# Isle of Man TT 2012 Photos.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 11, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823 "2012-06-11T15:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/1 "2012-06-11T15:49:31Z")

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My photos from this year’s TT.

[http://notails.com/blog/2012/06/11/manx-tt-2012/](http://notails.com/blog/2012/06/11/manx-tt-2012/)

Main website - [http://notails.com](http://notails.com)

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/2 "2012-06-11T15:56:39Z")

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Some very ARQ pictures, though the TTs were extremely AVZ if you get my LLL.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/3 "2012-06-11T21:28:13Z")

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I’m afraid all those acronyms are lost on me.

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/4 "2012-06-11T21:29:57Z")

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> [@Lobsang](#):
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> I’m afraid all those acronyms are lost on me.

That’s my point 😉

What’s “TT” mean.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/5 "2012-06-11T21:34:09Z")

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Tourist Trophy

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/6 "2012-06-11T21:36:05Z")

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Ah, sorry … [Tourist Trophy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT)

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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isle-of-man-tt-2012-photos/624823/7 "2012-06-11T21:56:27Z")

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Cool pics, I’m not really a fan of motorbikes _(F1 was always my thing, at least until they smothered it with a plethora of needless rules)_ but I can certainly understand why people would find them interesting.

Have you ever went to any of the road races held in Northern Ireland?

I recently started a thread on the subject of road racing in the Games forum which you may find interesting.

> **[How well known is motorbike road-racing in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654121)**
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> This years Isle of Man TT is coming up shortly and the most famous Road Race on the calender in Northern Ireland, The North-West 200 was held recently. I am not particularly into motorbikes but these events always impress me when I see them, if only...