken bones too. Insane...

TC3 · Post by **TC3** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:57 am

Nutters

Woolley · Post by **Woolley** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:01 am

reminds me of something...

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:10 am

I loved the glitchiness throughout GTA4. At first it pissed me off because it took away from the game, but then it was just funny... That game had so much wasted potential.

rich666 · Post by **rich666** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:37 pm

The Isle of Man TT races are legendary for the high speeds and spills(a few fatal over the years). I was lucky enough to go there last year when Guy Martin had a rather nasty "off" at over 120mph he was the luckiest, jammiest bloke alive and survived relatively unscathed considering where and how fast.

have a look at the link below to get an idea of what the riders do, I have nothing but admiration for anyone mad enough to race at those speeds round that course!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT
http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Courses.aspx

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:33 pm

There's an interesting page at Wikipedia which lists the fatalities on the IoM Mountain Course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sn ... _accidents
It is extremely unusual for a TT to finish without at least one fatality.
It's almost a nail-on certainty that each year at least one rider will be killed.
since 1911 the course has claimed the lives of 237 competitors.

EddieC · Post by **EddieC** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:05 pm

There he is! Hows it goin gn2? We were wondering where you were

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:10 pm

Well I wasn't where you last saw me...

Recently I have been a busy boy moving house, what a palaver, NEVER again.

maddiedog · Post by **maddiedog** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:17 pm

Well, I'm glad to see you over here. I was missing your sarcasm.

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a palaver (for those of us on the other side of the pond)?

Woolley · Post by **Woolley** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:46 am

It means hassle.

ese12105 · Post by **ese12105** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:53 am

Man what a video! I cannot imagine going that fast! And to top it off, catching air on a street bike?!! Crazy! Those guys have guts.

woozy-uk · Post by **woozy-uk** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:54 am

John Mcguinness who i spoke to at the MCN excel bike show is a famous TT big winner, the biggest winner is the late Joey Dunlop which i assume is Michael Dunlops father

Id love to watch this in real life. Its a suicide sport i think.

Anyone who has a PS2 still could play this-

wish they could make a new version for PC and the new consoles

here is the Late, Joey's POV camera from TT-

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:35 am

Joey Dunlop was Robert Dunlop's elder brother.
Robert Dunlop was Michael and William Dunlop's father.
Joey and Robert both died in road race crashes.

woozy-uk · Post by **woozy-uk** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:56 am

just ordered TT closer to the edge

Scottish · Post by **Scottish** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:25 pm

The Isle of man TT, wow not for the faint hearted!

bountybuddy · Post by **bountybuddy** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:59 am

No, not for the faint of heart. I almost wet my pants just watching it. Boy that's a dangerous race. Buildings, trees, curbs, almost no chance if they go down. They've got a lot bigger balls than me. Very scary.

Mel46 · Post by **Mel46** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:45 am

When I was younger we often went to the flat track races, and in fact I raced some, but the bikes back then were nothing compared to the super bikes today. Heck, I was happy when my bike would hit 135 mph on a straightaway. Now you have supercharged bikes, and that monster, the Hayabusa. My bike was 1000 cc's but I bet that bike couldn't get near the ones today. I am glad I lived long enough to learn that speed kills. Boy, that TT is a killer!

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