Old Bill on their weekend off....

[Red Herring]

From this years event, if you're into this sort of riding...:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLINruH302Q

[21QUEST]

Nice video :D

Looking at the route and state of some sections of the tarmac, how the eck do you guys manage to convince H+S.... :p

[Specialone]

Good vid :)
What happened @2.33 ? Was it supposed to be a right turn but had a run off ?

They could have cleaned the huge gravel off the roads or is that part of the attraction ? I wouldn't have wanted to ride sections of those roads on anything but my DRZ.

[Red Herring]

The bit at 2.33 is where they put in a tyre chicane to slow everybody down as they come into the village before making you turn right at the junction 150m further on. If they didn't have that there is a risk of people missing their braking point from 100mph + and going into the houses. The bikes can virtually straight line it, the cars obviously can't!

The cars are also why there is so much gravel everywhere, they have a habit of hooking the corners. If you want to see proper gravel on fast bends watch the stage 1 video! The gravel helps keep the event interesting, otherwise you could just turn up on a big sports bike and clean up.

[andrewsmith]

A true breed of racer.
How did the Met do this year?

[Red Herring]

How did the Met do this year?

Got their butts comprehensively kicked again....:)

[Treacle]

Looks like real giggle. Nice vid matey.

[DJFridge]

Nice video :D

Looking at the route and state of some sections of the tarmac, how the eck do you guys manage to convince H+S.... :p

It's in France and their attitude to H&S is a little laissez-faire!