Non-Believer Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 32 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: Nothing will change unless the TT has a Le Mans '55 moment And some might say that the faster they go and the more the obsession with lifting lap records every year is allowed to take precedence - the more likely we are to have such an event... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: It's not just pro-heritage, it's pro-choice. You have no right to tell people how to live their lives, whatever choice they make, regardless of the outcome...provided they are within the law. Abbeting suicide is a criminal offence, letting thick fuck brickies out for their drug hit is what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: Why stay married to the same woman for 20+ years? Similar argument. Is that you coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, HiVibes said: Abbeting suicide is a criminal offence, letting thick fuck brickies out for their drug hit is what? Bitter much? Does it take you 10mins longer to get home from work in race week luv? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 minute ago, A fool and his money..... said: Bitter much? Does it take you 10mins longer to get home from work in race week luv? No, I just know people who have died as a result you old tart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Just now, HiVibes said: No, I just know people who have died as a result you old tart. Yeah, sure you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 39 minutes ago, wrighty said: It won’t take something that catastrophic. Insurance and lack of interest will kill it off in the next few years. The tradition of a recently arrived wheni predicting the imminent demise of the TT is almost as old as the races themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-acid Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: The tradition of a recently arrived wheni predicting the imminent demise of the TT is almost as old as the races themselves. Especially if they live inside the course 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ďouglas Peel Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, HiVibes said: Abbeting suicide is a criminal offence, letting thick fuck brickies out for their drug hit is what? What about clever,millionaire brickies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebushy Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Seems everyone on here has been a marshal for at least 30 years. 2 things spring to mind: 1. There will be no shortage of marshals at this years TT. 2. Manx forums is going to be quiet during TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 8 hours ago, wrighty said: It won’t take something that catastrophic. Insurance and lack of interest will kill it off in the next few years. sounds familiar , like every year for the last 20. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: Are they, though? People don’t tend to rush off on the Friday night, they go back Saturday afternoon. no , enough people rush of friday evening and saturday morning to drop numbers enough for there to be insufficient left to do the job, there is very little if any spare capacity , there was an appeal went out last minute last year for marshalls so that racing could take place , a friend signed up and because they had marshalled previously ( ages ago ) and they got flags to wave. marshall numbers are tight exacerbated by the ' i only marshal here ' brigade who rightly or wrongly want to marshal at certain locations for in some cases convenience and others for the group of friends they have marshalled with for years which makes it a semi social event for them and less onerous . this is why they were shifting marshals around last year which will have upset a few who had to leave their preferred social groups. Edited April 25, 2023 by WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 46 minutes ago, WTF said: sounds familiar , like every year for the last 20. I’ve been here for almost 20, and in that time TT’s future has seemed to become less secure. Age profile of fans and racers, Marshals, Insurance, lack of tolerance of the inevitable deaths and injuries… What hasn’t changed in my time here is the stuck in history local fans who believe it will go on for ever and no changes are required to try to secure its future. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 10 hours ago, Beelzebub3 said: 2 incidents resulting in 4 deaths need to be looked into Riding a tea-tray at 150mph is dangerous. In other news, the pope shits in the woods and bears are Catholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, WTF said: there was an appeal went out last minute last year for marshalls so that racing could take place I know, but that’s because the race was postponed from the Friday. If it’s actually scheduled to take place on the Saturday morning it’s different. They really will struggle if the Senior has to be delayed to the Sunday for whatever reason, to the extent that if Saturday’s a washout there probably won’t be a Senior TT. 48 minutes ago, wrighty said: the stuck in history local fans who believe it will go on for ever and no changes are required to try to secure its future I’d agree with this bit, look at the schedule change and the meltdown surrounding it. If you want the race to be a live TV spectacle you don’t run it on a Friday lunchtime, and it’s survival will depend on TV. As for the speed of the bikes, I’m conflicted as the superbikes really are proper monsters these days. But, let’s face it, hitting a wall at 110mph instead of 130mph isn’t really going to change much for one’s life chances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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