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21st March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: xb9r Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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Team Elves to tackle the Isle of Man TT
A long time TT racer, Kevin "Ago" Murphy has purchased a XB12R race bike and entered it in the Isle of Man Senior TT race. The Senior is not a golf match for old guys but the featured race for TT week.
The entry is not yet accepted so you guys can help by chatting it up at any or all of these three sites.
http://www.ttwebsite.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=536
iomtt.com/forums/thread/70291.aspx
paddockgossip.com
Team Elves will be helping him out along the way, posting on the above sites is the first step in that.
Thanks
Dave Gess
Last edited by doc; 22nd March 2007 at 19:35..
Reason: Fixing links
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21st March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: xb9r Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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The above sites all start with www but I can't post that yet as i am a newbie.
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21st March 2007
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Senior Chief Know It All 3rd Class
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Steubenville, Ohio
Posts: 1,792 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Sport Sportster/Buell Year: 1999 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Cafe el Roadkill Sportster/Buell Year #2: 199? Other Motorcycle Model: KX520 Other Motorcycle Year: 1989
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Most Kewl! I want to go watch.
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21st March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: xb9r Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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I want to go watch too, unfortunately I don't think I can swing the bucks at this point. Air fare is $1200 bucks round trip and that is a stretch but then I need place to stay (the joint is pretty booked by this point and I am not much for sleeping in a tent) and some way to get around. You can't rent a bike on the island and I would not be too excited about a car if I could even get one of them.
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22nd March 2007
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Know It All
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 177 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200s Sportster/Buell Year: 98 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 100 inch Whiplash LSR Sportster/Buell Year #2: 91 Other Motorcycle Model: Ducati ST4s / KTM 200 EXC
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Dave,
Is Aaron W involved in this effort ?
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22nd March 2007
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Ice Cream Killer
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Pampa, Tx.
Posts: 3,230 Sportster/Buell Model: 883/1212 Sportster/Buell Year: 2000
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I fixed the links for ya. I wish I could go watch too!!
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22nd March 2007
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A Million Facts & Figures
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sandpoint
Posts: 6,020 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Cyclone Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1999
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Jimmy ... only as a member of TE. If there's anything I can do to help'em out, though, I will.
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22nd March 2007
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Riding with Angels
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Atl/StnMtn
Posts: 1,962 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1968
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Most dangerous course in the world and a win there is priceless IMHO. Just running a Senior TT puts you in league with the giants of the past.
Matt
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23rd March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: xb9r Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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Team Elves has offered to help in any way we can. Aaron is a member so sure he is involved, BUT the bike is owned by a fellow in the IOM and the crew chief/mechanic is none other than Carl Fogartys old mechanic 'Slick' Bass so I doubt we will be doing much actual work 
We are trying to help get is entry accepted, that is not certain, and then we will do what we can help him go fast but 'Slick' not only knows what he is doing but also prefers to run the show his way.
We may also try to sell some shirts but only if the bike owner wants us to. He is driving the train, we are along for the ride.
This is more of TE supporting someone racing their own Buell not at all like the LSR efforts were. |
23rd March 2007
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Biker
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 13 Sportster/Buell Model: xb9r Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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Don't think a win is in the cards Qualifying will be nice, actually finishing 6 laps we be toast all around. Not being the last finisher would be nice too.
The Senior is an odd race, it is open to everything from full on world superbikes down to lightly modified 600s with a few of the "whatever we think is interesing" tossed in. The Buell would be this last class and is likey to be faster than a lot of the 600s it will be very slow compared to the superbikes. The top men are geting 130 mph laps, Kevin will be in the 110+ range.
Still it is cool and quite a challange. Finishing will be a big accomplishment. |
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