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Isle of Man
[B]Isle of Man TT is an insane event and the riders that do it have some amazing skills. Just imagine a single lap is 37.73 MILES and these guys average over 130 MPH covering that distance in under 19 minutes...worth a watch if you've never seen it before. And just think, this rider, John McGuinness, is 50 years old[/B]
[B][/B][video=youtube;5njRjcMWIpo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njRjcMWIpo&t=1s[/video]
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That is some crazy racing for sure,there has been a lot of deaths in that race but is exciting to watch
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First 100+ mph lap was set by [B]"Slippery Sam"[/B], a Triumph 750 Trident. It went on a win 5 year's in a row ('70, '71, '72, '73, & '74). Dunlop developed a tire for the Triumps, with "trigonic tread design" as the other then current production tires were being shredded. They named the Roadmaster K-81 tire the "TT100". The motorcycle [B]"Slippery Sam"[/B] started out as a factory entry, but in the later races was raced in private hands.
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[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_Sam"]Slippery Sam - Wikipedia[/URL][/B]
:AGGHH:Looking back I have to ask myself, [I]'ow in 'ell did I write "Son of Sam"[/I]? :Shrug: I had to edit it once seen, though I really intended just to add the link.