wagner Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Next level crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 So badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I cant even imagine having the skill or balls to ride like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Never ceases to amaze me. That straight near the end of the vid...just damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 :megusta: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 This race is crazy, high percentage of atleast one rider dying correct? Read somewhere 246 riders have died in the past 100 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 This race is crazy, high percentage of atleast one rider dying correct? Read somewhere 246 riders have died in the past 100 years. 141 competitor fatalities during the race event (not practices), the rest of the 248 (2015 numbers) are spectators and race officials. you know an event is no joke when just its fatalities has its own wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Snaefell_Mountain_Course_fatalities#List_of_fatal_accidents_involving_competitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I've said it before and I'll say it again: You cannot have any concept of your own mortality and expect to be competitive in this race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted June 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 I've said it before and I'll say it again: You cannot have any concept of your own mortality and expect to be competitive in this race. Bingo. These fuckers are grabbing throttle like a drunk kid tries to grab boobs on his first trip to the strip club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 That's a lot of blind turns for sure. Proof that any road is a racetrack once you clear the traffic out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaTS1200 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 I love watching this every year. The sidecar races are very entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 2 dead already this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl1647545492 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yep nuts ....hopefully they died before they knew too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 From the video I saw, the one probably had just enough to time to realize he was utterly fucked. But he died instantly on impact at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 I used to work with Dave Roper at Team Obsolete. Dave is the only American to win the IoM TT on a gas powered motorcycle (a 1959 Matchless G50 in the Historic TT in 1984). In 1993 he planted TO's 1969 Benelli 350/4 into the hay bales in a pretty spectacular accident (I will see if I can find pics/footage). Used to tell me he doesn't remember the impact - just waking up on his back past the hay bales. The benelli is still wrecked in the TO basement. here is a post from Dave's Blog when he went back to the historic IOM TT with the G50 on the 30th anniversary in 2014, It's fun if you are into vintage bike racing: http://daveroperracing.blogspot.com/2014_08_01_archive.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 A Dunlop just broke through the 17 minute barrier on the mountain course: http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/unbelievable-sub-17-minute-lap-sets-new-isle-of-man-rec-1780850458 If you haven't seen it yet, there is a great documentary on netflix called "Road" about the Dunlop family and their legacy in motorcycle road racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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