cargo Wrote:I'm not entirely sure about the truth of this one but it's a good story.

There was once a competitor (German I'm told) who crashed at Sulby Bridge as he picked himself up he heard other bikes approaching and in order to get out of the way he jumped over the wall...............of course he thought it would be a similar drop to the ground on the other side...............it wasn't he dropped down into the stream below and get a little wet.

It is a good story Cargo, and I have a story as well but had to think whether I should post it or not.
Anyway let me start by saying the rider was more or less ok.

My wife and I and our two children were spectating about 300 yds past the Bungalow bridge, sun was shining and good racing and apart from one other guy was on our own. Everything in the world was perfect, until a rider got the bungalow bridge wrong and hit the bank just exiting the corner. This threw him off and he and is bike slid the 300yds up the road, and came to a halt right in front of us.
The rider was lets say a bit concussed and needed help, now I am aware spectators are not allowed on the course but other riders were only seeing the accident late. So me and this other guy climbed the fence and helped the rider off the road. We went back to move the bike (from the centre of the road), meanwhile a group of riders were exiting the bridge and really motoring. well me and this guy looked at each other, mouths wide open then used our arms to slow them down but they were late seeing us, and flew past us on either side. I tell you, you have never seen a bike moved as fast in your life, closely followed by me and this other guy diving back over the fence. And what was my better half's first words? "you have ripped your trousers", I explained to her in rather colourful language that it was a clean pair of underpants i needed, not needle and thread.

The rider was ok.
Cargo I have posted this story here (hope you dont mind) because being new to this game (and thick) I dont know how to add a message to my own article.