Sunday, June 11, 2006
A MOUTHFUL OF TT
TT 2006; SUPERBIKE RESULT
04 June 2006
Direct from the Isle of Man;
TT Superbike Race Saturday June 3rd 2006
John McGuinness took his total of Isle of Man TT victories to nine when he led virtually from start to finish to win today’s Jester Interactive Superbike race on his Honda Fireblade, in the process setting new lap and race records as well as a new outright lap record. McGuinness also won the race last year.
McAdoo Kawasaki rider Ian Hutchinson was this evening stripped of his second-place finish in the Isle of Man TT Supersport race after being disqualified on a technicality. Apparently he was found to be sane and sober at races end and therefore disqualified.
The race was run in brilliant sunshine on just about the hottest day of the year in the Island – in fact riders had been warned to watch out for melting tar on one stretch of the course! And by the luck of the manx, there is a tremendous shortage of sunscreen available. Wise locals will defer to heavy manx cream to combat the freakish sunshine.
Sidecar ‘A’ Race report Monday afternoon June 5th 2006
Nick Crowe and Darren Hope kept the Manx flag flying when they had a comfortable victory in this afternoon’s VisitIsleofMan.com Sidecar ‘A’ race in the Isle of Man TT. It was a second win for the local crew, after opening their account last year, and they also recorded their first sub 20 minutes lap of 19 minutes 55.97 seconds (113.571 miles an hour).
TT Purple Helmet Update June 6th 2006
A devastating fire in the premises of the Wilson & Collins factory over the weekend, has resulted in the Purple Helmets Motorcycle Display Team losing all their props and equipment, used for their stunt shows.
Over a five year period, the team have built up their stock of weird and wonderful contraptions, which include the famous roll-over bike and the long bike, as well as their stable of racing wheelie bins, all of which have been destroyed.
In the true spirit of their dead-pan humour, a spokesman from the Purple Helmets who surveyed the aftermath of the damage, said that at first glance, it was difficult to spot the damage as everything was still matt black and that the fire seemed to have made improvements, but on closer inspection, the true horror of the blaze was revealed.
The word from the Isle of Man;
04 June 2006
Direct from the Isle of Man;
TT Superbike Race Saturday June 3rd 2006
John McGuinness took his total of Isle of Man TT victories to nine when he led virtually from start to finish to win today’s Jester Interactive Superbike race on his Honda Fireblade, in the process setting new lap and race records as well as a new outright lap record. McGuinness also won the race last year.
McAdoo Kawasaki rider Ian Hutchinson was this evening stripped of his second-place finish in the Isle of Man TT Supersport race after being disqualified on a technicality. Apparently he was found to be sane and sober at races end and therefore disqualified.
The race was run in brilliant sunshine on just about the hottest day of the year in the Island – in fact riders had been warned to watch out for melting tar on one stretch of the course! And by the luck of the manx, there is a tremendous shortage of sunscreen available. Wise locals will defer to heavy manx cream to combat the freakish sunshine.
Sidecar ‘A’ Race report Monday afternoon June 5th 2006
Nick Crowe and Darren Hope kept the Manx flag flying when they had a comfortable victory in this afternoon’s VisitIsleofMan.com Sidecar ‘A’ race in the Isle of Man TT. It was a second win for the local crew, after opening their account last year, and they also recorded their first sub 20 minutes lap of 19 minutes 55.97 seconds (113.571 miles an hour).
TT Purple Helmet Update June 6th 2006
A devastating fire in the premises of the Wilson & Collins factory over the weekend, has resulted in the Purple Helmets Motorcycle Display Team losing all their props and equipment, used for their stunt shows.
Over a five year period, the team have built up their stock of weird and wonderful contraptions, which include the famous roll-over bike and the long bike, as well as their stable of racing wheelie bins, all of which have been destroyed.
In the true spirit of their dead-pan humour, a spokesman from the Purple Helmets who surveyed the aftermath of the damage, said that at first glance, it was difficult to spot the damage as everything was still matt black and that the fire seemed to have made improvements, but on closer inspection, the true horror of the blaze was revealed.
The word from the Isle of Man;
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