Bobbie Bobster 3,349 Posted June 6 16 minutes ago, On The Bus said: What do you mean by the big one? I believe he is referring to Eccentrica Gallumbits. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dilligaf 8,101 Posted June 6 38 minutes ago, Kopek said: Mountain dilemma? Close it, save lives! Yes. Spread out the cops on the Ramsey - Laxey road. Riding standards are getting worse year by year. I have never seen riding as bad as this year. The ratio of idiots to good sensible riders is changing fast and not in a good way. There are still loads of very good, even good quick riders who do not deserve to be tarred with the same brush as the lunatic minority. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stu Peters 2,051 Posted June 7 (edited) I believe that after the success of the horse tram 2019 launch the DoI is taking over TT2020 and running races only from the Grandstand to the bottom of Bray Hill and back again. Lap records will be broken for sure (will anyone beat the 38 second lap?) and nobody will question the other 37 miles missing out of the 'old' course. Low cloud over the mountain will certainly no longer be an issue and the roads can be closed for fixing potholes over the fortnight instead. Edited June 7 by Stu Peters 6 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gettafa 5,014 Posted June 7 ^ A few too many beers syndrome usually appears on manxforums about this time of night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Flint 2,094 Posted June 7 8 hours ago, On The Bus said: What do you mean by the big one? Some are fortunately just a one vehicle, no injuries sweep up. Others rapidly need a second pair of hands, or a collision investigator. Hence the patrol held in standby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie Stevens 1,184 Posted June 7 7 hours ago, Stu Peters said: I believe that after the success of the horse tram 2019 launch the DoI is taking over TT2020 and running races only from the Grandstand to the bottom of Bray Hill and back again. Lap records will be broken for sure (will anyone beat the 38 second lap?) and nobody will question the other 37 miles missing out of the 'old' course. Low cloud over the mountain will certainly no longer be an issue and the roads can be closed for fixing potholes over the fortnight instead. Examples of DoI combining Horse trams and TT as decided by a Committee https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=7M9GbSzF&id=DDD4BAFA88F1AE526453FA2398EB82F60753E6EA&thid=OIP.DAgTth-44_dADuUvkxhNVwHaFj&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fequineink.files.wordpress.com%2f2012%2f05%2fmotorcycle-horse.jpg&exph=540&expw=720&q=horse+on+motorbike&simid=608055548465581065&selectedIndex=3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
On The Bus 69 Posted June 7 7 hours ago, Stu Peters said: I believe that after the success of the horse tram 2019 launch the DoI is taking over TT2020 and running races only from the Grandstand to the bottom of Bray Hill and back again. Lap records will be broken for sure (will anyone beat the 38 second lap?) and nobody will question the other 37 miles missing out of the 'old' course. Low cloud over the mountain will certainly no longer be an issue and the roads can be closed for fixing potholes over the fortnight instead. Don't knock the horse trams, Stu. They carried 9 people across the last fortnight! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightBulb 222 Posted June 7 What happend to all this rain we were supposed to get, be flooded out by 12 noon, but not a spot of rain at 4.30pm, they could have run the 4 lap sidecar event, so what went wrong ? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ecobob 592 Posted June 7 22 minutes ago, LightBulb said: so what went wrong ? It was supposed to rain but it didn’t. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 5,779 Posted June 7 1 minute ago, ecobob said: It was supposed to rain but it didn’t. A few spots of rain just now but nothing that would have prevented a race Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ecobob 592 Posted June 7 1 minute ago, Neil Down said: A few spots of rain just now but nothing that would have prevented a race Yes but that would have meant predicting the future. Today’s prediction (based on science) stayed that it would rain heavily from late morning on until tomorrow . By the time the Senior finished the organisers probably decided they were lucky it finished in the dry and called it quits Of course, if they’d had you and lightbulb in the office meeting to discuss closures, you could have told them categorically that it wouldn’t start raining today till 5pm. You missed your chance there today boys. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbie Bobster 3,349 Posted June 7 5 minutes ago, ecobob said: Of course, if they’d had you and lightbulb in the office meeting to discuss closures, you could have told them categorically that it wouldn’t start raining today till 5pm. You missed your chance there today boys. Surly the Met Office couldn't hold a candle to lightbulb's forecasts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 5,779 Posted June 7 11 minutes ago, ecobob said: Yes but that would have meant predicting the future. Today’s prediction (based on science) stayed that it would rain heavily from late morning on until tomorrow . By the time the Senior finished the organisers probably decided they were lucky it finished in the dry and called it quits Of course, if they’d had you and lightbulb in the office meeting to discuss closures, you could have told them categorically that it wouldn’t start raining today till 5pm. You missed your chance there today boys. It wasn’t a criticism of the organisers, merely pointing out the weather. For the record, I wholeheartedly supported their decisions. It they that get the shitty end of the stick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieBrown 634 Posted June 7 Rob Callister should probably resign. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 5,779 Posted June 7 1 minute ago, CharlieBrown said: Rob Callister should probably resign. He’s too busy posting all over FB just how important he is to Isle of Man motorsport Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
