Author Topic: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road  (Read 784 times)

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Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« on: May 26, 2013, 08:41:36 PM »
This guy looks like he has found his Nirvina, even if it did take a while to get there.



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At the age of 85, Ted Fenwick would far rather slip on his leathers than his slippers.

The grandfather of three from York has been racing motorbikes for six decades and is a four-time winner at the Isle of Man's Pre TT Classic races, most recently in 2011, aged 83.

Last year the retired engineer was narrowly beaten into second place in his favourite 250cc class, having won the event for three consecutive years, regularly finishing ahead of competitors a fraction of his age.

"I love to give the youngsters a run for their money," he said. "You can't put a price on experience."

The rest of the story, and more pictures; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-22201823

If you want to point at someone and say, "It is never too late", this is the guy. I have nothing but admiration for him.

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2013, 10:06:05 PM »
I don't think "never too late" applies here. That man has been racing for 60 years; he didn't start racing recently.
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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2013, 10:08:37 PM »
I don't think "never too late" applies here. That man has been racing for 60 years; he didn't start racing recently.

25 is kind of late to start, don't you think ?   =|

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2013, 10:12:04 PM »
Did you see Kurt Cobain?
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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2013, 11:03:57 PM »
I don't think "never too late" applies here. That man has been racing for 60 years; he didn't start racing recently.

Then, how about you are never too old?

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2013, 11:20:34 PM »
25 is kind of late to start, don't you think ?   =|

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2013, 12:17:32 AM »
If you do find them, can you tell the survivors that their last album kinda sucked?
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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2013, 12:28:33 AM »
Eating shotguns is bad, too.   ;)
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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2013, 11:58:37 AM »
This should be a sticky as an illustration of thread drift........

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2013, 03:12:40 PM »
This should be a sticky as an illustration of thread drift........

Since you asked:

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward toward the light; but the laden traveller may never reach the end of it.  - Ursula Le Guin

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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2013, 07:24:20 PM »
Did you see Kurt Cobain?

This guy looks a lot better than Kurt Cobain....
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Re: Finding Nirvana on the twisty road
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2013, 09:08:32 PM »
I wonder if his left turn signal is blinking the whole race.