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Title: BBC1 NI
Post by: timbo on January 19, 2016, 11:16:12 PM

If you get a chance folks, track down this half hour doc about Ryan Farquar's return to racing. Very good wee program. Just hope you lot won't need subtitles ;)

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: Dick Scratcher on January 20, 2016, 07:31:35 PM

Just watched it on the Beeb I Player...........great !.

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: manxie on January 20, 2016, 11:09:21 PM

Just watched it Timbo, thoroughly enjoyed it, just not long enough! Brilliant, thanks  :) If there are any more on TV you spot, please let us know...GREAT!!!!   ;D ;D

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: timbo on January 21, 2016, 12:13:01 PM

Yea, we're pretty lucky that way, as BBC NI give good coverage of the road racing. These are our real heroes, not knobjockies in formula 1 who are paid millions  >:(
Oh dear, I seem to have drifted into a rant  :-\

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: Dick Scratcher on January 21, 2016, 04:55:49 PM

F1  knobjockies ?..........I like that !.

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: RonXBR on January 21, 2016, 09:52:06 PM

Quote from: Dick Scratcher on January 21, 2016, 04:55:49 PM

F1  knobjockies ?..........I like that !.

Looking at your username, I'm not surprised!  ;)

Ron.

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: timbo on January 22, 2016, 08:57:05 PM

Our Ryan is a complex character. Some people love him, and some can't stand him, which I'm sure bothers him, not one iota  ;)
What is fact, is that he has helped save road racing by developing and promoting the whole Supertwin category, which is now the entry level, and affordable. The whole 125 and 250 category used to be the entry level, but has almost died off.
Unfortunately the 450 singles category which he was also pushing doesn't seem to have taken off in the same way, but a big E for effort Ryan  ;)
Obviously this is all IMHO  ;)

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: xbally on January 23, 2016, 06:54:06 PM

Thanks for the recommendation +++. Just watched it on the iPlayer.Excellent.We need more of these programmes.I just don't understand why people knock guys like him?Jealousy maybe?To me they are true heroes not the overpaid "knobjockies" of F1  and The Premier League and the like.

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: Moto63 on January 24, 2016, 12:11:31 PM

Morning Tim, yes I remember a good few years back now going to Oliver's mount (Scarborough) and it was when Ryan was out'in pretty much the first "super twin" Kwak. Nobody gave him a second glance but I,ve been a fan of his for a long time, again thro watching him mainly at Scarborough over the last 25 years or so. You could tell from the get go that with someone like him in the saddle these bikes were going to be brilliant. The rest as they say is history, like you say hats off to the man for sticking at it and proving the doubters wrong....it is defo on my/our (me n big bro) "to do list" to get over to watch some proper Irish road racing ASAP.......cheers Michael

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: themoudie on January 24, 2016, 10:10:22 PM

"Our Ryan!"  :-[

Enjoy the blog link: "Our_Ryan!" (http://www.halfofmylife.com/2016/01/23/adventure-pt5-racing-earnest/)

Philip Island in turmoil, with all the usual bickering that hacks some of us off!  :(

Good blog to follow.

My regards, Bill

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: themoudie on January 29, 2016, 12:17:41 AM

"Our Ryan"  :-[

And here is the culprit! An image of Ryan's grenaded motor that caused all the problems at the PI Classics meeting.  :(

My regards, Bill

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Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: Moto63 on February 03, 2016, 04:17:27 PM

Finally managed to track the Ryan Farquhar program down and sat and watched it last night.....good viewing. Enjoyed it a lot, thanks for the initial post telling us about it Tim....cheers.. Michael

Title: Re: BBC1 NI
Post by: manxie on February 07, 2016, 10:27:16 PM

Channel 447 Motors TV, NOW!!!!! Road Racing, Southern 100