KypDurron
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Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as one of the greatest of all time?
The more I think about it, I think it may be. He's sat at 14 wins now, had 5 years where he had no real chance of winning due to his injuries, and perhaps most impressive of all, he's riding a modified bike.
The only other person I can think of towards the top ranks with a modified bike after an injury was Robert Dunlop, and Hutchy seems to have breezed through the potential troubles with it.
Aside from the Superbike race this TT, which I suspect had a lot to do with Dunlop's BMW being superior in setup, Hutchy seems to be nearly impossible to catch when he's on a solid machine.
It's impossible to know, because you could say the injury made Hutchy focus and work more, but I have to think personally that had Hutchy been racing properly from 2010 to 2015, he'd have racked up quite a bit more wins. We might be looking at a situation where Hutchy is catching McPint.
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08-06-2016, 02:08 PM |
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RE: Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as one of the greatest of all time?
(08-06-2016, 11:21 PM)warrior Wrote: Hutchy and DJ were mates, and Hutchy helped DJ at the TT before starting racing himself, so in a way you could say that Hutchy has continued on where DJ sadly left off, and has continued to rack up the wins for his good mate.
Be interested to know how Hutchy "helped DJ at the TT "
DJ was a class apart, a one off, I think had he still been with us he would definitely be at least on thirty wins, but as per previous post the fact remains that he isn't.......DJ was a true class act, RIP big man.
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09-06-2016, 12:34 AM |
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RE: Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as one of the greatest of all time?
the true greatest are the ones who are magnanimous in victory, gracious in defeat, neither IH or MD can accept being beaten, and to snipe at each other during the press conference was ,shall we say, unseemly. Sitting right next to them was a man who had just had to accept losing, he must have been embarrassed by the spat between the two. So, a great rider certainly, but until both men can curb their spite, then, sorry, no "greatest "accolade from me, yet. All credit to Hutchy for that amazing fightback from injury, of course, and he's still got time on his side, as has MD
Would MD/IH have taken the other out to dinner, just having beaten him? ( 1967, Ago lost, Hailwood won, but they dined together that evening, at Mike's invitation, having known how Ago was disappointed) . Or to move to modern times, the sidecar boys bear few if any grudges despite the on track scrapping.
Please, no abuse, this is my opinion, I've thought carefully, and I've been asked to give it, presumably.
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11-06-2016, 08:37 AM |
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RE: Is it time to start talking about Hutchy as one of the greatest of all time?
(13-06-2016, 12:43 PM)bambam Wrote: People can bang on about how this rider shared meals with this rider and so on,well they are all different and thank god.refering to the press conferance hutchy was wrong,bang out of order,threw accustaions at dunlop like a spoiled child that just go slapped.he was far from gracious in defeat.and so much wrong that he went on to say in his twitter "I won't be happy until the scrutineer involved apologises for his incompetence in creating this suspicion!"..so yes seems like hutchy was bitter.any way back to the question,should hutchy be classed as one of the all time greatest?around the TT yes,TT wins determine how good you are there,joeys the best as is,but hutchy is well up the ladder,defo a great in my books..
Well - according to BSN, it looks like Hutchy has got what he wants. And it vindicates Michael as well. It certainly was an extraordinary press conference and, if I'm honest, it did leave a little bit of a bitter taste. However, I suspect most words were spoken in the heat of the moment (at least I hope so). Michael deserved the win because on that day he was the best rider. The lap record proves that. His response was extremely mature and measured. I totally respect what Hutchy has done as a rider - it is nothing short of a miracle what he has achieved, but I was disappointed with the press conference. As we all know, there were several who lost more than a race in the last few weeks.
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