The Steve Gibbons Band - back by popular demand!

I'm thrilled to be able to tell you that after their visit to support THE ROB VINE FUND last year, I kept getting messages saying “please bring them back!” - AGAIN! Luckily for us all, the band were delighted to be asked back and will be here on Friday 23rd August at the Legion. I think they have a little soft spot for the Isle of Man!

Big thanks to Steve, John, Simon and Chris for coming back and supporting us again.

Also many, many thanks to the Isle of Man Steam Packet, FinLaw, Osborne Financial and the Manx Legion  for their continued support. It’s massively appreciated and really does make a difference. Thank you.

And thanks again to YOU for your support. I look forward to seeing you again in August. We all had a brilliant night last year and we're all set for another!

Friday 23rd August, 8pm at the Manx Legion, Douglas. Please call the Legion on 675217 for tickets. £25. Card payments taken. Call in to pick them up or they can post them to you.

https://robvinefund.im/

I've lately noted that there are several items on the net containing the same or similar videos. For example this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j5Nb_jjGrs It's all fake. The video is AI or from a video game. It has nothing with the TT or Isle of Man to do. Some people believe that this is real. Bad for the TT races. Possible to stop? Anyone who has an idea to how to make YouTube to delete this s--t?

Southern 100 Practice has started manx radio am..

Well, the southern 100 kicks off next week.

Any of you folks going across?

I'm over for the last day (Thursday). I'm pedalling it, pedal to heysham,  Sail out Wednesday night / Thursday morning, watch the days racing, overnight in Douglas, sail back Friday morning and pedal home.

I had the same scenario planned for last year's event but we all know what happened there.

I'd rather pedal the miles but i do have a train booked in case of bad weather.

So far, Thursday looking like a decent day on the island.

Imatranajo this weekend, there's pay feed this year - https://play.imatranajo.fi/imatranajo

The full provisional IRRC (International Road Racing Championship) Imatranajo Superbike/Supersport entry-lists, read as follows:
Special thanks to Jan Vavra for compiling the following information.
(Title sponsor located near racer’s name)
Superbike:
Lukas Maurer – Maurer Racing
Nico Muller – Muller Motorsport by Edeka Meisel
Michael Dunlop – MD Racing
Pontus Roestlinger – PoEm Racing
Ville Valtonen – Team Sensetec
Heikki Mannila – DRM ProMoto
Rene MIkvy – ZD-Motorsport
Eemeli Lahti – IPR Moto Racing
Didier Grams – G&G Motorsport by BMW Motorrad
Luca Gottardi – Syntainics Racing by Penz13
Rhys Hardisty – Never Be Clever Racing
Markus Karlsson – Hoffmann by MRP
Lukas Karlsson – Karlsson Motorsport
Erno Kostamo – 38 Motorsport by Penz13
Lasse Karki – Team Vuokrakontti
Johannes Schwimmbeck – KFZ-Schwimmbeck #44
Jakub Sprojcar – TTRace
Anssi Koski – AK 51 Racing Team
David Datzer – Datziii Racing by TW3 Racing
Kenny Koskinen – HRT Racing
Darryl Tweed – Never Be Clever Racing
Reinhard Strack – Mogli Racing Team
Mike Ceuppens – Texas Motors
Rob Van Eijs – Van Eijs Technical Support
Stephane Bednarek – B.B. Team
Olivier Lupberger – Team Moto Meile
Emil Krchnavy – ZD-Motorsport
Jorn Hamberg – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Christoph Kreller – KRC Racing Crew
Come Geenen – 100 % Moto Brussels
Wally Jacobs – NN Racing
Tiziano Rosati – Holy Hemp Racing Team
Laurent Hoffmann – Hoffmann by MRP
Andreas Jochum – TTSL-Sued.de
Jean-Luc David – Passion Vitesse
Thierry Brunel – Thierry Brunel
Rene Grundei – ZSG Racing
Supersport:
Miika Viiperi – Track Punk Racing
Gary Johnson – Team Schleizer Dreieck
Nicolas Therouin – ProSpeed MotoSport
Ilja Caljouw – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Olli Konttinen – OKKE Racing
Mikko Uski – Team Vuokrakontti
Thomas Wendel – 2WAM.de Racing Team
Rico Vetter – VRP Vetter Racing Performance
Rhys Hardisty – Never Be Clever Racing
Juho Kantola – Ducati JK36 Racing
Karel Brandtner – Blue Garage Racing
Sebastian Frotscher – Team Schleizer Dreieck
Marek Cerveny – WRP Wepol Racing Parts
Adam McLean – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Darryl Tweed – Never Be Clever Racing
Roman Bocek – Beton transport
Erno Kivimaki – OKKE Racing
Michael Mace – Mike Mace Racing
Petr Najman – Laserscanning Europe by PSB Motorsport
Jyri Kuosa – KSJ Racing
Sami Siimesto – Mc Huhmari Ry
Osvaldas Lazdauskas – KreditoSaurus Racing
Niko Lehtiranta – Lehtiranta Racing
Lukas Vaclavovic – TTRace – Motorcycle Clothes
Jamie Williams – JLG/NCE Racing
Niko Tanskanen – HRT Racing
Erik Kjuus – Aware Moto Racing
Aku Korhonen – Pikku2-Racing
Brian Fuidge – Royal Navy Royal Marines Road Race Team
Peter Lionel – Team Peter Racing
Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – RCS Team
Mauro Poncini – Delmo Racing
Wesley Ankersmid – Performance Racing Achterhoek
Magdalena Weintritt – F.C Moore Isle of Man

I know its not TT orientated but Mark Cavendish has just become a tour de France legend i hope all you Manx people are proud of all his achievements. I am

Gonna be using it in 51 days time for the Manx Grand Prix

Link here:

https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/video-sh...MAIL_ID%5D

Gonna be using it in 51 days time for the Manx Grand Prix

Link here:

https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/video-sh...MAIL_ID%5D

I'm not sure if this is the right place, or if its becoming a personal quest or not.

TT visitor for 24 years, and booked for our annual pilgrimage in 25.

Anyhow, the scoreboard on Glenclutchery Road stood for a significant amount of time and yes it was like triggers broom. Many parts were replaced as it was rotten. When the put the fence up round it the writing was on the wall (so to speak) and now its gone. Many arguments for and against.

Some parts of the scoreboard are in the Manx Museum, some are at the motor museum at Jurby, There are a couple of bits at the Victory cafe at the Bungalow and Murrays has a couple of bits at Santon.

However, where is the Stanley Woods clock that used to sit in the middle of the scoreboard?

I personally feel this was one of the more important parts of the scoreboard, and it should have been preserved.
Stanley Woods was well before my time, but history shows him as an important part of the TT and he fairly liked the craic too.
Others have had corners named after them, but there was only 1 clock with his name on it.

I asked last year at the newly opened TT Gallery at the Manx Museum, the curator did not know.
I've asked online several times in various groups including TT, over 50's TT, manx nostalgia etc.
I've even messaged Gef the Mongoose who's online satire I enjoy, but he hasn't gotten back to me.
My homestay Landlady in Onchan has asked around and has come back with nothing, and she's pretty well connected apparently.

I again asked the curators at the Manx Museum this year, and was given an email address, which I appear to have dropped when I was buying my kippers/TT tshirts etc in Douglas that day.

Sorry for the ramble, but does anyone know about the clock?

This had me chuckling. Couple of YouTube videos from the 90's outside bushy's in Douglas....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKZ5BI49aY

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HqiUeKpyg

TT much more spread round the island nowadays but back then, most stayed in and around Douglas.

The nights on Douglas front were hilarious

Great news on the marshalling front. At times this year there were over 1,000 marshals in use. A lot more than the minimums and a credit to the marshals association who have massively upped their game on many fronts. Possibly now attracting a younger crowd as well. Access to training has been easier. I did the Incident Management Course locally to myself, my wife will follow and my daughter intends doing it during practice week next year. Whoever instigated the cavalcade a while back has made life much easier.