IOM TT 2017
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And….Guy Martin crashes out on the first lap at the TT;
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I saw it last night here on Velocity. Were about one day behind here with the coverage but its better than nothing. Never saw much of the sidecars before but due to the rain delay they showed a bit more coverage. Fairly exciting dogfight between Holden and Molly. I listen to it on the radio live everyday. its the greatest race in the world.
Rumour has it Guy Martin will race in the Senior - I bet the bike fails, Honda are barking totally up the wrong tree with it. Personally, I think the engine unit is too frail for the punishing road circuits and the whole power plant is flexing to much. Aparently it has been proven on the short tracks, those nice smooth and flat tracks are more forgiven than the IOM and NW200 circuits.
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In todays Superbike Classic TT, were the two Nortons that started, but apparently retired, Rotary's?
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Yes, I'm in the Isle of Man for the racing and they were rotaries. Josh Brooks was in about 8th place when he stopped. The other guy was a lot further down. They were both in JPS livery and Josh was wearing his silver Norton leathers.
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On the Manx radio, I heard one identified as a Norton either launching off the line or leaving one of the slow corners where a radio commentator was, and it made quite the impressive sound. My first time hearing a rotary race exhaust. But, I'll still rate Rutters' Lightweight Ducati as having the best sound on the radio, with today's Ducati 888's a close second.
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Being in the Isle of Man and being able to hear them all I'd pick the 3 cylinder MV's as the best sounding but the rotaries do sound good.
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I went to a club meeting at Darley Moor sometime in the 80's.
There was a very unspectacular looking caravan and awning with a nice looking Norton in it.
I assumed it was some nut-job trying to make a Commando keep up with the modern Jap stuff, but a crowd started gathering around it so I joined in.
Turned out to be the very first outing of the factory rotary racers!
I can't remember how they did, can't even remember if they finished, but I will always remember the unique and blood curdling noise they made!
Like many others, I followed them quite a bit over the next few years, which was a great time. But that first meeting will always stay in my memory.
There was a very unspectacular looking caravan and awning with a nice looking Norton in it.
I assumed it was some nut-job trying to make a Commando keep up with the modern Jap stuff, but a crowd started gathering around it so I joined in.
Turned out to be the very first outing of the factory rotary racers!
I can't remember how they did, can't even remember if they finished, but I will always remember the unique and blood curdling noise they made!
Like many others, I followed them quite a bit over the next few years, which was a great time. But that first meeting will always stay in my memory.
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Most meritable performance by a Norton at this years manx?
Try Jamie Cowards first ever plus 110 mph Senior Classic lap on Ted Woof's Summerfield engined Manx Norton. A superb ride and a well earned second place.
For pure nostalgia ?
Surely Michael Dunlop's lap on the Gilera replica has to be top of the list, see the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAFZ9g5hH00
Turn the sound right up and enjoy!
For those interested, he lapped from a standing start 6 seconds inside the 100 mph lap time, and on a machine that he had never ridden before, no signal boards anywhere around the circuit, and a rev counter needle which broke early in the lap
Try Jamie Cowards first ever plus 110 mph Senior Classic lap on Ted Woof's Summerfield engined Manx Norton. A superb ride and a well earned second place.
For pure nostalgia ?
Surely Michael Dunlop's lap on the Gilera replica has to be top of the list, see the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAFZ9g5hH00
Turn the sound right up and enjoy!
For those interested, he lapped from a standing start 6 seconds inside the 100 mph lap time, and on a machine that he had never ridden before, no signal boards anywhere around the circuit, and a rev counter needle which broke early in the lap
Great ride by Michael Dunlop's lap on the Gilera replica, but I wish he would learn to run and bump from a standing start properly, even the greats like Duke, , McIntyre, Surtees and Mike the bike would rebuke him on his starting technique had they been alive today ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLzTgOaf80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtyd6ARqqM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLzTgOaf80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtyd6ARqqM
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I think Norton Rotaries were silly stuff. Too fast to be safely developed further. We might do a lot better improving sounds of singles and battle of the twins, and multicylinder and two stroke groups in capacity classes , rather than running mixed race classes. While the races are designated 'classic' or 'historic', further engine and frame development is stymied. So nobody proves anything by racing, except their balls are bigger.
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I am a fairly fast rider, however I usually only ride uncompetitive machinery. I look at those IOM videos and think how lucky I am that I did not agree with my friend when he suggested we go there to race. I think that the way I am, I would have died there very quickly. A Norton Rotary on that circuit is stupidity.
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