Comments on: Amazing On-Board Footage of John McGuinness Lapping IOM (News)

By: Patrick D

Patrick D — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 06:28:02 +0000

There’s a decent vidoe game on the old X-box which allows you to run on this and other English & irish Road racing circuits. OK, it’s not gonna scare you the same, but having ridden several of these circuits when in their dialy guise, and even having ‘gone for it’ in sections, it gives you a good impression of how complicated it is to learn a 37 mile circuit and how one corner affects the 3 after it. It was a great feeling to get a 130mph+ lap eventually!

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By: Pdxbob

Pdxbob — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:17:28 +0000

You can, but thats when most of the deaths occur.

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By: Cannonball

Cannonball — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:38:55 +0000

For those that are interested – reading ‘Riding Man’ by Mark Gardiner. Fantastic book about one man’s experience chasing the dream.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:26:29 +0000

re: “I wonder what it would be like to practice for a week and give it a go?”

or don’t practice for a week. hop the ferry and attend then pick up a rental bike and run ramsey to douglas on mad sunday.

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By: ReflexTowing

ReflexTowing — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:24:21 +0000

I wonder what it would be like to practice for a week and give it a go? Like really try to learn it and then go balls out. Death? I wonder how close a mere mortal could come to the lap records. Back in the real world: these guys are true superheroes. Incredible.

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By: Gutterslob

Gutterslob — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:30:59 +0000

Hey!! Guy’s the reigning, undisputed, universal TT champion, mind you. TT in this case being Talk-Talk, btw.
He’d put all them MTV rappers to shame!!

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By: Podantius Maximus

Podantius Maximus — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:38:54 +0000

A map next to his tea LOL I doubt he needs a map of the place.
Thank God this guy won. Can you imagine Guy Martin doing commentary on his lap. Jesus H. Cristos I would need a dictionary for the subtitles. Can anyone understand that Guy (see what I did there)?

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By: TomS

TomS — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:59:00 +0000

Balls of unobtanium.

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By: Speedicus Triplicatum

Speedicus Triplicatum — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:06:12 +0000

really good to see your overall coverage of the TT in 2012 – what a contrast to its complete omission in previous years …….

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By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:02:52 +0000

I can’t imagine the concentration, memory, practice, and balls it takes to do anything like that! I’d love to try, but I would probably look like an Ice Cream vendor on a moped..

Love his descriptions on parts of the course, and how you really have to focus on some parts, then you are smelling fans barbeque off one side, or pints of beer on the other! To be able to have thoughts like that while hitting 160mph through parts of towns is amazing.

Isle of Man… Bucket List!!

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