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lbart · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 87

Have to say I was at the Manx, got home today and was absolutely heartbroken for Keith Costello, to finish the 4 laps and end up in 3rd place only to be stripped by a ridiculous ruling to take the race back a lap but only for his class. Oliver Linsdell won and quality he was, I just could not believe when I heard the decision to take the result from the end of the 3rd lap. All the top guys finished the 4th lap in the same conditions and all deserved the position they finished in and I can't believe they would decide to say oh, lets take it back a lap and fu*k Costello up the Ar*e. He finished 3rd, in the race and thats the end of it. I was watching at Cregg and no red flag was any where to be seen. Also can I just clarify I know none of these people personally and to hear pretty much 95% of the competitors after the race say this is amazing decision is an understatement. The reason I heard was that the conditions had deteriated on the mountain but Costello had taken 3rd place before Ballalaugh which is some miles before the mountain. I feel this is a completely unfair decision and wrong. Phillips had gotten changed for god sake and it was embarrassing when Costello's bike was wheeled away from the podium. What do others think !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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