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2021 IoM TT cancelled

Discussion in 'General' started by Senna, Nov 30, 2020.

  1. SpeedyE

    SpeedyE Experimental prototype, never meant for production

    :eek::(:eek::( !!!!
    Who(?) Please...
    :(
     
  2. Knotcher

    Knotcher Well-Known Member

    The sounds from these are so good. Thanks for the find.


     
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  3. Potts N Pans

    Potts N Pans Well-Known Member

    I'm extremely lucky I was able to attend in 2018. A friend was going with a group of people from our NATO base, and one guy bailed about 6 weeks before the TT. My friend came by my office and asked if I wanted to go. Best €900 I spent while stationed in Europe! The Assen GP was second (Rossi's last win).
     
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  4. Paddy O

    Paddy O Well-Known Member

    "Real" road racing like the TT, NW200, Ulster GP and the rest of the Irish series is the most spectacular and fastest bike racing on the planet. Unfortunately , it is deadly and getting deadlier as bikes get faster. For Speedy, just some of the riders killed 2017-2019: William Dunlop, James Cowton, Dan Kneen, Malachi Mitchel Thomas, Alan Bonner, Jamie Hamilton, Gavin Lupton, Adam Lyon, Dan Heggarty, Daily Matheson, Darren Keys and that is just the top riders, several novice riders also killed.
     
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  5. SpeedyE

    SpeedyE Experimental prototype, never meant for production

    :(

    Thank you, Paddy

    RIP Racers :(
     
  6. Paddy O

    Paddy O Well-Known Member

    On the bright side of the Covid Pandemic shutdown, the lives of 5 or 6 Irish road racers were saved!
     
  7. cav115

    cav115 Well-Known Member


    Maybe..but for sure they`re not living..
     
  8. grasshopper

    grasshopper Well-Known Member

    I'm glad I spent the money and time and went in 2014. I still want to get back over there again. The TT races are too ingrained in the Islands history and culture for them to let a couple years of cancellations due to the pandemic prevent it from happening again. When it does happen again it will probably be the biggest attendance in history.
     
  9. Paddy O

    Paddy O Well-Known Member

    The attendance at the IOM TT from outside the island spectators is not as big as you might think. From my search for the last 20 years total for the two weeks outside spectators was 35-40k with talk of 45k in big years like 2000. So most IOM spectators you see are locals. I now worry about all of these "bucket listers" showing up in June 2022, I wanted to go then too! Going to get very expensive now.
     
    Last edited: Dec 1, 2020
  10. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    That's what, 50% more people on the Island? Seems huge to me :D
     
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  11. joec

    joec brace yourself

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