American Couple Reacts: ISLE OF MAN TT SIDECAR RACE! FIRST TIME EVER REACTION!! INSANE!!
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- American Couple Reacts: ISLE OF MAN TT SIDECAR RACE! FIRST TIME EVER REACTION!! INSANE!! We have been waiting and making sure not to see any of the Isle of Man Sidecar races until this year. Well, it's time! Join us as we watch and react to the sidecar races for the first time EVER! This is a CRAZY video and we think the most adrenaline we have ever felt doing this channel! We are quite speechless after this. Only watch this if you are in the mood for high energy, excitement, shocking moments, stomach turning speeds and a super fun time! This is the Isle of Man Sidecar Racing, it's not for the faint of heart and it is a definitely a different level of sport! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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We have been waiting and making sure not to see any of the Isle of Man Sidecar races until this year. Well, it's time! Join us as we watch and react to the sidecar races for the first time EVER! This is a CRAZY video and we think the most adrenaline we have ever felt doing this channel! We are quite speechless after this. Only watch this if you are in the mood for high energy, excitement, shocking moments, stomach turning speeds and a super fun time! This is the Isle of Man Sidecar Racing, it's not for the faint of heart and it is a definitely a different level of sport! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
you need to check out motocross sidecar racing
Now you need to lean Trust - Get a miniatyre sidecae, LOL
I seem to.recall a husband and wife team
You should check out the flying doctor, he was a legend on the TT.
Don't worry about showing the crashes as nearly if not all TT videos will have at least one crash in it and it is all part of the sport. Obviously if it is a fatal crash that is different but ordinary crashes are just part of the course in racing. One video about the IOM TT you might enjoy is the onboard Peter Hickman Chin Cam video. If I can link it I will:
czcams.com/video/TVCfgz6EksU/video.html
I am a motorcyclist of over 50 years riding, and speaking on behalf of a lot of riders like me, we all think sidecar racers are a next level madness.
The majority of car users think that about you on a solo bike.
@@laurencejames7948 ha! yes! 😁
Outfit racers are a special breed of mad lads.
My dad was one, explains a lot
My husband raced solos before we started racing sidecars. He found the comments about sidecar racers being mad strange as if you hit an oil slick etc on a solo you usually end up hitting the tarmac whereas on a sidecar you often only do a slide or a spin & continue racing.
My husband used to race solo motorcycles & I used to act as his pit crew. I decided I wanted to start racing so my husband built a sidecar outfit so we could race together. We have been racing sidecars for over 30 years & have only had a couple of minor incidents where we flipped the bike. We have raced both historic (pre 1962) & modern outfits. You need to have full confidence in each other as sidecar racing is a team sport. My husband & other riders have told me female passengers are smoother in their movements when changing position. There are quite a few female passengers & a couple of all female teams. Our racing club holds "Come & Try Days" where those interested can turn up & have a go as a passenger, starting out slowly at first & gradually building up speed if the newcomer wants a bit more exictment. Unfortunately we have lost 2 friends in 2 separate incidents; one at the IOM TT.
@VIPstyle Its a lot of fun & looks much scarier than it is.
Madam you obviously have a very very very solid marriage I am not sure my wife of 48 years would trust me that far and frankly I wouldn't blame her!
I salute you both, you're clearly both nutters but it sounds like you have a wonderful relationship!
The Birchall brother's set the lap record with average speed of 120.64 mph over the 37.73 mile course. Just mad 😮
Guy Martin’s stuff is amazing, he’s a former TT racer that now does a lot of military and military technology stuff - especially WW2. He also restored a narrowboat while exploring the industrial history Britain. He’s put most of the stuff on his CZcams channel, and he’s just really down to earth. Think you’d both enjoy his stuff
I like his channel. Very informative, educational, and fun.
@@BIGBLOCK5022006 very much so
Guy Martin is a national treasure.
I am part of a team, currently sat in the race truck in the TT Paddock, contemplating the fantastic TT we've just had. I recommend getting a copy of the movie 3 Wheeling, made by my friend Chris. It will really bring you inside the sport.
(Please avoid TT Crash compilation videos)
RIP Raul Torras. Ride free my friend
Are you one of the Birchall brothers mentioned above?
@@hughfranklin4002 Distantly related. I'm with a Solo team, not a Sidecar team
You were talking about fatalities this year and it was a good year as there was 'only' 1 fatality. Raul Torras Martinez sadly lost his life in the first Supertwin race, he was honoured by his brother starting the 2nd Supertwin race. RIP Raul. But on a lighter note, sidecars are at full throttle for about 70% of the Mountain Course and the Birchall brothers became the first Sidecar team to do a 120mph average lap this year. With Founds/Walmsley also doing a 120mph lap in the Second Sidecar Race.
I know the Birchall brothers and the work they put into racing is beyond next level. They live in my home town which is almost 250 miles away from the Isle of man (including the ferry crossing) so its not a quick place to visit and do a few laps to learn the course and takes a lot of time and dedication to go there to know every bump, crest, corner, kerbstone and wall. They not only race but they build their sidecar outfits too and racing is their whole life. The whole family are the nicest guys you could ever meet.
they did the first 120 mph lap this year....
Americans are such fun! They know so little about the world outside....everything is a surprise!!!
yup, it is kind of endearing but also quite deeply dangerous. Ignorance breeds fear.
So tell us all about the Field of Crows, without googling :-)
@@jimdaw65 “The Field of Crows” I've no idea what this refers to......
Is this something that can be referred to as common knowledge?
I know I was taking a dig at the Americans..... Proofing that I know very little about home heart transplant surgery does not negate my assertion!
@@jimdaw65 I must admit I don’t know what the field of crows is either but it sounds like the aftermath of a battle of some sort
My mate Wilf witnessed a comparatively minor crash at the TT. A rider misjudged his turn, decided to bale and went about 100 yards down the road on his face. A couple of marshals ran out and pulled the, fortunately not too-badly hurt, rider off the road, his leathers smoking. Before anyone else could react, another spectator ran up and pushed a notebook and pen under the dazed rider's nose, with the immortal line "Quick, write six numbers down for the lottery, 'cos you're the luckiest *&@£ alive!"
I must say as a Brit🇬🇧, I am looking forward to a female sidecar racing team from the USA 🇺🇸. Natasha and Debbie are hopefully going to take up the challenge. D&N racing has a ring about, now only the question is who is going to be the monkey 🐒 😂. Seriously love your contents ladies.
Sadly the TT claimed another life the other day- a Spanish rider, Raul Torras Martinez
So sad, RlP Raul🙏
Rip 😢
I've tried this on an open day at Oran Park racetrack. 😊 It's the best adrenaline rush. My 1st time out and I'm leaning out as far as possible and even hip touching sometimes. It's the most fun when it gets on two wheels and you have to lean out more. 😜
They call the passenger a swinger or a monkey. I'd do it again if I had the chance. ❤
You have HUGE BOLLOCKS!!! 😉
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow and big balls too 😂
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow You're officially English now you've used Bollocks in a sentence and in the right context! 😂
I've just got back from the isle of man tt. It's the most incredible experience you can have if you like motorsport. I've been before and already booked again for next year. Most sidecar teams work on and build their own machines and are above dedicated to their sport. John Holden retired from racing sidecars this year at 64! It was also 100 years this year that sidecars first raced at the TT....
Stay safe and come back and see us again next year!
When I was a child, I had a friend whose dad was into motorbikes. I only found out after his dad died that he had been the world motorbike and sidecar champion during the late 50s/early 60s. Both father and son were the mildest mannered and loveliest souls you could ever hope to meet.
I come from a family of Bikers - in all forms . My younger and older brothers were always better than me on a solo ,but I found I had some talent on sidecars from an early age . Went to the isle of Man in the "Golden Years " 50s & 60s usually with my oldest Brother who was a complete nutcase on a big bike ,he could have really done well on the circuits and on the island ,but he was too busy chasing a musical career and girls ? . I dabbled on sidecar grasstrack racing ,but mostly clubman racing ,had a couple of big accidents ,then had a go at Speedway ,to no avail ! . I met my Mrs. while I was D.J. ing as she was a professional dancer and ice skater ,and she was mad on motorcycles ,in fact anything to do with speed .The joke was she had her nerves removed at birth ,so was never effected by anything and afraid of nothing and this was at 17 ?. But to cut a long story short she was my passenger for 47 years ,but we never got a chance or the money to race at the Isle of Man .She died at 64 from Covid . My younger Brother [62] y.o. and me are the last in the family to ride bikes ,my oldest son has just come out of the Army after many years and also stopped riding . We have lost my Father on a bike ,my Grandfather and a first cousin ,in Australia , but your both correct about Brits. complete nutters and you cannot describe what it"s like to ride or drive at speed unless you have done it .Just had the last steel pins taken out of my right leg ,but at 74 I have just bought a new Harley and still have a [now ,small] collection of Bikes . Like watching your Vids and love the American re- actions watching them , Love from the U.K. - Mark .
The husband of the lady who trained me to shoot a bow again and supplied my English Longbow used to be a passenger on side car racing bikes in the 1960's. He's 88 years old now and has to walk with clutches but he is tough as ever. His name is Micky Pearce!
We live on the Isle of man. It was the last race yesterday (sat). You HAVE to come when you visit the UK! The island is gorgeous even if you don't watch the races. But it's EPIC! Once in a lifetime experience. You will not regret it!!
Racing week at the IOM is wonderful. Everyone is so happy and chatting together.
🦘🇦🇺 Thanks to the Presenter for saying how important the Passenger is.❤❤❤
So happy I’m part of the Sport, and the TT :)
Sidecar racing is amazing and I cannot believe that anyone is brave enough to take part. You should look at Mark Higgins driving a Subaru rally car around the same course. The in car footage is almost as incredible.
I ❤️ both of you. You are my favourite CZcams reactors.
Yay! Thank you!
I second that. Fabulous.
They are a special breed ...i worked for Honda Britain Racing Team from 1978/1983 with the solo bikes ,but just loved watching these guys race ...
Hi! If you both drive Subaru's make sure to watch "Subaru wrx Isle of Mann course": It's absolutely nuts!(And be patient:in the beginning he's just warming up the tires...enjoy! (-;
I have watched many types of sidecar racing, Motocross, grass track, road racing and everybody is milling around but when the sidecars come to the start gate everybody goes to the fence to see them, there's something special seeing them pile into that first bend.
Epic video, not a chance would I ever consider doing this, huge respect to anyone that does
Back in the 1960’s, as a UK schoolboy, I used to really enjoy going to watch motorcycle grass track racing. Circuits had rounded ends and long straights joining them. Like a rectangle but the two short sides were rounded. Solo machines raced anticlockwise but sidecar outfits raced clockwise. The sidecar being on the left side of the bike allowed higher cornering speeds. We had our favourites. In the pits near Strensall, York, we were looking at Mick Webster’s outfit. Mick said to me “Do you want to help me to win the championship?” I replied “Yeah,” thinking he wanted a passenger! He said “Well look after him for me so I can go out and win this race.” He pointed at a young child in a pushchair, “his name is Steve.” He went and won his race and I kept my eye on his son for him.
Steve Webster won ten motorcycle sidecar world championships on road circuits. He was awarded the MBE by our late Queen Elizabeth.
What makes the Isle of Man so dangerous, exciting and addictive? The course!
Motor racing tracks are specially designed
Some of the corners are slightly banked. There are gravel run off areas where someone can come off their bike at 150 mph slide over the gravel get up and walk away.
Spectators are placed in strategic areas behind safety barriers.
On the Island they race on publiic roads that are only closed for racing and practice sessions. The roads are subject to wear and tear of everyday use, leaves on the road in the rain create a hazzard. There are no fun off areas ssfety barriers may be hay bales brick or stone walls. If a rider comes off he's likely to hit a wall , a tree, a sheep or cow!
The road over the mountain has no speed limit and I've ridden bikes round the island (not in races) on the mountain I've hit 120 mph in races the riders reach almost 200mph!
Riders in the TT have suffered serious injuries one year and are back on bikes competing the following year!
Bikers are a unique breed.
Motorcycle funerals are popular here in the UK.
A 'hearse' sidecar carries the deceased.
The "Grand Daddy of motorcycle funerals here was a lovely man PAUL SINCLAIR a lifelong biker and also a church minister. He set up a funeral home in Leicestershire called "Motorcycle Funerls Ltd" and had a selection of bikes with adapted sidecars.
Paul died from cancer a couple of years ago (the company still exists).
Pride of the "fleet" is a 1300cc Suzuki Hayabusa with a hearse sidecar. It was this that took Paul on his final journey. They had his service in the church he worked and on his way to the cemetery they took a detour to Castle Donnington Race Track where his body completed a 100 mph lap of the track! Hundreds of bikers joined the funeral procession.
He had the nickname "The Faster Pastor."
One video I’ll be watching more than once, that’s for sure!. Thanks ladies, you never disappoint!.
Pulled it out the bag again girlies, I did enjoy watching that xx
Your faces in the one of the first clips as that superbike went through the bottom of Barregarrow, priceless 😂 All i can say is that you both need to go. Just ignore the haters who can only focus on negativity.
I live in the Isle of Man, I’d never heard of the TT before I came to live here nearly 40 years ago and still wished I’d never heard of it! Cannot abide the races and I even live nowhere near the course for the inconvenience it brings. I doubt you’ll ever come but if you do you have to make your trip at the time of the races to experience the madness and all it brings.
Another great video ❤ Have the best day. xx
Thank you! Cheers!
I remember when I was about 7 or 8, at Primary school in the early 1980s, there were 2 sisters whose dad was thrown off a sidecar in the TT racing and was killed. Every time I hear about the TT that's what I think of.
Hiya girls Richard the black cab driver here. The isle of man TT race is thought of as the most dangerous race in the world x
My aunts automotive insurance company used to sponsor one of these. I got to sit on one ,and wow, can you feel the pure power coming from those engines!😩🤣
It's incredible being there, I went with my dad and he went from the late 60s up until about 10 years ago.
There's a quote from a racer who said on one bend, he knew he had the right line when he felt the bush on a particular bend brushed his helmet and shoulder. He was walking that bend and realised it wasn't a bush, it was ivy on a stone wall!
My father used to do some work for the Manx government so we would go every year as children. We always watched the sidecars going around the hairpin corner in Ramsey. It was thrilling.
I have been a passenger on a sidecar and it was an utter blast and possibly the greatest experience of my Life,
Was a bit late joining but I really enjoyed the video ladies x
Sidecar racing is crazy in the "safe" context of a race track (It's a standard part of bike racing) but the TT version is a whole different level of insanity. Talking of races that are another level of crazy, have you ever looked at the Monaco Grand Prix? Formula 1 cars racing around the streets of Monte Carlo.
You should watch Mark Higgins lap of the course in a Subaru.
Brilliant ladies. Love your reactions.
I live on the Isle of Man TT has just finished the Island comes alive am not a bike fan but have so much respect for the riders you should both come & watch you would love it xx
Honestly girls you gotta go see the TT as isle of man when it's sunny is one of the most beautiful places in the UK and the races themselves are heart stopping.....a must see❤❤❤
Crazy stuff! Great video
Thanks for watching! ❤
respect for doing the side cars ❤
You two ladies have great videos, full of enthusiasm! Thanks from the UK.
I knew about the TT races but never heard of the sidecar races. Thank you for sharing ❤
They are doing 150 mph plus past the end of my road. They are all nuts for doing it but hats off to them all, insane bravery. A lap is 37 3/4 miles long and the sidecars do 3 laps per race. There are over 200 corners per lap to master. The Superbikes do 6 laps and reach over 130 mph average, they reach 200 mph on the fast bits (just up the road from my house).
All motorcycle race suits have multiple layers of thick leather covering hips, knees, elbows & shoulders - they will also have carbon fibre or kevlar armour pads, including spine protectors, forearm splints as well as armoured gloves, boots and top quality helmets.
The passenger knocked off on that was probably bruised a lot, but I think he was relatively uninjured
I can tell you that when the sidecar lifts off the ground in a corner, if the monkey can't lean out further, the drivers only way of bring the wheel back to the ground is to straighten the front wheel a little - provided he has room to ride wider in the corner - if he touches the brakes he risks forcing the chair even higher ! A delicate touch is needed to get it back on three wheels in a high speed corner - but great fun though
Wow sidecar racing 😮 that wakes you up
On a Sunday morning, very informative and great camera footage , loved the on car stuff . Your reactions very similar to my own 🤔😳🤞🫣😬😮
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nat should go and setup on a main straight where the monkey is tucked in and safe, and they'll go by really, really quickly, so you shouldn't have a problem. It's like being a navigator in a rally car, where the driver realize on the calls from the navigator for instructions about the road ahead, and the navigator (with head down making calls) realize on the driver too keep the car on the road at high speed. It's awesome!
This realy looks to much scary for me, I am not a big fan of speed, although the people who does this race decerve a big ovation. Thank you mujeres hermosas for the reaction video.
Just returned from the TT it’s a definite bucket list event. Skill bravery and madness all combined in one event. Real hero’s
One of the bigger boys down the road where I grew up was into bikes. When I was 14/15 I would go with him, his mates and a couple of the other kids my age to watch them practising sidecars. I was impressed by how close the passenger got to the ground. Nothing bad ever happened so I never thought how dangerous it might be.
To stay on the island during the TT you have to book a long time before
1970s 'Bangers' racing was very entertaining. Contestants usually had a car that wasn't fit for road use anymore so they ended up a on track were the last car running won.
still going on my local speedway track has races every Wednesday night and some Saturdays love going to watch banger racing
Sidecars are also used for Moto-X racing, with huge ground clearance, and a passenger that has to stand up while climbing side to side on an off-road out which is either getting air over the bumps at high speed, or gets dug deep into thick mud trenches if the weather has been wet - equally awesome to watch, but generally the moto-x outfits will only manage 70 or 80mph flat out around a much smaller dirt track
Here in Ireland we have these races plus the road racing and it's great to photograph
I didn’t know this sport existed. My gosh it really is dangerous, I was kept holding my breathe watching them take the corners 😅. Thanks N & D ❤
Plenty of videos available of the superbikes. On this track Nutters on two wheels have a watch it's mental
I was a passenger in Grass Track racing years ago. A lot of fun. It is strange that at speed everything slows down and you feel you have time to move about. When another outfit is right behind you trying to tap your outfit it could get scary.
It was also a little bumpy on grass...
With lots of clods of earth hitting your face when behind another outfit.
Great fun.
Thanks girls, another great video. I love you two ladies reactions to our mad UK traditions and bless your sweet concerned caring heart Natasha ❤.
The local family run petrol station and mechanics in my village go off side car racing each season and have raced the Isle of Man TT for a few years. They are the loveliest, nicest, calmest sort of people you could ever wish to meet. Nothing in life worries them. I think I can see why when they race like adrenaline fuelled lunatics in their spare time! 😁
I have been there in the 1990's. Loved it. Joey Dunlop was my fav. 🏍️🏍️
🦘🇦🇺 Thank you girls for showing us this. ❤❤❤
Genuinely hilarious reaction. 22secs in and you have paused and rewound 4 or 5 times and are wondering why you don't understand what is going on.🤣
The TT is on at the moment, get into it!
Back in the early '70s I went to Laguna Seca to watch the motorcycle races. They had side car or "side hack" racing as an exhibition between heats on Saturday. At the time women could only compete against men in 2 types of AMA sanctioned races, drag bikes and side hack racing. And even there they were limited to being the monkey on the side car. A woman in baby blue leathers was hanging out so far and so low she wore a hole in the seat of her leathers and had some road rash showing. In Sunday's exhibition she started with several layers of duct tape on her butt and had a roll on the bike to replace what wore off. Oh, and they have similar sidecar races in motocross. Not as fast but really wild.
As always ladies, great reaction to a great race. Keep up the good work.
I live on the Isle of Man. It's a magical place and even better when TT is on. Not just the racing but the whole atmosphere is worth experiencing at least once in your lifetime. If you're coming to the UK, then making the effort to come over for TT is well worth it!
I went to the TTs back in the mid-late 70s we would take the ferry from Dublin where I lived to the Man. Great time and a great experience.i was 17-18-19 yrs old.
in 1984 the call went out for a sidecar driver needing a passenger because the regular guy had forgotten his licence...my bike had holed a piston so I thought "why not". Six laps of practice with the leader of the classic sidecar series; he very politely told me that it would better not that we raced...
Regarding the eating Glass comment, there was a Frenchman who ate an insane plethora of things, from bicycles, shopping trolleys, computers, ski's, razorblades, a cesna small aircraft (that took him two years to finish it all) his guiness record plaque.
Super interesting video as always, ladies! Plus, great editing Natasha 👌🏻 looking forward to your next one 👏🏻💖
I went to watch the TT a few years ago, one of the days we went to watch on the mountain and thick fog set in and they still tried to race, they didn’t finish the day but watching people (more like just seeing the lights of the bike) going through the fog was insane, even when they stopped the race it took 5 hours to open the roads back up on the mountain as it wasn’t safe to drive on, I was surprised there were no accidents that night
Great video ladies glad you did a video of the sidecars and the tt again
After the side-cars try a little light relief, take a look at the British lawn mower racing scene. It's been going for more than forty years now, it started at Wisborough Green, Sussex, there are various classes which go up to the ride on lawn tractors. The modifications are restricted to keep the sport cheap for everyone, but cutting gear must be removed.
Watching the passenger move around reminds me of the guys that race sailing dinghys. They use body weight to counteract the wind in the sail as they make turns. When they get it wrong, they capsize. The same happens with the sidecar racers.
Good luck finding footage of the TT that hasn't got crashes in it. It takes a stupid level of bravery to do those speeds on public roads. Some would turn that around and say it takes a brave level of stupidity. Same difference. I ride motorbikes. And despite going from UK to Greece, and back in the middle of winter 2016, I can claim to none of the riding skills of these guys. I'm a very upright rider. Sidewalls are for keeping the air in the tyre, not riding on. Lol. When I see them drifting the back end round corners as they overtake other riders, I'm like Natasha. Heart in the mouth stuff. I live by the saying "Rubber side down." I can't even wheelie a pushbike. Hahaha. Great reaction video. Luv ya!
Hi Natasha and Debbie. Thanks for another great video. I attended the TT for many years through the 80’s, 90,s and into the early 2000,s. Not only is this a fantastic event but the Island itself is a beautiful place with a rich history. Please if you get a chance cover Mark Higgins 2016 lap in the Subaru I think you will find it very enjoyable. Keep up the good work ladies 😀👍👊🇬🇧
I used to race motorcycles and at the TT at a circuit in the uk a good friend who raced sidecars asked me would I act as a passenger as his was taken I’ll. So like a fool I said yes never again you definitely have to leave your brain in the paddock very scary but fun
Watching this I saw a few clips of Brian Reeves who my dad used to to race Sidecars with before I was born. My dad was the passenger.
I grew up in England, and when I had just turned adult, I had a friend who, with his wife as passenger, raced sidecars as an amateur.
I just love you ladies Your enthusiasm and delight is just an absolute joy !!!!
When I was young, many, many years ago, when men were men and ships were made out of wood.
I went to the TT with a 250cc two stroke. Mad Sunday came around and I gave it a go.
Not long in to it, realism hits you, that being, you have no idea where you are on the track, but on the long climb up the hill (for me) I was literally in top gear, full throttle laying on the tank with my feet up on the rear indicators, wondering where the next bend was at.
One of the actual guys there for racing passed me. I say one of the guys, because he passed so fast I did not see him, just heard the bike pass with a short kinda yyyeeeeaw.
I did the rest of the lap in a more traditional position with a lap time best measured with a calendar and was informed who had passed me later.
Best description is in village it was warm and a bit scary with the other Muppets like me and as you get up the mountain you get bloody cold cross winds.
Best thing I ever did!!!
Spectator sport only if you have a live tv feed with you or are there for the people, as the field thins out due to equipment failure the gap between the few seconds of here it comes, shit that was close, gets a bit frustrating only to be quelled by an engine in the distance getting closer, screaming for mercy.
As for the sidechairs going around the track, the hangers and drivers must have the uncanny non-verbal communication of identical twins and whatever the gender, it is the gravity of balls that big on the hangers that keep the chair down.
Your a true inspiration thank you for making them video's and your reactions ❤🇬🇧🇺🇸
Sidecar racing is great fun to watch, and you could go and see it at a regular racetrack with runoffs etc. There are races for outfits like the ones you were watching, or even classic racing for the older style ones
Going to an Isle of Mann TT is a bucket list item for me and my partner.
they are freakin NUTS !!!
I live on the island so have seen both the TT and the MGP for many years. We also have another race called the Southern 100 which is on a different course in the south of the island. Until you have experienced the sights and sounds of these awesome races, you have not lived. The last TT race for this year was yesterday and the island will go back to its quieter pace of life until the Southern in July and the MGP mid August I for one cannot wait 😀
I want you Both to come to the Isle of Man! live now !
The amount of fatalities in the TT is off the charts ....
I had a boatyard on the Tamar river in Devon. One of my berth hiolder was Nigel Rollason. He was the only living person to have won a TT on two and three wheels and was only the second person to have achieved this.
He gave me an audio cassette of the commentary of one of his races. It consisted of long periods of silence with the occasional roar of a passing racer, lasting about 2/3 of a second with, "there goes Rollason, still leading"
I raced sidecars in the mid 70s. Firstly a Norton and then a Yamaha OW31. It was fun and a great community. Never did the TT because I’m not insane.
I enjoyed the video but still not my kind of thing, however you’re reaction to it was fantastic ❤️
My mate when i was a kid was from IoM. when 17 we visited his family and bicycled around the TT course. Going down Snaefell road we both had bike speedos and both hit 20mph. I missed a corner and hit a hedge but just bounced away. The speeds these guys go.......................................phew!
If you ever get to the Isle of Man, i would drive around the course in a normal speed, and day, just to get to know the walls and stuff.. makes a HUGE change actually driving the same areas
I'm in hospital in Liverpool with a brokem leg. The lad in the next bed is a sidecar rider who was airlifted here from the isle of man.
Omg 😮😮 right, my uncle used to go and watch the TT when I was really young, I’ve never had any idea what it was all about, now I do 😳😳😳😳
As was mentioned, Brands Hatch in Kent used to also have F1 racing, which I have been to.
My co-worker from London used to go "down the hatch", whereas I went up "to Brands" as I lived 10 miles south. of the circuit. In the 80s I went to the circuit every Sunday.
down the hatch!
idiom informal
said before swallowing a drink, especially an alcoholic one
Important through the Grand Prix is, the high-spot of the 1978 season at Brands Hatch and Silverstone was the coming of the USAC Champ Car. John Webb had gone to America to witness the organisation of Indy Racing at first hand and as a result of that visit two rounds of the USAC National Championship were in England. The Silverstone race was wet and the Brands one dry. The costs were £500,000 but, unfortunately the race did not capture the imagination of the British enthusiasts, despite the appearance of such legendary names as A. J. Foyt, Rick Mears, Tom Sneva and Danny Ongais. The Brands race was run on the Club Circuit which was then renamed the Indy Circuit in honour of the guests. The race was won by Mears (Gould Penske), from Sneva with the fastest lap going to Ongais at 104.66 mph (168.43 km/h) (41.4 secs.) - a new outright record.