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Thread: Did the steampacket hire the extra ship?
Post: RE: Did the steampacket hire the extra ship?
| I know that other ferry companies have business elsewhere, however why do they not push to take the business from the Steam Packet? Is it really not in their interest, or do the SP have some advantage... |
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General Discussion
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18-06-2015, 10:04 PM |
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Thread: Grandstand at The Swan
Post: RE: Grandstand at The Swan
| Grandstands are useless wherever you watch racing, and that includes short circuits. |
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18-06-2015, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: What would you do to support Malcom - please list it?
Post: RE: What would you do to support Malcom - please l...
| (18-06-2015, 08:19 PM)dommyman Wrote: Also, I don't see the need to hide behind pseudonyms on any Forum, what is wrong with using your proper name, even if it only shows up in your details.
Wow, y... |
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18-06-2015, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: How long have we got?
Post: RE: How long have we got?
| Phew, that's good - I thought it might have been only me as I did have a post where I broke a few rules (not intentionally, I hasten to add - it was just the way I would post on other forums), and whe... |
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18-06-2015, 09:02 PM |
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Thread: How long have we got?
Post: RE: How long have we got?
| Is that Nick Jefferies as in the Nick Jefferies, TT rider? If so, blimey, how cool is that.
As for how long have we got, I too thought it was shutting down yesterday, however when re-reading the post... |
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18-06-2015, 08:38 PM |
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Thread: Jamie Hamilton in stable condition after TT crash
Post: RE: Jamie Hamilton in stable condition after TT cr...
| Yes, that is very encouraging news |
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18-06-2015, 08:33 PM |
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Thread: Enough is Enough
Post: RE: Enough is Enough
| (17-06-2015, 08:35 PM)excollier Wrote: Sad to read this news. The lunatics are taking over the world in so many ways, ruining life for the silent majority.
Thanks for the forum, Malcolm, I hope it w... |
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TT Related Posts (Only)
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17-06-2015, 08:40 PM |
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Thread: 2015 TT's Stats
Post: RE: 2015 TT's Stats
| That is incredible that they are averaging that speed from Ballaugh to Ramsey |
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16-06-2015, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: JM's 133mph lap
Post: RE: JM's 133mph lap
| Nice bit of pub ammo there, Fred. |
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16-06-2015, 08:31 AM |
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Thread: Yamaha
Post: RE: Yamaha
| I don't think Josh would be automatically in contention for wins - he's still learning the course. Doing a 129mph lap is very impressive, however to win the big bike races you now need to be doing 132... |
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16-06-2015, 08:24 AM |
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Thread: Peter Hickman
Post: RE: Peter Hickman
| (15-06-2015, 10:54 AM)cregnybaa Wrote: westers bendy frames etc, i think you are displaying your ignorance there.
No, I'm not - listen to Jamie Whitham talking about how bad the proddie bikes were. ... |
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15-06-2015, 11:21 AM |
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Thread: Peter Hickman
Post: RE: Peter Hickman
| For as long as you have highly competitive riders who want to win, you'll see records broken; you can't stop them from doing that, it's their nature.
Yes speeds have risen, however it's the technolog... |
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15-06-2015, 10:08 AM |
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Thread: Yamaha
Post: RE: Yamaha
| (15-06-2015, 12:20 AM)NB12 Wrote: Just to reiterate, 2015 iom TT Yamaha "WINS" TWO, BMW "WINS" ZERO, I'm sure you can fill me in on more consolation prize/runner up stats and I will be owned.
True, ... |
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15-06-2015, 08:14 AM |
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Thread: Red flags
Post: RE: Red flags
| Yes, very true Billy, and I think it sums up the difference between the TT of "yesteryear", and the modern event. |
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13-06-2015, 10:50 PM |
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Thread: James Hiller
Post: James Hiller
| I didn't really know too much about him before this years TT (I'd heard/seen him ride in the BSB series, plus awareness of previous TT's, but that was it), yet I have to say what a really, really top ... |
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13-06-2015, 10:40 PM |
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Thread: Yamaha
Post: RE: Yamaha
| Dean doesn't ride for Milwuakee, still :) |
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13-06-2015, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: Could this be JM130's last TT?
Post: RE: Could this be JM130's last TT?
| Does JM still come onto this forum? If so, it would be good to hear from him exactly what the difference was between the start of the week and the end. I know he said they made a few changes to the bi... |
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13-06-2015, 10:27 PM |
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Thread: Red flags
Post: RE: Red flags
| I can't remember red flags being used until Guy crashed in 2010; ever since then they seem to have become more common place.
I will now sound old, however as per billybookcase, big smashes didn't get... |
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13-06-2015, 10:18 PM |
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Thread: Paul Bird
Post: RE: Paul Bird
| (12-06-2015, 10:48 PM)scaramanga Wrote: dont think paul has that much to do with frank bird poultry
Hmmm, interesting. Tell us more :icon_mrgreen: |
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12-06-2015, 11:10 PM |
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Thread: Yamaha
Post: RE: Yamaha
| He doesn't ride for Milwaukee, :dodgy: |
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12-06-2015, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: Paul Bird
Post: RE: Paul Bird
| I don't have much time for people who are jealous of the "playboy" image. He's earned the money (ok, inherited the family firm, but he's worked hard to keep it earning money - it's not always a given,... |
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12-06-2015, 10:11 PM |
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Thread: Paul Bird
Post: RE: Paul Bird
| Interesting - I've not thought that. All I've seen is a very driven, and successful, businessman/team owner who enjoys winning, and beating the competition. Nice people can win, however they are as dr... |
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12-06-2015, 08:50 PM |
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Thread: That's it then.
Post: RE: That's it then.
| Yep, it will be tough, however, I think next year will start to show a bigger shift from the old guard, to the new guard. And it's always great to watch who the new stars will be. |
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12-06-2015, 08:29 PM |
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Thread: That's it then.
Post: RE: That's it then.
| Yep, post TT downer, and also not there.
Another great year, and one that seemed to have more drama than the others. First it was MD switching rides (proven right), followed by the weather.
Bruce's ... |
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12-06-2015, 07:57 PM |
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Thread: Could this be JM130's last TT?
Post: RE: Could this be JM130's last TT?
| (12-06-2015, 06:20 PM)eman1948 Wrote: Pride that's what did it for him today not threats. Today he was magnificent . I like a lot of others had written him off as a winner and that fired him up I`m ... |
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12-06-2015, 07:39 PM |
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Thread: Peter Hickman
Post: RE: Peter Hickman
| He's one to watch for the future, that's for sure. He goes about his business in a thorough manner, putting in the effort, and walks before he can run. Impressive. |
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12-06-2015, 06:15 PM |
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Thread: Paul Bird
Post: RE: Paul Bird
| I never understand why so many people have it in for Birdie. |
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Westers |
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12-06-2015, 06:12 PM |
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Thread: Could this be JM130's last TT?
Post: RE: Could this be JM130's last TT?
| First off, bow down to McPint - that was flipping impressive.
Secondly, speaking to a couple of blokes who have been involved in BSB racing and they reckon that Honda may have had a quiet word in his... |
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12-06-2015, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Senior Prediction
Post: RE: Senior Prediction
| Wow - never saw that one coming. Well done JM, really really pleased to see that one. |
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12-06-2015, 03:56 PM |
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Thread: Senior Prediction
Post: RE: Senior Prediction
| Yeah, that's what I was thinking - not because of Dean, but the bike he's riding. But, we'll soon see. |
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12-06-2015, 12:27 PM |
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Thread: Senior Prediction
Post: Senior Prediction
| Just for a bit of fun, post your top 3. Here's mine:
It'd be a brave man to not put Hutchy as favourite to win, what with his form, and more importantly his soaring confidence.
I think Bruce will fin... |
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12-06-2015, 11:59 AM |
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Thread: Watching on the mountain
Post: RE: Watching on the mountain
| Sign of the times Stan - it's all take, take, take and no give. |
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11-06-2015, 08:55 PM |
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Thread: Guy Martin thinking about calling it quits?
Post: RE: Guy Martin thinking about calling it quits?
| I do think he has peaked and that it is very unlikely he'll win a TT now. Hutchy is fully fit and has his mojo back, James Hillier and Lee Johnston are on the up, MD is always a big threat, and so is ... |
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11-06-2015, 08:51 PM |
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Thread: Waved Yellows
Post: RE: Waved Yellows
| (11-06-2015, 11:05 AM)AndyL Wrote: (11-06-2015, 09:30 AM)Electric_Monk Wrote: I don't know why only some locations have the rain flag, but the other exclusions make sense.
I guess the logic is tha... |
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11-06-2015, 08:38 PM |
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Thread: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
Post: RE: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
| In BSB it's foetus racing (in the main - a few oldies in there), but that's because it's circuit racing, and the younger you start, the better; Moto 3 is a perfect entry class for kids who are still d... |
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11-06-2015, 08:28 PM |
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Thread: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
Post: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
| With more and more Moto 3 bikes running in BSB, do you think we'll ever see them racing at the TT? I'm not sure we will unless they start to run Moto 3 at club races/the other major road race rounds. ... |
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10-06-2015, 08:29 PM |
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Thread: TT spectator arrested after disturbance
Post: RE: TT spectator arrested after disturbance
| I guess they haven't caught the idiots at the Creg?
It does seem strange that only one of them got 8 weeks, yet the others only got pretty tiny fines. They were all on closed roads, they all ignored ... |
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10-06-2015, 07:23 PM |
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Thread: Waved Yellows
Post: RE: Waved Yellows
| When Hutchy did 5 in a year this topic was raised then, especially as he set his fastest lap on the last lap of one race, yet there had been an incident and he had to pass through waved yellows. Or th... |
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10-06-2015, 08:53 AM |
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Thread: GM Speeding on Pit Row
Post: RE: GM Speeding on Pit Row
| The pit lane strip is the reference point in all of this as it will measure and return the same results every time. Hence you set your system up to make sure you don't break the pit lane reference poi... |
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10-06-2015, 08:28 AM |
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Thread: Could this be JM130's last TT?
Post: RE: Could this be JM130's last TT?
| (10-06-2015, 06:36 AM)jolly7 Wrote: Time to go is when your team mate and lots on the same make are way quicker and that isnt happening. JM first Honda home in stocker race ahead of BA, first supe... |
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10-06-2015, 08:14 AM |
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Thread: Could this be JM130's last TT?
Post: RE: Could this be JM130's last TT?
| He's always been honest and said the reason he keeps going is because he knows he can win at least one race; he also said that when he felt he couldn't do that then he'd retire rather than just ride f... |
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09-06-2015, 08:24 PM |
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Thread: Are the full results of the superbike race wrong?
Post: RE: Are the full results of the superbike race wro...
| It would make sense to me to do it as follows:
Whatever lap the red flag comes out on, ignore the positions of that lap unless the rider has crossed the line and finished the race before the red fl... |
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09-06-2015, 08:38 AM |
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Thread: GM Speeding on Pit Row
Post: RE: GM Speeding on Pit Row
| (08-06-2015, 07:59 PM)Hot Wings Wrote: .9 sec to fast on pit row. Is the gun that accurate? I mean could that be a mistake by the gun? I'm guessing that's about a blink of an eye.
0.9 km/h, not seco... |
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09-06-2015, 08:07 AM |
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Thread: Heartbroken for Guy, how bad will this hurt his chances?
Post: RE: Heartbroken for Guy, how bad will this hurt hi...
| (07-06-2015, 09:24 PM)KypDurron Wrote: I'm a bit disappointed in those Tyco BMWs, they certainly aren't showing the same sort of dominance expectedErr, why would the BMW's be dominant? The top bike... |
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07-06-2015, 11:23 PM |
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Thread: Gary Johnson
Post: RE: Gary Johnson
| Gary ran wide at Guthries, clipped the edge/banking on the left, and then laid it down. Fast-ish place, however he was fine. |
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07-06-2015, 11:08 PM |
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Thread: Michael Dunlop
Post: RE: Michael Dunlop
| I tihnk the BM's are just taking forever to fill up, and yes Bruce is a living legend. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke.
MD was off at the Nook, with another rider, however they've just said o... |
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07-06-2015, 04:14 PM |
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Thread: Michael Dunlop
Post: RE: Michael Dunlop
| Erm, Dean Harrison not in the top 30; I think that shows how poor the R1 is. |
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07-06-2015, 03:42 PM |
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Thread: Michael Dunlop
Post: RE: Michael Dunlop
| (07-06-2015, 02:45 PM)R7A5B0 Wrote: (05-06-2015, 10:53 PM)eman1948 Wrote: Does he work for Yamaha :dodgy: :icon_biggrin:thats what i was thinking. there are plenty in the bsb paddock that are not ... |
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07-06-2015, 03:18 PM |
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Thread: Sunday 7th Superbike Race + Report & Results
Post: RE: Sunday 7th Superbike Race
| 130mph on the first lap - that's obscene, lol |
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Race Week
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07-06-2015, 02:22 PM |
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Thread: Wish they would have moved the RST Parade lap for more practice
Post: RE: Wish they would have moved the RST Parade lap ...
| (06-06-2015, 01:46 AM)KypDurron Wrote: (05-06-2015, 11:05 PM)Westers Wrote: Why? Saturday practice means they've caught up from Monday's wash/blow out, so they'll get the same practice as every ye... |
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