Isle of Man TT Discussion
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That "thoughts and prayers" answer at 4:05 was brutal.
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I have noticed a pattern of stock responses. However that reporter was stupidly aggressive.
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Theyyyyyy're baaaaack!!!
Starting Last weekend with the Cookstown 100, the real roads races are coming fast and furious almost every weekend leading up to the Isle of Man TT fortnight last week of May through first week of June with 12 UK events after. The TT is the only race where there isn’t a mass start, they start in 10 second intervals. In a couple of weeks I’ll be streaming my attempts at getting clean laps in the new TT simulator dropping mid-May. Here we go!
Cookstown 100: Michael Browne and Michael Dunlop take wins but weather thwarts Open races
22 April 2023.
From Northern Ireland
Michael Dunlop finished second in a curtailed Supersport race at Cookstown.
Michael Browne secured a double at the Cookstown 100 road races, with Michael Dunlop also taking a win, but adverse weather conditions prevented the feature Open races from running.
Browne won a red-flagged Supersport race and the Moto3/125cc event while Dunlop was the Supertwins victor as the lap record holder made his first appearance at the event since 2018.
However persistent rain left the roads around the 2.1-mile Orritor circuit sodden and the track was deemed too unsafe for the larger capacity bikes.
Browne had six seconds to spare over nearest challenger Nigel Moore in the Moto3/125 class, but Supersport runner-up Dunlop was just 1.76 seconds adrift of the Cork rider in that race.
Browne led the 600cc event on his Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Yamaha when the red flags came out on lap four after last year's man-of-the-meeting Michael Sweeney crashed out unhurt at Mackney Corner.
Last year's treble winner was occupying third place when he came off but that position was ultimately awarded to Ballymoney's Darryl Tweed after the results were taken after lap three following the Skerries rider's demise.
Dunlop rode his McAdoo Racing Kawasaki to victory in the Supertwins class, enjoying a comfortable advantage over Daniel Ingham at the chequered flag to take his 11th race success at the county Tyrone meeting.
The eight-lap race was run on wet roads and the race was halted when the red flags again came out as the Ballymoney crossed the line to complete his final lap.
Tweed came out on top in the Lightweight Supersport event and Barry Davidson clinched a landmark 100th Irish national road racing victory with a triumph in Supersport 300.
There was disappointment for the spectators as conditions were deemed too dangerous for the 1000cc bikes by late afternoon.
Republic of Ireland rider Derek Sheils had qualified fastest for the Open race and feature Cookstown 100 event on Friday, the Roadhouse Macau BMW racer having set a time just 0.8 seconds faster than Dunlop, with Sweeney third quickest on the timesheets.
Sheils was returning to the event for the first time since 2020 and was an eight-time previous winner in the Superbike class.
Starting Last weekend with the Cookstown 100, the real roads races are coming fast and furious almost every weekend leading up to the Isle of Man TT fortnight last week of May through first week of June with 12 UK events after. The TT is the only race where there isn’t a mass start, they start in 10 second intervals. In a couple of weeks I’ll be streaming my attempts at getting clean laps in the new TT simulator dropping mid-May. Here we go!
Cookstown 100: Michael Browne and Michael Dunlop take wins but weather thwarts Open races
22 April 2023.
From Northern Ireland
Michael Dunlop finished second in a curtailed Supersport race at Cookstown.
Michael Browne secured a double at the Cookstown 100 road races, with Michael Dunlop also taking a win, but adverse weather conditions prevented the feature Open races from running.
Browne won a red-flagged Supersport race and the Moto3/125cc event while Dunlop was the Supertwins victor as the lap record holder made his first appearance at the event since 2018.
However persistent rain left the roads around the 2.1-mile Orritor circuit sodden and the track was deemed too unsafe for the larger capacity bikes.
Browne had six seconds to spare over nearest challenger Nigel Moore in the Moto3/125 class, but Supersport runner-up Dunlop was just 1.76 seconds adrift of the Cork rider in that race.
Browne led the 600cc event on his Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Yamaha when the red flags came out on lap four after last year's man-of-the-meeting Michael Sweeney crashed out unhurt at Mackney Corner.
Last year's treble winner was occupying third place when he came off but that position was ultimately awarded to Ballymoney's Darryl Tweed after the results were taken after lap three following the Skerries rider's demise.
Dunlop rode his McAdoo Racing Kawasaki to victory in the Supertwins class, enjoying a comfortable advantage over Daniel Ingham at the chequered flag to take his 11th race success at the county Tyrone meeting.
The eight-lap race was run on wet roads and the race was halted when the red flags again came out as the Ballymoney crossed the line to complete his final lap.
Tweed came out on top in the Lightweight Supersport event and Barry Davidson clinched a landmark 100th Irish national road racing victory with a triumph in Supersport 300.
There was disappointment for the spectators as conditions were deemed too dangerous for the 1000cc bikes by late afternoon.
Republic of Ireland rider Derek Sheils had qualified fastest for the Open race and feature Cookstown 100 event on Friday, the Roadhouse Macau BMW racer having set a time just 0.8 seconds faster than Dunlop, with Sweeney third quickest on the timesheets.
Sheils was returning to the event for the first time since 2020 and was an eight-time previous winner in the Superbike class.
jlv wrote:If it weren't for Havoc I'd have been arguing with the 12 year olds by myself.
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Northern Ireland just got a whole bunch more boring this year... https://www.armaghi.com/news/tandragee- ... ike/199919
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I finally got one "clean" lap of the TT course. 37.74 miles. None of the boxes in the upper-left got marked in the challenge, so I can finally move on. If there was a no-crash challenge, I would've cleared it, but the max was 4 off-tracks, 4 crashes and under 21 minutes. None of the above and a 20:36 lap. Phew!
The real roads boys were practicing on the Isle of Man today in the chairs(sidecar racers) at Jurby, an airfield with some kerbs and a layout for local races and practice for the TT fortnight. That begins on Monday, May 29th with the first official practice sessions of the 2023 event.
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The TT is off to a roaring start! With a little bit of rubber left on the road from last year and no rain in a month, lap times are already dropping. Some trees were removed(mostly from disease) and they resurfaced a good portion of Cronk-y-voddy straight for improved safety, comfort and confidence. Michael Dunlop with 21 wins is looking to surpass his uncle Joey's 26 wins as the most winning TT racer of all time. Check it out... https://youtube.com/@isleofmanttraces21
jlv wrote:If it weren't for Havoc I'd have been arguing with the 12 year olds by myself.