Asthehills Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/person-injured-at-33rd-milestone-receiving-treatment/ Thanks I wonder why they wouldn’t confirm the type of vehicle involved? It’s not like thousands of people don’t already know it was a green Porsche. Very odd. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Just now, Asthehills said: Thanks I wonder why they wouldn’t confirm the type of vehicle involved? Probably because with so few about...it's as good as naming someone before next of kin are aware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 40 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/person-injured-at-33rd-milestone-receiving-treatment/ "Police say a person injured in a serious crash on the Mountain Road yesterday (3 January) was taken to hospital." Fabulous Manx Radio reporting once again. January? FFS. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 12 hours ago, manxchester said: It’s also a huge event for people that are into road racing, what it isn’t though is a big sporting event world wide. I don’t think there’s anything wrong in acknowledging that It’s not the Olympics or football, or even F1 or MotoGP. But I do think it’s more well-known around the world than people give it credit, certainly in countries like Spain and Germany where bikes are a big thing. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 53 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: It was a Porsche Taycan EV that was trashed that then promptly when up in significant flames when the battery fire took hold. Apparently they were lucky it didn’t burn a hole in the tarmac it went up that well. i'm surprised it remained on the road to maybe burn a hole? so much for green creds of EV vehicles. won't be too many of those look at me virtue signalling mobiles on the roads which may identify the driver if the details were publicised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 It didn't catch fire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beeching Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: It didn't catch fire. There's sadly more to this. But zero point in speculating as details won't be forthcoming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, Ringy Rose said: It’s not the Olympics or football, or even F1 or MotoGP. But I do think it’s more well-known around the world than people give it credit, certainly in countries like Spain and Germany where bikes are a big thing. It's very well known.......in the biking community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dr Beeching said: There's sadly more to this. But zero point in speculating as details won't be forthcoming. I agree. But it didn't catch fire. If it did it was very minor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 I don't know why the police don't just lock up this bloke "Little" as he seems to cause trouble every TT. https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/little-trouble-on-the-isle-of-man-last-night/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said: ... Conversely with Mark Cavendish’s success as a cyclist, cycling has a much bigger profile as a “ sport” here than it otherwise would have done.. Don't think so. If you only moved to the island 40 years ago you probably wouldn't know, but road cycling has been a very popular participation sport since long before Mark Cavendish. Its popularity on the island probably starting with Stuart Slack's bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1958. I was at school with Mark's dad and cycling was popular in the 1970s and 1980s way before Mark came along. Another contempory of mine was John Purves (a couple of years younger than me at school). He finished 4th in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and his then wife (Marie) won the British National Road Race Championships five times (!) in the 1990s. And Steve Joughin - who I'd forgotten. Cyclings been big on the island for the last 60+ years... Edited June 4, 2023 by Ghost Ship 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, manxchester said: It’s not a major sporting event though, if you’re not into bikes or know anyone from the Isle of Man I’d wager that you wouldn’t know it was taking place right now. I lived across for 30 years and it never crossed my radar till I moved here. I'm honestly puzzled by that. I've lived in the UK for nearly 40 years and I'm always amazed by the number of people who know about the TT and connect it with the Isle of Man. That's people I've worked with, people in the pub, and neighbours. I'm not the worlds number 1 TT fan, but if you're into motor racing I'd rank it with Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. Edited June 4, 2023 by Ghost Ship 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Asthehills said: Has anyone heard any news on the car crash that caused the delays yesterday? There has been quite a lot of assumption about bikes running out of talent across social media from people with none of the facts to hand. Like the anti TT brigade on here😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Ship Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Derek Flint said: It didn't catch fire. 2 hours ago, Derek Flint said: I agree. But it didn't catch fire. If it did it was very minor Eh? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Ghost Ship said: Don't think so. If you only moved to the island 40 years ago you probably wouldn't know, but road cycling has been a very popular participation sport since long before Mark Cavendish. Its popularity on the island probably starting with Stuart Slack's bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1958. I was at school with Mark's dad and cycling was popular in the 1970s and 1980s way before Mark came along. Another contempory of mine was John Purves (a couple of years younger than me at school). He finished 4th in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and his then wife (Marie) won the British National Road Race Championships five times (!) in the 1990s. And Steve Joughin - who I'd forgotten. Cyclings been big on the island for the last 60+ years... Nigel Dean and Steve Joughin say hello noticed you’ve edited it now to include Steve Edited June 4, 2023 by Numbnuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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