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Johnny Drummond
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okay-enough!
okay-enough!
All right Charlie fess up-just how the hell did you take that photo and make it the full size on your post,I've been trying to do that since I joined here.Tell me PLEASE
(and try to remember I can only type using 1 finger-ok?).Yeah the teams are kind of hard to keep track of,maybe I should post up who is where at the beginning of the year and what the old colour schemes were and what the new colours are for the new season.Would that help????.The NW 200 is going to be live online on Saturday the 19th of this month at 9am GMT so that means 1am for you Charlie,4am for you Bill, go to www.bbc.co.uk/sportni to HOPEFULLY see the races as long as the rain and hurricane force winds stay in the Atlantic instead of the north coast of Northern Ireland and the a**holes who phoned in a bomb alert are wearing the comfortable concrete shoes after last year,it should be a good day!
okay-enough!
All right Charlie fess up-just how the hell did you take that photo and make it the full size on your post,I've been trying to do that since I joined here.Tell me PLEASE
(and try to remember I can only type using 1 finger-ok?).Yeah the teams are kind of hard to keep track of,maybe I should post up who is where at the beginning of the year and what the old colour schemes were and what the new colours are for the new season.Would that help????.The NW 200 is going to be live online on Saturday the 19th of this month at 9am GMT so that means 1am for you Charlie,4am for you Bill, go to www.bbc.co.uk/sportni to HOPEFULLY see the races as long as the rain and hurricane force winds stay in the Atlantic instead of the north coast of Northern Ireland and the a**holes who phoned in a bomb alert are wearing the comfortable concrete shoes after last year,it should be a good day!
I like this one!!!!!!!!!!!! Even my luck number.
I viewed all your recent photos and brought my cursor over a picture I wanted to paste on a post. A "share box" appears with 4 types of ways to share. The bottom one is IMG CODE and I right click copy (or left works for me) and then I just paste it to a post on the site. One finger at a time work for this.
Is there a site which can bring us up to speed on the riders numbers and current team/sponsors?
cg
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Johnny Drummond
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Thanks for the theory,sadly after 3 HOURS trying I still can't make it work
,now the bloody IMG thingy is permantly below each photo and I can't get it off, photobucket help-doesn't,share only wants to go to f**king twitter.I've had enough-am going to bed
,now the bloody IMG thingy is permantly below each photo and I can't get it off, photobucket help-doesn't,share only wants to go to f**king twitter.I've had enough-am going to bed
Anybody can post their pics?
Anybody can post their pics?
Hey Johnny!
Did you take this pic?
Fabulous!
Anybody can post their pics?
Hey Johnny!
Did you take this pic?
Fabulous!
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Johnny Drummond
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Yeah Bill,that was taken in '96/'97 at the Carrowdore,which was the race circuit I lived beside.In fact do you see the guy in the white shirt sitting on the gate post(which is made of stone) on the right,level with the no.10(red helmet,yellow upper fairing/red lower)? that is the spot where I saw my first racing motorbike aged 3 years and 5 months.I've just realised how bad and grainy those photos are-they are hard copies I scanned into the computer.I have some that I took from that same gate 26 years later-I'll try to get them put up.Keep it up guys,in fact from now on if I want a photo put on here I'll just PM either of you and you can do it HAHAHAHAHAHA.
.I've just realised how bad and grainy those photos are-they are hard copies I scanned into the computer.I have some that I took from that same gate 26 years later-I'll try to get them put up.Keep it up guys,in fact from now on if I want a photo put on here I'll just PM either of you and you can do it HAHAHAHAHAHA.
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Johnny Drummond
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more Carrowdore pics
more Carrowdore pics
okay, here is a shot taken from that gatepost I told you about Bill,the 13 bike is ridden by Adrain Archabald at the start of his career.hope this is big enough hahahaha.Johnny
more Carrowdore pics
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Johnny Drummond
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the late great Richard Brittan
the late great Richard Brittan
and here is a sparring partner of Adrain's, Richard Brittan a spectacular racer,who no matter what had a smile and time for anyone who wanted to chat,R.I.P mate
the late great Richard Brittan
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Johnny Drummond
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the masters
the masters
carrying on from the other Carrowdore photos, here are the "old masters of racing"-no.4 Robert Dunlop and no.3 naturally his brother Joey
and the "new masters",here is Michael Dunlop putting the clutch into older brother William's 250,for anyone who doesn't know William and Micheal are Robert's sons
the masters
Photoshop touch up
Photoshop touch up
Photoshop touch up
Just a touch up, so we can see better, NICE!okay, here is a shot taken from that gatepost I told you about Bill,the 13 bike is ridden by Adrain Archabald at the start of his career.hope this is big enough hahahaha.Johnny
Just a touch up…and here is a sparring partner of Adrain's, Richard Brittan
a spectacular racer,who no matter what had a smile and time for anyone who wanted to chat,R.I.P mate
When and where did he run out of time Johnny?
Those look like 250s their riding.
carrying on from the other Carrowdore photos, here are the "old masters of racing"-no.4 Robert Dunlop and no.3 naturally his brother Joey
and the "new masters",here is Michael Dunlop putting the clutch into older brother William's 250,for anyone who doesn't know William and Micheal are Robert's sons
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Johnny Drummond
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Glad you can work a computer!,Richard ran out of time in September 2005 at the Ballybunion races in Co.Kerry.His 250 siezed throwing him over the bars,he hit a bank under a hedge(these are stone walls,usually about 3 feet thick at the bottom tapering to 2 feet at the top and anywhere between 4 and 6 feet high covered with grass and have a hedge planted on top)and died very shortly afterwards,he was 36
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Very sad.
Those singles are just as deadly as the big 4s.
Those singles are just as deadly as the big 4s.
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Johnny Drummond
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North West 200 first practice news
North West 200 first practice news
Today was the first sessions for Saturdays North West 200 races.The first session was delayed by a massive hailstone shower,after it dried the highest speed ever recorded in practice or racing-208mph,go on tell me if you aren't impressed
North West 200 first practice news
Today was the first sessions for Saturdays North West 200 races.The first session was delayed by a massive hailstone shower,after it dried the highest speed ever recorded in practice or racing-208mph,go on tell me if you aren't impressed
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Johnny Drummond
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R.I.P Robert"Micro"Dunlop
R.I.P Robert"Micro"Dunlop
Today 4 years ago(16/05)the Irish racing world lost one of it's fiercest competitors:- Robert Dunlop.He crashed during the practice session for the 250 class before the North West 200 sustaining massive internal injuries which took his life several hours later in hospital.It was to be his return to 250 racing for the first time since his rear wheel collapsed at over 120mph after jumping Bellagh Bridge in the 1994 Isle of Man TT after his return he could only ride a 125cc machine,his sons William and Michael were also out in the session.2 days later Michael won the 250 race,it was the most emotional race I have ever seen.He was 48 years old,maybe when I see you on the other side I can cadge a light off you-see you later micro
R.I.P Robert"Micro"Dunlop
Today 4 years ago(16/05)the Irish racing world lost one of it's fiercest competitors:- Robert Dunlop.He crashed during the practice session for the 250 class before the North West 200 sustaining massive internal injuries which took his life several hours later in hospital.It was to be his return to 250 racing for the first time since his rear wheel collapsed at over 120mph after jumping Bellagh Bridge in the 1994 Isle of Man TT after his return he could only ride a 125cc machine,his sons William and Michael were also out in the session.2 days later Michael won the 250 race,it was the most emotional race I have ever seen.He was 48 years old,maybe when I see you on the other side I can cadge a light off you-see you later micro
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Johnny Drummond
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North West 200 races-part 1
North West 200 races-part 1
Sorry it's late, but here is the run down from the NW200 2012.For the first time in it's history they ran 2 races after the practices on thursday, the supertwin(650cc twin cylinder 4 strokes based on Kawasaki ER6 and Suzuki SV 650's).Ryan Farquhar has been spearheading the development of these bikes for several years,but this year he was rider/team boss as he was running 4 bikes ridden by Michael Rutter,Jamie Hamilton,himself and the ex 250&500cc GP rider Jeremy McWilliams(who was racing on the roads for the first time at 48 years old!,it was really funny watching someone with over 100 starts in the top flight of racing and a man who beat Valentino Rossi to 2nd place at Donnington wearing the dreaded orange "newcomers" bib) and a Superstock (1000cc slightly modified showroom bikes).No great surprise that Farquhar woin the twins race with McWilliams 2nd and Mike Rutter 3rd and Jamie Hamilton 6th.
North West 200 races-part 1
Sorry it's late, but here is the run down from the NW200 2012.For the first time in it's history they ran 2 races after the practices on thursday, the supertwin(650cc twin cylinder 4 strokes based on Kawasaki ER6 and Suzuki SV 650's).Ryan Farquhar has been spearheading the development of these bikes for several years,but this year he was rider/team boss as he was running 4 bikes ridden by Michael Rutter,Jamie Hamilton,himself and the ex 250&500cc GP rider Jeremy McWilliams(who was racing on the roads for the first time at 48 years old!,it was really funny watching someone with over 100 starts in the top flight of racing and a man who beat Valentino Rossi to 2nd place at Donnington wearing the dreaded orange "newcomers" bib
) and a Superstock (1000cc slightly modified showroom bikes).No great surprise that Farquhar woin the twins race with McWilliams 2nd and Mike Rutter 3rd and Jamie Hamilton 6th.
Thanks!
Thanks!
I'm readin' your postings Johnny!
Bill
Thanks!
I'm readin' your postings Johnny!
Bill
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Johnny Drummond
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North West 200 part 2
North West 200 part 2
Thanks Bill!,that gives me heart to keep doing it
.Okay, I just realised that I didn't comment too much on the Superstock race on thursday-oops,in wet conditions race 2 got off to a gentle(for racing) start as no-one knew where the standing water was,but after a lap TYCO Suzuki rider Alastair Seely took to the front and built up a lead while his wet tyres were at their best which he held to the line,followed by a surprise in the form of "general" lee Johnston and Aussie Cameron Donald 3rd.Seeley's lap speed for the race was 111.010 mph!
Saturday was sunny and if not warm (by our modest standards) pleasent,which was a big boost to the orginisers after 2 years of terrible rain,and if the papers are to be believed a loss of approx ?1.6million(that is roughly ?800,000 per meeting to run the event). The first Superbike(1000cc) race got off to a good start with Seeley again leading on the first lap but a mistake put John McGuinness into first and Seeley into 14th and at the end of the 6 laps McGuinness won by 4 seconds from Seeley who made a huge effort throughout the remaining laps just taking Cameron Donald on the last1/4 mile of the circuit.Just what John needed before this weeks I.O.M TT.
next up was the Supersport(600cc) race 1,William Dunlop streaked into the lead but the race was stoppede after Guy Martin crashed at Black hill-a really nasty narrow section of the course that runs under a railway bridge at around 140mph,luckily Guy was just bruised and got a mild concussion that kept him from competing for the rest of the day as team boss Hector niell said " you don't fall off at 140 and get up saying -"where's me bike,where's me bike". At the re-start Dunlop disappeared again with Seeley in persuit ,William increased his lead but ran over the grass at the Juniper Hill cichane on the last lap allowing Alistair to close to within 2 or 3 bike lenghts but William got the win-only his first 4 stroke victory,the other 3 were all on 2 strokes.
Superstock(1000cc showroom spec) race 2 started with Seeley,McGuinness,Kiwi Bruce Anstey and Cameron Donald at the front but again the race was red flagged( red flags indicate a major incident and all racing stops instantly) after Mark Buckley from Scotland crashed on the approach to Mill Road Roundabout,sadly he died a few hours later in hospital from his injuries-he was 35.I have heard a lot of theroires in the weeks following his death-none of which I will repeat here,mainly because it is disrespectful to his family and also because a lot of them are abject rubbish,and I will not add to the rumour mill.On the restart Seeley took off to take first place on the road but it was one of the "senior " racers Michael Rutter who took the win coming from the second wave(because of the amount of riders in the Superstock class-50 this year, there is a law saying that you can only have 14 bikes starting at once,so the usual practice is 3 or 4 "waves" started at 10 second intervals like the Isle of Man.It was Rutter's 13th win on the triangle and he now sits second in the all time winners list along side Joey Dunlop with Robert Dunlop at the top of the list with 15 wins!.
Supersport race2(600cc) Again it was William Dunlop and Alastair Seeley out in front in a repeat of race 1,with the win going to Seeley after a dangerous overtake which nearly forced William into a stone wall on the last lap,after the race Dunlop refused to shake Seeley by the hand and had a few things to say to the media concerning the move.All Seeley would say was "he races in the British Superbike championship and he should be used to it"-the only problem for me is that in BSB you have 40 to 50 yards of runoff/gravel trap if you force someone into falling off by a making a pass like that-HOWEVER doing that on a road circuit (espically at the place he did it coming up to a 10 foot thick stone wall) was too much,but no protest was launched by Wilson Craig Williams team boss, so the matter was settled.
North West 200 Superbike Seeley started strongly again and took an early lead that was never troubled winning by 1.4 seconds with Michael Rutter 2nd and John McGuinness 3rd.All in all a better day for the orginisers after 2 bad years weather wise but the midden hit the windmill over the following days with all sorts of beige cardigan wearing,garden centre worshipping a&*^%$les calling for a ban on racing.I will finish this with the wishes of Mark Buckley's wife and mother who when they were asked by the officials if they wanted the after race hospitality event to be cancelled said " make it the loudest bloody party you can, so that wherever Mark has gone he won't be alone and in silence".And that boys and girls is why I will always love racing-See ya later Mark and thanks for the memories.
North West 200 part 2
Thanks Bill!,that gives me heart to keep doing it
.Okay, I just realised that I didn't comment too much on the Superstock race on thursday-oops,in wet conditions race 2 got off to a gentle(for racing) start as no-one knew where the standing water was,but after a lap TYCO Suzuki rider Alastair Seely took to the front and built up a lead while his wet tyres were at their best which he held to the line,followed by a surprise in the form of "general" lee Johnston and Aussie Cameron Donald 3rd.Seeley's lap speed for the race was 111.010 mph!Saturday was sunny and if not warm (by our modest standards) pleasent,which was a big boost to the orginisers after 2 years of terrible rain,and if the papers are to be believed a loss of approx ?1.6million(that is roughly ?800,000 per meeting to run the event). The first Superbike(1000cc) race got off to a good start with Seeley again leading on the first lap but a mistake put John McGuinness into first and Seeley into 14th and at the end of the 6 laps McGuinness won by 4 seconds from Seeley who made a huge effort throughout the remaining laps just taking Cameron Donald on the last1/4 mile of the circuit.Just what John needed before this weeks I.O.M TT.
next up was the Supersport(600cc) race 1,William Dunlop streaked into the lead but the race was stoppede after Guy Martin crashed at Black hill-a really nasty narrow section of the course that runs under a railway bridge at around 140mph,luckily Guy was just bruised and got a mild concussion that kept him from competing for the rest of the day as team boss Hector niell said " you don't fall off at 140 and get up saying -"where's me bike,where's me bike"
. At the re-start Dunlop disappeared again with Seeley in persuit ,William increased his lead but ran over the grass at the Juniper Hill cichane on the last lap allowing Alistair to close to within 2 or 3 bike lenghts but William got the win-only his first 4 stroke victory,the other 3 were all on 2 strokes.Superstock(1000cc showroom spec) race 2 started with Seeley,McGuinness,Kiwi Bruce Anstey and Cameron Donald at the front but again the race was red flagged( red flags indicate a major incident and all racing stops instantly) after Mark Buckley from Scotland crashed on the approach to Mill Road Roundabout,sadly he died a few hours later in hospital from his injuries-he was 35.I have heard a lot of theroires in the weeks following his death-none of which I will repeat here,mainly because it is disrespectful to his family and also because a lot of them are abject rubbish,and I will not add to the rumour mill.On the restart Seeley took off to take first place on the road but it was one of the "senior " racers Michael Rutter who took the win coming from the second wave(because of the amount of riders in the Superstock class-50 this year, there is a law saying that you can only have 14 bikes starting at once,so the usual practice is 3 or 4 "waves" started at 10 second intervals like the Isle of Man.It was Rutter's 13th win on the triangle and he now sits second in the all time winners list along side Joey Dunlop with Robert Dunlop at the top of the list with 15 wins!.
Supersport race2(600cc) Again it was William Dunlop and Alastair Seeley out in front in a repeat of race 1,with the win going to Seeley after a dangerous overtake which nearly forced William into a stone wall on the last lap,after the race Dunlop refused to shake Seeley by the hand and had a few things to say to the media concerning the move.All Seeley would say was "he races in the British Superbike championship and he should be used to it"-the only problem for me is that in BSB you have 40 to 50 yards of runoff/gravel trap if you force someone into falling off by a making a pass like that-HOWEVER doing that on a road circuit (espically at the place he did it coming up to a 10 foot thick stone wall) was too much,but no protest was launched by Wilson Craig Williams team boss, so the matter was settled.
North West 200 Superbike Seeley started strongly again and took an early lead that was never troubled winning by 1.4 seconds with Michael Rutter 2nd and John McGuinness 3rd.All in all a better day for the orginisers after 2 bad years weather wise but the midden hit the windmill over the following days with all sorts of beige cardigan wearing,garden centre worshipping a&*^%$les calling for a ban on racing.I will finish this with the wishes of Mark Buckley's wife and mother who when they were asked by the officials if they wanted the after race hospitality event to be cancelled said " make it the loudest bloody party you can, so that wherever Mark has gone he won't be alone and in silence".And that boys and girls is why I will always love racing-See ya later Mark and thanks for the memories.
