New TV Documentary on Joey Dunlop - 6th June

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New TV Documentary on Joey Dunlop - 6th June

#1 Post by D-Rider » Thu May 23, 2013 11:35 am

A new documentary film on Joey Dunlop is set to be broadcast on ITV4 on 6 June at 10pm
Should be worth watching :smt004
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#2 Post by blinkey501 » Thu May 23, 2013 12:56 pm

Too right andy. Joey Dunlop was one of my biking hero's... :smt003
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#3 Post by Cathcart » Thu May 23, 2013 2:08 pm

I'll have to google this.... :smt002
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#4 Post by mangocrazy » Thu May 23, 2013 5:07 pm

Definitely be watching that. One of my most cherished memories is getting pissed with Joey in a bar in Vila Real, Portugal the night before the TTF1 race.

Next day I had a stinking hangover and Joey went out and won the race...
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Re: New TV Documentary on Joey Dunlop - 6th June

#5 Post by D-Rider » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:28 pm

D-Rider wrote:
A new documentary film on Joey Dunlop is set to be broadcast on ITV4 on 6 June at 10pm
Should be worth watching :smt004
..... and it certainly was.

A very fitting telling of the story of a down-to-earth legend.

As Ron Haslam said, Joey hasn't gone and he never will - we're all still talking about him.
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#6 Post by HowardQ » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:29 am

I agree Andy, it was an excellent programme.

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#7 Post by mangocrazy » Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:26 pm

Yes, it certainly showed why he still lives on in hearts and minds. I never realised that it was the suicide of his long time sponsor that made him go and compete in that fateful race in Estonia.

Joey just couldn't stop road racing - it was his life. Imagine the dedication required to win 3 TTs in a week when you're 48...! I doubt we'll ever see his like again.
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