tt.. 2005

[Pete H]

Ow do islanders,guess what,just got our conformation through for TT sailings. ;)

So come June the 3rd,me and lisa(and the Defender) will be over to visit for a couple (3) days,
so it would be good too meet up with you guys for a chat and a brew,maybe some evening laning... :rolleyes:

So hopefully see you soon :bigwave:

[weedy]

we be here and the beer or 2 will always go down well

[Lisa110]

we be here and the beer or 2 will always go down well

Hey a few beers will be great :D :D

[Pete H]

This is the campsite we will be staying at ;)

http://www.cronkaashen.co.uk/html/im/home.html

[graham]

Pete where you sailing from

[Pete H]

Pete where you sailing from

Liverpool.. :)

We booked 1 year in advance,to avoid smelly old Heysham :D :D

[graham]

Smelly Heysham :eek:

[P00DLE]

im sure he didnt mean it like that heysham is a lovely place the problem is the fact that to get there you have to go through this place called lancaster :)

Pete never heard of that campsite but seeing the website i think i know where you are and it just happens to be slap bang in the middle of some of the best lanes this little island has to offer.

[R0Y]

Pony express needed, Isle of Man to UK, ask bhod or weedy for details:p

[Pete H]

Yep, we are staying in Barregarrow,been lookin at the map and there looks like a fair few lanes just off the B10.
Weedy said you have a better knowlage of lanes,so roll on June ;)

[P00DLE]

Yep, we are staying in Barregarrow,been lookin at the map and there looks like a fair few lanes just off the B10.
Weedy said you have a better knowlage of lanes,so roll on June ;)

B10?
I assume you mean the main course?
we dont bother with road numbers over here. there are quite a few good none damaging lanes in that area and some awesome lanes just of the mountain road but some of them may be a little extreme for you. I dont know what sort of experience you have WEEDY what do you think to sending him up the st lukes church run to the top of druidale, or druidale down to sulby glen :rolleyes:

most of the lanes in that area though the biggest risk is a mild case of gorse rash.

[weedy]

B10?
I assume you mean the main course?
we dont bother with road numbers over here. there are quite a few good none damaging lanes in that area and some awesome lanes just of the mountain road but some of them may be a little extreme for you. I dont know what sort of experience you have WEEDY what do you think to sending him up the st lukes church run to the top of druidale, or druidale down to sulby glen :rolleyes:

most of the lanes in that area though the biggest risk is a mild case of gorse rash.

Hmm chris you are makeing peter h sound like a pussy but the to lane that you are talking about are just a little rough ever you

[P00DLE]

Hmm chris you are makeing peter h sound like a pussy but the to lane that you are talking about are just a little rough ever you

didnt mean it like that but some of the lanes we have done are pretty extreme, and can be quite damaging.

[Pete H]

didnt mean it like that but some of the lanes we have done are pretty extreme, and can be quite damaging.
Hehehe...go easy on us fellas,we want to make the boat home :D

[P00DLE]

my point exactly cant send you down my favourite few lane because they have a habit of breaking things. but there is some awesome scenic runs that wont break anything.

[weedy]

my point exactly cant send you down my favourite few lane because they have a habit of breaking things. but there is some awesome scenic runs that wont break anything.


he hope as it a coiley that i don`t have a lot bits for them

[Pete H]

Lol,nice easy scenic lanes for us methinks....Nowt damaging:)

[CoBoL]

Love to try some of these lanes, can you send details. And next time i am over i will give you a shout. Only reason i ask we have family from there and my wife's from IOM, and we have a holiday house in Foxdale (Villiage House).

[P00DLE]

there is a lot of good lanes im not sure how well you know the island so i think it would be easier to show you on a map next time you are over. I have the huge iom map with most of the lanes ive travelled noted on it. Suitability depends on the time of year and how much you dislike gorse bushes. For a bit of fun you cant beat a couple of hours running round the foxdale mines reasonably safe but some fairly challenging sections.

[CoBoL]

Yes, they are just down the road from me, and i have already been playing there. But yes i will give you a email next time i am over, coz the wife just potters around the house and visits family. I normaly look for things to do with my days so i look forward to it.

[Kev1n]

Smelly Heysham :eek:

I'll be going out of Heysham as well, be leaving the Freelander at home and staying with friends.

[Pete H]

I'll be going out of Heysham as well, be leaving the Freelander at home and staying with friends.

Cool,keep an eye out for our Red 110 hard top,we will be all over the island.

Not long too go now :D :D

[Geobloke]

I hear that this might be the last TT race on the Isle of Man! Too dangerous they reckon!!

[Pete H]

People have been saying that for years,carnt really see meself,its one of,if not THE islands biggest money spinner :rolleyes:

[Pete H]

Just a quick vid,so you all know what youre missing :D

Click here for TT VID (http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=100_0854)
size 2.30 KB
Notice to dial up users,this will take ages to D/load,stay away unless you have time on your hands

[P00DLE]

People have been saying that for years,carnt really see meself,its one of,if not THE islands biggest money spinner :rolleyes:


yes it makes a lot of money but i dont think it will last much longer i think after the 100 years which i believe is 2007 it will stop, there are strong rumours to this effect as the insurance / logistics etc is extremely expensive. motorsport governing bodies and the european union are trying to stick thier noses in as well the danger brings a bad reputation for motorsport and the authorities dont like that.

[Pete H]

4 Days to go,

Weedy/Chris.

We are on the 13.15 sailing from Lpool on friday,so with some luck we hope to be on the island for about 16.00.
From the boat we will go straight off to pitch tent so we could do with meeting up on the friday evening if you are available,we plan to get a O2 sim for one of our phones,so at least we will have a contact number.
Can one of you guys Pm me a contact number so we can meet.

Cheers fellas,see you friday.........Hopefully ;)

[weedy]

done mate any one else going be here and what to meet up with us

[Pete H]

Thats it then,all sorted,see you on friday,hope the weather is good,fingers crossed.

[Pete H]

Well,what can i say,what a brilliant weekend,sunshine,road racing,laning,even managed to fit some mountian biking in,all be it to the pub :D

Got to meet weedy,tash,and chris,on the ,monday evening before our ferry left,after a few commumication problems. ;)

Pics to follow folks,also i think someone took a group photo. :o

[graham]

So thats why I can't find you on the webcam :D your back home ;)


Glad you had a good time Pete got any pics.

[Geobloke]

Welcome back Pete and Lisa! glad you had a good time! pics would be good!

[Pete H]

Ok peeps heres a few pics taken from Union Mills(1st 2 pics)(this is the 600s in practice),and Bedstead corner(2nd 2 pics)(Sidecar .A. Race),also a few pics of a lane we did at a place called Honeyhill...

More to follow,including a rather unusual roof tent :eek:

[Hubber]

good picts
give us more :D

[Pete H]

heres some more,tho non TT,twas us out doing a lane,which i will say was fairly tricky to say the least,tho i doubt the Manx on here would agree :eek:

[jjsaul]

looks and sounds like you had a really good time mate :)

[Pete H]

looks and sounds like you had a really good time mate :)
We did mate,check out these two riders topping 165+ mph,it was quite breath taking to be there.....

Click here to see it (http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=PIC00225)

[Hubber]

Again mate some good picts, looks like you had a great time :D

[Dew1911]

Some that Kev1n took.

And apologies: He's not the best with a Digicam.

[weedy]

hey yes pic to follow when chris{iom}get around to it

[Pete H]

Some that Kev1n took.

And apologies: He's not the best with a Digicam.

I see those pics where taken from the bottom of Bray hill,thats not a bad place to watch,been there many times over the years.

Heres a few from the super bike race which was held on sunday...

[weedy]

Some that Kev1n took.

And apologies: He's not the best with a Digicam.


hey up yesser were you here to
you should of said we could do a a meet up

[Pete H]

Heres a few from the super bike race which was held on sunday...

And another one,quite good this one,sort of a power wheelie....

And one of Lisa doing the shallow ford at Ramsey...

[P00DLE]

heres the pics sorry but my adsl line blew up

[P00DLE]

heres some more,tho non TT,twas us out doing a lane,which i will say was fairly tricky to say the least,tho i doubt the Manx on here would agree :eek:

i love that lane how much further did you go from the 1st picture the last section before the church is pretty good

[P00DLE]

this was how the honey hill trail looked about a year ago

[Pete H]

this was how the honey hill trail looked about a year ago

Bloody hell,what a difference,does the council maintain these tracks then?

[Pete H]

i love that lane how much further did you go from the 1st picture the last section before the church is pretty good

Chris, we got down to to the gate where you have to take a sudden left after exiting it,(not too far from the church,maybe a gate or too away)things after there got a little sticky,so we turned around and headed back of up the mountain track from where we came,nearly made it tho to be honest we couldnt afford to get proper stuck as we had to arrange to meet peeps down by the ferry terminal :D

[P00DLE]

Chris, we got down to to the gate where you have to take a sudden left after exiting it,(not too far from the church,maybe a gate or too away)things after there got a little sticky,so we turned around and headed back of up the mountain track from where we came,nearly made it tho to be honest we couldnt afford to get proper stuck as we had to arrange to meet peeps down by the ferry terminal :D

good choice it is very easy to get stuck on the last section you were about 5 - 600 yds from the end but that is the worst section we usually go the other way.

Yep the department of transport have been resurfacing the tracks and that pothole wasnt the worst on the lane at the time it was nearly 20ft long bout 6inches under a vehicle width right in the middle of the trail and was at 1 point 3 foot deep took 2 attempts to get passed using the door as a slider.

[Pete H]

on the lane at the time it was nearly 20ft long bout 6inches under a vehicle width right in the middle of the trail and was at 1 point 3 foot deep took 2 attempts to get passed using the door as a slider.

Blimey,sounds a bit extreme :eek:

[jjsaul]

i hope lisa didnt run over that duck :D

[Pete H]

i hope lisa didnt run over that duck :D

Funny you should mention,Mallard pie that evening was lovely :D :D

[Pete H]

Just booked for next year,and for 2007 :eek:

[weedy]

very cool just going pencil some off road in for that weekend