Isle of man races OMG lol.

[ccn]

Those guys are out of their God damn minds . I always get this image of a rodent like a woodchuck darting out of the brush and causing a devastating wreck .

 

[Wetordry]

It's crazy.
MotoGP is crazy too, but the TT is a whole different thing.

 

[Monkey Man]

Yup.

Even most serious track-day riders and professional racers think those guys are bonkers.

If you really value your life you wouldn't do it IMHO.

 

[CRAIG4FSU]

Good stuff.

 

[JTyson]

Jeesh, those rock walls on each side of the street are horrifying at those speeds

 

[CRAIG4FSU]

Jeesh, those rock walls on each side of the street are horrifying at those speeds

You blink a couple of times and they’ve gone through an entire village.

 

[CRAIG4FSU]

 

[Nobody7]

Motigp is a higher skill level but TT is bigger balls and no room for error

 

[Monkey Man]

Motigp is a higher skill level...

Not sure about that bro'.

Negotiating some of those bumps at high speed is a different skillset altogether from Moto GP in addition to the rest.

 

[Dave M]

Not sure about that bro'.

I am.
While both need specific skills, I'll put my money on a MM, Rossi, etc. over any of the IoM guys.

 

[Monkey Man]

Fair-enough Brother Dave.

 

[CRAIG4FSU]

 

[B.Knucklehead]

These are but a few of my favorite IOMTT pictures. My Son and I are going to next year's race. My first year to attend the IOMTT was in 1986, I have two cousins who live on the Isle of Man. I was on leave and decided to go visit them and it so happens I arrived 2 days before the start of the TT. I'd heard about the IOMTT races when I was younger from my cousins when they came to the USA to visit. They hooked me up with a Full Access Pass for the whole event... I forgot to mention that they live above a Pub that's right on the course.

 

[JTyson]

These are but a few of my favorite IOMTT pictures. My Son and I are going to next year's race. My first year to attend the IOMTT was in 1986, I have two cousins who live on the Isle of Man. I was on leave and decided to go visit them and it so happens I arrived 2 days before the start of the TT. I'd heard about the IOMTT races when I was younger from my cousins when they came to the USA to visit. They hooked me up with a Full Access Pass for the whole event... I forgot to mention that they live above a Pub that's right on the course.
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Thats awesome!
You guys gotta get some vids to bring back! Really cool you get to witness that event with your boys, they will always remember that stuff.

 

[JTyson]

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Thats pure balls
Those rock walls would scare the hell out of me, he looks like he wants to scratch his back on them

 

[JTyson]

I am.
While both need specific skills, I'll put my money on a MM, Rossi, etc. over any of the IoM guys.

Any of those guys ever run there? I know its kinda a one off thing, but seems like one or two of them would have. Don't know..
I see the bikes headshake at insane speeds in some of the videos, Im sure they run stabilizers, but still you can see the camera wobbling in some sections...
Crazy stuff