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Author Topic: From The Isle of Man TT  (Read 1134 times)
NorDog
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« on: May 31, 2012, 12:26:24 PM »

Stumbled across this story and thought I'd post it up here.

Ian Hutchinson was pretty lucky imo.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152495/Bird-Strike-Isle-Man-TT-rider-ducks-cover-low-flying-sea-gull-collides-Superbike-blistering-170mph.html
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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 12:32:53 PM »

It's always a bad idea to take  bird-hunting lessons from Noriyuki Haga.

Seriously, I'm glad he was able to keep it on two wheels!   waytogo
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2012, 02:30:20 PM »

"Luckily both rider and, incredibly, bird survived the incident. The bird suffered a severely damaged wing and, according to bikesportnews.com, was taken to the RSPCA."

Bird needs to remember ATGATT Wink
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