In praise of...the Isle of Man TT races

[Rob S]

It amazes me when you see a rider tilt his/her head to one side to avoid it getting knocked off by a corncrete post at 160- C.O.Jones.

And then you have Richard Quayle...


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nzq2GorVH4

 

[gbb]

Watched it this afternoon...mind bogglingly mental. The best motorsport you'll ever see

 

[Rob S]

Watched it this afternoon...mind bogglingly mental. The best motorsport you'll ever see

Last lap of today's Moto GP wasn't bad either!!

 

[Maz]

I enjoyed the zero-emission bike race. I think it was the first time they'd done it.

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

I saw some coverage on the NW200 a few years ago. Watching someone highside on the exit from a "hairpin" (actually a mini roundabout) and going over the wall into someone's front garden while his bike ended up on the path outside the house was a novelty.

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

Yes, the safety precautions include bales of straw . It's excellent and well worth going to see. The coast roads they ride along are great (for non-motorised cycling as well) and you see champion riders walking around with mere mortals after the races. It's great craic as the missus says.

I'm sure I saw a caravan park along the front near the start / finish when I was watching it on TV. There were some big old static caravans overlooking the "track". Wonder how far in advance you have to book those?