Isle of Man TT tragedies

[dickythorpe]

Squid News
https://go.squidapp.co/n/eiU22Gh?i=cJVYQI8P&r=1&t=n

What a dreadful time. RIP

 

[Neath_Jack]

Awful.

Should knock road racing on the head, leave it to the tracks.

 

[Darran]

Awful.

Should knock road racing on the head, leave it to the tracks.

I agree.

 

[Ebo]

We have road races here in Aberdare every summer at Aberdare park, Carl Fogerty raced and won there twice. I did see a very nasty accident there once in the 80's when a guy called Neil Tuxworth lost control on the last bend and was thrown clear with his bike slamming him into a tree. He was lifeless and I thought he had gone but he survived with multiple bone breaks and concussion, he was back the following year racing at Aberdare Park.

The speeds they are going at here at the TT are seriously frightening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0cE3gIdO9w

 

[Dr. Winston]

Grown adults making their own choices. Let them race.

 

[Ebo]

Grown adults making their own choices. Let them race.

They are a special breed this lot. 300kph on that track, they must be extreme adrenaline junkies!

 

[SgorioFruit]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/father-and-son-are-latest-riders-to-die-at-isle-of-man-tt/ar-AAYkftt?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5bad3ba49582441a8b0ac318ebed89ea


Crazy

 

[Manselton Jack]

The Dunlop family have had more than their fair share of tragedies in road racing but still do it, definitely a special breed

 

[Niigata Jack]

We have road races here in Aberdare every summer at Aberdare park, Carl Fogerty raced and won there twice. I did see a very nasty accident there once in the 80's when a guy called Neil Tuxworth lost control on the last bend and was thrown clear with his bike slamming him into a tree. He was lifeless and I thought he had gone but he survived with multiple bone breaks and concussion, he was back the following year racing at Aberdare Park.

The speeds they are going at here at the TT are seriously frightening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0cE3gIdO9w

A friend of mine Russel Morgan was a regular racer at Aberdare, he won it a few times, I think.

 

[Darran]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CerYBSDFkxl/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

[Niigata Jack]

The Dunlop family have had more than their fair share of tragedies in road racing but still do it, definitely a special breed

Special breed indeed, used to do the odd track day at Pembrey and the genuine racers were clear to see, just different class.