240th biker dies during Isle of Man TT - Polidicks

[quote]ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce that Japanese rider Yoshinari Matsushita, 43, was killed during the qualifying session at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races in an incident at Ballacrye in the North of the Island. The session was immediately red flagged following the accident.[/quote] [URL]http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Yoshinari-Matsushita-has-died&newsid=9414[/URL] the TT course for anyone who doesn't know [media][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TVnGBS1F8[/URL][/media]

Very dangerous circuit, I've watched the TT every year for 21 years. [i]check my flag[/i]

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40806243]Very dangerous circuit. [i]check my flag[/i][/QUOTE] WOAH YOU LIVE IN VIETNAM

Have a watch of this video + part 2 if you don't know what the TT track is like. Even if you do, what a watch. These guys are the bravest racers you will ever come across. True dedication to their love of the sport. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXc29ZgutI[/media]

I love the TT so much fuck it's dangerous. Also nobody is covering it live this year :(

The isles arent a country, why do they have a flagdog flag :v:

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;40806280]The isles arent a country, why do they have a flag :v:[/QUOTE] Independent governing body and what-not, or so they say - can't say it really makes a great deal of difference.

I thought it mean 240th [I]this year[/I]. That's a relief. Still, this is sad news.

Holy fuck he goes fast.

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;40806211][URL]http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Yoshinari-Matsushita-has-died&newsid=9414[/URL] the TT course for anyone who doesn't know [media][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TVnGBS1F8[/URL][/media][/QUOTE] The part where the rider today died was about the 7:10 mark in that video.

The Isle of Man TT is the balls to walls coolest thing in the world.

It's quite sad that, last year, it was more of a shock that there were no deaths during the TT. It's an absolutely amazing race and I'm hoping to go one year and run the track myself, although obviously not competing or anything - you have to have incomprehensibly large balls to compete in the TT.

Here's a pretty bad crash, all too common. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y07yt87lhEA&feature=youtu.be&t=32s[/media] Crash @ 32 seconds. Also an exciting-as-fuck video, with many jumps and wheelies. [hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqWHx6xhgU[/hd]

incredible sport. there's a tt documentary about a successful rider who's never won and his family. fascinating look into the minds of these guys

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40806243]Very dangerous circuit, I've watched the TT every year for 21 years. [i]check my flag[/i][/QUOTE] wait holy shit flagdog is back?

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40806243]Very dangerous circuit, I've watched the TT every year for 21 years. [I]check my flag[/I][/QUOTE] Jumping Jehoshaphat! Does the peel p50 actually exist?

I honestly wonder how many years of this we have left before health and safety interests shut it down for good. It's kind of like Pikes Peak in that way, like a relic of what motorsports used to be. It's awesome and I love it, but eventually it'll get shut down just like every other unsafe activity.

These men are the ones with the real titanium balls.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS43s3slbGY[/media]

He died doing what he loved. Can't say I don't respect his courage. R.I.P.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;40809008]I honestly wonder how many years of this we have left before health and safety interests shut it down for good. It's kind of like Pikes Peak in that way, like a relic of what motorsports used to be. It's awesome and I love it, but eventually it'll get shut down just like every other unsafe activity.[/QUOTE] I don't think it'll get shut down for a long time, people just seem to have accepted that there will be deaths.

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;40806243] [i]check my flag[/i][/QUOTE] I am not alone.

How do these guys drive so fast when they have balls of steel?

[QUOTE=Hick2;40811480]I am not alone.[/QUOTE] The thing that I'm most surprised about is that the Isle of Man has internet connection.

[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;40812424]The thing that I'm most surprised about is that the Isle of Man has internet connection.[/QUOTE] They don't live in the middle ages like Scotland :v:

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;40809008]I honestly wonder how many years of this we have left before health and safety interests shut it down for good. It's kind of like Pikes Peak in that way, like a relic of what motorsports used to be. It's awesome and I love it, but eventually it'll get shut down just like every other unsafe activity.[/QUOTE] the racers aren't really hurting anybody but themselves. i don't see why they would shut it down. people go in to compete knowing that there is a very large chance that they will die. if they know the risks, why should they be excluded from doing something they love?

[QUOTE=yawmwen;40812767]the racers aren't really hurting anybody but themselves. i don't see why they would shut it down. people go in to compete knowing that there is a very large chance that they will die. if they know the risks, why should they be excluded from doing something they love?[/QUOTE] I think it's the whole blood sport aspect I guess, but then again I would only watch it because of the fact that these guys have an insane amount of courage.

[QUOTE=Sinbues;40812865]I think it's the whole blood sport aspect I guess, but then again I would only watch it because of the fact that these guys have an insane amount of courage.[/QUOTE] i totally get that. it's distasteful to have people profit in a sport where death is common(and in fact expected). however, it isn't like these guys are being drug out of slums to be given a chance at a better life, they aren't prisoners condemned to die in some sporting event. they are adults who train and live for these races. they are generally not desperate, they are dedicated.