Numbnuts Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Who is Nick Crowe and why should anyone care what he thinks? As for the 'biggest sponcer' of the event I'm pretty sure that's the Isle of Man taxpayer at C.£8m+ a year. Unless Mr Crowe is funding more than that? Local Ex sidecar racer and now his sons race sidecars and he sponsors them I think . Northern Fuels owner I believe . Others will confirm. Edited February 6, 2022 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: Local Ex sidecar racer and now his sons race sidecars and he sponsors them I think . Northern Fuels owner I believe . Others will confirm. Many could not give a rat’s arse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 43 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Who is Nick Crowe and why should anyone care what he thinks? Is using Google or an Internet search engine beyond you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banky Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 marshals has one L BTW. More pedantic and cantankerous as i age, sorry.. Love my sidecars, since 78 and Mac & Kenny. I'm in for £500 for Nick's lads, for this TT. Mainly to just piss you lot off ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Banky said: marshals has one L BTW. More pedantic and cantankerous as i age, sorry.. Love my sidecars, since 78 and Mac & Kenny. I'm in for £500 for Nick's lads, for this TT. Mainly to just piss you lot off ! They've been unlucky with not being able to race due to Covid. And in the last year we had racing the second sidecare race didnt take place from memory. There quick I believe . Edited February 6, 2022 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banky Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: They've been unlucky with not being able to race due to Covid. And in the last year we had racing the second sidecare race didnt take place from memory. There quick I believe . Oh i know. I've helped monkey KB out for last 9 years. Don't worry, I'll be in touch. Ask Harry P. He will tell you. Banged him fuel for Germany last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, Banky said: Oh i know. I've helped monkey KB out for last 9 years. Don't worry, I'll be in touch. Ask Harry P. He will tell you. Banged him fuel for Germany last year. No idea whats that all about but whatever it is respect for helping anyone in that sort of situation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 There is an EGM coming up to wind up the present Assc next week I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 15 hours ago, Numbnuts said: Quoting Nick Crowe - I can assure you, I could not imagine the Isle Of Man without a TT, it would be like North Korea without missiles.. North Korea without the missiles would be a better place, especially if the funds wasted on them were spent on improving local living conditions. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Declan said: North Korea without the missiles would be a better place, especially if the funds wasted on them were spent on improving local living conditions. I had to read that bit twice, what kind of nugget thinks along those lines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 27 minutes ago, Passing Time said: I had to read that bit twice, what kind of nugget thinks along those lines? When the Iron Curtain fell down, a large number of people were saying that life for the common man would improve because the money until then being spent arms could be spent on things like medical care, or better still, pensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 42 minutes ago, Declan said: North Korea without the missiles would be a better place, especially if the funds wasted on them were spent on improving local living conditions. if the western world did that we could do the same and have a functional NHS, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, WTF said: if the western world did that we could do the same and have a functional NHS, The western world would soon become part of the Russian & Chinese empires if it unilaterally gave up weapons 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 35 minutes ago, Two-lane said: When the Iron Curtain fell down, a large number of people were saying that life for the common man would improve because the money until then being spent arms could be spent on things like medical care, or better still, pensions. I don't recall large numbers saying that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Cold War defence expenditure for the UK was something like £50Bn a year up to the drawdown of the mid-nineties, if I recall? 55k British troops stationed in Germany, 4 UK airbases in Germany. None of that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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