wheresthetorch
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So sad - not many Dunlop racers left now. Michael will be devastated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/44754057
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/44754057
Tragic, but they all died doing what they loved. Doesn't Joey still hold the TT course record?
Of course condolences. But to have son, father and uncle all killed doing a very dangerous activity makes me question their prioritiesVery sad, but they are racers.
Road racers love the buzz , RIP to another great Dunlop
Of course condolences. But to have son, father and uncle all killed doing a very dangerous activity makes me question their priorities
As someone involved in the sport at a high level, did you ever feel the need to stop racing when (presumably) you had a family?Very sad news.
William didn't seem to be in a happy place for a long time. His heart didn't appear to be in road racing for some time - at least that's the impression I've had. Maybe he struggled with inner demons that his brother, Michael, seems to have coped with.
As an ex international road racer, I fully understand the mindset needed to compete in this sport. I never felt comfortable with people saying - 'Well, at least he died doing something he loved'. I wish people would stop saying it.
I've lost a lot of good friends over the years, through racing, and I've never heard another racer come out with that phrase.
I always wanted to stop racing when I felt the right time had come, and then die at a time and place of my own choosing. Preferably shot by a jealous husband on my 100th birthday.
Sad, sad day. Condolences to his family.
Luckily, I've got no kids and a very supportive wife who came from a motorcycling family. She fully understood the risks and never said anything to sway my decisions - apart from saying she didn't want me to do the Southern 100. I respected that wish.As someone involved in the sport at a high level, did you ever feel the need to stop racing when (presumably) you had a family?
I do struggle to understand the mindset that allows one to continue to do a very dangerous activity when others are dependent on you.
As someone involved in the sport at a high level, did you ever feel the need to stop racing when (presumably) you had a family?
I do struggle to understand the mindset that allows one to continue to do a very dangerous activity when others are dependent on you.
Single person, do what you like. But when you have people relying on you I would think things have to change
Very true ,and a big Thankyou to them all.
I was more answering the " got kids " part.
I dont have any of my own due to my early life and a selfish view that made me stay away from a life i didn't ever want.
My twenties and thirties were very much a life of self abuse and little thought for anything other than what i was going to do...still am a bit that way