Yep. I was there but left during qualifying. Weather was super but turned for the worse the day I left the Island.
Subaru in 2016 did a time trial lap with rally driver Mark Higgins with a rally car. This was their second attempt — in 2014 they did this with a USDM Subaru.
They are going 175 MPH in a turbo 4 rally car. Bikes go over 200. And the average lap speed is 128.73 MPH in a car, while the top bikes go 133 MPH.
If there’s any car I’d love to see try this course, it would be a Porsche 962.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2owD951bR0
Was on my bucket list since started riding back in 1970. Finally made it in 2024. It was everything I thought it would be. Took a bus tour of the course that was narrated by an 11 time TT champion. Gives you an entirely different perspective of just how challenging the course is. Spent an afternoon at a bar up by Sulby where the speed trap is. Fastest speed I saw was 203. And you can just about reach out and touch the riders. The whole experience was awesome. Highly recommend it for any motorcycle rider.
That’s gotta make it super dangerous- Dry pavement on that track is bad enough-