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TT washout - coffee - 03-06-19
My daughter has just come back from the island,she could only get practice week off work,one day of practice and the rest rained off
I said that in the old days they raced in all weathers and she said the reason was the helicopter would have a job trying to land if there was an accident on the mountain and there was mist down,apparently it was put to a vote some time ago and was decided to not race at all any more in the wet.I remember reading about how if it was misty on the mountain Bob Mcintyre would count the telegraph poles between bends and bank it in! "fucks sake"!you wouldn't want to miscount would you? :eek :lol
Re: TT washout - coffee - 03-06-19
Talking of racing in the rain at the TT do you remember when Mike the Bike came off in 1965 I think it was and after bashing the twistgrip on and kicking the footrest straight he pushed the bike against the race direction! got it running turned around and still won! amazing.