Grunty

In case anyone wants to see it, it's on netflix. Narrated by Liam Neesin.

Grunty

The last pass must have been a mistake. I can't imagine any pilot intentionally taking that kind of risk.

SDaddy

Seeing the Isle of Mann in person has been on my bucket list since before I was old enough to have a list.... Need to go in the next couple of years.

Booking Road on Netflix now!

Gofishracing

not fast but cool. Aviation - check out the gauges near the end.

steve9

That's Paul Orritt at the 1991 IOM TT and no he did not die, in fact he escaped serious injury.

Still, the TT and the Manx GP have an atrocious safety record and its not improving. Well over 200 riders have been killed on that circuit over the last ~100 years; what a horrific loss of life considering it's only run for around 3 weeks each year. Just last week another young rider was killed in practice. Imagine if every racing circuit had such a record. But it's a huge event in the Isle of Man bringing in a lot of revenue so nobody there will be in a hurry to cancel it.

Gofishracing

Another sidecar racer died at the TT yesterday I heard. RIP

plenum

"Beware the Boot in the Road"

Off, OT but as some previous posts mention Isle of Mann and how dangerous that race is, I thought I'd share the following... I ran across this guy some years ago, and find his presentations mesmerizingly interesting to this day. I am referring to Dr. John Hind, himself a bike racer, presenting to an audience of medical professionals. Dr Hind was a member of rapid response medical teams (that's a picture of him in the YT link below) dealing with high-velocity cycle racing accidents of the worst kinds such as at Isle of Mann and other TT. In this case he covers the mechanics of what happens to riders when they high-side or put their foot down on the road traveling at speeds of 130+ mph!

Unfortunately, Dr. Hind himself was killed while in a practice session for a race just last year.... If you search, there are many videos on YouTube where he presents accident cases.

porsche42

Me too, always on the bucket list. Rode sport bikes for years then slowed down and switched to Harleys. Insane speeds though and something to behold up close.

Gofishracing

I never realized all the types of bike crashes. Very informative medical presentation. They are crazier than I ever thought . I remember once at Pocono the bikers told me we were crazy in cars. QUOTE " At least we can jump off the bikes before we hit the wall"

Fred2

Thanks for posting this.
It reminded me of listening to Dr. Baldwin, the ER Doc that worked the motorcycle races that I competed in.

sracer

fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
RIP Dr. Hinds

Puf n Stuf

Now totalling 5 dead in this year's event: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...f-man-36505271

Such a shame.

Dalema

That's nuts. A great man.