Pics from NW200 practise session

[Sgt_Major]

Sad start to the weeks races: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ire ... 047063.stm

Eye witness reports suggest speeds in excess 160mph Hope he makes a speedy recovery.

On to the photos. Just a few from the session:

Was using a couple of borrowed lenses, namely the 70-200VR F2.8 (What a lens!!!!!!)

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[TopCat]

Wow, those are amazing pics.

[Sebastian]

great shots there !!

do you own a bike ?

[Dragonheart]

Top quality pics!!

[gary d]

Great pics Tony. Shame about John Anderton we can hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.
I will give you a shout on saturday when we get up there, hope we get the weather, unlike Ryan Farqhuar he's prayin for rain. probably his only chance of a win , bein on an underpowered machine

[Sgt_Major]

I used to ride an Aprilia rs250 - but I had a bad smash on it, so stuck with 4 wheels now

Thanks on the pic comments, I've loads more, including some of John, but I'm sitting on those at the minute so not to upset folks until he's better.

[gary d]

Yeah soupy my brother inlaw had a scary moment on his Aprillia rs 125, major tankslapper. He flogged it after that.

[Sgt_Major]

heh heh

I broke both my wrists, 3 ribs and tore the muscle that connects the shoulder to your chest.

2 years ago now and I'm still not fixed. Shoulder has been repaired, rips healed quick, but I had an op on my left wrist last oct and its worse now than it was before

[Baldrick]

I've somersaulted over more cars than I can remember down through the years. Written off four bikes. Broken legs on two pedestrians (one leg each, and they walked into the side of my bike when pi$$ed).

I still haven't got sense... and don't intend to!

Great photos!!!

[Sgt_Major]

lol baldrick, sounds like fun times

If my wrists get sorted, I might get back on 2 wheels, but right now I have only about 25% strength in them and ruptured ligaments in both, so handling a bike is out of the question

[gary d]

Really wanted a bike when I was teenager, never got round to it. Don't think I'd trust myself now

[Baldrick]

lol baldrick, sounds like fun times

If my wrists get sorted, I might get back on 2 wheels, but right now I have only about 25% strength in them and ruptured ligaments in both, so handling a bike is out of the question

Fun times indeed... Successfully claimed from the opposition in ALL cases. Figure it!

Know where you're coming from with the wrists. On a charity run last year... badly organised... too many bikes on narrow roads. Much clutching and gear changes. I'd sprained my wrist a few weeks earlier... nothing much. The agony on the way home

Hope you get sorted soon.