KATANAMANGLER Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Congratulations to @cregnybaa of Geoff Martin Racing you're our latest addition to the Winged Hammers team Geoff will be wearing our race team stickers on the bikes that he competes with in this year's Classic TT on the Isle of Man . Below are a few pictures of his bikes. The first picture below was the 2010 classic Manx superbike race in which he finished 3rd behind Michael Dunlop and Mark Buckley on 750g that was built from bits. The team will be off to the island again this year, the rider this year will be Dennis Booth from northern Ireland. Geoff tells us that Dennis loves these old bikes even though he rides the latest BMW 1000 in modern races. Last year Dennis had a fastest lap of 115.8 mph and he was the 4th Suzuki to finish and the first standard framed one, the other 3 being gsxr engined xr69s. Welcome to the Winged Hammers Geoff Martin Racing. May our mighty winged hammer emblem lift Dennis to new heights on the Manx leader board. 13 Quote Link to comment
Rene EFE Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I spoke to Nobby over the weekend; is it true the rules this year are even looser then before? Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 There is actually a clear set of rules laid down and always has been, but as with most things with competition there are people who push the boundaries and then some who just downright cheat. as an example the zxrs are easy to cheat with. because of the year of the bike they should be 750cc but are allowed plus manufacturers max standard oversize. so to cheat you either fit zx7r pistons 3mm bigger or the crank assy from the 900 or in some cases even a 900 engine as they look almost identical. I was talking to brian crighton the rotary Norton man in the paddock at the classic TT, he say's to me peter's bike a zxr was doing 164hp on the dyno, he then smiles and said the works ones never made that when they were new, the good thing is they often go bang but yes I have heard that they may turn a blind eye once again. Quote Link to comment
stockcar Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 ?? I thought most of them were thrown out last year........ Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 minute ago, stockcar said: ?? I thought most of them were thrown out last year........ Think the 900's were ... but the oversize boys rightly pointed out that factory spec pistons were rocking horse shit and worth more than a basic bike for a set! Hey - it's classics racing - so for the IOM it's always been about the show! The racers obviously think differently. There was an article, well written, about the whole situation, which sided with allowing the oversize pistons on the grounds of cost. Not sure whether it was addressed in the regs ... but pretty sure there were carefully worded changes. Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Solcambs said: Think the 900's were ... but the oversize boys rightly pointed out that factory spec pistons were rocking horse shit and worth more than a basic bike for a set! Hey - it's classics racing - so for the IOM it's always been about the show! The racers obviously think differently. There was an article, well written, about the whole situation, which sided with allowing the oversize pistons on the grounds of cost. Not sure whether it was addressed in the regs ... but pretty sure there were carefully worded changes. The pistons story holds no water at all if you go to omega pistons at Blackheath they will make you a set of forged pistons . Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Just took this from the official entry regs does not make any mention of allowing oversize engines 2 Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 11 hours ago, cregnybaa said: The pistons story holds no water at all if you go to omega pistons at Blackheath they will make you a set of forged pistons . I'm with you on that one ... don't agree with it. The IoM regs seem loosely applied at the best of times ... and I (with no evidence) do get the "impression" that if you are a well known rider it helps! Quote Link to comment
et1170 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Great bikes , I`ll be looking out for you although not there in person unfortunately , good luck. Go winged hammers. 2 Quote Link to comment
Madb Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 them kawa may have been excluded if they were entered as 750cc bikes but can't see prob if entered into the 1300 class. guess we shall never know,eh. Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Madb said: them kawa may have been excluded if they were entered as 750cc bikes but can't see prob if entered into the 1300 class. guess we shall never know,eh. The 1300 class has a cut off of 1986. Quote Link to comment
Madb Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 oh,then i guess they were getting a bit more help then. Quote Link to comment
Rene EFE Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 13 hours ago, cregnybaa said: The 1300 class has a cut off of 1986. Is this a rolling cut off? Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Rene EFE said: Is this a rolling cut off? No its not , the 1300 class is up to 31st December 1986 but the 750s are allowed up 31st December 1992. Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) I have now received the decal pack, thanks to minx and katanamangler and all concerned, they will hopefully be doing some fast laps of the greatest circuit in the world the TT mountain circuit. many thanks Edited May 18, 2017 by cregnybaa mistake 9 Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Just back from the pre TT races on the billown circuit in the south of the I.O.M, Dennis got a 3rd on my bike in the classic superbike race, the bike ran fine during practice and the race, never put a spanner on it only to change wheels, weather was shit race day. will post a better picture when I can find one. below picture of the podium and results sheet. 6 Quote Link to comment
Solcambs Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 9 hours ago, cregnybaa said: Just back from the pre TT races on the billown circuit in the south of the I.O.M, Dennis got a 3rd on my bike in the classic superbike race, the bike ran fine during practice and the race, never put a spanner on it only to change wheels, weather was shit race day. will post a better picture when I can find one. below picture of the podium and results sheet. I hope you said hello to my good mate Neil Champion ... who was out on his Kwak 750 Quote Link to comment
downtheshed Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hope to meet you in August. Be there for a week. Quote Link to comment
jonny1bump Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I got from the creg to half way up Hillbury with no engine. Pushing up rest way to sign post not pleasent. Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I have found a couple of better photos from the pre TT. 9 Quote Link to comment
KATANAMANGLER Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Great shot of your winged hammer too. Cool. Quote Link to comment
canamant Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Haven't seen picture 1 and Picture 5 before. All the ones I saw just had 2 XR69s and 2 TT riders in the shot .......... Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Well that's the media for you. Quote Link to comment
cregnybaa Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 These are some pictures from last years 2016 classic TT of Gavin Lupton on my spare bike, sadly Gavin crashed his 600 at a support race for the ulster gp this year and later died from his injuries. 1 Quote Link to comment
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