Undercover Police bike following an EVO on some country roads...

[Mr_White]

Here is the original thread: http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=347274

He got banned for it, unfortunately for him he didn't slow down quick enough when he entered the 40 zone.

 

[doofer]

Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a special license where, if you owned a car meeting strict criteria and took some form of advanced test, you would be allowed to drive at higher limits on certain roads in certain conditions?

Well, you can do this, it means giving up your family, losing all your real friends and becoming a....(Wait for it...)...Police Traffic Officer. Nee-nah-nee-nah-nee-nah

 

[Paul11]

ive ridden round that bit , tis a crazy bit of road

 

[St0rmer66]

Check out this vid for a really fast run of the mountain. During the IOM TT race period, the whole section is one-way (both lanes) .

 

[cyclops12]

Been a few times to the TT great place and people !

And i survived mad sunday

 

[Dup]

*****OcUK Summer meet 2011 of 'TEH HOON'*****

19% survival/return rate

Better odds than the MM meets

 

[Sin_Chase]

IOM looks like a much larger version of Jersey, minus the unrestricted sections part

 

[jon.bda]

 

[utajoker]

police bike was prob just following waiting to report in a huge crash

 

[Five_Star]

Nice to see driving as it should be done from the Evo driver

 

[Sagalout]

I lived there for 5 years. Fantastic place if you like a spirited drive. Best time to hit the mountain is 6am on a summers day - you'll have it to yourself. It's also not that dangerous - most of the corners are very open so you can see through them.

As said above, TT fortnight is fantastic now. It used to be just mad Sunday that it was one way but now it's the whole 2 weeks. It's an absolute adrenaline blast to be doing 150 on those roads for about 15 miles, then stop at the crag ny ba pub to calm dow, take the coast road back to Ramsey and do it all again!

 

[Matt82]

there is an old video, years old, where a Mitsubishi Shogun Evolution, on the IOM... hounding a set of bikes, and then passing them.

cant find it now

 

[mast3r]

question is, how is this vid online, if that was a police bike, would he not be in some serious bother for uploading that vid to the net?

 

[Berger]

question is, how is this vid online, if that was a police bike, would he not be in some serious bother for uploading that vid to the net?

The Evo driver got it as evidence against him when he was prosecuted for doing approx 100mph in a 40mph when slowing down during that video.

It explains all in the link to the evo drivers forum.

 

[mast3r]

i see! i will go and read it!

 

[~>Dg<~]

i will see if i can get my dads mate to post he used to do runs on there with his bike. took his missus round on back at 150+ she was not impressed

 

[Matt82]

so looking at that, the pace of the car vs bike... if the car kept his foot in he may have just evaded the bike all together

 

[sigma]

The Evo driver got it as evidence against him when he was prosecuted for doing approx 100mph in a 40mph when slowing down during that video.

It explains all in the link to the evo drivers forum.

Ah, I did wonder how he got away with that, also, could crossing the road markings whilst cornering be classed as dangerous driving? It's not like he was overtaking anything so that must be wrong in the eyes of the law?

 

[mast3r]

it seems he got 3 points and a fine, he avoided a ban by pleading guilty.

 

[Smokey26]

Thats mental.