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Fuck F1. The Isle of Man TT is the real deal.


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59 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

No. That would be the Isle of Man by motorcycle. 

My bad, I only knew of motorcycle. Totally insane.

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IOM has always been the real deal... the guys on bikes are the real nut jobs and amazingly talented if they don't have to get scraped off the road with a coal shovel.  also, a TT or hill climb and a 'race' are completely different things, time vs competitors.  the Stig has his own YT channel and is a regular on drive tribe.

here's a few things to watch you might enjoy...

 

 

 

 

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25 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

IOM has always been the real deal... the guys on bikes are the real nut jobs and amazingly talented if they don't have to get scraped off the road with a coal shovel.  also, a TT or hill climb and a 'race' are completely different things, time vs competitors.  the Stig has his own YT channel and is a regular on drive tribe.

here's a few things to watch you might enjoy...

 

 

 

 

Up until his fatal crash, I followed Joey Dunlop’s career. Probably one of the most instinctual riders ever. He won the race 26 times. His nephew Michael is right behind at 25. Of all the crashes at IOM, the crash of Bob Prince was the most horrifying. He simply lost track of where he was on the course and came in too hot-going airborne on a dicey section through town. Wham, right into a building. 

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1 hour ago, akvanden said:

My bad, I only knew of motorcycle. Totally insane.

Not sure if they still do it, they used to do a kart race called the Manx Grand Prix.  It was wild too.  Racing 125 shifters and 250 super karts through the streets of Peel.

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10 minutes ago, SlugsOnSleds said:

Somewhere in the vicinity of 270 DEAD since 1907...Worst year was 2005...11 DEAD...

11 dead in one race? :thumbsdown:

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6 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

They’re all in heaven. 

Wherever they are they all died doing what they love

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idk if you folks have posted or talked about this unit here, but it's quite amazing.  

 

faster than an F1 car in lower speed corners and rips in acceleration.  Idk that it has enough battery life to do the entire IOM course though.  

crazy :thumbsup:

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