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Thread: 2017 North West 200
Post: RE: 2017 North West 200
| Ops. The right title is '...supersport...'. |
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Thread: 2017 North West 200
Post: RE: 2017 North West 200
| (17-05-2017, 10:17 AM)HammerHead Wrote: Hi Marco - Malcolm has asked that we don't post links at present due to the various hacking instances. Can you let us know where your video is hosted (YouTube... |
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Thread: 2017 North West 200
Post: 2017 North West 200
| Hi to all! It's a lot of time I didn't write on TTwebsite forum. Last saturday for the first time I finally spectated at an irish motorcycle road race: the North West 200. I was really impressed (at s... |
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Thread: Tallinn circuit - Joey Dunlop last lap
Post: Tallinn circuit - Joey Dunlop last lap
| According to the anglosaxon press Joey was second (following the estonian rider Lambit Teesalu) at the moment of the fatal accident. But according to the estonian press Joey was third at the moment of... |
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23-07-2012, 10:31 AM |
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Thread: TT course lenght and lap records
Post: RE: TT course lenght and lap records
| (09-11-2009, 04:08 PM)NickJ Wrote: There has been much discussion on this subject over the years. Nobody can convince me that the course is the same length as it was when first used in its present f... |
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09-11-2009, 05:08 PM |
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Thread: TT course lenght and lap records
Post: RE: TT course lenght and lap records
| (09-11-2009, 02:10 PM)smokey125 Wrote: Interesting question Marco. There have been several discussions over the years about length but I’ve never seen anybody highlight the point you have. As a thou... |
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09-11-2009, 03:00 PM |
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Thread: TT course lenght and lap records
Post: RE: TT course lenght and lap records
| (08-11-2009, 10:29 PM)pat slinn Wrote: An interesting theory Marco............ Does anybody know when the TT mountain circuit was last officialy measured by the IOM goverments surveyors dep't ?. I r... |
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09-11-2009, 11:27 AM |
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Thread: TT course lenght and lap records
Post: TT course lenght and lap records
| Hi to all. I have a doubt about the official TT course lenght used by the timekeepers to calculate the average speed of the laps. I hope that this may be an interesting and not boring subject for the ... |
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08-11-2009, 09:11 PM |
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Thread: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
Post: RE: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
| (06-08-2009, 07:20 PM)ancient Wrote: the book i have is the illustrated history of sunbeam motorcycles.which includes bicycles.and there are many pictures of george dance from side valves up to test... |
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06-08-2009, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
Post: RE: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
| (06-08-2009, 05:39 PM)ancient Wrote: yes charlie rode a model 90.the camshaft was not a success.may have been if they had persevered with it but they gave up on it.according to champ 2 exist one in ... |
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06-08-2009, 06:22 PM |
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Thread: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
Post: RE: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
| (05-08-2009, 11:14 PM)ancient Wrote: how nice to see mention of the wonderful side valve sunbeams.there cannot be many reading this who have ridden or even seen one.but i started racing on a 1928 lo... |
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06-08-2009, 09:17 AM |
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Thread: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
Post: RE: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
| Bill and Larry. Is it possibile that the shot with the racing no. 16 published on Freundenberg's book was taken in 1921?
In fact if you look at the 1921 Keig shot (that published on Savage's book) yo... |
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05-08-2009, 12:53 PM |
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Thread: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
Post: 1922 Senior TT for Alec Bennett
| As many of you know that of Alec Bennett with the Sunbeam "Long stroke" at the 1922 Senior TT was the last win for a side-valve machine at the isle of Man TT races. There is a shot that portraits Benn... |
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04-08-2009, 02:31 PM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: RE: TT outright lap record racing machines
| (27-07-2009, 02:01 PM)Rennmax Wrote: Yeah, more "honorable" dropping out with fuel starvation than mechanical troubles, that's what Merv Wright probably thought :blush:
Out of thread, but what was ... |
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27-07-2009, 03:18 PM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: RE: TT outright lap record racing machines
| (27-07-2009, 12:41 PM)Rennmax Wrote: That's not the pic I was talking about, but nevertheless evocative
Sorry I don't have a scanner and if I had, I' d wonder about the copyrights ?
Anyway, I have... |
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27-07-2009, 01:20 PM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: RE: TT outright lap record racing machines
| (27-07-2009, 08:07 AM)Rennmax Wrote: Hi Marco,
he deserved to win but he didn't because he ran out of fuel, pushing in from Governor's bridge and finally finishing 7th. I still recall his exhaustion... |
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27-07-2009, 11:59 AM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: RE: TT outright lap record racing machines
| (26-07-2009, 09:32 AM)pykey Wrote: I may sound biased but JG Was our local hero and at the time 1976 the late Peter Kneale said when John did the 112.27 lap ' the lap speed chart doesnt go that h... |
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26-07-2009, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: RE: TT outright lap record racing machines
| Shaun. Yes, I know about Steve Cull. The list I posted did not want to be complete. Only, I need to know if the info(=machines and engine capacities) I posted are correct and to complete them.
About ... |
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25-07-2009, 09:57 AM |
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Thread: TT outright lap record racing machines
Post: TT outright lap record racing machines
| It's really hot here in Italy so the best thing is...to sweat in the attempt to determine the exact names and the engine capacity of the racing machines that obtained the TT course outright lap record... |
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24-07-2009, 04:50 PM |
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Thread: 1951 TT - a question for the grey-beards!
Post: RE: 1951 TT - a question for the grey-beards!
| (23-07-2009, 05:24 PM)larryd Wrote: Was that a Lambretta racing scooter, Marco?
Hi Larry. I have not a very clear memory of the imagine of the shot but I'd say that that Lambretta scooter was not a... |
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23-07-2009, 06:27 PM |
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Thread: 1951 TT - a question for the grey-beards!
Post: RE: 1951 TT - a question for the grey-beards!
| Bill and Larry. I remember that in recent year "Motociclismo d'Epoca" published a very beautiful shot that portrayed a Lambretta at Governor's Bridge. I'm not sure but the caption denied that the shot... |
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23-07-2009, 01:30 PM |
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Thread: John Crellin - a true Manx hero
Post: RE: John Crellin - a true Manx hero
| David Griffiths Wrote:Like everyone else who knew him, I was devastated to hear of John’s death during the Senior TT this afternoon. He truly was a complete one-off, with an all-consuming passion for ... |
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12-06-2009, 09:09 PM |
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Thread: Karl Gall 1939
Post: RE: Karl Gall 1939
| NickJ Wrote:In the TT report from 1939, I do not recall any mention of Freddie Frith being involved in Karl Gall's accident. I will read it again to be sure.
Hi Nick. According to Bradford's "Isle of ... |
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12-06-2009, 10:55 AM |
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Thread: Karl Gall 1939
Post: RE: Karl Gall 1939
| Rennmax Wrote:Well, eye witnesses are few and far between I suppose... I have no idea about the circumstances of the fatal crash at Ballaugh in '39, but anyway he was on the island in '38 and probably... |
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12-06-2009, 08:17 AM |
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Thread: Karl Gall 1939
Post: RE: Karl Gall 1939
| Rennmax Wrote:Hi Marco, wouldn't call myself a "TT expert",but I'm quite sure that the crash in 38 happened when he was testing his supercharged race bike, the purpose was to sort it out rather than l... |
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11-06-2009, 10:07 PM |
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Thread: Karl Gall 1939
Post: Karl Gall 1939
| Hi to all. It has passed more than one year from that 02.06.1939 evening in which the official BMW rider Karl Gall had his accident at Ballaugh Bridge during his first lap in Senior TT practice. 13.06... |
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11-06-2009, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: Guy Martin's (virtual) absolute lap record
Post: Guy Martin's (virtual) absolute lap record
| Martin in his 1st lap was flying. For to calculate the Guy Martin's virtual best lap time we have to consider the first sector (Grandstand-Glen Helen) time registered in his lap 2 and the last sector ... |
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31-05-2008, 04:40 PM |
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Thread: Roberto Patrignani passed away
Post: Don. Yes, that book is the beautiful history of th...
| Don. Yes, that book is the beautiful history of the great love of Roberto for his Honda RC30. A TT race is the best present that a man may do to his beloved motorcycle.
P.S.
My wishes to Bill! |
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12-02-2008, 11:19 AM |
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Thread: Roberto Patrignani passed away
Post: Roberto Patrignani passed away
| Sadly he passed away on the last 22 january. As many of you will know this famous motorcycle journalist was one of the greatest italian friend of the isle of Man TT races. He raced there in 1960, then... |
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30-01-2008, 11:09 AM |
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Thread: 1937 Lightweight TT number/plate colours
Post: 1937 Lightweight TT number/plate colours
| I have two questions for the TT experts (Larry, Bill, Don etc.)
1. Which were the colours of the front and side race numbers and plates for the 1937 Lightweigh TT? I see that the front plate had dark... |
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Marco |
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17-01-2008, 11:00 PM |
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Thread: Senior Race Day -Prelim
Post: This will be a LAP RECORD
| This will be a LAP RECORD |
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Race Day Topics
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08-06-2007, 11:02 AM |
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Thread: Senior Race Day -Prelim
Post: McGuinness is flying. Absolute sector records in t...
| McGuinness is flying. Absolute sector records in the Glen Helen-ballaugh and Ballaugh-Ramsey sectors! |
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Marco |
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08-06-2007, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: TT returnees
Post: [quote="DCLUCIE"]What is interesting also is the n...
| DCLUCIE Wrote:What is interesting also is the number of sidecar passengers who have never been listed in any records due to just the rider being listed. I think that this is a major shame and somethi... |
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05-06-2007, 07:02 PM |
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Thread: Superstock Race - Start
Post: He has just reached the Grandstand and finished hi...
| He has just reached the Grandstand and finished his race. Actually 56. on the times. |
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05-06-2007, 01:52 PM |
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Thread: Superstock Race - Start
Post: [quote="Stella"]Great and much appreciated coverag...
| Stella Wrote:Great and much appreciated coverage as always ! :D
Can anyone clarify where bob collins finnished please ? sounds as though he was quite far up ?
thanks
Stella
He has passed through... |
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05-06-2007, 01:50 PM |
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Thread: TT returnees
Post: Bill, that of the not-qualified TT riders is a ver...
| Bill, that of the not-qualified TT riders is a very interesting historical subject. How much are they? Who knows it!
And the introduction of the TT untimed practice sessions has done the things more c... |
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05-06-2007, 09:00 AM |
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Thread: 130 mph limit VIRTUALLY broken
Post: 130 mph limit VIRTUALLY broken
| In the yesterday's practice John McGuinness did 17:37.09. Not a lap record. But he did the sector time record in the Bungalow-Cronk Ny Mona sector of the TT course (it's just the sector that includes ... |
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30-05-2007, 04:57 PM |
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Thread: The poetry of Bray Hill (1939)
Post: The poetry of Crosby
| Much interesting, Bill! I apologize for the error. But that flattened tyre? I imagine there were many bumps on the Crosby straight. |
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27-05-2007, 08:21 PM |
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Thread: The poetry of Bray Hill (1939)
Post: The poetry of Bray Hill (1939)
| You can see here a shot to Stanley Woods on his Velocette 500cc. during the 1939 Senior TT. The shot is published on M. Freundenberg's ""The Isle of Man TT - An illustrated History 1907-1980" [Aston ... |
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27-05-2007, 01:58 PM |
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Thread: 2007 TT qualification times
Post: [quote="cargo"]Qualification times
TT Superbike...
| cargo Wrote:Qualification times
TT Superbike Race / Senior Race 20 minutes 30 seconds 110.43 mph
Sidecar TT Races 24 minutes 94.32 mph
TT Superstock Race 21 minutes 107.80 mph
Supersport Junior TT... |
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23-05-2007, 09:51 AM |
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Thread: 2007 TT qualification times
Post: 2007 TT qualification times
| I'm not able to find on the web the qualification times for 2007 TT races. Probably they have been published on the TTSC magazine last issue but I do not have it at the moment. Can anyone post them he... |
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22-05-2007, 09:07 PM |
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Thread: 1948 Senior TT no. 92
Post: Larry, many thanks for your reply. I knew you was ...
| Larry, many thanks for your reply. I knew you was the right man to obtain the answer from:-).
Of course you're right. It was McCredie. There is a shot (that I do not have here) that portrays Omobono ... |
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14-05-2007, 08:18 PM |
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Thread: 1948 Senior TT no. 92
Post: 1948 Senior TT no. 92
| Hi to all,
I need to know who was the no. 92 in the 1948 Senior TT race. Thanks in advance! |
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14-05-2007, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Another Italian connection with the TT lost
Post: Re: Another Italian connection with the TT lost
| He passed away in his home near Maranello (the world famous town of the Ferrari factory) on 29.05.2006. I had forgotten that he had raced on the isle of Man (but not on the Mountain circuit). He had a... |
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29-06-2006, 06:45 PM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: Don, if you look carefully at the photo in questio...
| Don, if you look carefully at the photo in question, you see first a rider together with his machine stopped on the left of the road, then a "men-in-white", with something of flat and white in the han... |
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27-06-2006, 01:46 PM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: Don (and the others). These are two very interesti...
| Don (and the others). These are two very interesting pictures, both taken from my copy of "The isle of Man TT - An illustrated history 1907-80", Matthew Freudenberg, Aston Publications Limited, 1990:
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27-06-2006, 10:16 AM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: Oh, for me _any_ TT course rider goes MUCH faster ...
| Oh, for me _any_ TT course rider goes MUCH faster than Valentino Rossi and companies. |
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26-06-2006, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: Don, yes there is that difference, of course. Infa...
| Don, yes there is that difference, of course. Infact I think that, in the context of that phrase, "through the heavens" can be a good translation of "per le vie del cielo".
About Ballaspur. Yes, your... |
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26-06-2006, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: [quote="Marco"]
P.S.
If we traduce that shot in ...
| Marco Wrote:P.S.
If we traduce that shot in modern terms, we obtain as result Joey Dunlop with his hands on his machines (but in the paddock, not during a race!)
Ops, please read: "if we _translate_..... |
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26-06-2006, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: The old jump at Ballaspur: any shot?
Post: Larry and Don, the literal translation of the ital...
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