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Posted on 03/17/2014 8:23:52 AM PDT by navysealdad
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To: navysealdad
Every year it produces some of the best 2-wheeled action to be seen. Ever.
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:26:20 AM PDT
by
SFC Chromey
(We are at war with Islamofascists and their useful idiots, now ACT LIKE IT!)
To: navysealdad
Insane race, makes regular moto GP look like kids play!
To: navysealdad
Never seen it myself. It's on my bucket list along with the Monaco GP, Indy 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Baja 1000, Daytona 500, and a WRC race.
I've seen footage though. And man, it looks crazy-dangerous!
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:32:31 AM PDT
by
60Gunner
(Fight with your head high, or grovel with your head low.)
To: Travis T. OJustice; 60Gunner; Salamander; TheOldLady; 50mm; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows
Weather is clear. 45 today, 55 tomorrow.
I think my “Wing” may have to take flight.
(I hear it groaning softly in the driveway.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0
(Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep it under 250kph on the first time out.)
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:37:39 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: SFC Chromey
“Every year it produces some of the best 2-wheeled action to be seen.”
Yep, the sidecar event is pretty cool also. Dude in the sidecar has got some nads, he isn’t just riding along he’s working the weight and balance all the time.
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:42:54 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: 60Gunner
To: Right Brother
Looks as if Honda and Suzuki own this course of late.
To: Right Brother
dadgum, killed during parade lap.
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:49:20 AM PDT
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V_TWIN
To: shibumi
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posted on
03/17/2014 8:58:37 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Salamander
(All Praise to Him!) God took most of our snow away over the weekend.
Only the big memorial piles left, some of which will no doubt be there well into June.
The roads are “holely” but clear.
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:03:27 AM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: shibumi
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:07:30 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: navysealdad
Wait 'til the Isle of Man hosts the Barack Obama 500!
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:09:53 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: Right Brother
This is the reason why most of the professional superbike racers will not run this race. Stone walls do not have a lot of give at 140 mph.
However, I look forward to watching it on TV every year.
I will bet you, this year it will be won by some guy named Conner with bad teeth.
To: shibumi
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:18:39 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: navysealdad
I thought the races were usually held in May/June?
To: Right Brother
Something left off the list is the fact that the course is opened up every night after the end of the days racing, allowing the public onto the course, where there are no speed limits.
This results in quite a few “civilian” deaths every year as well.
Mark
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:40:41 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: woodbutcher1963
This is the reason why most of the professional superbike racers will not run this race. Stone walls do not have a lot of give at 140 mph.The IoM TT used to be a part of the FIM F-1 world championship, and factory riders were expected to race it. Ago led a boycott of the race in the 1970s, and it was eventually removed from the schedule, as were the rest of the TT races.
Mark
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:44:24 AM PDT
by
MarkL
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To: Right Brother
What is interesting is the level of death and danger consistant over a 90 year history.
The NW 200 in Ireland has had 15 deaths since 1939. The TT on the Isle of Mann has had 240 deaths from 1907.
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:44:44 AM PDT
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KC Burke
(Officially since Memorial Day they are the Gimmie-crat Party.ha)
To: woodbutcher1963
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posted on
03/17/2014 9:44:45 AM PDT
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Doogle
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