TT2008
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y2blade

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56,321 posts

246 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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is it to early to post about TT2008....ive been watching the TT2007 DVD the other night again (we went over again for the centinery) and as im all booked for next year i thought i'd put a post up to see who else is booked up for it yet

weve been a few times now but the excitement for the event never lessens

me and fiance are booked into homestay this time! were over there for 10days (thurs of practise week through to sat after race week)

should be a good one

wrightyrs

446 posts

250 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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Yes all booked,

Going over on the Thursday of practice week and returning on the MOnday after Mad Sunday.

Only a short trip this year due to work unfortunately.

F308 MAN

1,029 posts

268 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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i might do the full two weeks this next year.

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(homestay available, if anyone interested)

beer d


IsMad

521 posts

230 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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this is something I have wanted to do for a while and as I now have a bike it seems like a requirment!! I had thought that it would be ok to sort earlier next year, but this post has me worried. Should I start sorting this out now and if so are there any good guides for dummies? If covered to death don't kill me I will do a search smile

996 sps

6,165 posts

247 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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Of course can't miss it after this year!

Going for race week, got to miss the Senior race on the Friday though!


Ferrys are fully booked for the Fri evening, Sat and Sun so coming back Thu night.



F308 MAN

1,029 posts

268 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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IsMad said:
... are there any good guides for dummies? ...
just ask ... no worries.

beer d

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

253 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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I'm there! Got ferry booked, hotel booked for practice week and house booked for race week. There's something on the iomtt.com site about having some extra TT races round the Billown Circuit for the two stroke bikes. Nothing confirmed but they might be run alongside the Southern 100 apparently.

F308 MAN

1,029 posts

268 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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there ya go, phil .... stickin' yer nose in !

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strokers are hoping to race at either the pre TT Classic or the post TT steam packet races, down at the Billown Circuit (Southern 100 course) ... the weekends either side of the TT festival.

Two strokes continue to race annually at the Southern 100 in July .... if you've not been, it's worth a visit, if only for the presentation night in castletown square.



beer d

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

253 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2007
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F308 MAN said:
there ya go, phil .... stickin' yer nose in !

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Of course! I've just had to remind my mate from 07 to get his ferry booked for next year - which he now has.

I've never been over for the Southern 100, bit awkward when there's Le Mans straight after. Would be good to expand the Pre-TT Classics though, I always enjoy lazy days sat at Ballabeg.


y2blade

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56,321 posts

246 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2007
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is it worth staying for the post TT steampacket races?

Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 3rd October 13:09

F308 MAN

1,029 posts

268 months

Monday 8th October 2007
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of course ... very relaxed and enjoyable.

southern 100 next year will be mid july .... best meeting in the entire road race calendar.

bad news this morning .... chairman of the TT marshalls association (roger hirst) has resigned.

beer d

y2blade

Original Poster:

56,321 posts

246 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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roll on june smile


i watched the 07 Road Racing review yesterday cool superb

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

253 months

Wednesday 19th December 2007
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For those of you who saw TT07 either on the island or dvd you must have heard about the Shaun Harris accident and his subsequent retirement from racing

Well, he's back next year!

There's been a few posts from Shaun and articles written about having an MV ride for the supersport. Also, the crash last year was something like 99.9% down to a faulty part. Money is the only sticking point but he's been testing and feels fine.

Balls as big as his head that man.

y2blade

Original Poster:

56,321 posts

246 months

Wednesday 19th December 2007
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i thought shaun had retired from racing confused

oh well....good luck to him he was aways very gutsy


rock on TT2008

castrolcraig

18,073 posts

237 months

Wednesday 19th December 2007
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ill be there, with my honda hat on, go john & guy!!

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

253 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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castrolcraig said:
ill be there, with my honda hat on, go john & guy!!
Not sure if this is confirmed but HM Plant are apparently not going to the island next year. They're racing at the NW200 but not the TT. Looks like Padgetts are sponsoring John Mc for all his races this year.

Whether that evens the playing field as far as bikes go I don't know?

And as for Guy Martin.....money on him for a big bike race next year! His post race interviews were legendary, sat up on the mountain in tucks trying to work out what he's saying.

castrolcraig

18,073 posts

237 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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Vette_1978 said:
castrolcraig said:
ill be there, with my honda hat on, go john & guy!!
Not sure if this is confirmed but HM Plant are apparently not going to the island next year. They're racing at the NW200 but not the TT. Looks like Padgetts are sponsoring John Mc for all his races this year.

Whether that evens the playing field as far as bikes go I don't know?

And as for Guy Martin.....money on him for a big bike race next year! His post race interviews were legendary, sat up on the mountain in tucks trying to work out what he's saying.
correct, it was confirmed to us all 2 months ago that we would be supllying no works hondas at tt 08

as for any support from us, guy martin will have a trick engine dor the superbike but thats about it, and yes at the honda bash at sports cafe in brum a fortnight ago john mc did tell me it was going to be a padgetts bike he wil be on...

y2blade

Original Poster:

56,321 posts

246 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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castrolcraig said:
ill be there, with my honda hat on, go john & guy!!
+1 i wore mine specialy last year as my mate got me into the suzuki hospitality stand on bray hill smile got some funny looks wearing it up there hehe

Vette_1978

3,260 posts

253 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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castrolcraig said:
correct, it was confirmed to us all 2 months ago that we would be supllying no works hondas at tt 08
Does this stretch as far as the TM bikes aswell? They're normally spanking new Fireblades which I guess have to be supplied from somebody Honda related.

F308 MAN

1,029 posts

268 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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i have it on good authority, that in order to reduce costs, The Purple Helmets (www.thepurplehelmets.co.uk) are to double as TMs next year.

beer d

le mans booked phil ?
lm or classic ?
or both ?