Isle of Man TT

[buzzbomb]

Does anyone else think this is the coolest racing on the planet? Triple digits on the mph, through a TOWN? Ridiculously high-speed sweepers, stupidly fast twisties, people lining the road like nothing bad can happen. It's insane. And also my favorite race.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXc29ZgutI]GUY MARTIN TT Isle of Man Lap on-board Honda 1000 - 1 of 2 - YouTube[/ame]

When I lived in Florida I got to watch it in high-def on HD Theater. I don't get it here in SC and I miss it.

 

[motogp6r]

i agree, this is one of the coolest sporting events. heres a map of the course

 

[Fizzer6R]

makes motogp look like pussies

 

[motogp6r]

dont hate on motogp... :spank:

 

[Fizzer6R]

dont get me wrong, i like and follow motogp, but come one it's a whole different kinda race that takes brass balls to run the TT course as fast as you can. there's even a couple gp racers on video there saying the same.

 

[motogp6r]

i cant disagree with the gp racers.... id be more than happy just to participate in either racing event.

 

[6R Blackout]

I actually think it's so cool I am saving my pennies to hopefully go there and watch a race in person one day!


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[FastFreddy]

I saw Isle of Man TT 3D premier at the cinema, it was great. Cam Donald gave a 1.5 hour speech before the start which was very interesting. He said he was on a budget the first year he went in it, and brought his own sprockets and chain in his luggage to the surprise of the Irish team that he ran with.

Hopefully Ian Hutchinson's leg gets fully better and he can keep racing as he re-injured it just before the start of the BSB season this year.

Apparently the TT guys can't enjoy normal road-riding after being in the TT.

Hopefully Guy Martin can get a non-breakdown this year, poor bugger broke down while leading the Senior this year.

It'll be interesting to see how the Panigale goes in the stock superbike race this year.

Guy Martin quote "I come across as a bit weird in the movie, but really that's how I am"

 

[Bert-Aus]

Teeth clenching speeds!

Watched the DVD the other weekend -man I was astounded!

Def reccomended viewing, ...could be a bit too motivational before going for a ride though (i like to try to keep my demons on a leash)

 

[Fenixgoon]

one of my life goals is to race in the TT....

more than likely, i'll have to settle for watching

 

[linkgt]

makes motogp look like pussies

I dunno, reaching speeds over 200 mph on some tracks sounds pretty badass to me.

I definitely want to watch Isle of man TT this year.

 

[Fizzer6R]

I dunno, reaching speeds over 200 mph on some tracks sounds pretty badass to me.

I definitely want to watch Isle of man TT this year.

yeah but motogp is doing that on straights, while TT guys are doing 150 through towns with rock walls on the sides

i give em both huge credit, just think it's much easier to learn a few miles of a track vs. 30+ miles

 

[JonKerr]

Doing the TT Takes some very special riders. Even Rossi said he would NEVER do it.

 

[buzzbomb]

I can not comprehend memorizing that much track. People do stuff I can't comprehend doing all the time, but still I just can't see it. Most of these guys just seem to show up and give it a run.

If they don't memorize the track, it means they're REACTING to it. In the triple digits. It's insane and totally awesome.

 

[linkgt]

yeah but motogp is doing that on straights, while TT guys are doing 150 through towns with rock walls on the sides

i give em both huge credit, just think it's much easier to learn a few miles of a track vs. 30+ miles

Yea i get yah, the TT is definitely insane and it goes without saying everyone respects those guys.

 

[em21701]

I like watching the bikes run this course, but the guy on this video needs to learn when to stop talking. More than half of what he said was unintelligible nonsense.