(04-06-2015, 11:21 AM)coll83 Wrote:

(04-06-2015, 11:15 AM)belfastblade Wrote: Reading all the comments on various social media sites from the armchair racers regarding Michael Dunlop's split from Milwaukee Yamaha and can't help but think there is a certain hatred out there towards MD. He was promised a competitive, factory spec superbike from Yamaha - that was not delivered. What he got was a bike that was dumping oil into its air box. If it's pumping its oil out of the air box then a) it won't do 6 laps before it runs out of oil & siezes - do you fancy that happening to you at 190mph on Sulby? and b) it is a danger to himself and others just from the oil slick it lays and him ditching it is less of a PR problem than the organisers banning it for being a danger, or worse, not banning it and have it blow up mid race and cause a tragedy...the picture says it all in my eyes.

I say well done to Michael for having the test tickles to make this call and wish him nothing but luck for this TT.

Cant agree with this more!! Oil being pumped into the airbox is going to end in tears!! I wouldnt want to ride out on it and I certainly wouldn't want to do what these boys do!!!

His single minded attitude is just what you need to be a winner but I doubt he'll ever have a long term relationship of the likes of Joey/Honda; I doubt he cares - last years swap from metzelers to Dunlop tyre didn't do him any favours with the Germans it was the right decision but won't further his career much, expect to see him doing it himself in the future. To be fair I think the team should probably have pulled it on safety grounds and if Dean Harrisons bike is having similar issues Mar-train should think about doing the same.  I'm worried about the safety aspects of Md now trying to qualify the BMW in the remaining session/s? and also re him having to thrash the stocker in the superbike if he enters both - i know that the lap record is only an odd mph different but in trying to compete with the big boys on big toys the temptation to push a bit too far(just re-read mcn -says he has his own bmw stocker with him and the buildbase is a superbike - if so ignore the last bit, good foresight bringing yer own spare bike across!. I think this year its probably the most competitive field ever - a quick look down the list had me thinking you couldn't rule anyone out down to about 20th place (save Cam Donald who should never have had that start number with Nortons recent track record) and with the likes of Hutchy obviously on the Bob Martins anything could happen. When marshalling my worst nightmare is a nice sunny day with no wind after a few days of dodgy weather - everyone goes mental.
Finally given what appears to be another hopeless Norton publicity stunt maybe Cam Donald should sneak into Sean Muirs tent even a bog standard R1 is probably better than the butchered Apprillia  and at least might finish, wonder what award they'll manage to give Garner this year - can think of a few but Malcolm wouldn't like it.
Good luck to MD and all the others tonight, go steady (ish).