Isle Of Mann 2011

oo as i remember now, there is a guy taking quite good photo's about the mountain way of people on thier bikes, if you go to the grand stand you can view them but its pricey at £20 a picture! they lady said they will be put up on a site at the end but thats gonna be a lot of bike to filter through!

 

The fella is called Gary Smith he has been out every weekend snapping away.
I heard someone say yesterday it was £9.99 and Gary himself posted on Facebook that he was putting the pics on a disc and giving you the hi res image to do with as you please rather than giving you a print.

He took this one of me a couple of weeks ago

 

That's the best 675 picture I've ever seen mate. Nice one.

 

Thanks Si, just a shame you cant make out your TRS sticker on the leading edge of the belly pan

 

I'll bring bigger ones with me lol

 

Ooo cn I have bigger one's Si?

We've done three mountain sessions today, can't wait to go up to the grand stand and have a look to see what they have of me, I know a few times he was at the goose neck and every time yesterday I went by there was a car next to me or another bike grr!!

 

4 more sleeps..

 

Ahh well. I'm not across until Wednesday night so listening to Radio TT on the laptop!!! Bike prepped and ready though - managed to get hold of a GoPro Hero while I'm across so should have some great stuff to post when I get back, especially if we're all on a lap on Sunday evening!

 

1. Hazza! (arrive 28th - leave 13th)

2. Si (31 - 10) meet planned for mad Sunday.

3. Powerranger (Err. I live here)

4. Scarth, arrive 1st, ride home 10th

5. andykb Arrive the 8th leave on the 11th

6. DaveM (I live here too)

7. 0.S - same dates as Si, same van, house and bar in fact

8. Fishcake, arrive 1st leave 8th

9. D. Scarth arrive 1st till 10th

10. Maruchino arrive 3rd leave 8th

 

I'll be buying a Manx sim card when I get there but you can get me on my mobile 07811 889 996.

 

I've got a Manx sim card already, Si when you come over on the boat you can get a sim card with £2 credit, hat, t-shirt and program for £25 which is what I did. (program is £12 on its own) Saved alot of hassle having to go to a shop to find one.

Pete managed to stay behind me for our last mountain session today filming me with his go pro, (keep it clean boys!) came out pretty good was really impressed with the quality. Gotta figure out how to post it now :S

Also went to the photo stand to Check any pic's out of me at the goose neck while practice was on, there was no pics of me!!! Gotta check back tomorrow for today's pics at windy corner

 

a few spills today, mountain was shut in the morning then an another at brandywell as i was just creeing up on pete for a pass damnit!!! but we got footage of me taking the local lad at windycorner

 

Getting the hang of the mountain then hazza? Could you tell I was loving it yesterday? I saw 156mph on the speedo up the mile yesterday, not sure how acurate that is but blimey it felt quick LOL

Looking forward to more runs, bloody work getting in the way this week though, hey-ho off all next week so plenty time yet

Oh and get the footage up

 

The boys have arrived. Waiting for the sun now to make the first lap a good one.

 

Good to finally meet you last night Si and put a face to the name.
I did manage to drag my lazy ass out of bed for a dawn raid this morning, was a good quick run even if it was a little foggy and damp up the top.

 

Ye like wise Dave. I finally crawled out of my pit at 7:15. Got a lap in and a chilled now.

 

Just got back from a lap and it's getting very busy out there, really having to back off now and it's cars not just bike that are everywhere >(

 

Having to back off slightly is not such a bad thing if you are still learning the course Hazza, being too keen to quickly will only end in tragedy and you dont want to wreck all that lovely carbon fibre you have.

You have to pick your time of day from here on in a little more carefully, more visiting bikes and cars arriving all the time, most of which will be out there during the day. From now on my quicker laps will be done in the very early morning and anything else is really just a bimble.