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Hope #63 breaks into the 100 club soon.

#63 wohoo! Peter & Jeff recorded a 96.88 & 98.100 MPH today!!! They are in the hunt!

The finished eventually (70.48mph avg). Likely stopped and then continued. Could have been many reasons (mechanical, physical, sheep, grouse, sidecar in the way, etc.)

On live timing add them as a favorite then watch the map view and click on their number as it appears at each interval station ...

#63 Essaff/Gillard (they have it backwards) seemed to be doing well then dropped off at Cronk-ny-Mona at lap 2. That was at 4 PM when the course shut down. At that point, does the course show a yellow flag everyone slows down?

thanks!

InkyAnn wrote:It was only a speed-controlled lap today, so not timed practice. I can't see them in any photos online yet, but equally there has been no adverse news

thanks! this is good news (meaning no bad news)

how did the new people do? More importantly, how did #63 Peter Essaff / Jeff Gillard do?

...there are seven debutantes in 2016 ... Americans Peter Essaff/Jeff Gillard ...

well, that isn't quite right. First Jeff is a returning passenger and a proud Canadian :lol:

This will be Peter's first TT. He goes back quite a ways as a sidecar racer and if I recall correctly, passengered for ...

moran wrote:Oi Helen, driver Yank, passenger (and owner) Canadian

Worse, the driver is a Californian.

the Yank isn't doing too bad. Mid pack and all.

can't wait to see how Peter and Jeff do.

I'm trying to help a friend, Mike Burns. Mike says his father raced in the 60s and it has a Norton in an English frame circa late 50's early 60's. Does it look familiar to anyone?

http://www.kyler.net/Kens-Photos/Sidecar-Racing/Norton-Sidecar/i-zwFJdHh/0/M/Image3-M.jpg

http://www.kyler.net/Kens ...

steve-e wrote:Ken, two seeded withdrew. Nige connole and Doug wright.

I assume then them move the teams up the start order but just don't change the schedule?

been meaning to ask this, but why is there a 30-second gap (pos 8 & 9)?

when they call practice early and the sidecars don't get a practice, do they get a makeup or are they just out one day of practice?