Omobono Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 police were out with the radar yesterday hoping to catch the unwary , while today so much time was wasted with running marshals around , and then qualifying stopped due to a red flag at Union mills , all in all , it buggered many peoples Sunday afternoon up , and as the weekend approaches racing Friday, Saturday and until finish Monday , those who have booked for the MGP fortnight will have bugger all else to do , until they go home at the weekend , not the way to look after customers ,! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, Omobono said: police were out with the radar yesterday hoping to catch the unwary , while today so much time was wasted with running marshals around , and then qualifying stopped due to a red flag at Union mills , all in all , it buggered many peoples Sunday afternoon up , and as the weekend approaches racing Friday, Saturday and until finish Monday , those who have booked for the MGP fortnight will have bugger all else to do , until they go home at the weekend , not the way to look after customers ,! there are a few events after the races finish to give people something to do, IIRC there is a mini Jurby day planned for the Tuesday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I think you might find the mini Jurby day is struggling , an over enthusiastic list of requirements from government is making it almost impossible for motorcycle clubs to run events like this any more , thats why the VMCC stopped their Jurby event ,I am all for health and safety but in the Isle of Man the jobsworths are killing everything off , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Omobono said: the jobsworths are killing everything off , That has been the case here for many years now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, Omobono said: I think you might find the mini Jurby day is struggling , an over enthusiastic list of requirements from government is making it almost impossible for motorcycle clubs to run events like this any more , thats why the VMCC stopped their Jurby event ,I am all for health and safety but in the Isle of Man the jobsworths are killing everything off , The VMCC have now withdrawn from their most recent proposals for the mini Jurby event citing onerous requirements from Govt including a requirement amounting to duplication of personnel, some of whom were outsourced contractors. Some of their proposals have been taken up by the Andreas Racing Association who are going to try to progress them for the Jurby function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 14 hours ago, Omobono said: I think you might find the mini Jurby day is struggling , an over enthusiastic list of requirements from government is making it almost impossible for motorcycle clubs to run events like this any more , thats why the VMCC stopped their Jurby event ,I am all for health and safety but in the Isle of Man the jobsworths are killing everything off , Spot on, the Gov CS self appointed experts stopped the VMCC Jurby event by stipulating expensive and IMO entirely unnecessary "requirements" while at the same time choosing to ignore and abdicate responsibility for obvious rider safety issues on the TT/MGP course . Funny old world. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 11:42 PM, Asthehills said: Bristol Is decent, and you can hire a car from £30 a day and go where you want. Love to know where you hire cars for that nowadays. I was across a couple of weeks ago and due to train cancellations etc I looked at hire cars for three days. £500 for a small one! Shortage of new vehicles apparently and lots of people doing similar to avoid the rail network. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 7 hours ago, The Phantom said: Love to know where you hire cars for that nowadays. I was across a couple of weeks ago and due to train cancellations etc I looked at hire cars for three days. £500 for a small one! Shortage of new vehicles apparently and lots of people doing similar to avoid the rail network. Yes dynamic pricing due to train cancellations I would agree But yes hire car costs have gone up enormously. I used to treat myself when hiring a car from an airport across. The differential between hiring say a Hyundai SUV or a Mercedes or Jaguar saloon was quite small so I would go for those options and drive a more or less brand new luxury car. Not quite the same now. I go for the Hyundai i10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: Yes dynamic pricing due to train cancellations I would agree But yes hire car costs have gone up enormously. I used to treat myself when hiring a car from an airport across. The differential between hiring say a Hyundai SUV or a Mercedes or Jaguar saloon was quite small so I would go for those options and drive a more or less brand new luxury car. Not quite the same now. I go for the Hyundai i10! Not hired a car in ages, but previously when I have it was always a disappointment. Either they didn’t have the car I’d booked, or there were hidden costs (the headline £30 never happened), or both (Sorry sir, that nice Audi A4 you ordered isn’t available, are you happy to take the 30 year old Nissan Cedric. Same price, it’s that or nothing etc) Increasingly these days I take the boat with my own car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, wrighty said: Not hired a car in ages, but previously when I have it was always a disappointment. Either they didn’t have the car I’d booked, or there were hidden costs (the headline £30 never happened), or both (Sorry sir, that nice Audi A4 you ordered isn’t available, are you happy to take the 30 year old Nissan Cedric. Same price, it’s that or nothing etc) Increasingly these days I take the boat with my own car. I got landed with a Toyota RAV4 on my last trip (usually go for small/med SUV). Usually I can at least find some redeeming features of the cars I've had in the past (VW Tiguan/Hyundai Tucson) but the RAV4 had no redeeming features at all, god it was dull! I even felt myself feeling sorry for people I saw actually owning one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Getting back to motorsport... Is it just me or does the island seem quieter than usual for the MGP/Festival of ? (can never remember the exact new name DoE came up with) I can count on one hand the bikes with non-Manx reg number plates I've seen so far. Granted I haven't been in to Douglas yet, but the area where I live is normally buzzing with bikes by now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Zarley said: Getting back to motorsport... Is it just me or does the island seem quieter than usual for the MGP/Festival of ? (can never remember the exact new name DoE came up with) I can count on one hand the bikes with non-Manx reg number plates I've seen so far. Granted I haven't been in to Douglas yet, but the area where I live is normally buzzing with bikes by now. Defo bikes around, had a foreign bike execute a U-turn in front of me last night without him even looking down road for approaching cars, slammed brakes on so lucky him, and another one overtake so close he clipped wing mirror, so yeah they are around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Understandable if they stay away this year. They don't see any point if they can't meet the DfE Head of Motorsport, People's Prince, and all round General Legend Rob Callister MHK. Edited August 23, 2022 by 0bserver 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Understandable if they stay away this year. They don't see any point if they can't meet the DfE Head of Motorsport, People's Price*, and all round General Legend Rob Callister MHK. Have to admit that thought did occur to me 😂 *Yes, I suppose we all pay the price for Rob being in government. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Zarley said: Getting back to motorsport... Is it just me or does the island seem quieter than usual for the MGP/Festival of ? (can never remember the exact new name DoE came up with) I can count on one hand the bikes with non-Manx reg number plates I've seen so far. Granted I haven't been in to Douglas yet, but the area where I live is normally buzzing with bikes by now. Roads we have been on are busy with bikes and the pubs in the evenings seem fairly busy with bikers Considering the new format is based mainly around the coming weekend it seems fairly busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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