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RE: Inquest today?
I know this is drifting away from the original point of the thread but I think I have to agree that the Manx should be seen as a graduation step to the TT. Having said that, I agree that it would not have made sense for someone like Steve Plater to do the Manx first, but he was able to demonstrate considerable ability on the roads already. As with any rule, there will always be exceptions...

A concern I have about the current way entries for the TT are allocated is that newcomers are having to get up to some fairly serious lap speeds in a hurry. If they don't hit 115mph by race day then they probably won't get an entry next time round. Not everyone 'gets it' first time - some might need two or three years to SAFELY reach true TT standard.

The sadly missed Jun Maeda was a perfect example. He started out unspectacularly but learned his trade and after a few years became a top runner. Going through the Manx, people can be given the time, in a low pressure environment, to see how they go on the TT course - on a smaller machine if needs be.

On the subject of international entries at the MGP, I can recall several in recent years. Australian Ken Onus was third in the 400 Newcomers a couple of years ago. There have been 2 or 3 South Africans recently and there were 4 continental riders among the finishers in last year's Newcomers, so this is already happening surely?

Finally, on the subject of fast guys taking replicas away from the lower runners, then you change the way reps are awarded. I've been banging on about this for ages. Instead of awarding them on a percentage of the winner's time, they're given to, say the first 50% of the field. If you have 60 finishers, the top 30 get reps. That way someone competing for a rep is doing so against someone of similar speed and ability, not against the guy at the front. Suerly that would be safer?
03-04-2008, 09:39 AM
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Inquest today? - by MV - 12-03-2008, 12:26 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by FC - 13-03-2008, 03:53 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by FC - 13-03-2008, 03:57 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 13-03-2008, 09:27 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 13-03-2008, 09:47 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by orange - 14-03-2008, 02:04 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 13-03-2008, 10:04 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 13-03-2008, 10:24 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by stuart lee - 14-03-2008, 01:50 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 14-03-2008, 08:37 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by larryd - 15-03-2008, 12:07 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by ali - 15-03-2008, 12:57 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by tripod - 15-03-2008, 08:21 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 15-03-2008, 08:55 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 15-03-2008, 09:21 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by tripod - 15-03-2008, 10:13 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by matthewsayle - 15-03-2008, 10:14 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 15-03-2008, 10:51 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by tripod - 15-03-2008, 05:41 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 15-03-2008, 05:42 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Hilary M - 15-03-2008, 07:46 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 15-03-2008, 09:06 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 15-03-2008, 11:38 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 18-03-2008, 01:47 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Hilary M - 18-03-2008, 06:17 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by FC - 18-03-2008, 06:19 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by FC - 18-03-2008, 06:26 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 21-03-2008, 10:03 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 21-03-2008, 11:13 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by MV - 21-03-2008, 11:58 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 21-03-2008, 12:31 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 21-03-2008, 01:37 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 21-03-2008, 02:10 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 21-03-2008, 02:10 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by davegess - 21-03-2008, 02:50 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 21-03-2008, 03:31 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 21-03-2008, 03:33 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by alf885 - 21-03-2008, 06:07 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 21-03-2008, 06:32 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by MV - 21-03-2008, 06:34 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 21-03-2008, 07:42 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Braddan_Bridge - 21-03-2008, 08:07 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 21-03-2008, 08:08 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Arthur Lawn - 22-03-2008, 09:36 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 22-03-2008, 10:56 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 22-03-2008, 10:57 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by MV - 23-03-2008, 07:38 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Jan Grainger - 22-03-2008, 09:51 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by haydw - 23-03-2008, 12:57 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by MV - 23-03-2008, 07:37 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 23-03-2008, 11:22 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Rocket Man - 23-03-2008, 03:09 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 23-03-2008, 04:21 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 23-03-2008, 04:53 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 23-03-2008, 06:06 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by samwise - 23-03-2008, 09:58 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by shipleymanx - 23-03-2008, 07:10 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 23-03-2008, 08:45 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 24-03-2008, 12:34 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Shaun Harris - 24-03-2008, 01:26 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by ali - 24-03-2008, 01:26 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 24-03-2008, 09:45 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 24-03-2008, 11:46 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 24-03-2008, 12:29 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 24-03-2008, 01:30 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by PeterCourtney - 24-03-2008, 06:20 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by David Griffiths - 25-03-2008, 12:49 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by John Foster - 25-03-2008, 10:41 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 25-03-2008, 10:59 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by kmckay - 25-03-2008, 01:17 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 25-03-2008, 01:41 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 25-03-2008, 02:21 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 25-03-2008, 02:29 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 25-03-2008, 03:47 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 25-03-2008, 04:35 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by shipleymanx - 25-03-2008, 05:08 PM
Inquest Results - an observation - by ian huntly - 25-03-2008, 06:34 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by veefour - 25-03-2008, 09:00 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 25-03-2008, 09:08 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 25-03-2008, 09:19 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 25-03-2008, 09:23 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 25-03-2008, 09:53 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by gary the nurse - 25-03-2008, 10:23 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Paul Phillips - 25-03-2008, 11:10 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 25-03-2008, 11:33 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 25-03-2008, 11:40 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Paul Phillips - 25-03-2008, 11:44 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Paul Phillips - 25-03-2008, 11:53 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Shaun Harris - 26-03-2008, 12:24 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Shaun Harris - 07-04-2008, 01:07 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 25-03-2008, 11:55 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 26-03-2008, 09:26 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Jan Grainger - 26-03-2008, 10:02 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Stella - 26-03-2008, 09:57 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by David Griffiths - 26-03-2008, 02:58 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by larryd - 26-03-2008, 06:00 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by pykey - 26-03-2008, 10:45 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Shaun Harris - 26-03-2008, 11:59 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 27-03-2008, 10:27 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by gary the nurse - 27-03-2008, 10:53 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by John Foster - 27-03-2008, 11:50 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by cargo - 27-03-2008, 11:12 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by Harvey T - 27-03-2008, 12:57 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Shaun Harris - 27-03-2008, 08:38 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by gary the nurse - 27-03-2008, 01:22 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by FC - 27-03-2008, 01:29 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by balin - 27-03-2008, 09:22 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by pykey - 27-03-2008, 01:46 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by gary the nurse - 27-03-2008, 03:08 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by gary the nurse - 27-03-2008, 03:09 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by pat slinn - 27-03-2008, 07:00 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 28-03-2008, 12:21 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by samwise - 27-03-2008, 08:09 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by balin - 28-03-2008, 06:15 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 28-03-2008, 09:19 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Don Simons - 30-03-2008, 02:37 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by alf885 - 30-03-2008, 06:55 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by PeterCourtney - 30-03-2008, 06:31 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by MV - 30-03-2008, 06:43 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 30-03-2008, 09:09 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Hilary M - 30-03-2008, 11:05 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Hilary M - 31-03-2008, 05:59 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 01-04-2008, 08:49 AM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 01-04-2008, 10:40 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by balin - 02-04-2008, 05:28 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Wantan - 02-04-2008, 01:09 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by Tomcat - 02-04-2008, 03:23 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Tom Loughridge - 02-04-2008, 05:02 PM
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RE: Inquest today? - by DCLUCIE - 02-04-2008, 09:45 PM
RE: Inquest today? - by Phil Windrum - 03-04-2008, 12:31 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by sticky - 03-04-2008, 09:39 AM
RE: Inquest today? - by thewitch - 03-04-2008, 09:49 AM
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RE: Inquest today? - by PeterCourtney - 04-04-2008, 04:24 PM
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