nw 200. ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!!

[ricky]

hi all, sorry havnt been chatting much, my new toy ( a VW camper) has emptied my bank and my soul so much i have not even been out on the bike yet! :cry:

But neverless my annual pilgrimage to portrush is still on (although in my work van again as camper STILL isnt ready!!!) :banghead:

All N.I members have my mob no so give me a shout or pm if your going and if your stuck for somewhere 2 stay u can cuddle up with me and da missus in the van!! :eek:

Any of you lot coming across the pond has to inform me of your visit as in case you didnt know already......... ITS MY ISLAND (well wee top bit anyway!!)

and it would be great to get chattin to yis!!!

right am starting the detox now as i want to be in fine form for the whole weekend :booze::drunk::drunk::booze:::booze::drunk::twak:: drunk:

here is the offical website for those interested

http://www.northwest200.org/

[ricky]

no replies???!!!!!!!!!:thumbsdown: wats up? no one going this year???:shocked:

[Plum]

caught the coverage of last NW200 and was really impressed. I am gonna make a point of getting to it at somepoint. I quite enjoy the road racing thing, and it was reinforced when i went to the IOM TT.....all nutty but exciting stuff

[Mand]

caught the coverage of last NW200 and was really impressed. I am gonna make a point of getting to it at somepoint. I quite enjoy the road racing thing, and it was reinforced when i went to the IOM TT.....all nutty but exciting stuff

I couldn't agree with you more. Won't be able to go but hoping to watch it at some point on the telly. I especially like "kerb cam" :chuckle:

[ricky]

i love the sound thats all round u when your around the town and route. bikes flat out on public roads! they are bloody mad!:on:

[Mand]

i love the sound thats all round u when your around the town and route. bikes flat out on public roads! they are bloody mad!:on:

I've just been watching it on BBC iplayer - brilliant, absolutely brilliant, those riders must have balls of steel!

[ricky]

u should of felt how windy it was!!! 1 fatality 3 serious crashes (including a bike on fire) and a few minor ones and thats them going abit easier than normal...:confused:

they are mad... great result for young william dunlop though :)

saw a few monsters about but i was drunk and they were middle age posh types on a red s4 a yellow 900 i think and in a big group so didnt introduce myself!!:drunk::drunk::look:

[BluprintZ]

I've been watching it all day today, well nearly all day!
It's been looping on Ch302 on freeview, so you got the 125's, 250's. supersport, you get the picture.
Saw Michael Dunlop get taken out by the rider in front on the last lap, saw the bike on fire, albeit for a few seconds, quite a few off's and as Ricky mentioned, one fatality too many!

G : ) :thumbsup:

[Nonnie]

I couldn't sleep last night and watched it. Crazy! Gripping stuff though.

[Mand]

saw a few monsters about but i was drunk and they were middle age posh types on a red s4 a yellow 900 i think and in a big group so didnt introduce myself!!:drunk::drunk::look:

They all wipe their ar$es just the same as us! :D

It is brilliant, totally brilliant, roll on the TT. :)

[ricky]

They all wipe their ar$es just the same as us! :D

:)


not these guys...:o

anyway its an amazing race route, i usually ride it just before the race starts for a laugh.. u should see the amount of people watchin. didnt this year though. :thumbsdown:

seriously if u enjoy it that much you should come over next year!! :yoparty: its a whole week build up and bikers every where! :drunk:

[Mand]

not these guys...:o

anyway its an amazing race route, i usually ride it just before the race starts for a laugh.. u should see the amount of people watchin. didnt this year though. :thumbsdown:

seriously if u enjoy it that much you should come over next year!! :yoparty: its a whole week build up and bikers every where! :drunk:


It sounds wonderful and I am tempted to say yes but everything that is happening to me just lately, I just daren't make plans!

[hydromonkey]

I can recommend the trip to anyone so long as the weather holds. Each year seems to get better, but then I am a bit bias as I live less than 5 miles from the course.

If watching makes you think the riders are mad you should take a road bike round the roads at normal speeds then, as I am sure Ricky will agree, you will see that mad doesn't come close. The cromore road and station corner have a surface that I would call fair at best and the only run off is a field, but you have a fence to go through to get to it. Yet these guys and girls (yes I think there was at least one girl entered this year) hit over 200mph on this stretch. As I said mad is not the word for it.

[vtaggart]

Hi everyone

Here are a few photos taken on Saturday @ Portrush NW200, was a bit wet on the way up but I didnt melt:chuckle:

Cheers Vince


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5160436.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5160434.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5160432.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5160425.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5160424.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b312/vtaggart/P5120376.jpg

[ricky]

hey guys didnt you see my thread BEFORE the NW???:cry:

i was parked near that multistrada but iwas prob asleep when u took that pic!!! :rolleyes:

[RedVee]

We were there too, but as we only went at the last minute via a cheap flight & car hire I don't think we really count? :)