TT Grand Prix

[Geordie]

Just getting right into the usual unbelievable programs. Just wondered if anyone actually had a friend or relative competing this year?

Watched Bruce Anstey pulling off his fastest lap last year. Nothing short of petrifying . It takes a special breed to be able to travel at those speeds!

Cant wait for it all to kick off

[eboswan]

too enter the tt race they must be able too remove they`re brain just before putting on they`re crash helmets
no fair do`s too them they must have balls of steel.
I cringe watching them

gixxerboy is a massive fan I bet he is like a cat on a hot tin roof

[Geordie]

I cringe watching them

same here bri

I wonder if Paul has went on a wee break

[Gixxerboy]

I'm watching you don't worry...

Been following tonights practice on the internet and unfortunately the bad news has come early this year. Franck Petricola, a French lad has ridden his last lap at the TT tonight during practice. I love the sport more than anything but it does have a tendancy to bite you hard when it goes tits up I'm afraid.

RIP fella..

[eboswan]

http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_377238.html

[Gixxerboy]

That's the lad Bri. He was supposed to make his TT debut last year but had a bad smash at the Northwest 200 a few weeks before which put him out for most of the season. He spent the time getting back to fitness and competed in the Northwest again this year and didn't do too bad.

On a lighter note, have a butchers at this footage from Guy Martin from Tuesday nights practice..

http://www.sportrider.com/video-guy-mar ... SOC&dom=fb

[eboswan]

sod that

[Aitch]

Awesome!

[raygun]

I'd like to see Guy do well.

Maybe now that Tyco have turned to the BM it may just do it for them. Competition is phenomenally strong though and who would write McGuinness off.

ATB
Ray.

[Linus]

You have to know every inch of the course,and have it mapped in your brain.
I watched the Dunlop brothers programme the other night and saw the Rob Dulop crash when the back wheel broke apart
Not good.
With all the changes in weather and light conditions through the trees it hard still to make out which way a bend goes, it takes a special breed to give it a fist full on that course.