The road surface at the TT

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  1. Givover

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    Watching the 2011 TT .I had noted that in parts the road surface is very rutted , and in general quite poor.So lets except it is a public highway and this is what we have to live with.However for two weeks of the year they have the worlds most fantastic road racing and this spectical must bring in a few million in tourism .So my question is this .Why do teams such as Paul Bird racing /Honda /Relentless/ ect not to mention the Stars some of them very wealthy people'' tolerate this situation '' Surely at the start of the season someone like Milky Quale should go out and do an apprisal from a racer and not a bus drivers point of view and The council then would act (As a matter of rider safety) putting these quite simple matters to bed .And if someone pops out of a box and crys ,were is the money coming from then where doe's all thy cream go which is made on the backs of the like Mcguiness the Dunlops and all the top racers.
     
  2. dan.1moore1

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    Michael rutter said that the TT corse is smoother than some BSB tracks
     
  3. Givover

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    The Old Dog must have kept to the good bits.
     
  4. flatstickHRC

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    Obviously never been to croft! Thats bumpy as fook! It's worse than normal roads never mind the TT course!
     
  5. dan.1moore1

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    Nope there was a part in the build up show with riders saying how good of condition the corse was in including Mcguiness
     
  6. kpone

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    You watch the bugger, he does use different lines to every body else.
     
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    That's why he is so good in he wet. Always seems to find good grip off line where other riders dont go
     
  8. Givover

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    If the top riders say its the best er maybe its my TV.
     
  9. flatstickHRC

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    You got that posh HD i take it?
     
  10. Carlosoul

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    I rode it this year and yeah there were parts that really bottomed out, I particularly remember a left hander with a drain in the middle, cant remember the name.
    In general though I thought it was ok but then again I wasn't doing 160mph or so.
     
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    I think it's called "Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! bend"
     
  12. Carlosoul

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    Lol, thats what I say on every bend
     

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