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In Northern Ireland you have the Real Road Racing series with the North West 200. This are races held on public roads on an street circuits. Crazy as fuck, but cool to watch! BBC is now streaming it all live and for free!
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Pretty scary stuff when your run off is a stone wall...
I love Real Roads Racing, but it's very unforgiving. The North West Triangle, I think, has the highest speeds of any race circuit in the World. On, Public Roads.
But when I see a crash like yesterday mine stomach twists around, because it's part of the racing and the zero margin for error gives this discipline of racing an extra dimension, but you never wanna see those riders go down and hurt them self or even worse.
Tomorrow the live stream on the BBC Website starts at 10 o'clock till 6 o'clock British Time. That is from 11.00 - 17.00 in Brussel/CET time and If I'm not mistaken 05.00 AM - 11.00 AM EST. They will race 6 races.
For everyone who likes this, the film 'ROAD' about the Dunlop family is really great!
This is by the way the latest news about Ryan Farquhar. :: NW200: Farquhar 'making good progress' says KMR team
It shows a brief glimpse of Robert Dunlops fatal crash, and shows much of his struggles with injury. I just received the DVD, The Robert Dunlop Story, but have yet to watch it. Also, Michael Dunlop - A Profile
I so hope that Michael and William Dunlop, Roberts sons, get to retire, when they want, and not depart life as many of the Dunlop clan have. Michael Dunlop is mindboggling / frightening to watch at the IOM, pushing it like a short circuits rider - but, you could say that of all of the top riders now.
I go to the IOM each year, for many years now - though, I'm swapping over to the Classic / Manx GP this year. I have an extensive collection of IOM / Irish Real Roads videos / DVDs and books, and, throughout them all, is the loss of so many of the riders. But, you could say that of so many Motorcycle - well, any Sport / Life reference materials - No one gets out of life alive.
Some campaign to ban the IOM / Real Roads Racing. Never , I hope.
Yes, many have passed away doing it / been injured, but, in a world of statistics / actuaries, per mile ridden / raced, it is safer than many sports. Sounds crass to note that, but often, the best way to defeat those that want to save us from ourselves, is to use their tactics of numbers and statistics. Fuck them all, the people that want to wrap us all in cotton wool.
Nothing compares to Real Roads Racing.
Nothing.
Do whatever you can, to get to the IOM / Ireland for some Real Roads Racing. It's something far better than sitting in a Stadium with a bunch of 'fans', watching the bouncing bikes. And, even better than real Motocross itself - and that, is saying something
Ryan Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki team has issue a positive update on his condition and confirmed that the team will race as planned at the North West 200 on Saturday.
Farquhar sustained chest and pelvic injuries after coming off in Thursday's Supertwins race and was flown to hospital in Belfast by a police helicopter, where his condition was later described as 'seriously ill'.
However, on Friday afternoon, the team statement painted a more positive picture.
“Following on from an incident in last night's Supertwin race at the International North West 200 involving team owner Ryan Farquhar, KMR Kawasaki have today (2.30pm) announced that they intend to compete in tomorrow's Supertwin race as scheduled,” the statement said.
“Farquhar was leading Thursday evening's race when he crashed at Dhu Varren on the third lap, later being taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
“The 40-year old had a successful operation late last night and is now in a stable condition with doctors stating they are happy with the progress he has made thus far and are very optimistic he will make a full recovery.
“KMR Kawasaki were also running Jeremy McWilliams, Danny Webb and Darren James in the class and the team have made a joint decision today that all three riders will be on the grid for Saturday's four-lap race.”
Read more at http://www.crash.net/rr/news/230291/1/nw200-farquhar-making-good-progre…
I can't get any of the Irish / Real Roads sites up that I saved into my computer. Just the BBC Northern Ireland and Crash net ones other blokes here have posted above.
MCN, I don't have a subscription to, and I think their open website is pretty basic compared to what you get as a paid subscriber? : http://www.motorcyclenews.com/
MCN has a bit, with Dan saying he was OK - with 'just' having dislocated both shoulders........ and, still thinking of doing the IOM in just over 2 weeks time. Bloody Hell....
Ryan - everything I see, has him better than initially feared. He retired from racing, well, at least the TT, a few years ago, after a mate of his died there, but has come back for a broader schedule of racing. He seems to build / prep half of the bikes in the Twins / Super / Mini Twins / Lightweight class. Clever bloke, as well as being a fine racer. I do hope he recovers well. Considering that they were racing on what are regarded as the slower end of racing bikes, things could have been far worse on the monsters that are Superbikes, well, even the barely modified Superstock 1000s. His Team, including Jeremy McWilliams, returning to the NW200 at 51, are racing on
Ian Loucher is coming back to the TT as a development rider for the Suter MM? 580cc 2t. He must be in his 50s now, as whilst watching some early / mid 80s TTs the other day, there he was, winning / placing. I do hope he stays safe.
Picture from MCN - I think - showing the prang:
Pit Row
Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, who died at the North West 200 races on Saturday, was a rider of incredible grit and determination, his father said. Kevin Thomas said he would be scattering the ashes of the 20-year-old, from Chorley, in Lancashire, at the Isle of Man TT races in June. "That is what he wanted me to do - he lived for racing," said Thomas. "He had taken to the roads, the crowds had taken to him. He was a petrol head and just wanted to go faster."
Mitchell-Thomas, from Chorley, had been racing at the North West 200 for the first time, having signed for the Cookstown BE Racing team. He crashed during the Supertwins race at Saturday's road races.
READ MORE ON BBC SPORT...
Here you've TV-Report from the Cookstown 100 (race ridden as preparation for the NW200), with Mitchell-Thomas showing his great skill. This young man is such a big loss. I really had great hopes for him, he could turn out to become a mixture from Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin, but destiny has chosen otherwise.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorcycling/northwest-200/nort…
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