Motor cycle racing

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Don't know if any one has read about this, but a huge crash at Outlon Park has left 2 dead, another seriously injured, out of 11 that were involved in the accident.

A dangerous sport of course, but a shocker nonetheless. 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

I saw that last night

Just 21 and 29 years old

Horrendous

[MickyD]

A friend and former colleague is a former motorbike racer and now has his own team. He’s very upset about this incident but, to be honest, he’s probably lost his fair share of friends and acquaintances who have died taking part in the sport they loved.

He lurks on here as well but never did tell me who his alter-ego was.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

21 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I saw that last night

Just 21 and 29 years old

Horrendous

The girl friend of one of them lost a previous boyfriend to a crash in a motorcycle race.

Poor sod.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

I still find it incredible that the Isle of Man TT weekend averages at least one fatality every year (and not always a rider)

[Tonge moor green jacket]

13 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I still find it incredible that the Isle of Man TT weekend averages at least one fatality every year (and not always a rider)

Incredible there aren't more.

[bolty58]

On 08/05/2025 at 01:29, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I still find it incredible that the Isle of Man TT weekend averages at least one fatality every year (and not always a rider)

Mind boggling the TT. I worked for a while developing a production gearbox for CCM (Clews Competition Machines) behind the bottom Bull. Steve Tonkin won the 250cc TT for them in the early 80's before Armstrong took them over. I get the adrenaline rush and all that but those guys are fucking mental. Fearless and foolhardy. The number of times they are airborne around that course is mad.

The first 350 machine we developed with the companies own engine broke the track record at Oulton Park in a trial. I think Niall McKenzie rode it (went on to ride with the big boys in the Moto GP's) for one lap. Got off and said  words to the effect of "it's a fucking death trap". The 350 GP's were dropped almost immediately and a privateer bought it and won 13 races straight privateer races with it all over Europe.

The bloke grilled me about the gearbox design before he bought it and I remember thinking "Another mad bastard". They are all Evel Knievel clones! Screws and plates all over the place!

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Point of order Sir. 

Behind what was the coach and horses.

Still on the little industrial estate though.

Iirc, this was one of theirs.