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    Thread: slight increase to Steam Packet prices
Post: RE: slight increase to Steam Packet prices

The sign of things to come is a reduced service with increased fares - the good old fashioned carbon footprint excuse appetisers have already been served and the current malarkey with wind and tide ex...
Alfie Noakes Southern 100 Meetings 2 340 17-04-2024, 03:48 PM
    Thread: McGuinness in 'really good spot' for 109th TT start.
Post: RE: McGuinness in 'really good spot' for 109th TT ...

He was in/on very good form at Bikes n Banter at Kassam Stadium Oxford couple weeks ago along with Deano and Jamie Whitham .. his genuine love for the TT and IoM obviously still strong...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 1 339 16-04-2024, 08:18 PM
    Thread: Manx Village Food Market plan for TT 2024
Post: RE: Manx Village Food Market plan for TT 2024

(07-04-2024, 09:06 PM)Chrisp955 Wrote: I can't see the £7 burger vans being happy with cheeper food being sold next door. That is somewhat curious given the mention of nominal pitch fees as the expe...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 2 2,008 08-04-2024, 12:26 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

I was TT lost trying to figure where Lougher would be out from behind the screen on a 125 on the run towards Ramsey or the climb towards Gooseneck
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 03-04-2024, 05:14 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

S100 ?
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 02-04-2024, 07:38 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

Tower Bends ?
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 02-04-2024, 05:47 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

ooooh Tricky Sticky ...... i'll go both barrels with one just before Ballacrye and the other Churchtown
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 01-04-2024, 08:55 PM
    Thread: Viewing Points - Advice please
Post: RE: Viewing Points - Advice please

End of Cronk y Voddy straight is mega fast with big change of direction and you can wander from the crossroads through to the dip - there's a charge for parking/access but well worth it and accessible...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 5 11,999 29-03-2024, 10:59 PM
    Thread: New TT scoreboard 'not a priority'!
Post: RE: New TT scoreboard 'not a priority'!

Yeah Nasher defo - see you all over there......I can see/understand all sides of the board discussion...the big point raised by those who worked on the boards with the scoreboard while that it being o...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 4 1,538 23-03-2024, 10:28 AM
    Thread: New TT scoreboard 'not a priority'!
Post: RE: New TT scoreboard 'not a priority'!

It's the very typical Manx Govt snide approach to the whole thing that has naffed me off - a well managed decline of the structure then demolish it on the surprise surprise grounds of HnS with no new ...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 4 1,538 22-03-2024, 07:40 PM
    Thread: Norton boss Stuart Garner 'should gave gone to prison...'
Post: RE: Norton boss Stuart Garner 'should gave gone to...

Garner was never more than a jumped up thieving firework salesman..
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 2 402 21-03-2024, 10:14 PM
    Thread: Davey Todd on TT Supersport Ducati
Post: Davey Todd on TT Supersport Ducati

Davey Todd to ride a Ducati at 2024 Isle of Man TT | Road Racing | Crash
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 1 1,133 20-03-2024, 12:03 PM
    Thread: Drones
Post: RE: Drones

Hi David, this might help https://www.gov.im/news/2023/may/17/rest...-circuits/
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 2 1,124 16-03-2024, 08:45 PM
    Thread: Gorse lea this year
Post: RE: Gorse lea this year

(16-02-2024, 10:28 AM)Mike34 Wrote: Thanks, We have a homestay in Crosby so might be walking up there. Or take the bus. We have never been there so would be great. Vehicle access also when roads ar...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 10 16,462 16-02-2024, 11:22 AM
    Thread: Gorse lea this year
Post: RE: Gorse lea this year

It's all good - 7am you'll have a choice but won't be alone at Gorse Lea, get your spec covered then sit further back in field while the sun comes over the trees or sit on wall and watch / listen to t...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 10 16,462 16-02-2024, 09:11 AM
    Thread: As I age, I change, it seems
Post: RE: As I age, I change, it seems

Born IoM a few hours after the 67 Ago v Hailwood Senior, mum n dad were told off by the local Bobby who they knew for watching at Hillberry as I was overdue and an ambulance would be slow getting to H...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 11 2,832 11-02-2024, 06:34 PM
    Thread: The 3 Legs Of ?
Post: RE: The 3 Legs Of ?

Hi B499, These get discussed regularly on a Facebook page called Manx Nostalgia ... it's a genuinely good well behaved and managed FB page which has all sorts of lovely Manx history including the TT /...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 1 1,266 03-02-2024, 10:43 PM
    Thread: Popular TT campsite to close after TT 2024
Post: RE: Popular TT campsite to close after TT 2024

HOLD the back page .... https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m...e-in-2025/
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 3 1,561 30-01-2024, 05:42 PM
    Thread: The Forum / The Future
Post: RE: The Forum / The Future

I remember the old iomtt forum and at many times it was a complete clown's bunfight of nonsense involving outright trolls and those special "people" who inanely and repetitively say they don't like ...
Alfie Noakes ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read 84 26,510 10-01-2024, 12:49 PM
    Thread: Laylaw Classic Racing call it quits. UPDATE!!!
Post: RE: Laylaw Classic Racing call it quits. UPDATE!!!

excellent news - was stationed at K-Tree Conker Fields at MGP ... hearing all the 2-pokes approaching was delightful as was seeing them handle and steer like they were on rails..
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 4 1,620 09-01-2024, 02:16 PM
    Thread: Ulster GP 2024 Cancelled
Post: Ulster GP 2024 Cancelled

more bad insurance news .. Ulster Grand Prix 2024 cancelled | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Alfie Noakes Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 3 1,342 09-01-2024, 11:22 AM
    Thread: Jack (Jackie) Wood RIP
Post: Jack (Jackie) Wood RIP

A true gent who was CoC for my MGP / TT's .... Jack always spoke to the riders on friendly but very professional first name terms at a level which naturally because he had raced himself commanded resp...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 0 393 29-12-2023, 11:30 AM
    Thread: Plaque for Malcolm
Post: RE: Plaque for Malcolm

Malcolm's plaque is still in place and looking fine .... best seasonal rgds to you all from Alfie and IoM .... hiked up Snaefell yesterday with my son while the weather was good / clear .... very refr...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 60 16,467 20-12-2023, 11:08 AM
    Thread: manxman
Post: RE: manxman

Deckhand Noakes Xmas update .. . .. .. .. . .. Well it sailed on time and there was a fair SWish oncoming swell on which didn't seem to affect stability comfort as much as the Ben would have done BU...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 9 9,170 17-12-2023, 11:49 AM
    Thread: manxman
Post: RE: manxman

I'm heading back to my home isle on the 15th for a few weeks ... hopefully it won't be too windy, the tide won't be too low and they might have got the hang of actually driving the thing if there's a ...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 9 9,170 01-12-2023, 09:21 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

Gotta be B'Gow with that white stonework ... it's curious for pics and video through there as a lot of the perspectives / pov's i've seen don't convey how steep the hill actually is
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 30-11-2023, 08:58 PM
    Thread: BSA 499 Connecting Rod
Post: RE: BSA 499 Connecting Rod

Hi B499, buying from USA there's the duty/vat to be paid - there's various online calculators, just google "import duty calculator" and you should able to see how much the total cost will be, from mem...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 3 1,316 18-11-2023, 10:59 PM
    Thread: Attention Paddock! Attention Paddock
Post: RE: Attention Paddock! Attention Paddock

Damp patches from Crosby through Greeba ... sidecars going out first [Image: https://i.ibb.co/59CnsrQ/IMG-20231020-WA0000.jpg]
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 9 7,692 20-10-2023, 09:57 AM
    Thread: TT merchandise contract ended
Post: RE: TT merchandise contract ended

The Dick-waving Govt Marketing Goons various are aggressively obsessed with "their" TT logo, sales and image ... they would do far far better sharing the profit with a local company who can actually p...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 6 2,609 19-10-2023, 08:00 PM
    Thread: Dean harrison
Post: RE: Dean harrison

It'll need to be a BMW or Honda and Hicky's BMW in road racing context looks like it handles/steers on rails and is also a jet ...
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 9 11,058 14-10-2023, 03:22 PM
    Thread: 2023 Manx
Post: RE: 2023 Manx

No 10 did know the roads were closed didn't he ??
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 38 12,617 18-09-2023, 03:31 PM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

(11-09-2023, 06:59 PM)ian333 Wrote: Kerrowmoar is my best guess ian333 wins the observation test ...
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 15-09-2023, 11:42 AM
    Thread: Who, What, Where, When?
Post: RE: Who, What, Where, When?

Rider shouldn't be a problem .. Location please from all you keen Detectives out there ... [Image: https://i.ibb.co/BtzXhhL/20230824-084144.jpg]
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 728 540,517 11-09-2023, 10:37 AM
    Thread: 2023 Manx
Post: RE: 2023 Manx

excellent work and pics ... fab
Alfie Noakes ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 38 12,617 11-09-2023, 10:08 AM
    Thread: manxman
Post: RE: manxman

(03-09-2023, 05:02 PM)scaramanga Wrote: not sure if true but hearing tales of bikes falling over Only 3 apparently - not sure what the whole story is.. Steam Packet to investigate motorcycle parking...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 9 9,170 03-09-2023, 07:01 PM
    Thread: Plaque for Malcolm
Post: RE: Plaque for Malcolm

Hello all , sorry for delay - lots of my spare time gobbled up by emergency practice session response car duties but plaque is now in place on chunky stone wall outside of the small church top of Barr...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 60 16,467 30-08-2023, 03:52 PM
    Thread: MGP Riders Reunion
Post: RE: MGP Riders Reunion

Hey B499, i'll be there and hopefully if his heart op isn't called forward my very good mate Gordon Farmer 1982 Senior winner will be with me...
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 4 2,530 21-08-2023, 08:58 PM
    Thread: Plaque for Malcolm
Post: RE: Plaque for Malcolm

Thanks all for the donations - i'm meeting up with Matthew from Manx Memorials who has been very kind and helpful....the plaque should be made within the next couple of days and i'll get it fixed befo...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 60 16,467 21-08-2023, 08:56 PM
    Thread: Manxman maiden voyage announced!!!
Post: RE: Manxman maiden voyage announced!!!

(17-08-2023, 08:30 AM)Chris_Sav Wrote: On the berth loading for the maiden sailing Start of a new era! Watch out for that windberg shipmates ...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 4 2,109 17-08-2023, 07:19 PM
    Thread: Todd to TAS
Post: RE: Todd to TAS

nice ... didn't think he's bail from Padgetts without another ride .... any bets / rumours on where/who Dean will be riding for next TT ??
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 4 2,636 16-08-2023, 11:44 AM
    Thread: Sidecars at MGP
Post: Sidecars at MGP

Sidecars to undergo TT tyre test at Manx Grand Prix - Manx Radio
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 1 1,674 15-08-2023, 02:11 PM
    Thread: 50mph blanket speed limit for MGP?
Post: RE: 50mph blanket speed limit for MGP?

(11-08-2023, 11:50 PM)Multirider Wrote: It's just like the TT. 50 mph around the course and single track at the hill section. Rudi Whoooaa there Rudi - The Mountain Road part of the course (Hill Se...
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 5 2,575 12-08-2023, 09:10 AM
    Thread: Top 20 for Classic Senior race
Post: RE: Top 20 for Classic Senior race

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m...-mgp-ride/
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 6 3,028 11-08-2023, 08:28 PM
    Thread: Manxman Arrival Gets Closer
Post: RE: Manxman Arrival Gets Closer

Maybe i'm reading that with my Liverpool Terminal cost / delay hat on but some of that sounds like "it's nowhere near finished yet" and "we don't really know what she handles like in the harbour and a...
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 78 24,885 06-08-2023, 03:27 PM
    Thread: Davey Todd leaves Padgetts
Post: RE: Davey Todd leaves Padgetts

'mmmmm both riders are unlikely to have bailed out without potential for a future ride/race package elsewhere ... TT icon McG back to Padgetts for TT2024 ? ..
Alfie Noakes TT Related Posts (Only) 14 11,433 31-07-2023, 12:21 PM
    Thread: Hislop Norton
Post: RE: Hislop Norton

Indeed H2 - was watching up at Brandywell, last lap Steve was so fast and deep/wide through the corner. literally riding the wheels off it.
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 10 5,807 31-07-2023, 10:05 AM
    Thread: Hislop Norton
Post: RE: Hislop Norton

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-m...rand-prix/
Alfie Noakes Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 10 5,807 28-07-2023, 10:19 AM
    Thread: Tom Loughridge - R.I.P.
Post: RE: Tom Loughridge - R.I.P.

Great pics, lovely story and fab variety of racing machines .. thanks.
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 11 8,447 20-07-2023, 09:57 PM
    Thread: Tonight 8pm
Post: RE: Tonight 8pm

They aren't bothered about racing in the wet over there it would appear ..
Alfie Noakes General Discussion 1 1,098 18-07-2023, 09:09 AM
    Thread: Red Flag Incident - Official Statement
Post: RE: Official Statement

Second all the thoughts and respects for the lost and those involved ...
Alfie Noakes Southern 100 Meetings 25 9,489 12-07-2023, 02:39 PM