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  1. 2000YELLOW360

    2000YELLOW360 F1 World Champ

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    2000YELLOW360, Apr 9, 2014
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  2. pma1010

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    Great stuff.
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  3. CornersWell

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    Always felt the Man TT riders had cojones the size of basketballs.

    Great they continue to run it, but the bikes have gotten so much more powerful and faster that it's teetering on the insane.

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    CornersWell, Apr 10, 2014
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  4. Vinny Bourne

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    I've had this one on my fb page for a while, better quality and nice perspective

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUPQ9rfsNU]ISLE of SPEED 320-Kmh Street Race? ?HD? 200-Mph - ISLE of MAN TT ? ? Lindsey Stirling - Elements - YouTube[/ame]
     
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  6. Vinny Bourne

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    HAHA this video makes me laugh it is so cool. We are all *****in about how crappy F1 sounds these days, well listen to this video and TURN UP the sound. Also on my FB page. that I had not watched in a while. The suspense of the approaching sound is awesome.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4NdcMELso8]Isle of Man TT 160MPH+ - YouTube[/ame]
     
    Vinny Bourne, Apr 13, 2014
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  7. Vinny Bourne

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    and the most chalenging turn I can think of, threading a needle a foot away from stone walls while the suspension bottoms out in the turn

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GiHCL4OlUg]Isle of Man.TT 2010.Bottom of Barregarrow. - YouTube[/ame]
     
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  8. 2000YELLOW360

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    Nope. The right hander at the bottom of Brae Hill. You get airborne at 150-160 (in my day), bike grounds, wiggles, come down three gears and the you turn right in 3rd Gear, with stone walls on both sides. When it's wet it's very dicey, very.

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    2000YELLOW360, Apr 26, 2014
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  10. 2000YELLOW360

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    You had to be there.

    LOL

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    Watched just about all of those before and still cant believe the guts from those riders.
     
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    You can't just do this. You have to work up to it. Once you're there doesn't seem to be a problem (unless you crash there)

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    Isle Of Man getting closer... Northwest 200 was this past weekend.
     
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    Are the TT races on TV in the USA?
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    Yes. They start 10 PM EST tonight on the Velocity Channel.
     
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    I was just watching the race and couldn't agree more and in addition they are true athletes.
     
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    Michael Dunlop had the time of his life as he won 4 races and has 11 victories overall at age 25.

    I watched most of the races on Velocity and have to say the bravery these riders exhibit is profound. In the last race, Dunlop saw that his older brother had crashed but was able to finish and pull out the win. He said afterwards that he just hoped his brother was okay.
     
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    Great race, pleased to see Martin on the podium too.
     
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    The TT is a bit (ca 20 mph) faster, but the Manx is more fun - more interesting machinery and fewer crowds leads to better watching. There's nothing like sitting on a wall 5 feet from some guy going 160+ .... and then talking with him in the paddock after the race.
     
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    Yeah there is: doing it yourself. 85, 88.

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    Art...where would we all be without you?

    Will you be somewhere at Laguna this weekend? Tell me where so I will make sure I am not there.
     
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