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    Thread: Sad news of "Kipper" Killip
Post: RE: Sad news of "Kipper" Killip

90, what a great innings and isn't this a great photograph; https://www.ttracepics.com/honda/alan-ki...82049.html RIP Kipper.
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 4 1,685 18-08-2023, 04:48 AM
    Thread: Sad state of the island
Post: RE: Sad state of the island

(22-05-2023, 08:10 AM)Alfie Noakes Wrote: Oh and if you think the IoM Govt overspend / lose money on stupid projects i'll raise you with the BIGGEST POINTLESS waste of money, destruction, local cons...
bud62 General Discussion 9 5,463 22-05-2023, 05:01 PM
    Thread: TT+ NOW LIVE TO SUBSCRIBE
Post: RE: TT+ NOW LIVE TO SUBSCRIBE

Did anyone else's stream crash during the SuperTwin race? Mine went down twice and it was a PITA to get it back, (I had to refresh the page several times). Coverage is good when it works, but all t...
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 85 55,642 08-06-2022, 09:23 PM
    Thread: Late Decision
Post: RE: Late Decision

I'd park on Sefton Street next to Brunswick railway station (on the Northern Line) where there are no restrictions. Two stops in the Southport direction to Moorfields Station and a 10 minute walk west...
bud62 General Discussion 6 4,166 18-05-2022, 09:44 AM
    Thread: Future of TT Website (By Malcolm when taken ill in 2021)
Post: RE: Future of TT Website

Get well soon Malcolm.
bud62 ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read 55 40,569 27-09-2021, 08:27 PM
    Thread: Future of TT Website (By Malcolm when taken ill in 2021)
Post: RE: Future of TT Website

All the very best Malcolm, take care and thank you for this great site. I look forward to it's reincarnation soon.
bud62 ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read 55 40,569 01-09-2021, 04:51 PM
    Thread: Quayle outlines exit framework in Tynwald
Post: RE: Quayle outlines exit framework in Tynwald

Manx/Classic gone today, just been announced.
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 2 3,495 10-03-2021, 01:18 PM
    Thread: CANCELLATION OF THE 2021 CLASSIC TT RACES
Post: RE: CANCELLATION OF THE 2021 CLASSIC TT RACES

(10-03-2021, 01:11 PM)SILJA Wrote: What about MGP? Is it included in the Classic cancellation, please? I would say an unqualified YES, (unfortunately)!
bud62 Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 4 5,121 10-03-2021, 01:16 PM
    Thread: Pullyman: Is this the end of the TT ?
Post: RE: Pullyman: Is this the end of the TT ?

Well the sidecar class could get interesting in 2022 as the rules have been amended to allow parallel twin engines up to 900cc. Great idea as no Japanese factory is making a Supersports 600 anymore.
bud62 General Discussion 17 14,324 02-12-2020, 10:12 PM
    Thread: Best TT Memories.
Post: RE: Best TT Memories.

(20-04-2020, 01:05 AM)Sam Pato Wrote: .............................. Cam Donald was nailed to the back of him only inches away from his tail but completely out of sight from my position coming down ...
bud62 General Discussion 47 42,129 20-04-2020, 06:47 PM
    Thread: Norton Motorcycles Creditors report – How much money is owed?
Post: RE: Norton Motorcycles Creditors report – How much...

Most recent creditors report here (direct link from Companies House dated 25th March 2020): https://tinyurl.com/uxbk3uw
bud62 General Discussion 3 5,476 14-04-2020, 02:58 PM
    Thread: Norton – Was it a fraud from the start?
Post: RE: Norton – Was it a fraud from the start?

I called at the factory to pick up some stuff not long after they moved to Donington Hall. I was given a quick 5 minute tour which was unexpected, but welcomed and for the life of me I couldn't see h...
bud62 General Discussion 5 5,837 23-02-2020, 11:06 PM
    Thread: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final list of six contenders
Post: RE: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final...

So TT Senior prize money has actually gone down in the last 5-10 years? I'm sure I read the regs. not too long ago and if you led all six laps it was £25,000 I know the sidecar prize money used to b...
bud62 General Discussion 16 13,763 05-12-2019, 11:39 AM
    Thread: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final list of six contenders
Post: RE: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final...

(28-11-2019, 02:24 PM)HammerHead Wrote: Tennis, likewise, is not a big draw (Wimbledon aside) for the spectator. Well someone must disagree (not me), because a first round LOSER at Wimbledon picked-...
bud62 General Discussion 16 13,763 04-12-2019, 05:37 PM
    Thread: Southern 100 Meeting - Programme - Reports & Results
Post: RE: Southern 100 Meeting - Programme - Reports & R...

I read somewhere he has a suspected fracture of the pelvis? It was a nasty one: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/northern-...d/48956828
bud62 Southern 100 Meetings 2019 16 24,409 11-07-2019, 09:20 PM
    Thread: TT Live App.
Post: RE: TT Live App.

Worked OK for me and you can see all sectors on a single screen. My biggest job was finding the right URL (I kept trying the old "iomtt" URL). You have to log-in here (it is free - so far at least):...
bud62 General Discussion 54 75,102 26-05-2019, 08:45 PM
    Thread: NW200 Live qualifying now BBC website
Post: NW200 Live qualifying now BBC website

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/norther...d/48187687
bud62 Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 1 4,266 14-05-2019, 02:01 PM
    Thread: Nicky Hayden in 'serious condition' after being hit by car in Italy
Post: RE: Nicky Hayden in 'serious condition' after bein...

Just been announced that Nick Hayden passed-away at about 5 p.m. this afternoon, very sad news.
bud62 General Discussion 22 32,705 22-05-2017, 05:17 PM
    Thread: 4 disqualified in mondays race
Post: RE: 4 disqualified in mondays race

Maybe had something to do with the fact that the official TT lap record for a 750, (set by Jim Moodie on a full factory RC45 with qualifying tyres fitted), was beaten? ZXR750's were fast bikes no doub...
bud62 Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 36 59,694 01-09-2016, 12:20 PM
    Thread: Food for thought - Prize money
Post: RE: Food for thought - Prize money

The maximum winnings for the sidecar boys are even less at £20,000 and to get this amount they have to win BOTH races and be leading for all three laps of each race.
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 10 19,147 29-06-2015, 09:11 PM
    Thread: Food for thought - Prize money
Post: Food for thought - Prize money

We all know that the riders at the TT and road racing in general are not in the sport for the money, but let me put this one to you..................... The FIRST ROUND LOSERS at Wimbledon today, wil...
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 10 19,147 29-06-2015, 08:36 PM
    Thread: Post Classic Regs
Post: RE: Post Classic Regs

I would just like to add my experience of running a "genuine" 750 Formula 1 bike at the Classic TT in 2013. Ryan Kneen rode my OW01 when he finished third in the inaugural Classic F1 race. Unfortuna...
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 59 113,319 24-01-2015, 01:05 PM
    Thread: Dave Molyneux Latest
Post: Full interview on Manx Radio at 3.30 pm today

Full interview on Manx Radio at 3.30 pm today
bud62 TT Related Posts (Only) 2 5,189 02-06-2006, 03:33 PM