Isle of Man TT (WAY off topic)
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I traveled there for business recently and we took a bus tour of the race course with "Milky" Quayle. He is the only local to have ever won the race. His passion for the sport is incredible and racing insights were outstanding. For those who are unaware, here is an article on Milky... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...e-Isle-of-Man-TT-is-dangerous-but-unique.html
I have also watched it a few times. Really great stuff. These guys really do live on the edge.
I have the Isle of Man TT, along with the Monaco Grand Prix on my "Race Watching Bucket List".
I have the Isle of Man TT, along with the Monaco Grand Prix on my "Race Watching Bucket List".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-36451846
TT Races 2016: Dwight Beare and Paul Shoesmith killed
TT Races 2016: Dwight Beare and Paul Shoesmith killed
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Sorry to see this- it is a very dangerous race because it's run on public roads that that closed for the races. They run between stone walls, and the barriers you expect on a racetrack are notably absent.
Two competitors were killed during the opening day of the Isle of Man TT Races on Saturday.
Sidecar driver Dwight Beare, 27, crashed near the Rhencullen section of the Mountain Course at about 14:10 BST.
His passenger, Benjamin Binns, was airlifted to the island's Noble's Hospital, with a fractured ankle. His condition was described as "stable".
Later, Paul Shoesmith, 50, died in a crash on Sulby Straight during solo practice. The session was abandoned.
Shoesmith, from Poynton in Cheshire, made his TT races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races in 2011.
He achieved his fastest ever lap around the TT Mountain Course in Saturday's Superbike Race, lapping at 125.896mph and finishing 29th.
Beare was originally from Melbourne, in Australia, but lived in Onchan, on the Isle of Man
The sidecar race was immediately red-flagged following the accident but was later re-run.
Beare made his debut at the annual road-racing event in 2014 and finished 12th in the second race of the week, with his father Noel as his passenger.
He returned last year and secured a 17th-place result.
Two competitors were killed during the opening day of the Isle of Man TT Races on Saturday.
Sidecar driver Dwight Beare, 27, crashed near the Rhencullen section of the Mountain Course at about 14:10 BST.
His passenger, Benjamin Binns, was airlifted to the island's Noble's Hospital, with a fractured ankle. His condition was described as "stable".
Later, Paul Shoesmith, 50, died in a crash on Sulby Straight during solo practice. The session was abandoned.
Shoesmith, from Poynton in Cheshire, made his TT races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races in 2011.
He achieved his fastest ever lap around the TT Mountain Course in Saturday's Superbike Race, lapping at 125.896mph and finishing 29th.
Beare was originally from Melbourne, in Australia, but lived in Onchan, on the Isle of Man
The sidecar race was immediately red-flagged following the accident but was later re-run.
Beare made his debut at the annual road-racing event in 2014 and finished 12th in the second race of the week, with his father Noel as his passenger.
He returned last year and secured a 17th-place result.
When this race was first run, bikes were a LOT less powerful than they are now. The roads are not designed to sustain the kind of speed these bikes can create.
