(04-07-2010, 04:45 PM)Chris Maybury Wrote: Such statistics need to be taken in context.

The following link reveals some interesting facts

http://www.rock-climbing-for-life.com/mo...eaths.html

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A study was conducted from 1921 through 2006 to examine the mortality rate amongst climbers of Mount Everest. It was conducted by the British Medical Journal and gave these statistics: 8,030 climbers during this time frame, of which 212 died on the mountain. That is a staggering number of Mount Everest deaths!
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It would be interesting to know just how many riders have competed in the TT / MGP since 1907.

You cant compare the deaths on Mount Everest to the TT, most of the deaths on Everest are not witnessed by Joe Public and the Local Population is not forced or inconvenienced with the deaths. It was interesting to note that your statistics for Everest included all yet the statistics for the TT don't include all, how many spectators have been killed at the TT, MGP etc. How many Locals have been killed at the IOM races doing their ordinary day to day thing.
I love Road Racing and the IOM races but I cant stand the earache I get from the wife and many others because they cant get home from work or go shopping. I would also say (my own opinion) that the worlds press that attend the TT are more interested in fatalities that the racing itself, we have had a couple of local soldiers killed from here while on active service did their funeral get the headline news on, BBC and ITV no.
And Wayne is spot on in his comment that the top riders or those that cant quite make it at the carparks only race here for the Money, how much start or prize money is paid out at BSB, meetings that charge spectators big bucks just to get in.