Opinion piece; Guy Martin... (IoM Spoiler)

[jimboecv]

... got make the beast with two backsed.
The clip of the interview.  (btw, Good luck! )
TT 2010 - Supersport Race A - Press Conference

The details - thanks wes.
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/06/guy-martin-dont-give-a-make the beast with two backs.html#more

Jury?

[avizpls]

really? we cant even link to something now because f|_|CK gets replaced with make the beast with two backs. What does that even MEAN???

[sally101]

Etymology

First attested in English by Shakespeare in Othello, 1603. Supposedly a translation of the French "la beste à deux doz" from Gargantua and Pantagruel, 1534, by François Rabelais.
[edit] Noun

the beast with two backs

   1. (idiomatic, euphemism) two people engaged in sexual intercourse

[edit] Usage notes

    * Typically used in the form "make the beast with two backs".

[Spidey]

really? we cant even link to something now because f|_|CK gets replaced with make the beast with two backs. What does that even MEAN???

Go to your profile and then to Look and Layout Preferences.  Then turn off the net nanny that automatically sensors words.  Voila!

[avizpls]

awesome sauce! two things I didnt know.

so anyways, about guy.


I think he got seriously robbed. He indicates that he asked to see certification of the (presumed) radar gun used to time him. Given that he was cited for exceeding the speed by .122kph (or about 0.07mph), I think this is a reasonable request.

One argument against allowing him to not be penalized for his excessive speed is the slippery slope theory. If we question that small amount, well, now we open the door for opponents who lose by similar margins to protest the results and say that, within error, they could have won! This wouldn't be a problem in race-to-the-line events like motoGP because you would have a photo finish. In the IOMTT wth staggard starts, we have nothing to go by but perfect timing.

But the pit lane speed is not measured by time, it is impossible because each competitor travels a different distance to their pit, stops at pit for a different time....they MUST be using radar. And radar does have some error. I think that it is a perfectly reasonable request to ask what the margin of error is. If it is proven and documented to be accurate to within .07mph, then fine. But I seriously doubt it is that accurate. Even temperature variances between the radar gun and the target will slow the return signal and skew the results. You know how you can "see" heat coming off your bike? Well, at longer wavelengths of radar this is even more of an issue.

I strongly believe he got ripped off.

[Michael Moore]

I just love listening to that guy, wondering what language it is he's speaking.

Rumor has it that he was Brad Pitt's dialect coach for the movie Snatch.

[jimboecv]

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/guymartinttcrash/guy-martin-tt-crash-1.php

The guys got heart!