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This week hosts my favourite race! Those that have Thai Expat TV can watch all the highlights on iTV4, schedule is here:
http://www.iomtt.com/TT-2013/The-TT-on-TV.aspx

Wonder if we'll get a new lap record this year ...
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My mum and dad made the voyage to IoM every year in the 30s to see the races!
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New lap record broken by Bruce Almighty! 132.298mph.

Can get all the coverage of the 2014 TT on Thai Expat TV this week: http://www.thaiexpat.tv/aff.php?aff=033
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Sad day for bikers ...

Two fatalities in a single day rock the 2016 Isle of Man TT
http://www.motorsport.com/roadracing/ne ... tt-743709/
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Reminder that its IOMTT week - you can watch it all here if you have a VPN: https://www.itv.com/hub/isle-of-man-tt/
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^ I read there was a fatality yesterday. A Scottish lad I think taking part in the race for the first time. :(
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Happens every year - these guys are nutters! The lap record was broken on Saturday for the supersport bikes - average speed of 134.4 mph round the island.
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ITV4 are also showing the Irish Road Races and Southern100.
Th first two races, Cookstown and Tandragee, are still available to watch on their catch-up.
Even better than the TT!
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Not a fan of Michael Dunlop so great to see Peter Hickman take the Senior TT - and break the lap record with 135.452 mph!
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The best race in the world is about to kick off again ... here's where to watch it: https://www.iomtt.com/tt-info/the-tt-on-tv
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Gonna be a two wheeled day ...

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There is something scheduled starting at 1355 hours on TRUE 689 Fox 2. It's says "Moto GP" and runs all afternoon with practice and qualifying. It may be this Isle of Man race, but the listing is not specific. We'll see.....
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No, the MotoGP is something different, its Mugello this weekend so qualifying today.
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I actually drove the course a few years back - a preference for four wheels!! Have to say, it's bl**dy frightening to see the road(s) and understand what speed these guys are riding (2-wheels)!

There's some great stuff on YouTube with the likes of Guy Martin also.

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Superbike rider, 27, killed in 200km/h crash in Isle of Man TT

https://au.sports.yahoo.com/daley-mathi ... 18277.html

British rider Daley Mathison has died following an incident during the third lap of the opening Superbike race at the Isle of Man TT.

The SBK race, the first of race week, was due to run over four laps, but was declared a result after two when the red flag was flown for an incident at the start of the third tour.

A road race expert told The Sun that normal pace for that section of the course is about 200km/h.

The TT races around the island off the north-west coast of England have been run since 1907 and rank among the most dangerous in motorsport. Two riders died last year.

Mathison’s wife took to Twitter with a heartbreaking tribute:

English rider Mathison was an experienced runner on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course, having made his track debut at the Manx Grand Prix in 2013.

Mathison enjoyed podium success in recent years, taking to the rostrum for the last three years in the electric Zero TT races - with his best result second in '18 on the Nottingham University machine.

In his 19 TT races, he managed a best lap speed of 206km/h on his way to an impressive 11th-place finish in last year's Superstock race.

A statement from race organisers the ACU read: "ACU Events Ltd regrets to confirm that Daley Mathison, 27, from Stockton on Tees, Durham was killed in an incident during the Superbike race today at the Isle of Man TT Races.

"The accident occurred at Snugborough, just over two miles into the course, on the third lap of the race.
"Daley was an experienced competitor and was seeded 19th for today's race.

"He made his Mountain Course debut in the 2013 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers A Race, finishing fifth.
"His TT career included three consecutive podiums in the TT Zero electric bike Race in 2016, 2017 and 2018 including the runner up position in the race last year, representing Nottingham University.

"He also achieved an 11th place finish in last year's Superstock Race and a pair of 13th place finishes in the 2017 and 2018 Senior TT Races.
"He set his fastest lap of the Mountain Course - 128.054mph - in the 2018 Superstock race which made him the 34th fastest rider of all time. He set the second fastest TT Zero lap ever with lap of 119.294mph in the 2018 race.

"In total he started 19 TT Races with 14 finishes and 3 podiums and won 6 silver and 8 bronze replicas
"ACU Events Ltd wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Daley's wife Natalie, his family and friends."

It is not yet known if the Penz13 BMW team that run Mathison will carry on with Davey Todd - who was 10th in the SBK race - in the upcoming STK and Senior races this week.
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