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Thread: Monday 3rd June - Report Links & Results
Post: RE: Monday 3rd June - Report Links & Results
| Another interesting point. Yesterday they put the chequered flag out at the end of lap 2 when the leaders on the road were coming in for a pit stop so they crossed the finish line at 36mph. Once the... |
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canamant |
Race Week
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04-06-2019, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: First Mountain Road Incident of 2019
Post: RE: First Mountain Road Incident of 2019
| Is that a record ? Taking account of the limit to after the Waterworks or wherever it is nowadays that has to be one of the first through. |
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canamant |
Information, Press Releases etc & Your Comments
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25-05-2019, 01:41 PM |
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Thread: Honda???
Post: RE: Honda???
| (27-05-2017, 04:11 PM)badlyoverdrawnboy Wrote: Road Race News just reported that Honda are only running Guy, obviously I must have- missed him qualifying for a mountain course licence or, 2 the moun... |
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canamant |
Information, Press Releases etc and your comments
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29-05-2017, 07:51 PM |
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Thread: Aermacchi Spokes
Post: RE: Aermacchi Spokes
| Rear wheel problems are not unheard of. My friend had a 350 Aermacchi which use to loosen the rear wheel bearings in the hub which meant a loctite bearing fit job every day. The 250 rear hub cracked... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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11-03-2017, 07:18 PM |
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Thread: Classic TT: when is a classic not a classic ?
Post: RE: Classic TT: when is a classic not a classic ?
| If you remove the cylinder head. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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20-09-2016, 07:31 PM |
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Thread: Newcomers
Post: RE: Newcomers
| They should get 8 or 9 laps. There are a couple of sessions where they might get 2 laps (40 minute sessions ) if they get out in the lead bunch. Also there is a 2 lap session on Saturday. They will... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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16-07-2016, 05:57 PM |
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Thread: Just a thought?
Post: RE: Just a thought?
| Cost might be a factor for something that you could only use at the Manx or Pre TT because of the not inconsiderable noise issues. I believe the ACU grant a dispensation for those meetings/circuits. ... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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15-09-2015, 12:08 PM |
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Thread: Technical Infringements
Post: RE: Technical Infringements
| I have no problem with not having a mobile phone in the pit lane, but the schoreboard should be replaced or at least superseded with big screens thatgive all info to pit crew so we know when our man i... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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02-09-2015, 04:59 PM |
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Thread: F1 technical spec
Post: RE: F1 technical spec
| If anyone wants to win that desperately then they have some issues. The are only deceiving the person that matters - themselves. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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23-08-2015, 03:15 PM |
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Thread: MGP Tea hut meet up
Post: RE: MGP Tea hut meet up
| Rich - it's Tuesday of Race Week now. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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21-08-2015, 08:56 PM |
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Thread: F1 technical spec
Post: RE: F1 technical spec
| Creg - that's true, but the trouble with F1 technical regs was that they seemed to change depending on who was asking the question or who the question was being asked about !! At least now the regs a... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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20-08-2015, 01:29 PM |
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Thread: Just like old days
Post: RE: Just like old days
| Or let the TT lads have their classic race in June and leave the August Classics to the true amateurs. Now there's a thought. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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19-08-2015, 12:06 AM |
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Thread: Medical Services
Post: RE: Medical Services
| Should the need arise to put the marshal operation out to tender and should any profit be generated from that operation and not be put back directly into the marshal operation, there would be 2 marsh... |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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18-08-2015, 06:35 PM |
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Thread: Just like old days
Post: RE: Just like old days
| Don' forget the Manx Grand Prix of course, Newcomers, Lightweight, Supertwin, Junior and Senior. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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18-08-2015, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: MGP Tea hut meet up
Post: RE: MGP Tea hut meet up
| Official response is oversubscribed and existing riders chosen on lap speeds. I seriously hope no-one goes slower than 99mph in the F1 this year or breaks down. I got screwed in the Supertwin class ... |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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16-08-2015, 11:47 PM |
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Thread: MGP Tea hut meet up
Post: RE: MGP Tea hut meet up
| I'll come along too. I've got plenty of time on my hands again this year. |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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14-08-2015, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: What would you like to see changed for next year?
Post: RE: What would you like to see changed for next ye...
| The Nortons sound like a top fuel dragster spitting and popping and banging. The Honda sixes sound special too. You'd never get a 4 cylinder bike to sound as haunting even with 4 separate pipes. |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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05-07-2015, 11:46 PM |
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Thread: TT course knowledge
Post: RE: TT course knowledge
| A bit late of me to reply - but thank you Silja. There are plenty of places on the Course where we call different sections of the Course by the same name, and have different names for the same sectio... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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20-06-2015, 12:44 AM |
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Thread: 100th Senior TT
Post: RE: 100th Senior TT
| Isn't the Senior TT trophy the one awarded at the first TT race in 1907 ?
This year was the 96th event and as the Senior trophy has been awarded at each event (although maybe not called the Senior e... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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20-06-2015, 12:22 AM |
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Thread: Site Registrations
Post: RE: Site Registrations
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canamant |
ADMIN Posts - Everyone Please Read
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19-06-2015, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Honda Unveil Road Going RC213V
Post: RE: Honda Unveil Road Going RC213V
| To run in Superbike Honda would have to make a lot more bikes. A run of 200 probably wouldn't be enough as you couldn't class this as a homologation special as there are no base models. |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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18-06-2015, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: Enough is Enough
Post: RE: Enough is Enough
| Thanks Malcolm. We could all see that something was going wrong, but had no idea that those issues were just the tip of the iceberg. Freedom to discuss and express yourself also comes with responsib... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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18-06-2015, 12:08 AM |
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Thread: That's it then.
Post: RE: That's it then.
| That is the dress rehearsal over. Roll on August and the main event. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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17-06-2015, 12:32 AM |
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Thread: Fitness test for injured riders.
Post: RE: Fitness test for injured riders.
| Doctor has to see them - at the top of the control tower ! |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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12-06-2015, 11:24 AM |
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Thread: PAINT THE KERBS!
Post: RE: PAINT THE KERBS!
| Don't know what that line is but the start line and chequered flag is about 50 yards earlier at the timekeepers' hut. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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11-06-2015, 01:27 PM |
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Thread: GM Speeding on Pit Row
Post: RE: GM Speeding on Pit Row
| Smokey, surely the speed/rpm limiter can't brake for you. It can't bring you down to the set engine rpm but can only stop you from going through it on the way up. They must have to judge the speed s... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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10-06-2015, 12:57 PM |
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Thread: GM Speeding on Pit Row
Post: RE: GM Speeding on Pit Row
| Smokey - I knew the pit lane system used the ground loops but I thought the set up opportunities were just using the radar system during the one or two sessions when we were sent out through the pitla... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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10-06-2015, 10:44 AM |
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Thread: GM Speeding on Pit Row
Post: RE: GM Speeding on Pit Row
| Limiters are useless if the rider is going faster than the limiter is set at when he activates it. It doesn't slow you down, just stops you accelerating past the set point. You need to slow below th... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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09-06-2015, 09:52 AM |
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Thread: Didn't expect to see this
Post: RE: Didn't expect to see this
| Didn't do their homework though. No mention of Carolynn Sells in the who's who section. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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03-06-2015, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: bikes on ferry - what to take
Post: RE: bikes on ferry - what to take
| Strap one of the rucksacks to the tank and the other across the panniers behind the pillion. Passengers wearing rucksacks is a bad move in my opinion. It raises the CoG, the passenger will get more ... |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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28-05-2015, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Marshalling
Post: RE: Marshalling
| Eddie is right. I've marshalled for 10 years and competed in 4 Manx Grand Prix so I'v eseen it from both sides. It can be very rewarding. You will get the best training, support of everyone around y... |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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27-05-2015, 08:15 PM |
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Thread: TT course knowledge
Post: RE: TT course knowledge
| (27-05-2015, 12:06 PM)SILJA Wrote: Now changed information at the post Keppel Gate. Changed to The left hander is as well known as Clarke's corner. Satisfied Ian Huntley?
I tend to think of Keppel G... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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27-05-2015, 01:54 PM |
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Thread: Steam Packet - Marshal's Priority Booking
Post: RE: Steam Packet - Marshal's Priority Booking
| What is classed as a session ? Practice night classed as one, race day classed as 2 for marshals. Will this be carried over to the Manx Grand prix as well ? |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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20-05-2015, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: maximum start number
Post: RE: maximum start number
| Classic TT limited to 70 starters too so I believe. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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29-04-2015, 06:21 PM |
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Thread: Conker Trees
Post: RE: Conker Trees
| I think the cows are used to people and some people are used to cows. Last year there was a picture of a marshal wisping off a new born calf who was struggling to get free. Great picture that was. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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29-04-2015, 06:17 PM |
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Thread: TT Grandstand scoreboard, doomed?
Post: RE: TT Grandstand scoreboard, doomed?
| Although the scoreboard is part of the Manx and the TT, it doesn't now give the information that the pit crews require. Live timing is becoming essential for pit crews but is almost impossible to acc... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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14-01-2015, 05:19 PM |
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Thread: Rain lights for Solo Road Race machines
Post: RE: Rain lights for Solo Road Race machines
| This is for all tarmac racing, not just the TT or MGP. |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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08-01-2015, 11:45 PM |
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Thread: Post Classic Regs
Post: RE: Post Classic Regs
| Ok then. The 2014 Regs are on the Classic TT part of iomtt.com under competitors
In short the F2 class is 126cc - 350cc 2strokes in 2 groups. 1/1/68 to 31/1/86 and 1/1/87 to 31/12/92
4 strokes twi... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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08-01-2015, 12:12 AM |
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Thread: Classic tt parade lap
Post: RE: Classic tt parade lap
| I'd be wary if I was you Steady the Edward. They send you out in batches which are not based on qualification times !!!! |
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canamant |
Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT
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07-01-2015, 11:43 PM |
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Thread: Post Classic Regs
Post: RE: Post Classic Regs
| To me it's becoming obvious that the F1 race is becoming more of a popular spectacle than a period race. I've no problems with replicas being built and used but they should be faithful replicas. In ... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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07-01-2015, 01:22 AM |
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Thread: Lowest point on the course
Post: RE: Lowest point on the course
| (24-12-2014, 07:36 PM)cregnybaa Wrote: When i rode two strokes there when they were the thing to have, you could sort of breath a sigh of rellief after the highlander you sort of knew that if they w... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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25-12-2014, 09:32 PM |
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Thread: Jump start
Post: RE: Jump start
| A jump start would be pretty difficult to do. You have Paul's hand on your shoulder, his voice telling you if you have anything other than a 10 second wait, then THE TAP, the starter waving his flag ... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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15-12-2014, 02:55 PM |
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Thread: Bike hire on IOM?
Post: RE: Bike hire on IOM?
| Anyone got any idea whether you could even get insurance for a Manx registered bike if you don't have a Manx address ? You would also have to have a Manx address to register it at. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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01-12-2014, 09:52 PM |
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Thread: Marshals on this Forum?
Post: RE: Marshals on this Forum?
| Uncle Buck - we did the Manx at Crosby crossroads for a good few years with Arthur and Bob. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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29-11-2014, 11:41 PM |
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Thread: Christmas is coming
Post: RE: Christmas is coming
| My present to myself will be to lose another 2 stone by April to go with the 3 stone I've lost since July. Far cheaper and more effective than engine tuning goodies. Roll on 2015. |
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canamant |
General Discussion
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25-11-2014, 11:55 PM |
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Thread: Marshals on this Forum?
Post: RE: Marshals on this Forum?
| Mine came along with me from 14. CSM made pragmatic decision that he couldn't be left by himself so he could join us at our "safe" location as long as he stayed in the area where we were standing (and... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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25-11-2014, 05:34 PM |
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Thread: Competitor course information
Post: RE: Competitor course information
| Although I'd been to the IOM for may years on holiday I never learned my way around the course as a course, just roads between places I wanted to be. Over 22 years I had done precisely 3 laps on a mot... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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24-11-2014, 11:09 PM |
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Thread: Manx Radio TT
Post: RE: Manx Radio TT
| Yes they should. With the start numbers I had - mid 50s - I never got to see the presentations and applaud the winners and finishers. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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23-11-2014, 04:59 PM |
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Thread: TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR 2015 ISLE OF MAN TT RACES
Post: RE: TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR 2015 ISLE OF MAN TT RAC...
| Fan experience ? Best viewing experience is behind the handlebars of a race bike - and money alone can't buy that. Second best is covered in orange in a hedge anywhere around the course with a flask... |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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22-11-2014, 12:09 AM |
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Thread: SILJA Last Poster
Post: SILJA Last Poster
| Quite fitting I thought that SILJA had the privilege of closing down the other site. |
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canamant |
TT Related Posts (Only)
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