Anstey & McGuiness setting the pace @ IOMTT

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baldylocks

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• May 30, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>John McGuinness was once again the fastest man on the island as the IOM TT hit day two of practice hitting an average of more than 128mph.

The HM Plant Honda rider beat his practice time on Monday by almost 30 seconds, showing he is already remembering what the tricky 37.73-mile circuit is all about as he recorded a 17:37.09.

Hydrex Honda’s Guy Martin was 13 seconds behind McGuinness in second place with Stobart Motorsports Ian Lougher securing third in the Superbike practice lap.

Bruce Anstey was the man to beat in the Supersport category with his lap of 18:39.47.

Kawasaki man Ryan Farquhar was second, just over eight seconds behind with Ian Lougher securing another third, this time for Team Blackhorse Racing.

Anstey also headed the Superstock timesheets at the end of his lap with a time of 18:03.70, also going 125.338 in the process on his GSX-R1000.

I sooooo wish I was there

 

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Tom

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• May 30, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 30 2007, 08:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

I sooooo wish I was there

I fly out on sunday, can't wait.

 

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rgvneil

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Jersey Channel Islands

• May 30, 2007

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Lots of photos please Tom.

 

xx CURVE xx

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Texas

• May 30, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 30 2007, 02:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I sooooo wish I was there

i wish they'd show it on the tele here in the ...... States!!

 

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baldylocks

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• May 30, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ May 30 2007, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I fly out on sunday, can't wait.

i hate you so much

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ May 30 2007, 08:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i wish they'd show it on the tele here in the ...... States!!

coverage starts on Friday in the UK I think (ITV4)

 

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frosty58

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• May 30, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ May 30 2007, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i wish they'd show it on the tele here in the ...... States!!

deffo blows...... damn speed!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ May 30 2007, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>coverage starts on Friday in the UK I think (ITV4)
rub some more salt in why don't ya......

 

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orrmate

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earth

• May 30, 2007

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Never understood with events like this why they dont do a webcast for those where it isnt shown on TV and flog it for a fiver? Seems like a wasted opportunity..

 

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Symon10

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• Jun 3, 2007

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Good idea orrmate - they provide live timing and audio commentary for £8 (people seem to be annoyed about this as apparently it was free - but they had to charge to cover costs).
They are planning to add it next year if there is enough response from this.

http://www.iomtt.com/Home/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=76908

 

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frosty58

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washington DC, USA

• Jun 3, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ May 30 2007, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Never understood with events like this why they dont do a webcast for those where it isnt shown on TV and flog it for a fiver? Seems like a wasted opportunity..
great idea! surprised no 1s thought of it before now

 

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phleg

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North Wales

• Jun 3, 2007

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SHUT UP PLEASE!!!

I was supposed to go iwth my dad...but the guy we were supposed to stay with (signpost corner) doesn't like kids. ¬_¬

And we ....... let the prick stay here.


ARGH!

 

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rgvneil

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Jersey Channel Islands

• Jun 3, 2007

• #11

2 of my mates are there, I've lent them the tent I used at Le Mans. Suppose it'll be full of holes when I get it back.

 

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chopperman

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• Jun 4, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>John McGuinness was once again the fastest man on the island as the IOM TT hit day two of practice hitting an average of more than 128mph.

The HM Plant Honda rider beat his practice time on Monday by almost 30 seconds, showing he is already remembering what the tricky 37.73-mile circuit is all about as he recorded a 17:37.09.

anybody who has the guts to race the TT is a bit of a nutcase but these times are insane,
man i wish i was there.

 

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orrmate

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earth

• Jun 4, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Jun 3 2007, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>great idea! surprised no 1s thought of it before now

To be honest I thought it was a pretty obvious one, they spend so much time moaning about the lack of sponsors in racing yet they obliviously neglect potential markets. Alot of racing series need to learn to use the internet more effectively.

 

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Dazza

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Shanghai

• Jun 4, 2007

• #14

I miss watching the TT, those guys sure have balls!

 

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Tom

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West Yorkshire, UK

• Jun 11, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Orrmate @ Jun 4 2007, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>To be honest I thought it was a pretty obvious one, they spend so much time moaning about the lack of sponsors in racing yet they obliviously neglect potential markets. Alot of racing series need to learn to use the internet more effectively.

Its not as simple as it may seem though. The main grandstands on the island don't even get live feeds or big screens, mainly because the footage is hard to collect and oraganzize. There are about 50 bikes spread out over 37 miles and the directors job would be a nightmare, unless we were just fed the helicopter footage the entire time, which wouldn't be too exctiting.