Robert Dunlop

Dang.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7403931.stm

Champ, be careful willya?


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 

Oh jesus, fucking hell.

 

Yeah, just saw it on a replay of the BBC news.

Contradictory advice from my Dutch holiday pal.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
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KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

Dr Reid reminisces:

Amy the Wonder Wife handed me a box of pics about 3 months ago
and told me those pics were in there for sure. I looked at every
dang
one and didn't find it. I'm sure we put it somewhere where we
couldn't
lose it.



Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 

Indeed. It's felt to me like Robert Dunlop was living on borrowed time
and he made it to 47 which is not a bad innings. It looks like this
accident was a mixture of machine failure and bad luck and not really
anything to do with road racing. Just like his terrible accident at the
IoM all those years ago.

Losing Finnegan and Dunlop in the space of a couple of weeks hurts.
Raise a glass of Guinness to them both.

 

Robert's son has just won the 250 race..!

<shakes head in amazement and disbelief>

 

I watched the bbc news segment on Robert last night.
I was wondering if his kids would race.
It made sense to me that they would.
I am happy to hear he won the 250 race.


--
Andrew
00 Daytona
00 Speed Triple
71 Kawi H1
05 Kiddo

 

It's on iPlayer for the next 5 days (Categories->Sports->NorthWest200).

Patiently waiting for today's GP to come up...

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

Umm, Champ's unavailable right now.

 

Switters notes:

Any idea where to send a missive? Anybody?


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 

I suppose he won't mind, given that it's now public knowledge, but Champ
had a fairly serious off when he was lying in 3rd place at the South Jurby
race. He's a bit broken, and is expected to be out of action for some
weeks.

If you (or anyone here) have his number, then you can send a text, but
he's not responding to many. However - please do not phone him.

 

WTF does a bit broken mean?
Whatever the case, tell Neal his buddy's in RMR wish him a speedy recovery...

 

Agreed, hope he's healing fast and fully. I look forward to hearing from
him on RMR soon.

--
Mick aka MotoMania
motomick at sbcgobal dot net

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body -- but rather to skid in
broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
-- WOW, WHAT A RIDE!!" - Author : Unknown

 

It's the classic English understatement: Both legs, 3 metatarsals, 1 hand,
and 1 jaw.

 

Presumably Neal was born with his unfeasibly large testicles rather than
the swelling being a result of crash bruising...

All the best, heal soon chap.

 

Damn. Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.

 

Switters says:

I was hoping for a postal address really. Any clue about that?


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.

 

Sorted.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".