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wull wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:16 pm Hicky is something else, if the bike plays ball then I can’t see him getting beat, imo it’s a case of he wins and the rest fight for the podium. Gutted to see Davey Todd and Conor Cummins retire.

Did you see the pics of Davey Todd's rear tyre??



Weird that the top three (apparently) were also on Dunlops, but Todd's tyre totally delaminated?

I see that Davey Todd’s retirement was due to the D213 treaded tyre delaminating just like the slicks at the NW200 but I haven’t seen it anywhere official, just folk on social media putting the pics up.

Is there any statements anywhere?

Ignore……..just seen the post above lol!!!!!!!

Yeah Hicky is running the D213 and you’d think with his pace there would be issues, that’s why I’m wanting to see something officially said about it. I think Hicky also had the highest speed through the Sunny speed trap @ 193mph so you’d think his tyre could have potentially fell apart if there’s an issue with them also.

Some PR job for Dunlop.

I wonder if you'd even see it

Dunno,might have been a mess if he'd hit it though!
The owner of the ball or the parents of the owner of the ball need thrashing with a big stick .

Where we were sat, some chump dropped his go pro on the track and we had to physically restrain him from jumping over the wall to get it in the middle of the super bike race.
Then some complete arseholes decide it’s a good idea to spark up their barbecue sending smoke across the track on the entrance to Hillberry!
Luckily, the hundred or so other people watching from there explained that it wasn’t.

Apparently someone knocked their lid off the hedge they'd balanced it on yesterday and it landed on the racing line. FFS, why not leave the lid on the bike FFS

Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:05 pm Apparently someone knocked their lid off the hedge they'd balanced it on yesterday and it landed on the racing line. FFS, why not leave the lid on the bike FFS

Yeah just after the Creg on the way down to Brandish. This is Matt Stevenson the flying mullet

So I can watch and work at the same time

wull wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:26 pm

Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:05 pm Apparently someone knocked their lid off the hedge they'd balanced it on yesterday and it landed on the racing line. FFS, why not leave the lid on the bike FFS

Yeah just after the Creg on the way down to Brandish. This is Matt Stevenson the flying mullet

That's the one!

Does he have a mullet??!!

Yes, yes he does

wull wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 7:26 pm

Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:05 pm Apparently someone knocked their lid off the hedge they'd balanced it on yesterday and it landed on the racing line. FFS, why not leave the lid on the bike FFS

Yeah just after the Creg on the way down to Brandish. This is Matt Stevenson the flying mullet

Bring back hanging.

matt wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:01 pm

Just seen this, what the actual fuck? Beggars belief!

I just heard Davy Morgan passed away after an incident on the last lap of the supersport race earlier on today. Absolutely gutted, been following Davy since the beginning, that pink helmet! I’d see his name all the time mentioned in the Road Racing Ireland magazine and on the tele. It’s a cruel sport, but they all love it.

R.I.P DM71

Just been reading, sad news indeed.

It's a concern though isn't it.. as they push on more, the margins become smaller.. Even with the advances in tyres, electronics, bikes... it's still well, sodding dangerous.

That's very sad news... not caught up with y'day's live stream yet...

The speeds are insane... I remember Joey cracking 117 mph!

wull wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:41 pm I just heard Davy Morgan passed away after an incident on the last lap of the supersport race earlier on today. Absolutely gutted, been following Davy since the beginning, that pink helmet! I’d see his name all the time mentioned in the Road Racing Ireland magazine and on the tele. It’s a cruel sport, but they all love it.

R.I.P DM71

I was gutted. He's one of the names I always looked for since I started going/watching 20 years ago

weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:25 am It's a concern though isn't it.. as they push on more, the margins become smaller.. Even with the advances in tyres, electronics, bikes... it's still well, sodding dangerous.

It is a concern in some ways. But I don't think this year is much/very different. Every year people say that the machines are getting faster etc etc etc. Equally, these guys wouldn't do it if they didn't love it.

Similar has been said about road bikes. Would you be happy for non bikers to say that because bikes are now so powerful, we shouldn't be allowed to ride them on the public roads because of too many fatal accidents? I know enough people that were pissed off when the 200kph limit was put in place

Having been so often and talked to a lot of racers I know they do it from passion and love of the sport. They are a different breed. Yes, there is an element of addiction in there too - but also there are regularly racers that walk away from the sport. One guy I did know did practice week and quit the night before the first race. He and his wife had had their first child, there'd been a fatal accident in the practice week and he was concentrating on being safe, not on racing; he realised that wasn't actually safe at the TT so he packed up and walked away. Fair play to his team (one of whom I knew pretty well - I was marshalling so I sometimes got texts asking me how he was as he'd passed) in that they 100% supported him

Surely all racing is about pushing any and all limits. Yes the TT and other road racing is more dangerous than circuit racing. But the people that do it WANT to do it. People that support, marshall and watch are generally as passionate about it as the riders - but without the ability to race it (for so many different reasons)

wull wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:37 pm Yes, yes he does

That's awesome. There is a band/duo out here that is called Mullit and the Machine - singer guitarist with a mullit and his drummer!! It was a sad day when he had his hair cut!!