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isle of man tt practice on now!!!
hd theater..they are doing isle of man tt....
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07-13-2009, 05:38 PM
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holy freakin' side cars batman!
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Thanks......no hd in this house..... LOL
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07-13-2009, 05:52 PM
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best part is that it is the ITV british broadcast....the race is cheduled next monday at 9pm....
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those guys have massive cojones...
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One of my Grandfathers was from the Isle. Never met him - died back in the 30's but legend has it he had a set plus...
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07-13-2009, 07:49 PM
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I just watched it. Very cool but I was kinda bummed it was just the practice. It says its on next Monday too. Is it a rerun or some race footage?
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To paraphrase Jackie Stewart, it takes a unique combination of nerves of steel and utter lack of imagination to ride a motorcycle like that.
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07-14-2009, 05:34 AM
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the races start airing monday...
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Click on my link in my sig and you can see an article about my IOM TT racer from 1930.
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I have an old VCR tape somewhere from a Man TT race back in the '70s or '80s. With an onboard camera and mic and the rider giving a narration as he goes through the course. He tells what gears, when he brakes and his speed. Pretty cool. I gotta try to dig that out.
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That's Joey Dunlop. I just posted part of that vid above. Its all on Utube. Dunlop was a legand of the TT and bike racing in general. He won the TT 26 times!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Dunlop
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That is my dream vacation. Going to the Isle of Man for the TT!
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 You could join a PCGB tour to the isle - I took my RS on the 1st tour and I guess 10 years ago or so. Certain roads do not have a posted limit - so you can goes as fast as your gonads allow 
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One of my trackhead pals was there this year and volunteered as a cornermarshall. They moved him all over the island so he could enjoy the event from different vantage points, and he had access to lots of behind the scenes stuff.
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