He did ok and stayed on all weekend (I used to crash just about every weekend when i did production 750 >)never seen him look scared before he got on a bike before
he was terrified before first race and spent more time in the Loo than he did on the track in practise!
Scruitineering was a revelation.
we built the bike to the ACU Streetstock rules and we where the only people out there that could get through the 98 decibel noise test in reality
and no way did the guy who won have a standard engine either but hey we know now and can gain about 20 ponies for the next round at Pembrey
Regards
Rick
They need that mobile Dynojet lorry with the rolling road in the back mate.. that'd sort out the cheats That said.. they don't have one so as the old saying goes.. when in Rome e t c
Not a fan of hutchinson as he didn't slow down for any waved yellow flags and never gets penalised.
Guy Martin is a top bloke and i undertand every word (but i even understand Rab C Nesbitt who to the wife could be speaking cantonese)
whereas Martin was 0.012 kph over the 60 kph pitlane limit and gets a penalty.
Regards
Rick
I agree with Rick here, i read alot of forum posts on the TT forums from marshals complaining that the riders didnt slow through waved yellows, and they didnt get penalised, yet Guy did for being over the speed limit! I think another rider questioned the fact that lap records were broken through waved yellows!
I can understand Guy anyway! Hes a yellabelly like me!
TBH Chris.. I didn't notice much slowing from any of the riders through waved yellows and I've watched all of the races at least 4 times on the box. I'm not chairman/person of the Ian Hutchinson Fan Club but his achievement, however it came over the week, is still worthy of note. It can be argued for ever more 'what if' the race had been another lap or 'what if' so and so hadn't broken down. That's the nature of the beast
I fully agree that Guy Martins punishment was harsh. If he was still on the limiter as his front wheel passed the beam, it is ludicrous to penalise him for such a small margin. Is it physically possible to make a limiter that accurate?? I'm sure it's been looked at and will continue to be looked at
'Slowing' for a yellow is subjective. What Ian Hutchinson considers slowing down might not be how a stationary observer might see it. There's no way you can realistically define it without the opinion of the observer influencing the decision. So a rider who's just been lapping at 130 mph and whose senses and reactions are highly attuned to such speed may feel that a slight easing of the throttle leaves him capable of taking any necessary avoiding action. The rule on not overtaking under waved yellows is quite clear, however, and can easily be enforced.
Personally, I think that Michael Dunlop's aggressive riding style put more people in danger than Ian Hutchinson did.
As for the speeding in pit lane rule. There obviously has to be a stated limit. In this case 60 kph. If a rider exceeds that limit then the published penalty has to apply or what's the point of having a limit? If 60.012 kph is considered acceptable then you have to make the maximum limit 60.012 and then if somebody breaks that by another 0.012 what then? And so on ad infinitum. I suppose you could have a flexible penalty system whereby you are penalised 1.0 second for every excess 1.0 kph but that is not the rule that was in force at the time and which I assume was part of the terms of entry to the event. All the other top riders rode within the rule so why should Guy Martin be allowed not to?
I think I agree with most of that Ian When you consider races are won and lost on 100ths of a second, the bloke coming second can argue all day long that a 100th of a second isn't worth a gnats you-know-what but perhaps he'd be less verbal had he won by 100th of a second! TV doesn't pick things up like limiters or traction control (traction control in particular makes the engines sound like they're about to let go!) but the bloke on the line would've heard if the limiter had been switched off early. If Martin was on the limiter all the way to the line.. perhaps he should punch one of his spannermen (when able to do so)
Nah.. spannering is cool. You don't get the broken bones and your bike stays in good nick 
I'm sure it's been looked at and will continue to be looked at 
TV doesn't pick things up like limiters or traction control (traction control in particular makes the engines sound like they're about to let go!) but the bloke on the line would've heard if the limiter had been switched off early. If Martin was on the limiter all the way to the line.. perhaps he should punch one of his spannermen (when able to do so) 