July 30, 20223 yr What Ray said, and let me tell you if you've never been to the Isle of Man TT, you've never lived! 2 weeks of pure adrenalin and beer................Lot's of beer!! Oh, and did I mention the girls 🤪 Took my son there on the back of my CBR in the 90's, he was sixteen at the time and showed me how to wheelie the bike at 110 mph! Now that's what I call bonding.................. AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 4.2 32 gig ram, Nvidia RTX3060 12 gig, Intel 760 SSD M2 NVMe 512 gig, M2NVMe 1Tbt (OS) M2NVMe 2Tbt (MSFS) Crucial MX500 SSD (Backup OS). VR Oculus Quest 2 Windows 11 25H2 YouTube:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96wsF3D_h5GzNNJnuDH3WQ 2k+ Videos & Streams BATC and FSFO FB Group:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1571953959750565 Flight Sim First Officer (FSFOv6) and SoFly Beta Tester Reality Is For People Who Can't Handle Simulation!
July 30, 20223 yr Author 6 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said: The IOM has its own government and is not in the EU so only it can legislate on this race. Given the amount of revenue the event raises for the island’s economy it would be financial suicide to cancel it. Competitors are well aware of the risks involved. Just like climbing Everest I suppose. They choose to enter under no pressure. Just the live streaming brought in £854,000 this year. Not sure of the total. 2019 it was £37 million into the Manx economy. Yep, you are right Ray, its vital for the small islands economy. 2022 was the most violent year since 1989 with 5 competitors dead.
July 30, 20223 yr Moderator 38 minutes ago, martin-w said: 2022 was the most violent year since 1989 with 5 competitors dead. It’s very sad but when you look at that video you wonder why it’s not higher. So many dangerous places on the 37 mile circuit. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
July 30, 20223 yr Moderator What is the mortality rate for the spectators? Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 30, 20223 yr Moderator 24 minutes ago, n4gix said: What is the mortality rate for the spectators? Pretty low I would say. Not aware of any fatalities this year. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
July 30, 20223 yr Moderator 22 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said: Pretty low I would say. Not aware of any fatalities this year. That's good. Some of the spectators in that montage above were most definitely competing in the Darwin Awards category! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 30, 20223 yr Moderator 36 minutes ago, n4gix said: That's good. Some of the spectators in that montage above were most definitely competing in the Darwin Awards category! You wouldn’t get me standing there but then again, I’m not a motorcycle fan. For those who are the experience of those bikes passing you close to 200mph must be something to behold. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
July 30, 20223 yr Author 44 minutes ago, n4gix said: That's good. Some of the spectators in that montage above were most definitely competing in the Darwin Awards category! You should see Rallying in Europe. Just as close but cars whizzing past not bikes. Lots of spectator impacts. 😲 Nobody killed in the clips apparently. Which is a miracle. Edited July 30, 20223 yr by martin-w
July 30, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Ray Proudfoot said: Pretty low I would say. Not aware of any fatalities this year. According to Wikipedia, 15 non-rider deaths. The earliest date quoted is 1939, so if that's the first, 'only' 1 death per 5.5 years. Edited July 30, 20223 yr by 109Sqn typo OS: Win11 Home; Mobo: Asus TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4; CPU: Intel i5-12400 (Alder Lake) 4.4 GHzRAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 64Gb (4x16GB) 3600 MHz; GPU: MSI Radeon RX 5700XT [8GB] SSD: Corsair Force MP510 (for OS); 2x 1TB & 1x 2TB Sabrent Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 (one for sim, two for addons)HDD: Seagate 3TB (Data); Seagate 1TB (Programs), ASUS TUF Gaming VG32VQ1B Curved 31.5" monitor, 1440p, 38Mbs ethernet Fulcrum One Yoke, Honeycomb Bravo throttle, Thrustmaster Airbus TCA sidestick & throttle, Logitech Pro pedals, Xbox wireless gamepad (1st gen)
August 1, 20223 yr On 7/30/2022 at 8:04 PM, Ray Proudfoot said: You wouldn’t get me standing there but then again, I’m not a motorcycle fan. For those who are the experience of those bikes passing you close to 200mph must be something to behold. Trust me Ray, it's mindbending! 🤪 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 4.2 32 gig ram, Nvidia RTX3060 12 gig, Intel 760 SSD M2 NVMe 512 gig, M2NVMe 1Tbt (OS) M2NVMe 2Tbt (MSFS) Crucial MX500 SSD (Backup OS). VR Oculus Quest 2 Windows 11 25H2 YouTube:- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96wsF3D_h5GzNNJnuDH3WQ 2k+ Videos & Streams BATC and FSFO FB Group:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1571953959750565 Flight Sim First Officer (FSFOv6) and SoFly Beta Tester Reality Is For People Who Can't Handle Simulation!
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