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    Hi from the Tt. Having lunch in the palace with Adrian Archibald (well he's on the next table) Mcguiness was on fire yesterday
    Haven't bumped into Smelly yet though.
     
     

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    Hi mate looked really good yesterday, following the action on itv4 Cam Donald is going well
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by dan_geoghegan
    Hi from the Tt. Having lunch in the palace with Adrian Archibald (well he's on the next table) Mcguiness was on fire yesterday
    Haven't bumped into Smelly yet though.
    8-) 8-) 8-)
     
     

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    Mcguiness is after Dunlop record.


    I need amusement in my sad life and it looks, very much, like you fit this requirement admirably..............begin the amusement!!!!!
     
     

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    Only managed to do the course twice. They keep closing it due to crashes. 5 killed already including the Manx golf champion. :'( It's scary up on the mountain.
     
     

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    B-hell haven't heard much about that
     
     

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    Ain't it called 'Mad Sunday' the Sunday of the race when plenty of wannabes attempt self termination
    I need amusement in my sad life and it looks, very much, like you fit this requirement admirably..............begin the amusement!!!!!
     
     

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    Were the TT to have been held on the mainland, the fun and safety nazis would be jumping up and down to get it banned on account of the fatalities that accompany it, both of racers and the public. Fortunately the Manx government have a mind of their own and the high cost is seen as coming with the territory. Doesn't help with people getting carried away though, and of course they're emulating McGuinness, Dunlop and co when the roads aren't closed. It's one of the main reasons that I prefer going to the Manx GP rather than the TT, way fewer people there so the roads, pubs and restaurants aren't rammed, and there are fewer card-carrying idiots on the roads.

    Mad Sunday's over-rated anyway, far too busy and dangerous. WB - if you want to get a relatively clear lap in, go easy on the pop the night before and get out early in the morning, do a lap and be back in time for breakfast, the roads are much quieter at 06.30 8-) 8-) 8-)
    Racing is life, anything before or after is just waiting.
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    Did just that Scotty, they're much clearer but much colder too! I have not illusions of my place on the island but some of the riding i've see beggers belief.
     
     

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    Always amazed me how people called Sheene, Roberts, etc cowards for not riding the TT races.

    Road circuits will never ever be safe - the fatality figures at the TT over the years have proven it.
    Every year riders/racers die - I always feel sorry for the families they leave behind.

    The event has a higher death rate than afghanistan.

    Last year a couple of the RD club were up on the mountain doing 90 when a Ford Transit van past them...

    Having said all that I will be there next year with the RD400. We have already booked 3 houses for a club visit
     
     

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