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Offline JerBear

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Neat racing video
« on: August 16, 2012, 12:02:08 PM »
I look at these guys with wonder :yikes:...  I like to go fast but at this speed I'd be toast!

 http://www.wimp.com/streetracing/

It looks like fun at about one third of the speed though.
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Offline stevewfl

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2012, 12:13:19 PM »
+1

Isle of Man TT <---THE best race in the world. I hope to make it over there and watch it within the next few years. I'll take my FOB too =)
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Offline Conrad

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2012, 12:42:28 PM »
Gotta love that freakin sound!
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2012, 07:31:55 PM »
 :thumbs: 8)
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Offline Elfmaze

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2012, 04:03:37 AM »
they must have every inch of that track memorized to pull 170's thru those streets.  Awesome!  haven't seen a promo in a few years for the race
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2012, 08:25:40 AM »
Sometimes after a day of playin' in the canyons thoughts turn to suspension/tire/motor/whatever might make me faster upgrades. I watch a video of Isle of Man TT and realize what fast really is. This usually save me money...  ;)
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2012, 10:30:50 AM »
2012 Isle of Man on Velocity Channel this Thursday (Direct TV 281).
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2012, 11:45:54 AM »
What a fantastic race. I am retiring next July and the Isle of Man TT is a must do on my list.  My riding partner has relatives there for lodging. Those riders have large stones..
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2012, 06:30:15 PM »
OMG, that looks brutal on the body.
See some of those bumps from the onboard camera? Sheesh.
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Offline Jim M.

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2012, 06:42:14 PM »
 I always wonder what kind of seats these guys use......




       ........to carry balls that big!!!!
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2012, 07:13:39 PM »
Quote from: Jim M. on September 23, 2012, 06:42:14 PM
I always wonder what kind of seats these guys use......




       ........to carry balls that big!!!!

Is that why they measure weight in stones?
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Offline sixshooter

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2012, 08:46:42 PM »
Quote from: Slideways on September 23, 2012, 08:25:40 AM
Sometimes after a day of playin' in the canyons thoughts turn to suspension/tire/motor/whatever might make me faster upgrades. I watch a video of Isle of Man TT and realize what fast really is. This usually save me money...  ;)
I had that same thought after taking a class at Infinion Raceway with Reg Pridmore. I was dropping down the carousel turn on my ZX-12R thinking I was riding with my hair on fire until I saw "Fred", one of Pridmore's adjunct instructors pass me on the outside on a Triumph Truxton. Let me know right away how much my riding skills needed to improve.
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Offline Xelvic

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2012, 11:30:23 PM »
Quote from: Elfmaze on August 17, 2012, 04:03:37 AM
they must have every inch of that track memorized to pull 170's thru those streets.  Awesome!  haven't seen a promo in a few years for the race

Not all of them. There have been over 200 of them killed in that race since the inception.  :o
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Offline pistole

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2012, 11:54:01 PM »
- its for hardmen.

- read up on guys like dunlop and mcguiness.

- the motogp guys will not ride the TT.

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Offline wally_games

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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2012, 11:20:07 AM »
Quote from: pistole on September 23, 2012, 11:54:01 PM
- its for hardmen.

- read up on guys like dunlop and mcguiness.

- the motogp guys will not ride the TT.

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The MotoGP guys like to have runoff area, padded fences, etc. You don't get much of that at the TT.

To me, the most scary parts of the video are at 3:31 and 3:47. If that happened to me at those speeds there would be a permanent pucker mark in the bike seat.  :yikes:
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Re: Neat racing video
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2012, 04:42:23 PM »
Quote from: wally_games on September 23, 2012, 10:30:50 AM
2012 Isle of Man on Velocity Channel this Thursday (Direct TV 281).

I'm all set to record on Comcast.
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