Mainly fun. (Long)

Is the best way to describe this years trip to the TT.

It started off a bit grim because of the shit weather when the ferry
docked on the Wednesday of practice week but the next two days
brightened up considerably and some of us got a few laps in (1).

Adie and I spent two evenings marshalling at the black hut and the
second one was brightened by Adie using what Champ described as
'inappropriate' language to an old misery masquerading as a fellow
marshall...

Saturday was a waste of time due to having to go to our marshalling
post on the mountain mile and then suffer delays until the days racing
was finally cancelled. I think we drank beer in the afternoon and then
did food in Ramsey at the usual Janice and Keef barbie.

Sunday was another waste of time due to rain so we drank beer, watched
the MGP then went to a do in Douglas and got more pissed.

Monday was a good day which Adie, Christofire and myself spent sitting
outside a scabby caravan on the mountain mile. Good racing made
exciting by a sidecar losing a wheel and then screaming past us at
over 100mph on the remaining two wheels with a lot of rider skill
keeping it straight.

Tuesday was another scorcher and we took the sensible option of
marshalling where we would get free food rather than just free cups of
tea. The racing was yet again good and there was a classic parade lap
to brighten the afternoon even further.

Wednesday was just a repeat of Tuesday without the classic lap but
with a sidecar race. More free food was scoffed and Adie and I decided
to spend Friday just watching racing rather than marshalling. A wise
decision as it happens.

Thursday should have involved riding motorbikes at high speed on roads
with no speed limit. It didn't but at least I had the Chief of Traffic
Plod for the Island tell me one of my friends rode his bike at an
excessive speed. Nice.

Friday we watched from Governers Bridge until everything started going
wrong, phones went into overload and we went to the hospital to try
and give Keef moral support after the accident.

Obviously some of us rode our bikes at silly speeds along roads where
it wasn't really clever. Most of us got pissed a large number of
times. A lot of bullshit was spouted and a lot of piss taking (2) took
place.

Thanks to all who went over for making it fun, commiserations to those
who were going but missed out for varying reasons. I'm going over for
the GP as are a few others so non-cunts interested in coming along
should wave if they want to come along.

(1) Probably the most amusing trip over the mountain involved Champ
and myself using knackered bungee straps to attach 25l jerry cans to
the bikes and then ferrying them to the paddock where a pair of
Argentinian riders were waiting for them. Mike attached a fuel jug to
his bike as a token gesture but Chris & Chris wisely decided against
such stupidity.

(2) Most of it was of the normal ukrm party type of bollocks but even
I felt slightly disturbed by Zymurgy informing Christofire that he
wanted to hear him "scream like a girl in the shower again".

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Andy Bonwick

<looks at cast>

Every cloud has a silver lining, eh?

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For Chris?

 

You left out the bit about snoring, And the bit where somebody thought
the toilet smelled so bad they had to buy air freshener.

The oddest moment for me was standing in the layby at 26th mile when a
stranger approached, struck up a conversation, then proceeded to ask if
I was stopping in the Onchan scout hut. Then he introduced themself as
Tullyhubbert. Goes to show how small a world it is, and how UKRMers
appear in the most unlikely of places

Other than that I totally agree with the sentiments, plus, I'm really
glad everyone got back in relative safety, given the chaos that seemed
to happen after I left.

 

<snip>

NIce report. No photos, I take it?

Er, er. <fx: remains speechless>

 

I've got *loads* and hopefully will put a couple of the better ones
online later this week.

 

Or the story from Tullyhubbert's perspective...

"I was standing in the layby at the 26th milestone and thought '**** me,
that *has* to be Ginge.'"

 

Dunno. I am more concerned about the implications behind "again".

 

It just happens to you that, eh?

 

"ogden" wrote in message

Heh, that was pretty much it only for some reason I thought Ginge was Welsh!
fx<begs forgiveness>

 

Christ? Ginger and Welsh? That doesn't bear thinking about.

 

Didn't stop at the Hut to say hello though, you mangy dog.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Hog

Be fair.

Poor bugger had just met Ginge.

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Honda GL1000K2 (Falling apart) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

why, it should be really cheap when everyone wants to go - anything
else is Just Not Fair!

 

Rip Off Britain!!

 

Pah. It's my bee and my bonnet.

(I bet you didn't anticipate the extra !)

 

How about a set price for passengers, cars and bikes published at the
beginning of the year which they must adhere to for the year. I'd like the
same for airlines too please.

 

While we're sorting out airlines, could I put in a request for a
ticket that I can buy without specifying a name, address, inside leg
or anything else. One that actually reserves the holder a seat on the
plane. Thanks. Bloody glorified bus companies.

 

All industrial or commercial targets and quotas should be published as
part of the appropriate Five Year Plan in line with the goals of the
glorious democratic state.

Anything less would be, er, communism.

 

"Hog" wrote in message

According to Ginge you still hadn't arrived on the Island (Thursday evening)
When did you get over then?