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[tonyed]

I do love real road racing having competed in the IoM for ten years.

Enjoying the NW200 streaming of the Beeb.

Just as always a bit disappointing with the course.

Not what it used to be, typical of Irish real roads, hairpins connected by straights.

Congratulations to Richard Cooper and Alistair Seeley. When we will see you doing the real circuit - instead of the drag races??????????   

Superbike and Superstock race reduced by on e lap as the Dunlops can't do 6 laps. 

Not unknown the raw materials for race tyres have been short since Covid. The replacement materials seem not to be up to it.  

Edited by tonyed, 13 May 2023 - 15:53.

[LittleChris]

Lot of red flags but as far as I'm aware no one too badly hurt. Coops was very good, shame he didn't have a Stocker or Superbike ride. BBC coverage was bit like the curates egg, lot of repetition. FHO exclusion then withdrawal was farcical, very amateurish on both sides. Anyway on to the TT next 👍

Edit: regards the tyres, Metzeler didn't seem to have a problem and don't forget Dunlop problems at last year's TT.

Edited by LittleChris, 13 May 2023 - 22:35.

[Rodaknee]

I was disgusted that Dunlop couldn't make a decent tyre - again, and had the cheek to get the races reduced in length to cover their arses.

I'm shocked the organises didn't have a special rule to fix that.  Fix being a word that came to mind on Saturday, on hearing about Coopers exclusion last year and Hickman's this year.