Posted on 03/17/2014 8:23:52 AM PDT by navysealdad
Between life and death there is madness and that madness is the Isle of Mann TT. The Isle of Man TT was for many years the most prestigious motor-cycle race in the world.
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Every year it produces some of the best 2-wheeled action to be seen. Ever.
Insane race, makes regular moto GP look like kids play!
I've seen footage though. And man, it looks crazy-dangerous!
Weather is clear. 45 today, 55 tomorrow.
I think my “Wing” may have to take flight.
(I hear it groaning softly in the driveway.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWp9rhfS_0
(Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep it under 250kph on the first time out.)
“Every year it produces some of the best 2-wheeled action to be seen.”
Yep, the sidecar event is pretty cool also. Dude in the sidecar has got some nads, he isn’t just riding along he’s working the weight and balance all the time.
Looks as if Honda and Suzuki own this course of late.
dadgum, killed during parade lap.
I am shoveling snow.
:(
(All Praise to Him!) God took most of our snow away over the weekend.
Only the big memorial piles left, some of which will no doubt be there well into June.
The roads are “holely” but clear.
*sigh*
This is the reason why most of the professional superbike racers will not run this race. Stone walls do not have a lot of give at 140 mph.
However, I look forward to watching it on TV every year.
I will bet you, this year it will be won by some guy named Conner with bad teeth.
I thought the races were usually held in May/June?
Something left off the list is the fact that the course is opened up every night after the end of the days racing, allowing the public onto the course, where there are no speed limits.
This results in quite a few “civilian” deaths every year as well.
Mark
The IoM TT used to be a part of the FIM F-1 world championship, and factory riders were expected to race it. Ago led a boycott of the race in the 1970s, and it was eventually removed from the schedule, as were the rest of the TT races.
Mark
What is interesting is the level of death and danger consistant over a 90 year history.
The NW 200 in Ireland has had 15 deaths since 1939. The TT on the Isle of Mann has had 240 deaths from 1907.
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