Isle of Man TT 'Ride-Along'

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I may have just had a trouser accident.....

 

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Road Traffic Police officer was on the radio just now and said no pushbikes are allowed on the mountain road this TT fortnight.

 

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Anyone else here on vodafone? This has to be better than pissing about with iom sim.

I just opted in



Btw classic races from billown this afternoon all live on radiott


They always sound great, well worth a listen.

 

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http://tunein.com/radio/Manx-Radio-AM-1368-s37235/

 

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Have been listening to the PreTT classics from the Billown course on the south of the island all morning, fantastic sounds..they have just stopped for lunch and now back out.
http://www.manxradio.com/Player/RadioPlayer/Index_AM.html


Enjoy

 

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John McGuinness got his 2014 Isle of Man TT Races campaign underway in fine style on Monday evening when the 20-times winner set the second fastest lap of the opening practice session.
With perfect conditions around the 37.73 mile Mountain Course, the Morecambe Missile took his 1000cc Honda Racing Fireblade round at 126.335mph to post the second fastest time in the Superbike class, just behind fellow Honda rider Bruce Anstey.

After two laps on the Superbike, John then switched to the 600cc Valvoline Racing/Padgetts Honda and, despite encountering traffic on his third lap, a speed of 118.672mph ensured he took second on the Supersport class leaderboard too.

After a problematical North West 200, when his injured wrist left him down field and very much on the back foot, the opening session will have been a tremendous boost to John and with his wrist and fitness improving all the time, he’s immediately shown he’ll be his usual threat come race day.

Speaking later, a pleased John said: “When I was lying on the rocks in the Lake District a couple of months ago I didn’t think I’d be competitive when I got here so tonight’s been a real boost to me and it’s great to bang in a good lap straightaway. I just went out there tonight and rode my motorbike without thinking too much and everything just started to happen naturally for me. The familiar surroundings of the TT Course are where I’m at my happiest and it felt really good out there tonight, just letting the course flow and lapping at a nice, steady speed.”

“The two laps on the big bike felt good as did the 600 although it was quite a difficult session as the sun was really bad, as worse as I’ve ever know it since I’ve been coming here. With all the rain over the last few months, there’s more foliage around the course and the sun poking through the trees was creating a strobe light effect so it definitely kept me on my toes. It’s always good to get the first session under your belt, even more so for me this year and I feel the weight’s been lifted off my shoulders so we’re up and running now and ready to roll.”

Practice continues on this evening.

 

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Mark Higgins Subaru lap, @ 19:37!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael Dunlop holds the '600 SuperSports' lap-record @ 17:35 (average = 128MPH!!!)

Considering the comparative lack off acceleration in the car, & inability to place so precisely on the road, that time is incredible

I can only wonder what Colin McRae could have done in the same car............

Unfortunately I 've just seen this, but, Subaru & Mark Higgins teamed up again last year to have a crack at his record - set with the 2011 car, as seen above
They used a US '2015' specification car



He broke the record!!! (& bet the Side-Car times, so it states!!)

Once again, he's having to place it so precisely, & has speed definitely blunted, due to the large frontal area compared to a bike


"Chapeau!!" to the man!!

 

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Unfortunately I 've just seen this, but, Subaru & Mark Higgins teamed up again last year to have a crack at his record - set with the 2011 car, as seen above
They used a US '2015' specification car



He broke the record!!! (& bet the Side-Car times, so it states!!)

Once again, he's having to place it so precisely, & has speed definitely blunted, due to the large frontal area compared to a bike


"Chapeau!!" to the man!!

But what lap times would the sidecars do if they had a bigger engine than the 600cc 4 stroke they are limited to. (for safety reasons)

 

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Then of course, there's the Top Gear item, with Kris Meeke taking a Bentley Continental GT around that rally stage!!
That's mad!, even if it does show how good the car is

But what lap times would the sidecars do if they had a bigger engine than the 600cc 4 stroke they are limited to. (for safety reasons)

No idea at all??

I presume it'll parallel the 600s - 1000's in the solos???