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Re: davy-boy
Posted by 'Smileyman' on 15 Jun 2010 @ 09:46


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It was removed because a lot of the riders didn't want to have to race it as part of a championship, Barry Sheene refused to go there. So they voted with their feet, or threatened to. Now it is a race that features riders who want to be there, you don't even get the Superbike teams racing there like they used to, (DJ and Hislop used to get a seasons national racing on the back of doing the TT).
Again in the 70s a lot of the riders got together led by Kenny Roberts and threatened to form a breakaway championship because circuits were dangerous and pay was non-existent....they were going to vote with their feet.
So now the TT stands alone as an event with only riders that want to be there. If I was going to ride in the TT I'd accept that Death is a possiblilty....I wouldn't do it, we don't want to stop other people having that choice though.

Message Thread:

TT...for Ian  by 'vic'   (12 Jun 2010 @ 21:26)
Re: TT...for Ian  by 'jtthedevil'   (13 Jun 2010 @ 13:00)
Re: TT...for Ian  by 'Smileyman'   (13 Jun 2010 @ 16:38)
theres one simple question.......  by 'Aquila'   (13 Jun 2010 @ 18:14)
Certainty *  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 9:39)
Re: Certainty *  by 'Newshound'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 10:10)
Re: Certainty *  by 'Newshound'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 11:37)
Re: Certainty *  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 12:18)
Re: Certainty *  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 12:59)
Re: Certainty *  by 'RotaxTim'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 11:30)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 12:51)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'richpudd2003'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 13:56)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 14:21)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'richpudd2003'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:03)
Re: TT...Rich......  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:25)
Re: TT...Rich  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:12)
For Goodness Sake..........  by 'Newshound'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:36)
Re: For Goodness Sake..........  by 'richpudd2003'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:41)
Newshound.......  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 17:52)
Disgraceful Ian............  by 'Newshound'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 18:03)
Re: Disgraceful Ian............  by 'SteveGraves'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 18:10)
Re: TT...Rich  by 'richpudd2003'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:38)
Re: TT...Rich  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 18:02)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'PMN'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 14:22)
Re: TT...for PNM  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:32)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 1  by 'vic'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:40)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 2  by 'vic'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:41)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 2  by 'vic'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 15:41)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 2  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 17:49)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 2  by 'itpro'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 17:41)
Sad but true  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 20:30)
Re: Sad but true  by 'Aquila'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 20:48)
Re: Sad but true - DavyBoy  by 'dm8558'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 21:16)
Re: Sad but true  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 21:29)
Re: Sad but true  by 'Aquila'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 21:35)
Re: Sad but true  by 'DavyBoy'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 21:56)
Re: davy-boy  by 'Smileyman'  << You are here!
Re: Sad but true  by 'Hootsman'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 21:55)
Re: TT...for Vic Part 2  by 'davidmc'   (14 Jun 2010 @ 22:44)
Re: TT...your reply, Ian  by 'vic'   (15 Jun 2010 @ 14:27)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'alanrr'   (15 Jun 2010 @ 11:48)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'kudos'   (17 Jun 2010 @ 20:27)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'vic'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 6:18)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'BrianP'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 8:33)
Re: TT...for Vic  by 'Newshound'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 8:41)
Old bold bikers  by 'DavyBoy'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 10:34)
Re: Old bold bikers  by 'BrianP'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 11:36)
Re: Old bold bikers  by 'Newshound'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 11:44)
newshound....will start a new thread  by 'kudos'   (18 Jun 2010 @ 21:46)

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