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TT 2017

Not meaning to put to simplistic a view on it AntG, but maybe they are following the DORNA model because they have a lack of other ideas.

Hell, as you say, use some of the smaller names as they will likely become bigger names, push the international competitors, and so forth

I genuinely have NFI but am sick to death of organisations needing to develop a good guy/bad guy rivalry
 
Gaz said:
Not meaning to put to simplistic a view on it AntG, but maybe they are following the DORNA model because they have a lack of other ideas.

Hell, as you say, use some of the smaller names as they will likely become bigger names, push the international competitors, and so forth

I genuinely have NFI but am sick to death of organisations needing to develop a good guy/bad guy rivalry
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The TT sells itself it doesn't need the MotoGP style grudge matches.
 
AntG said:
The TT sells itself it doesn't need the MotoGP style grudge matches.
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Totally agree, but sadly I wonder if the people doing the selling (publicity) realise that not all sports need grudges between riders as some sports are able to be sold on the spectacle ............
 
AntG said:
It was good to see the old dog Rutter back on the top step
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Absolutely agree with this. Obviously in part due to Tony, Michael has never missed a TT since he was three. It'd be interesting to know how many he has contested. He was saying after that in order to be competitive today, you have to remove all margins of safety - ride it short circuit style and press the entire lap. If you are cautious, you are nowhere.
 
Arrabbiata1 said:
Absolutely agree with this. Obviously in part due to Tony, Michael has never missed a TT since he was three. It'd be interesting to know how many he has contested. He was saying after that in order to be competitive today, you have to remove all margins of safety - ride it short circuit style and press the entire lap. If you are cautious, you are nowhere.
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He's done over 60 TT races since 1994 although he took a break between 2000 and 2007.
 
Bit of trivia about Michael Rutter here, he is the last person to race in the TT and the premier class of motorcycle racing(full time as McGuinness wildcarded in 2000) in the same year(1999)
 
Got back from the Classic TT on Tuesday, was a good weekend with some great sounding bikes, the Bob Mac replica that did a lap to celebrate the first official 100mph lap of the course 60 years ago sounded incredible. Anyway off to Lanzarote in the morning :D
 

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