IOM TT 2013

[Dave48]

Have, probably like many other "foccers", been following IOM TT race highlights on ITV 4 9pm weeknights. Stayed up to watch documentary about Joey Dunlop last night-amazing how things have changed since he started riding-a true all-rounder-astonishing rider-skilled engineer/mechanic & unlike so many of todays "celebrities" incredibly modest & free of ego.
Will be following progress of Senior race today 1pm on Manx Radio TT on radioplayer-should be close fought battle-would like to see John McGuiness on the top podium. 55 years ago was listening to BBC home service following Geoff Duke Bob McIntyre & co on the Nortons, Gileras etc-that was me hooked for life!

[snapper]

Yes I'll be trying to follow the race
 
 of all the riders I can help but like Guy martin !
one comment of his after his bike was misfiring he knew he was falling down the leader board but still said well it was a nice day for a ride so I carried on regardless !   pure class !
he should have one last year if it wasn't for a red flag wave wrongly
 
 its deff the best coverage so far !

[bigbluebear]

I too watched the documentary on Joey Dunlop, brilliant programme with some brilliant old footage.....even tried to do his own magic and service the factory Honda

[Lazarus]

I too watched the documentary on Joey Dunlop, brilliant programme with some brilliant old footage.....even tried to do his own magic and service the factory Honda

this one ?


https://www.itv.com/itvplayer/joey-the-man-who-conquered-the-tt


just finished watching it.......

[Dave48]

Only just about to restart Senior after incident on 1st lap lead to race being red-flagged.

[Lazarus]

Dave,


A bit off topic here - did you perchance happen to play Counter strike online?

[Dave48]

Lazarus
no Don't know what it is! BTW congrats to John McGuiness 20th win 
Dave

[JZS 600]

Sorry, just watched the Joey vid on ITV player,,,


The quotes from the man were legendary.


One on them was when HRC brought a special 250 over to be tested by the man, they had all their top brass and technical team over from Japan for him to provide a technical review of the bike for development.


He rode a couple of laps and came into the pits with everyone waiting for his comments.


He said (quote) " It's a quare wee bike but the gears are for fuck all",,,,,, and walked away, leaving the Japanese looking puzzled at their translators and engineers.

[Andy FZS]

Recorded iom tt as I've been working nights hopefully I'll catch up over the weekend.

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[Dave48]

Andy-you will enjoy catching up with TT. Best racing conditions/weather for a long time. Good to see Ian Lougher safely finish his TT career(30 years!) -also to watch rising stars of the future like James Hillier & Dean Harrison. Would like to have been there but it wouldnt have taken many more spectators for the island to sink!

[Lazarus]

Lazarus
no Don't know what it is! BTW congrats to John McGuiness 20th win 
Dave

no worries m8 - its an online "shoot em up game". guy in the clan was called "Dave@##" where ## were the number of years under his belt. just wonder if the world was as small as I thought.

[mickdel]

I remember seeing Joey and Ray McCullough going head to head in the 70s,  round the Old NW200 circuit,  before they introduced that chicane on Juniper Hill.   Talk about balls out racing, or plastic tyres...   My uncle used to spray Phil McCallen's bikes before he got the factory stuff (and his private small bikes thereafter).    I remember watching Joey at the NW working on an RG500 (I think), in the P J O'Kane green and white colors,  lying on it's side beside his van,  20mins before he raced it.  Might have been Cookstown,  long time ago.


I remember my uncle telling me Joey said to McCallen "That owl rc30s nat quack enuff roun here"