Isle of Man videos

[expatriate00]

Hi guys , I was on a YouTube binge and searched the Isle of Man TT and came up with some VERY cool stuff. I don't know how many of you follow the TT every year but for the last 4 years I have. This is the most balls out racing going on anywhere on the planet. Even Valentino Rossi says this shit is too dangerous to be on the MotoGP circuit. The course stretches over the entire island and is 37 mi long on streets through towns and a road over a mountain. There are a few ( and I do mean A FEW ) hay bails and pads to cushion the rider if there is a crach but most of the course is lined with hand built stone fences or trees and brush. A race is six laps, 226.8 mi, an average lap is 18 minutes and change, top speeds approach 200 mph and the lowest speed slows to about 35mph. Check these videos out it's amazing stuff, music is good, camera work is amazing and these guys have cajones that CLANK!


Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph0SjLC_lqk&feature=related
another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXR8Df_Bml0
this one is a single lap all the way around the island at speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TVnGBS1F8&feature=related

 

[J_Undisputed]

I catch it every year. I get bored with Gp and the Superbike (aside from rooting for EBR). All the roadside objects makes everything seem even faster. The fact that its a time trial is probably the reason its not as popular as it should be. There aren't many battles.

The crashes can be horrific though.


Not to mention the potential collision with other objects

 

[thrstrmech]

1st video...wheelie in a turn, totally insane[up][up][up]

 

[bbletterin]

I don't see how they can keep up with the up coming corners going that damn fast. Unreal reflexes! Wish I had 1/10th the skill and Balls those guys have! The wheelie thru the corner and wobblie landings are just wild.

 

[expatriate00]

Yeah, that dude laid over on a curve in a power wheelie is off the chain. The TT is a time trial but the Ulster GP in Ireland ISN'T. This is true road racing throught the country roads and villages of Ireland and you'll see the starting grid. Many of the same riders that ride the TT ride in the Ulster GP, Michael Dunlop, Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, Cameron Donald and the like. Talk about more balls than most, this is some serious white knuckle shyte.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj6aFeHwShQ
here's another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzWf-6UzQUA&NR=1&feature=endscreen
This is all just incredible footage, jaw dropping stuff.

 

[Arlinew]

Whoa! That speed is crazy! Did you see someone's bike wobble up a hill?


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