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Thread: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final list of six contenders
Post: RE: Sports Personality 2019: Rea left out of final...
| The simple answer, he needs a double-barrelled surname. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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26-11-2019, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Is TT sustainable
Post: RE: Is TT sustainable
| I don't know whether it's sustainable or not but the charm ran out for me many years ago. Having been brought up on the halcyon days of the sixties that's hardly surprising. No shortage of ferries, ... |
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roger9650 |
Information, Press Releases etc & Your Comments
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12-06-2019, 12:54 PM |
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Thread: Sunday racing likely if weather doesn't improve
Post: RE: Sunday racing likely if weather doesn't improv...
| Whatever the pros and cons of early morning practice it gave riders a lot more time to practice and learn the course.
And I loved it :icon_lol: |
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roger9650 |
Information, Press Releases etc & Your Comments
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30-05-2019, 10:32 AM |
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Thread: Tuesday 28th May + Report, Pics & Results
Post: RE: Tuesday 28th May + Report & Pics
| (29-05-2019, 08:05 AM)c iom tt Wrote: I hope no other rider went past at full bore whilst IH was still in the road at the 11th.
Behave yourself. :icon_lol: |
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roger9650 |
Practice Week
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29-05-2019, 09:39 AM |
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Thread: Michael Dunlop 'wrist injury' could jeopardise prospects at North West 200 and the TT
Post: RE: Michael Dunlop 'wrist injury' could jeopardise...
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roger9650 |
Information, Press Releases etc & Your Comments
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11-05-2019, 09:56 AM |
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Thread: Ulster GP
Post: RE: Ulster GP
| Can't think of one bad place to watch. Seriously, every corner's a star.
And it's great to see the first man through and know he's the leader! |
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roger9650 |
Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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31-07-2018, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Senior race L3 waved yellow flags
Post: RE: Senior race L3 waved yellow flags
| (28-06-2018, 04:24 PM)eman1948 Wrote: It still comes back to the fact that some riders are not respecting the yellow flags, the safety of others and gaining an unfair advantage. They need to be seve... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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29-06-2018, 07:51 PM |
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Thread: Tourism Northern Ireland need to wake up and appreciate North West 200
Post: RE: Tourism Northern Ireland need to wake up and a...
| Be far better if they concentrated on the UGP, a far superior event. |
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roger9650 |
2018 Irish Meetings
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22-05-2018, 02:19 PM |
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Thread: Thursday Race Day - Cancelled
Post: RE: Thursday Race Day - Cancelled
| The fatalities this week have been awful and my sympathies go out to all family and friends.
One question that should be asked, and may well appear at the inquests, is whether the riders have enough ... |
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roger9650 |
Race Week
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09-06-2017, 11:40 AM |
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Thread: Zero interest, Zero bikes
Post: RE: Zero interest, Zero bikes
| Is that why there's a delay. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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09-06-2017, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: Zero interest, Zero bikes
Post: RE: Zero interest, Zero bikes
| Already a two hour delay. The Senior TT is the blue riband event and should be given priority. Put the sidecars out first, then the Senior and if there's time the Zero thing. Oh and no silly hospit... |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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09-06-2017, 10:52 AM |
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Thread: Can Guy race
Post: RE: Can Guy race
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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14-05-2017, 08:46 PM |
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Thread: CLOSED PUBLIC ROADS - ROAD RACING IN ENGLAND
Post: RE: CLOSED PUBLIC ROADS - ROAD RACING IN ENGLAND
| Can't see it having much impact. I suspect it's only for the benefit of the F1 mob who see it as a money spinner. Why anyone watches that is one of life's great mysteries. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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14-04-2017, 09:29 AM |
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Thread: Seamus Elliott seriously injured in crash at Faugheen road races
Post: RE: Seamus Elliott seriously injured in crash at F...
| From another site:-
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/aaro...=WJKxWQR5E
Hoping for a full recovery. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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28-07-2016, 01:17 PM |
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Thread: TT bosses allay fears over 'misleading' headline
Post: RE: TT bosses allay fears over 'misleading' headli...
| And to think I thought the weather was the worst the TT had to fear. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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25-06-2016, 10:27 AM |
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Thread: Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as one of the greatest of all time?
Post: RE: Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as on...
| Needle is ok but Dundrod is perhaps not the place to take it too far. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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17-06-2016, 05:28 PM |
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Thread: Post Senior TT Press Conference
Post: RE: Post Senior TT Press Conference
| Dunlop, unfortunately does find that these kind of problems have a habit of following him around, surely not coincidence or bad luck. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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14-06-2016, 08:23 PM |
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Thread: Two things I miss , a few years back .
Post: RE: Two things I miss , a few years back .
| Couldn't agree more. There was nothing quite like riding around a deserted Douglas, well except for other bikers, and the atmosphere up on the mountain on a clear sunny morning was magical.
The bikes... |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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13-06-2016, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: TT 2016 Fastest Lap - Big bikes
Post: RE: TT 2016 Fastest Lap - Big bikes
| You're right there. Don't forget the NW too. Could this be the year. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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05-06-2016, 11:54 AM |
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Thread: TT 2016 Fastest Lap - Big bikes
Post: RE: TT 2016 Fastest Lap - Big bikes
| Given fine weather could the Ulster be up to 136? |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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05-06-2016, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: TT Marshalls
Post: RE: TT Marshalls
| There again sometimes the facts can speak for themselves, but I hope the proper training will be satisfactory. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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03-06-2016, 08:46 PM |
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Thread: TT Marshalls
Post: RE: TT Marshalls
| Can't really see what was so offensive? |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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02-06-2016, 08:47 AM |
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Thread: Will these two new exotic bikes have an impact?
Post: RE: Will these two new exotic bikes have an impact...
| Can't see why it should be a problem for the TT, not so long ago most of the top runners were on prototypes. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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31-05-2016, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Road racing ace Guy Martin vows never to return to 'boring' North West 200
Post: RE: Road racing ace Guy Martin vows never to retur...
| There aren't many with a better record at Dundrod. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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01-11-2015, 09:11 PM |
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Thread: Rossi & Marquez come together at the #MalaysianGP, resulting in Marquez crashing out.
Post: RE: Rossi & Marquez come together at the #Malaysia...
| Must be the most exciting thing that's happened in MotoGP for years. |
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roger9650 |
Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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27-10-2015, 01:25 PM |
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Thread: Ian Hutchinson & Josh Brookes linked to Tyco BMW for 2016
Post: RE: Ian Hutchinson & Josh Brookes linked to Tyco B...
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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19-10-2015, 04:12 PM |
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Thread: Technical Infringements
Post: RE: Technical Infringements
| AFAIK the alleged problem is the risk of the phone being dropped, the battery falling out and so causing a spark. Seems pretty unlikely but then these are litigious with someone always desperate to ... |
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roger9650 |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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02-09-2015, 01:20 PM |
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Thread: and so is wednesdaynight...
Post: RE: and so is wednesdaynight...
| Me too, especially on those clear, still days when the sounds carried for miles and the smells hung around for ever.
Even if marshalls could be found it will never come back, we're all too busy in the... |
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roger9650 |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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27-08-2015, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: and so is wednesdaynight...
Post: RE: and so is wednesdaynight...
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roger9650 |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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27-08-2015, 08:54 AM |
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Thread: Tuesday practice cancelled.
Post: RE: Tuesday practice cancelled.
| It's a problem and I don't have the answer. Do you send riders out in poor conditions, considered dangerous; or start races when a good many may have had little time to learn the course sufficiently ... |
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roger9650 |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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26-08-2015, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
Post: RE: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
| As far as I know the commentary is usually only on MW, maybe 1341? Think I've only ever heard it on the Saturday. I'm currently in Stranraer where it's nice and dry so hopefully it's the same a few ... |
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roger9650 |
Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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06-08-2015, 03:35 PM |
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Thread: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
Post: RE: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
| Choke, I assume you didn't read your second post then? |
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roger9650 |
Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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06-08-2015, 08:36 AM |
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Thread: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
Post: RE: any results/online radiocoverage of Ulstergp?
| Couldn't agree more, a much better event on all counts. I've given up with the NW but it's a good example of what happens when you sell your soul to corporate masters.
Let's hope for dry, safe rac... |
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roger9650 |
Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc -
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05-08-2015, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Red flags
Post: RE: Red flags
| The sometimes indifference towards waved yellows hasn't helped either |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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14-06-2015, 08:44 AM |
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Thread: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
Post: RE: Moto 3 bikes at the TT
| Excuse my ignorance but isn't Moto 3 foetus racing, it seems to be in BSB. Not sure the Mountain course is the place for kids of 14/15? |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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11-06-2015, 07:58 PM |
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Thread: TT Weather Watch Updates
Post: RE: TT Weather Watch "not good"
| How likely is a full programme of practice and racing? In any event please no red flags. |
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roger9650 |
General Discussion
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28-05-2015, 04:55 PM |
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Thread: Saturday Racing Comments
Post: RE: Saturday Racing Comments
| Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words!
If the Belfast Telegraph is at all widely read, you can't help but fear for the fall out. The stretch down to the Metropole is similarly built up and e... |
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roger9650 |
2015 North West Postings
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18-05-2015, 01:24 PM |
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Thread: Saturday Racing Comments
Post: RE: Saturday Racing Comments
| Then there are the red flags, virtually unheard of a few years ago. In a lot of cases waved yellows should suffice, at least they would if the riders properly observed them.
The "safety is paramoun... |
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roger9650 |
2015 North West Postings
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18-05-2015, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: Saturday Racing Comments
Post: RE: Saturday Racing Comments
| The time wasting is ridiculous, the organisers should have a look at BSB to see how it's done, or even Dundrod which is much better. You would think that in iffy conditions every effort would be made... |
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roger9650 |
2015 North West Postings
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17-05-2015, 02:58 PM |
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Thread: Saturday Racing Comments
Post: RE: Saturday Racing Comments
| Sorry should have made it clear I was referring to Thursday evening when they couldn't even manage three races. |
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roger9650 |
2015 North West Postings
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16-05-2015, 01:46 PM |
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Thread: Saturday Racing Comments
Post: RE: Saturday Racing Coverage
| The weather can cause problems but the organisation always seems a bit haphazard with lengthy waiting times on the grid. Wouldn't bank on full programme today. |
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roger9650 |
2015 North West Postings
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10,591 |
16-05-2015, 12:33 PM |
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Thread: Surprise TT Wins
Post: RE: Surprise TT Wins
| 1962, two surprises on the same day.
Derek Minter 250 Honda
Chris Vincent 500 BSA |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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28-03-2015, 12:50 PM |
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Thread: Sanitized
Post: RE: Sanitized
| It might be stating the obvious but this site has been around for a long time and it seems reasonable for anyone who joins to accept the way it, is and not try and clone the other site. If it's not w... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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16-03-2015, 06:13 PM |
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Thread: Sanitized
Post: RE: Sanitized
| The forum isn't sanitized, just grown up. There may a place for a modest amount of banter but not the kind of playground rubbish that appeared with Douglas Dan etc. It might have resulted in lots of... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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16-03-2015, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: Race bosses gearing up for TT 2015
Post: RE: Race bosses gearing up for TT 2015
| Sorry but I can't see how today's riders, good though they are, can be of the same calibre of those in the World Championship days. Those guys rode on all sorts of different circuits, by no means all... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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10-03-2015, 04:13 PM |
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Thread: Early Morning Practice - A Piece of Written Nostalgia
Post: RE: Early Morning Practice - A Piece of Written No...
| The mornings were magical, (the evenings weren't so bad either) particularly on those still quiet sunny mornings. I remember being at Braddan on such a morning in 1963. Each bike could be heard sett... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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06-03-2015, 04:18 PM |
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Thread: swings and roundabouts
Post: RE: swings and roundabouts
| Look at any old photos and it's clear that the crowds were very much bigger in the fifties and sixties. A good number of spectators may have been locals, I don't know, but nearly every street in Doug... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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06-03-2015, 10:08 AM |
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Thread: German Riders
Post: RE: German Riders
| (08-01-2015, 01:31 PM)sticky Wrote: Both Max Deubel and Klaus Enders were superb riders,and never looked hurried, always seemed relaxed and very smooth. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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08-01-2015, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Mike Hailwood.
Post: RE: Mike Hailwood.
| Yes, switching from big singles to lightweight multis and back without any problem is rather different to today when the classes are basically all the same. Not to mention nine laps in a day. |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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13-12-2014, 08:23 PM |
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Thread: Leg's out.
Post: RE: Leg's out.
| My theory is that Rossi was just having a leg stretch one day, was asked about it, gave a silly reply and lo and behold the sheep follow! Can't claim to have raced but have ridden for 40+ years and t... |
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roger9650 |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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