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andrewsmith · 01-05-12, 07:53 PM

http://youtu.be/rJSDqKt1y0E

Give me a H...

Holy ****

Drew Carey · 01-05-12, 08:00 PM

Crazy.......would love to go one year. Those crashes look bloody nasty.

flymo · 01-05-12, 08:14 PM

yeah, given the choice though I would much rather cartwheel through a field for 100m than hit a stone wall at 150mph.

Winder · 01-05-12, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by flymo

yeah, given the choice though I would much rather cartwheel through a field for 100m than hit a stone wall at 150mph.

Very true, that old tank slapper crash that always gets shown is another one the makes me pull a stupid face and sharply suck in some air

andrewsmith · 01-05-12, 08:20 PM

The was one last that was 150 tank slap downhill

flymo · 01-05-12, 08:29 PM

bottom of bray hill, really not a good place to crash. There are better videos of that one.

CodeJACK · 01-05-12, 11:22 PM

Every time I see that scene of cummins going off it makes my stumock turn.

Nice video but no need for that three times

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Fallout · 01-05-12, 11:25 PM

I can't remember where I saw it, but the guy who did the bike wobble then hit the wall was properly messed up for a long time. A marshal practically saved his life by standing in front of him and causing bikes to swerve round him until the flags slowed them down. Pretty sure he never rode professionally again, where as I believe Cummin's was riding again the next year.

Best not to hit brick walls, or fly off cliffs at 100mph+, in case that wasn't obvious.

DJ123 · 01-05-12, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallout

I can't remember where I saw it, but the guy who did the bike wobble then hit the wall was properly messed up for a long time. A marshal practically saved his life by standing in front of him and causing bikes to swerve round him until the flags slowed them down. Pretty sure he never rode professionally again, where as I believe Cummin's was riding again the next year.

Best not to hit brick walls, or fly off cliffs at 100mph+, in case that wasn't obvious.

Yeah i'm pretty sure that cummins was out the year after racing again.
The TT is what i want to do at least once in my life. Might plan on it for next year and start saving!

Fallout · 01-05-12, 11:34 PM

It'd be an awesome thing to do, but I can't think of any race experience more dangerous. Me and my mates have mentioned it in passing, but never seriously considered it. It'd be quality though!

01-05-12, 07:53 PM	#11
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel http://youtu.be/rJSDqKt1y0E Give me a H... Holy **** __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

01-05-12, 08:00 PM	#12
Drew Carey Not Fizzwheel Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brum Posts: 1,780	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel Crazy.......would love to go one year. Those crashes look bloody nasty. __________________ My Bike Now Doesn't Have a Motor....Just Pedals!!!! Hovis RIP Buddy - 13/08/1975 - 03/10/2009 "Feckinnnn Unluckkeeeeeeee"

01-05-12, 08:14 PM	#13
flymo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North West Posts: 3,124	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel yeah, given the choice though I would much rather cartwheel through a field for 100m than hit a stone wall at 150mph.

01-05-12, 08:20 PM	#15
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel The was one last that was 150 tank slap downhill __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

01-05-12, 08:29 PM	#16
flymo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North West Posts: 3,124	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel bottom of bray hill, really not a good place to crash. There are better videos of that one.

01-05-12, 11:22 PM	#17
CodeJACK Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 243	Every time I see that scene of cummins going off it makes my stumock turn. Nice video but no need for that three times Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/52990092@N05/

01-05-12, 11:25 PM	#18
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel I can't remember where I saw it, but the guy who did the bike wobble then hit the wall was properly messed up for a long time. A marshal practically saved his life by standing in front of him and causing bikes to swerve round him until the flags slowed them down. Pretty sure he never rode professionally again, where as I believe Cummin's was riding again the next year. Best not to hit brick walls, or fly off cliffs at 100mph+, in case that wasn't obvious. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

01-05-12, 11:34 PM	#20
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: IOM TT - balls of pure steel It'd be an awesome thing to do, but I can't think of any race experience more dangerous. Me and my mates have mentioned it in passing, but never seriously considered it. It'd be quality though! __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

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