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The Yamaha Champions Riding School - Youth Racer Program
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
The Yamaha Champions Riding School is often the first stop for a young person interested in roadracing a motorcycle.
After the completion of a two-day Yamaha Champions Riding School, any racer under the age of 18 can enter into a three-year obligation for continued support in the area of riding technique. The racer will have carte blanche to audit any school held during those three years. The racer can attend any school on his- or her-own bike; participate in the program to any degree they desire. Free of charge!
Kids get a lot of advice? most of it isn?t much good! The Yamaha Champions Riding School?s Youth Racer Program asks for young racers to make a monetary commitment to our program up front, but then offers three years of attendance for free. This program allows a young racer to make any of our schools that fit his/her schedule. They have to bring their own bike and they won?t be treated like a ?student?, but more of a guest who can participate in the classroom and run laps and do drills with the gang. Think of it as a refresher course in how to win championships.
The young racers who have gone through a program taught by Nick Ienatsch and his team is a veritable list of who?s-who in 125 racing, the Red Bull Challenge and the AMA Supersport program. We don?t want to brag? but our graduates have won a lot.
There?s a whole bunch of things you can do on a motorcycle, and just a few of those things work as the pace comes up. We take young riders and get them thinking about why a bike does what it does, and how they can better affect that bike. Yes, we teach world-championship-winning techniques, but we also teach the how, the why? and the lifestyle of success on a motorcycle. The earlier a racer can learn this, the longer and richer his or her career will be.
And for 2012 don't anybody expect this program to be up and running in Northern Ireland, any attempts to do so, would more than likely be allegedly thwarted by guess who? That said, this wee country desperately needs a youth racer program - preferably at Bishopscourt.
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
 Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/05/yamaha-champions-riding-school-youth.html Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell Raul Boesel Menato Boffa
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Rider Media Training Wins The Day
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From the Berkeley PR Blog: an interesting PR take on the way MotoGP riders handled the Japanese GP questions at Brno. Following flat refusals to attend the GP a few weeks ago, the rider’s positions have softened as contractual realities have bitten, and the Dorna report on the radiation levels in Japan has been issued.
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New Tyre Regulations for Brno
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A tweak to the tyre regulations comes into force this weekend, introduced remarkably quickly during the course of the season. The reg. change is to allow the use of a ‘bonus’ or ‘emergency’ option tyre of a softer specification. Prior regulations allowed for eight front tyres of two compounds, and ten rears of two compounds.
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2011 Indianapolis MotoGP Post-Race Round Up: Of Championships, Champions, Asphalt And Rubber
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Two-thirds of the way through the 2011 season and this is the point where decisive blows are struck in title fights. Indianapolis was no different: though the championships in all three classes are a long way from settled, the three leaders each have a race in hand after Indy. Nico Terol leads the 125cc championship by 26 points, Stefan Bradl has a lead of 28 points in Moto2, and Casey Stoner holds a comfortable 44-point advantage over Jorge Lorenzo in the MotoGP class. The way the three championship leaders secured their advantage at Indianapolis could well prove to be pivotal. In the 125cc race, Nico Terol dusted the field from the lights, putting a second a lap on everyone else and just disappearing. It was reminiscent of his displays earlier this year, when he won four of the first five races with ease. After a mid-season slump, and especially after the mechanical that saw him DNF at Brno, Terol is back, and has seized the 125 championship by the scruff of the neck again. It is hard not to feel sorry for the sympathetic Frenchman Johann Zarco, the Air Asia Ajo rider having made a huge leap forward this season, but when a rider is in the form that Terol is in, they are incredibly hard to beat. Terol's championship is taking on an air of inevitability, and once that seed is planted in the minds of his rivals, the fight is nearly over. read more 
 Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MotoGPMatters/~3/EJemrpHD2GM/2011_indianapolis_motogp_post_race_round.html Ivor Bueb Sebastien Buemi Luiz Bueno Ian Burgess
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Toby Moody?s Flawed Defence Of Indy
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In his Autosport piece on Why Indy must stay on the MotoGP calendar, Toby Moody tries to mount an emotional defence of Indy, but fails to identify why it should stay and ends up nailing why the circuit is the weakest on the calendar. [Stoner] said it was not the most enjoyable of circuits to
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RealRoadRacing Pearls of Wisdom From The Darkside
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Time is it not, to embark once more on a journey to the darkside for yet another foray into the wondrous magically mystical world of the MCUI-UC, and the pearls of wisdom which doth emanate from within the confines of the inner sanctum of power to seek out - alleged statements to the press - this one for instance, allegedly from Tony Harvey.
'I write with reference to the resignation of Steve Freeburn as honorary secretary of the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Ltd.
As an Honorary Life Member, and having previously been entrusted with the role of Incident Officer of the Centre for many years, having owned race bikes and being a present day rider, I have vast experience of motor cycling, both from an administrative perspective and from my involvement at the 'sharp end' of the sport.
Recent years have been difficult for motor cycle racing, particularly for road racing, and there are many, who should know better, who continue to adopt a 'head in the sand' attitude towards the regulation of road racing, peddling the misapprehension that all is 'rosy in the garden'. It is not and difficult times lie ahead.
The resignation of Steve Freeburn, after he was persuaded not to stand down from his post at the annual general meeting of the Centre, robs the administrative side of the sport of a most capable, dedicated, knowledgeable and hard working official. Thankfully, there are, of course, equally efficient individuals who will be able to step into Steve's shoes. Nevertheless, they will be difficult shoes to fill, and one ponders whether, given the 'witch hunt' that was conducted against Steve, any other volunteer will be prepared to put themselves into the same 'firing line'.
It should be borne in mind by those so quick to criticise that all officials and members of the MCUI (Ulster Centre) are unpaid volunteers who devote copious amounts of their personal time, at not inconsiderable personal expense, in the interests of the sport of motor cycling, while others are quite happy to benefit financially from the sport.
Certain individuals within the media must bear much of the brunt of responsibility which resulted in Steve resigning from a position in which he acquitted himself admirably. The treatment of such an upstanding official verges on derogatory. I trust that those so-called and self-styled journalists and photo-journalists who contributed to Steve's decision to step aside are at peace with their consciences, in the knowledge that the sport will be poorer without his steady hand and intelligent advice and counsel.
I have nothing but contempt for those who are prepared to anonymously and pathetically promote their personal agendas and opinions on worthless Internet forum discussion sites. Anyone secure and confident in their own convictions and opinions must be prepared to put their name to their comments. To do otherwise is worthy only of disdain, dismissal, disgust and derision. Therefore, for those with the courage of their convictions, I will enter into correspondence only at my published address.'
What many might find tantalisingly interesting within the eloquent foregoing alleged statement, is the resignation of Steve Freeburn as secretary ? not another resigned MCUI-UC 'official' one might declare - until it is discovered not only has David McAllister been confirmed as acting secretary - Steve Freeburn has been confirmed as his Assistant Secretary ? allegedly ? yet another resigned MCUI-UC 'official' who hasn?t gone away you know!
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/03/realroadracing-pearls-of-wisdom-from.html Georges Berger Gerhard Berger Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi
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Osama bin Laden to be Replaced by Harris Healey - Not True
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
 Ahead of a questioning Open Letter to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure - DCAL, a short pause for some light relief, and confirmation that the alleged rumours allegedly claiming Harris Healey has already been approached by Al-Qaeda as a possible replacement for Osama bin Laden - are not true.
Now, remember this important fact before your next flight - it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly.
After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers, and by the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-feet-per-minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF is always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics..
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from the midget.
And finally, two somewhat hugely dubious jokes courtesy of a reprobate male colleague - for which, and for whom I apologise - the first of which deals with the perils of the English Language. Those of us who fall into the world of hi-tech should take note of the importance of correct grammar.
I have noticed that many who send text messages and emails, have forgotten the "art" of capitalization. Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
And secondly, the Lone Ranger was ambushed and captured by an enemy Indian War Party.
The Indian Chief proclaims, "So, YOU are the great Lone Ranger, in honour of the Harvest Festival, YOU will be executed in three days. Before I kill you, I grant you three requests. What is your FIRST request?'
The Lone Ranger responds, "I'd like to speak to my horse."
The Chief nods and Silver is brought before the Lone Ranger who whispers in Silver's ear, and the horse gallops away. Later that evening, Silver returns with a beautiful blonde woman on his back. As the Indian Chief watches, the blonde enters the Lone Ranger's tent and spends the night.
The next morning the Indian Chief admits he's impressed. "You have a very fine and loyal horse, but I will still kill you in two days. What is your SECOND request?"
The Lone Ranger again asks to speak to his horse. Silver is brought to him, and he again whispers in the horse's ear. As before, Silver takes off and disappears over the horizon. Later that evening, to the Chief's surprise, Silver again returns, this time with a voluptuous brunette, more attractive than the blonde. She enters the Lone Rangers tent and spends the night.
The following morning the Indian Chief is again impressed. "You are indeed a man of many talents but I will still kill you tomorrow. What is your LAST request?"
The Lone Ranger responds, "I'd like to speak to my horse alone."
The Chief is curious, but he agrees and Silver is brought to the Lone Ranger's tent. Once they're alone, the Lone Ranger grabs Silver by both ears, looks him square in the eye and says, "READ MY LIPS!!!! FOR
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All New Belfast Bikers Forum - Local Belfast Bike Forum
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Probably the second most important thing for a motorcyclist these days after their bike is, their computer!
One does realise it's somewhat easier to carry your iPhone or Blackberry whilst biking, as opposed to the PC or Mac - but apart from that one small problem.
For those who disagree, form an disorderly queue and start typing on your keyboard in response, For those that agree and cannot do with a daily fixed of motorcycling internet surfing, head over to www.belfastbikers.co.uk, register and introduce yourself to the recently launched local ?Belfast Bikers? forum dedicated to local bikers in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Already with a core of dedicated posters, Belfast Bikers aim is to provide a platform for bike enthusiasts to talk about bikes, share advice on buying, selling or fixing bikes.
Belfast bikers has also teamed up with a number of sponsors allowing you to get special discounts on a range of bike products as well as all the latest news about upcoming bike events.
The original concept behind the site was to create a central point in order to produce a simple yet effective link between all bikers and bike services in the area.
The "bolted on" forum is the backbone of the site enabling the area?s two-wheeled community to share experiences and make friends with people who share the same passion.
The forum has a dedicated section aptly named "Biker Watchdog" which Belfast Bikers says, ?Is there to identify just who is giving great service and of course, who isn't!?
Apart from General Bike Talk and Chit Chat topics there are, real write ups by Belfast?s own riders, tips on servicing and repairs, Ride Outs, Events, Meets dates and information and a whole lot more.
Belfast Bikers are always looking for new members, so hopefully this point in their direction will see the forum grow and we wish Belfast Bikers all the success for the future.
Right To Ride
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/03/all-new-belfast-bikers-forum-local.html George Abecassis Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams
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And Now For Something Completely Different?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF64hIbzF-0 We don’t know the where or the why, but here is a video involving some sort of trivia game that revolves around recognizing old Repsol motorcycle team photos. Played by MotoGP riders Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa, and Moto2 rider Marc M�rquez, the clip is a candid moment for the Repsol riders as they let their PR blinders down, and have some genuine fun with each other.�The game itself seems impossibly hard, as
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MCUI-UC Directors Responsibilities Under Companies Act 2006
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Patrick Rice in his alleged capacity of MCUI-UC auditor, may or may not have quite recently allegedly furnished the Management Committee Members / Directors of the aforementioned Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited with the alleged following information and advice.
Apparently, as allegedly explained by Patrick Rice - a Director is defined as any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called, whilst a Shadow Director is a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of a company are accustomed to act.
The definition of shadow director will certainly apply in any case where a board of directors recognise communications given to them by a particular person as being effectively directions or instructions on any routine basis.
One can only assume those Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited Directors actually present - leastways bodily - were paying attention, but as the Chairman may have allegedly already proclaimed the alleged breaching of the Companies Act 2006 was something of a trivial issue, or perhaps allegedly not?!?!
The Duties of Directors Up to 2006 - Fiduciary Duty ? Directors are obliged to act in good faith in the best interests of the company and then there is the Duty of Skill and Care.
Moi would request the Directors of the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited to act in good faith in the best interests of the sport of motorcycle racing which they are obliged to do so - leastways as the Governing Body one would have imagined so.
Statutory Duties - brought about by various statutes etc. Companies Act 2006. Duty of directors to act within their powers (set by Memorandum and Articles of the company and Constitution of the company), Duty to promote the success of the company, Duty to exercise independent judgement with regard to the likely consequences of any decision in the long term. The need to foster the company's business relationships with suppliers, customers and others. The impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. The desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business contact. The need to act fairly as between members of the company. Duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence. Duty to avoid conflicts of interest. Duty not to accept benefits from third parties. Duty to declare interest in proposed transactions or arrangements
Personal Liability - Wrongful trading can lead to personal liability. Directors should be careful not to finance their company's continuing operations by unpaid debts to creditors. Another scenario could be continuing to trade with a company who is in known financial difficulties without taking appropriate steps to secure payment. Decided by court.
Derived from the Insolvency Act 1986 - Director who makes careless mistakes or is reckless could also become personally liable for loss of company. The Court will consider the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by the directors being considered and the general knowledge, skill and experience that that director has.
Patrick Rice then allegedly drew the following conclusions - (1) No defence to plead ?ignorance? - (2) If you do not have the expertise in a particular area then you should seek appropriate advice - (3) If you do not agree with a particular decision then make sure that your objections are clearly recorded in the minutes.
Whilst it is most tempting to comment further on some of the foregoing points, particuarly those referring to - duty to avoid conflicts of interest, duty not to accept benefits from third parties, duty to declare interest in proposed transactions or arrangements, and duty to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence - one will just for now, due to time restraints, reluctantly refrain from doing so.
It would appear, understabably so, that Patrick Rice did not offer any advice pertaining to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 which, considering the existence of several alleged pending legal actions, may or may not have been a more relevant topic for discussion with the Directors of Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited.
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/03/mcui-uc-directors-responsibilities.html Raul Boesel Menato Boffa Bob Bondurant Felice Bonetto
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Noriyuki Haga Message From Japan - Nitro Nori Samurai of Slide
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Pata Aprilia Racing's WSBK rider Noriyuki Haga who is currently in Japan has sent the following message to his legions of fans around the world.
'After the first round of the World Superbike championship at Phillip Island, I went back to my hometown Nagoya in Japan to visit my relatives. Of course now I am trying to get back to Europe for Round 2 of World Superbike championship at Donington Park in the UK next weekend.
First of all I would like to say thank you so much to everyone that has texted me and called me, concerned about my family and friends in Japan. I just wanted everyone to know how much it meant to me and I appreciate it very much! Thank you so much for all the kindness you show me. All my family (Yurie, Akito, Ryota and Kanon) are OK and our relatives who live in the suffering area are safe too.
We are very shocked about what is happening in Japan. Earthquake, tsunami and now trouble for Nuclear power plant. It's just like a nightmare! It is very bad and ugly, especially the Sendai area. I used to race there and I have good memories of it too but now it's unbelievable
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Toby Moody?s Flawed Defence Of Indy
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In his Autosport piece on Why Indy must stay on the MotoGP calendar, Toby Moody tries to mount an emotional defence of Indy, but fails to identify why it should stay and ends up nailing why the circuit is the weakest on the calendar. [Stoner] said it was not the most enjoyable of circuits to
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day - Have a Good One
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Saint Patrick, the first real certified eejit, banishing all those poor snakes from Ireland when he could've rid us of the Dinosaurs instead.
Two Irish mothers, Kate and Lorna were talking about their sons.
Kate says, 'My Patrick is such a saint. He works hard, doesn't smoke, and he hasn't so much as looked at a woman in over two years.'
Lorna responds, 'Well, my Francis is a saint himself. Not only hasn't he not looked at a woman in over three years, but he hasn't touched a drop of liquor in all that time.'
'My word,' says Kate, 'You must be so proud.'
'I am,' announces Lorna, 'And when he's paroled next month, I'm going to throw him a big party.'
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1st Irish Farmer: My cow fell down a hole and I had to shoot it.
2nd Irish Farmer: Did you shoot it in the hole?
First Irish Farmer: No, in the head.
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Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place.. Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!'
Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'
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An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.
He says, 'Sir, have you been drinking?'
'Just water,' says the priest.
The trooper says, 'Then why do I smell wine?'
The priest looks at the bottle and says, 'Good Lord! He's done it again!'
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Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, 'Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman.'
'Oh yeah?' said Charlie, 'And how did this one end?'
'When it was over,' Mike replied, 'She came to me on her hands and knees.'
'Really,' said Charles, 'Now that's a switch! What did she say?'
She said, 'Come out from under the bed, you little chicken shit coward.'
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The rest of the world can enjoy trouble free Saint Patrick's Days, let's just this one time try it here. Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/03/happy-saint-patricks-day-have-good-one.html Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever Andrea Chiesa Ettore Chimeri
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Mid Antrim 150 Motorcycle Real Road Races v The Right to Exist
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Contrary to the circulating rumours, she hasn't gone away you know, simply a summer break (shortened by at least two weeks) whilst the local usual suspects wreak their annual havoc upon our wee country. Probably similar to the menstrual period, except it mainly occurs when the schools take their summer holidays - any holiday - and of course there's the longer clear nights of our 'summer' - these things and more effect the habits of some of the already unsavoury Neanderthals in our midst - those who sleep by day, riot and cause mayhem by night. Criminals one and all, the low-lifes of our society. The scum that blights our daily lives.
And on the subject of the low-lifes within our midst - at least one such Neanderthal with a grudge against the running of the Mid Antrim 150, committed a crime which should not be condoned by anyone - even if the person/s had just reason to feel aggrieved.
Was this someone who has in past times felt the wrath of an arrogant MCUI-UC Dinosaur, an over zealous Mid Antrim 150 Motorcycle Club Official? Or perhaps this person was a farmer, a businessperson whose livelihood was being threatened by the running of the event, as indeed happens all too often.
Many farmers have had to diversify to exist, they have families to support, young children to clothe and feed, cattle to care for, expensive machinery to maintain, and who within the motorcycle real road racing community cares one way or the other? All they seem to care about is the running of a loss making real road race event, an event financially supported with ratepayer?s money - taxpayers money.
But what about the farmer whose business comes to a forced standstill - they and their families held captive in their own homes whilst public roads are closed for practice sessions and race days while uncaring Neanderthal eejits trample over their precious land - the farmers place of work and home. They have human rights, the right to exist, the right to use our public roads for which - like other law abiding decent people - they pay taxes, and they most certainly have the right to earn a living.
Whilst as mentioned, the actions taken at the weekend should not be condoned, perhaps like many, the opinion was that a precedent for acceptable law breaking had been set some years ago. We have criminals in our Government - people who've been convicted of terrorism, bombings, and murders - many in our midst voted them into power, and more than likely - some of those now bitterly complaining about the criminal events of the weekend were amongst those who voted to have criminlas in our Goverment.
Perhaps it's been decided by some that criminality does pay after all, that it does produce the results you want - it certainly works up at Stormont.
As are others, in this time of severe recession, the Mid Antrim 150 organising club are allegedly in some financial difficulty - so to are the rest of us, including the hard working cash strapped farmers on whom this country depends for many things - the farmers many would deprive of their livelihood, perhaps even their existence.
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/08/mid-antrim-150-motorcycle-real-road.html Erwin Bauer Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman
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Real Road Racing Safety and Responsibility - Who is Responsible?
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Real Road Racing Motorcycle Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland
Safety is apparently the state of being safe - freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss - while responsibility places a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible - the responsibilities of authority. So who was responsible for the safety of competitors and spectators at the May 2008 Tandragee 100 motorcycle real road races when Martin Finnegan was tragically killed and three spectators were injured?
Senior Coroner John Leckey has heard Martin Finnegan would have had a real chance of surviving his Tandragee 100 crash if the organisers had put a run-off area or slip-road on a dangerous corner, instead he died of multiple injuries after the May 2008 Supersport 600 race. Not only did this particular dangerous corner not have a run-off area it was also the only corner which allegedly didn?t have air cushioning either, and those omissions were allegedly said to be directly responsible for his death.
Martin Finnegan had been an experienced rider according to the Senior Coroner, who was used to making split-second decisions, but it would have been impossible he'd continued, for organisers to line the track with hay bales or construct slip-roads in nearby fields, but this the court then heard - did not relieve the organisers of the responsibility to make the course as safe as possible.
The final point made by Senior Coroner John Leckey was allegedly that a country road circuit is a very different creature to an F1 circuit or a short circuit - and if it cannot be made safe to a requisite standard, then the question has to be asked - should the racing take place at all?
More to the point, due to the lack of the already mentioned non-existent safety features, should racing have taken place at the Tandragee 100 in May 2008? Many might probably claim the cost of providing run-off areas for particularly dangerous corners on a circuit which is only used once a year is financially unrealistic, but what price then do those same people put on a human life - the life of Martin Finnegan - and the injuries sustained by the three spectators?
It might be said the organising Club should be held responsible for proceeding with the race meeting, but is it not the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited that is ultimately responsible for declaring a course to be safe? It was only the previous year that the same course claimed the life of John Donnan at whose inquest, claims were heard that one of the Motorcycle Union of Ireland - Ulster Centre officials in charge of safety at the Tandragee 100 event had allegedly ignored warnings that a chicane, constructed of straw bales and sand bags, was unsafe and that more barriers might have saved his life. Richard Nesbitt, the then alleged convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety for the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited, said he could not remember receiving any such warning. "I can't remember the man saying anything sensible other than nattering away in my ear. If someone is constantly coming at you it is easier just to ignore them," he'd said, then allegedly claimed there was nothing more stable than straw bales available in 2007 - which was anything but truthful, an absurd statement from the man allegedly purporting to be the convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety for the MCUI-UC.
Who then in May 2008 was the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited convenor of the road inspection committee for looking after competitors' and spectators' safety, and why did that person declare the Tandragee 100 public roads circuit to be safe for the purpose of high speed motorcycle real road racing? Had he been warned about the lack of safety measures, and had he simply ignored the warnings, as allegedly occurred in 2007 when another human life was lost? Was it the case that the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited considered the alternative to straw bales in 2007 an expense to far, that perhaps a human life did not warrant such an expense.
Perhaps the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Limited should now tell us what price they put on a human life - each and every life that has been lost on a real road racing public roads circuit in Northern Ireland.
Save Our Sport From Evil
�2010 Motorcycle RealRoadRacing Blog by Barbiegirl Northern Ireland Source: http://www.realroadracingblog.com/2011/05/real-road-racing-safety-and.html Bernard Collomb Alberto Colombo Erik Comas Franco Comotti
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| (Published: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:00:25 -0700) |
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