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    Thread: Clean emissions races.....
Post: RE: Clean emissions races.....

Just thinking aloud......... Who's going to ride them G-bikes? I've been wrong before and correct me if I'm wrong. Needed: International licence? and all that is entailed. Qualifying to ACU requir...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 56 92,938 24-06-2008, 05:54 PM
    Thread: A couple from Senior Race
Post: A couple from Senior Race

[Image: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/ba...G_4919.jpg] [Image: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/ba...G_4929.jpg]
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,558 07-06-2008, 11:33 AM
    Thread: SS & Sideys Weds
Post: SS & Sideys Weds

http://gallery.mac.com/balrog4#100154&bg...&view=grid
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,489 04-06-2008, 08:59 PM
    Thread: Pix from TT 2008
Post: Pix from TT 2008

Superbikes and Sidecars Monday Races http://gallery.mac.com/balrog4#100146&bg...&view=grid Friday night practice http://gallery.mac.com/balrog4#100139&bg...&view=grid
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,291 01-06-2008, 08:58 AM
    Thread: Mon Nite prac pix
Post: RE: Mon Nite prac pix

Shitoffa Shovel Wrote:Thanks balin , a pleasure to check out your named rider images for those of us on the mainland without a race guide,,,,,,, keep up the good work. Regards SS,,,,,,, Hey SS TVM...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 6 9,698 26-05-2008, 09:45 PM
    Thread: Mon Nite prac pix
Post: RE: Mon Nite prac pix

Hilary M Wrote:the local website clearly stated that visitors would not notice many more Prohibited and Restricted areas.This is totally untrue as I stated in a previous posting.I am well aware that u...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 6 9,698 26-05-2008, 09:42 PM
    Thread: Mon Nite prac pix
Post: RE: Mon Nite prac pix

Ben Oates Wrote:balin Wrote:http://gallery.mac.com/balrog4#100131&bg...&view=grid Sod it. The places to watch restricted/forbidden are more than I would like. I've lost the excitement that ...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 6 9,698 26-05-2008, 09:11 PM
    Thread: Mon Nite prac pix
Post: Mon Nite prac pix

http://gallery.mac.com/balrog4#100131&bg...&view=grid Sod it. The places to watch restricted/forbidden are more than I would like. I've lost the excitement that comes with TT. Almost lost ...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 6 9,698 26-05-2008, 08:32 PM
    Thread: Jurby Roads links
Post: Jurby Roads links

http://web.mac.com/balrog4/iWeb/Site/Jurby%20Roads.html http://web.mac.com/balrog4/iWeb/Site/Jurby%20Roads.html
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,301 17-05-2008, 11:19 PM
    Thread: Jurby Roads
Post: RE: Jurby Roads

A few pix: http://web.mac.com/balrog4/iWeb/Site/Jurby%20Roads.html http://web.mac.com/balrog4/iWeb/Site/Jurby%20Roads.html
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 10 13,376 17-05-2008, 10:35 PM
    Thread: Inquest today?
Post: RE: Inquest today?

Tomcat Top reply and an outstanding summation of the situation as it pertains. Don't forget that many Marshals are Manx-based and have full-time jobs. Annual leave is often taken for race weeks, le...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 194 343,316 02-04-2008, 05:28 PM
    Thread: Inquest today?
Post: RE: Inquest today?

thewitch Wrote:Your warrant card is the card in your armband, and it has on it the terms and duties of a marshal, space to record your sessions, your details etd. I find the actual armband a nuisance ...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 194 343,316 31-03-2008, 07:22 PM
    Thread: Inquest today?
Post: RE: Inquest today?

davegess Wrote:<snip> The TT is simply a dangerous event and there is a real limit on how safe it can actually be made. That said I think a better job needs to be done AND it sound like the gr...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 194 343,316 28-03-2008, 06:15 PM
    Thread: Inquest today?
Post: RE: Inquest today?

FC Wrote:Something that was mentioned at the inquest was risk assessments, problem is the Island is so far behind in this type of training, Health & Safety up untill the past couple of years was a...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 194 343,316 27-03-2008, 09:22 PM
    Thread: DID THEY EVER STAND THIS CLOSE AT THE TT??
Post: RE: DID THEY EVER STAND THIS CLOSE AT THE TT??

Going back, TT, oh I guess 10, mebbes 12 years. Exit from the Gooseneck, grassy knoll bit, kids with feet *just* as close could be to the road. Toes nearly, but not quite a H&S issue. :bonk: Kin...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 12 20,330 07-03-2008, 09:20 PM
    Thread: TT photo exhibition - potentially
Post: RE: TT photo exhibition - potentially

Bill Snelling Wrote:I have been asked to mount a TT photo exhibition at a site fairly adjacent to where we live - Big Wheel Country. Will keep you posted. Hi Bill Beltin' news fella. You must be we...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 7 10,288 28-02-2008, 09:47 PM
    Thread: Gary Carswell and Martin Finnegan
Post: Gary Carswell and Martin Finnegan

[Image: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/ba...nnegan.jpg] TT 2007 Ballacrye
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,819 17-02-2008, 12:56 PM
    Thread: Joey
Post: Joey

[Image: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/ba...Ysmall.jpg] at the Bungalow. The only decent pic I ever took of Joey. Scanned print.
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,268 17-02-2008, 12:51 PM
    Thread: Steve Plater TT 2007
Post: Steve Plater TT 2007

[Image: http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/ba...Plater.jpg] Just after Gwen's.
balin ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 4,295 17-02-2008, 12:47 PM
    Thread: TT Sounds
Post: [quote="Kev from Sparks"]balin, I'm pleased yo...

Kev from Sparks Wrote:balin, I'm pleased you posted, as I couldn't remember who had filmed that clip :lol: and it's been bugging me for ages now :wink: I posted that up for you on Sparks a few ye...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 38 53,574 09-02-2008, 09:20 AM
    Thread: TT Sounds
Post: [quote="thewitch"]and I was there... if not that m...

thewitch Wrote:and I was there... if not that morning another that week... amazing, evocative sound, and stuck under the trees, with the birds, the stillness, and then that! IIRC I was on my own that ...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 38 53,574 08-02-2008, 09:04 AM
    Thread: Long shot re 1963 TT
Post: Long shot re 1963 TT

A chap on another list has posted this. He's obviously focused on the train side of things, but has made me realise that there were ambulance trains at TT. Any help out there? All input gratefully ...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 9 11,946 06-01-2008, 10:36 AM
    Thread: Racers wives calender 2008
Post: izzit a charidee thing? BTW... if you need any...

izzit a charidee thing? BTW... if you need any help PSing any inadvertent exposure :oops: I could help out........ charidee mate :D
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 3 5,381 27-10-2007, 07:51 PM
    Thread: FAO Gorselea Marshals
Post: I've a few pix from the Battle of Britain over Dou...

I've a few pix from the Battle of Britain over Douglas Bay at: http://web.mac.com/balrog4/iWeb/Site/Bat...Flyby.html Despite several attempts I can't get the [img] tags to work, hence the URL post :...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 30 43,141 27-07-2007, 04:58 PM
    Thread: FAO Gorselea Marshals
Post: [quote="cargo"]I feel sorry for anyone foolish eno...

cargo Wrote:I feel sorry for anyone foolish enough to marshall at Gorse Lea for the Manx. The weather just now is perfect for midge breeding by the time we get to the long hot sunny days of the Manx G...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 30 43,141 25-07-2007, 07:09 PM
    Thread: me TT pix round-up
Post: Hey fella Thanks for that. Sounds like at thos...

Hey fella Thanks for that. Sounds like at those prices there's an awful lot of effort for little gain, 'specially when you see sites offering A4 size for up to a tenner! Appreciate the time taken t...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 2 4,807 11-06-2007, 05:55 PM
    Thread: me TT pix round-up
Post: me TT pix round-up

The what/when clue is in the URL but y'know that. Thinking I might try flogging some in the future. Would be looking to do it with as little effort, other than tweaking the pix to optimise and as ch...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 2 4,807 10-06-2007, 05:03 PM
    Thread: Best Newcomer
Post: [quote="thewitch"]I was massively impressed by Ste...

thewitch Wrote:I was massively impressed by Steve Plater and by his level-headed approach. He has made a remarkable transition from short circuits to the TT (OK, I know about his NW experience, but th...
balin TT Related Posts (Only) 8 11,577 10-06-2007, 04:57 PM