My Uncle, Ted Fenwick was the oldest to ever win the TT races. His race number was always his age. He raced in his late 80's.

@Psmith-ek5hq

20 күн бұрын

Was that when he had a fatal accident there?

They are a different breed of human these guys.

@peterpain6625

Ай бұрын

I old. Not afraid of a lot of things. But watching this alone gives me acid reflux. Jeez. The balls on these guys/gals.

@bubu5908

Ай бұрын

Just look at Guy Martin's eyes fore example

@steve00alt70

Ай бұрын

nah they are just suicidal

@ChuckFickens1972

Ай бұрын

@@steve00alt70 No they're not suicidal, They're addicted I'd say is a better description., They're addicted to the challenge, the idea of pushing themselves right up to the limit, addicted winning the most difficult race in the world. If they were suicidal then there are way easier and cheaper ways to achieve that goal. But... The addicted to the ultimate challenge humans are the one's that take the human race forwards.

@aserta

23 күн бұрын

And yet, they're all, the nicest people around.

I have a strange feeling THIS could be a future destination for Young JPS to witness for himself. NOT as a Rider but as a Spectator... Tony in England

@colinstewart1432

Ай бұрын

Yes. I've stood on Cronk y Voddy straight where bikes are nudging 180mph two feet from you. There's almost a shockwave that comes off the bike. He needs to experience this big time.

@walterfillingham

Ай бұрын

Something I’d like to see myself

@lynette.

Ай бұрын

Oh it must be on his list of things to experience camping and watching the whole spectacular event is worth every minute.

Ate you kidding??? He's having fun! His front wheel spent most of it's time in the air 😂

@colinstewart1432

Ай бұрын

Saving on tyre wear..👍

@HalfdeadRider

Ай бұрын

That is just what happens when you push very hard on a road circuit, it's not intentional as such, but to prevent it would be to go too slow.

@markianclark9645

Ай бұрын

The front spends almost 10% of the lap in the air..maybe 6 to 7% ..the rear wheel covers nearly 3 more miles than the front wheel..at least with the fastest riders it does..like Peter and Michael..

@englishsteve1465

Ай бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider To a point, but NOT THIS MUCH ! it's an exhibition lap and Pete spent an awful lot of it pulling wheelies for the spectators and his own amusement. He says so on the original.

@Officialnrb

Ай бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider Anti wheelie is a great help at times 🙂

The “bobsleigh” was a side car. I love watching side car race. We used to sit on hairpin corner. The smell of the oil from the engines is something I’ll never forget.

@dancarter482

Ай бұрын

_Castrol-R._

@davebox588

Ай бұрын

​@@dancarter482 yep, not the fuel, but the synthetic engine oil. An evocative smell all it's own.

@jillosler9353

Ай бұрын

I know what you mean about 'the smell'. On a much more safer track sport I used to love the smell of a Speedway track - when it was made from cinder.

The two guys in the orange jackets are not spectators they are safety marshalls

Now consider, this lap is more than 2 minutes slower than his lap record. Basically, he was grandstanding for the crowd, on a bike that didn't comply with race regulations for the TT. Plus it was only the second time Peter had ever sat on that bike. As for spectators being killed, there have been two fatal crashes involving spectators, one person died in the first incident in 1939, two people died in the second incident in 2007. All other fatalities occur when members of the public are allowed to ride their bikes around the course, and pretend they have the same skill level as Peter Hickman.

@paulgreen758

Ай бұрын

I thought the same he looked slow into the bends, but as you say not a race spec bike

I drive around the countryside with the low winter sun at 30/40mph and it's brutal. To do it at those speeds is insanity on top of insanity.

I’ve been once to the TT Isle of Man and these riders have balls of steel. The speed is unbelievable and these are normal street roads with trees, and brick walls to cushion a crash. Insanely dangerous but amazing skill. These guys are top draw

@shaneb4612

Ай бұрын

I just commented on the size of the balls on the sidecar sledders. Those men & women have the biggest balls of them all.

@stanettiels7367

Ай бұрын

TT stands for titanium testicles.

When you express the fatalities as a fraction of how many laps are raced during the TT, it is remarkable that there are not more deaths. A testament to the machines and the skill of the riders.

It's mind blowing that they average over 130mph, through 264 corners on a 37 mile course and achieve 200mph down the Sulby Straight, this event just amazing.

@mattblackledge9068

Ай бұрын

They'll be over 200mph on the straights. More like 220ish.

@seantongs3202

Ай бұрын

@@mattblackledge9068 206mph is the fastest ever achieved

@markhopton1531

8 күн бұрын

​@@mattblackledge9068agreed rc45s were hitting 200+ in the 90s

My home is on the right at 11.10 of your video..the greatest show on earth, literally on my doorstep i wouldn't swap it for anything in the world😎

The Ise of Man during the TT is the greatest place on earth. You have to get there one year and witness it. You can sit/stand by the roadside so close to the riders. It is simply, unreal! G in England

@shaneb4612

Ай бұрын

It's on my bucket list. First up is my home GP. I need to head to Phillip Is first.

The walls are called "Drystone walls" , they are found all over the north of England, and many other parts of the British isles. Where i live, (peak District national park) it is almost seen as a right of passage, to learn how to build one. Its extremely therapeutic. The walls contain NO mortar. They are built in such a way, that they are extremely strong and durable. They will last hundreds, if not thousands of years. I have left my mark and contributed several walls to the landscape. ❤

Practically a unicycle most the way round. Having owned the S1000RR as my daily commute before having kids ruined the fun I miss how awesome yet mental this bike is. 90mph in 1st gear, 188mph in 13sec and corners like a flea. Now I have a VW Transporter 😢

@stanettiels7367

Ай бұрын

Zero to a complete vegetative state in under two seconds.

The front tyre had problems staying on the ground! lol Great lap and loved it even as a 62yo! lol Edit: This was a practice session/pole session and hardly any spectators present except the 'Track marshalls' in hi-vis orange jackets.

Isle of Man TT started in 1907 can you imagine how long it took them to do a full lap back them 37 mile's! The TT has just started this week I'm watching it live, the weather isn't very good for it this year. I'm hoping Michael Dunlop will win another this year. And John McGuinness. Would be brilliant if John got another win at his age 52! Great man. Sadly there's been a lot of deaths on the course I believe around 270 people have lost their life. But the love, passion and commitment for what they do is just incredible. Super human! Peter Hickman will no doubt win again this year 2024 TT. Fastest lap. Respect from UK 🇬🇧🏁🏍

The "bobsled" is actually a two man sidecar outfit waiting to be recovered, Peters demo lap was preceded by one of the two sidecar TTs. It's worth having a look at "The Insane World of Sidecar Racing" by Driver 61. As for the wheelies, he was popping them all round the course, someone calculated his front wheel did two miles less than the rear. Dropping down from Creg-Ny- Baa he changes up through the box to top gear with the front in the air. Btw, they paint "slow" on the road for us mere mortals.😉

I know the chin cam shows the rider's perspective more accurately but I think the most terrifying onboard footage to watch is from a central fixed camera position such as the one you can see attached to Hicky's windshield in this vid.

I am an island native - cool to see you have heard of where I come from and reacting to some content from my home! Even a lot of people from the rest of the UK have no idea where the island is, you would be surprised.

These guys are the true gladiators....RESPECT...😊

The most entertaining part of this video is watching your expressions 😅

That anxious look again. Love it, thought you might burst into tears. Another cracking vid. Hi from North Wales.

This was a feel out the bike and road test He's deliberately doing wheelies in certain sections He was also waving at spectators Hicky is a madman and extremely skilled

Thanks for the ride out its been a long while since I have been on a motorbike this felt good.😊🤗👍

Going there is just something else. Things you dont notice on videos are things like bits of the riders leathers on a sticky out bit of wall where they get that close that shave the wall. Bikes jump and flex when they land and send the rider into crazy shapes. If you ride and know what 120 feels like on the motorway, you know this is mental to the next level.

Hicky rides in the British Superbike track series, but it's riding the TT that gets him out of bed in the morning. BSB is a great series and worth watching, if you're into bike racing and can get coverage of it over there.

I lived on the island and my parents still do. To give you an idea the 1st part of the lap from douglas to the hump back bridge at ballaugh takes about 30-35 minutes in a car and that’s when not hanging around (although not a sports car) . Most of the fast sections have no speed limits for all traffic. The whole lap in a “normal” car at normal speeds is over an hour.

@ItsJPS Great reaction mate💯👍.I don't think my butt could handle going round at those speeds (even as a passenger)..My Dad got to go watch as a young man (50yrs ago).Even then an incredible experience.Have a good weekend ALL

Absolutely and positively terrifying, that race. Those bikes are incredibly powerful too. Balls of steel to do that

I live in Douglas, 10 seconds from the start/finish line, on Bray Hill. We're getting ready for this year's TT already - barriers are up at Quarterbridge & lamp posts are getting padded up too. Love Pete Hickman, he's one of the favourites again this year. You're right, it is beautiful here, just hope the weather improves!

I would say spectators are watching the actual race. When the race finishes they become visitors and locals riding their bikes. There are a lot of visitors and local accidents on open roads. Some of it to do with a person pushing a bit hard having a moment and forgetting what slide of the road they need to be on. Others like going to quick around a corner not thinking a tractor could be coming out of a field. Some is a mix between being too confident and stupidly. Obv other things happen to but that's a couple things that happen. Blinded by the sun animals on road etc. looking forward to seeing u all over here this year. Some of the driving by vehicle drivers leaves a lot to be desired as well. So be careful but enjoy

Hi Joel, loved how much you enjoyed this video. In the 60’s and 70’s our family’s annual holiday was to the TT our dad was a bike fanatic . I loved the sound and smell of the bikes. We’d sit at various points around the course each race day and I can tell you the sun wasn’t always shining! Our favourite rider was an ulsterman called Joey Dunlop who was always a thrill to watch ride. My dads ashes are scattered by Joey’s memorial at the Bungalow which is on the mountain part of the course . I have so much respect for any rider (bike or sidecar) that races that course. Let’s hope one year you go to the island and experience the TT in person.

@ruthmuirhead61

Ай бұрын

Aaah... Castrol R...😊

I wasn't planning on watching the full half-hour but I couldn't take my eyes off the road. The quickest half-hour ever!

Only 750 of these BMW HP4 Race were hand-built in Berlin. The motorcycle weighs around 171 kg with a full tank and has 215 hp without modifications and cost around 80,000 euros. It is the predecessor of the BMW M1000 RR. You can clearly see that Peter keeps doing wheelies even in 6th gear, and in some places he even gives it full throttle for longer stretches, then he is in the red rev range in 6th gear, he couldn't go any faster in this sections. Personally I think he's not human, must be from Outer Space or whatever. But that’s what I think about almost all IOMTT participants.

The TT is the reason I moved to the Isle Man from Dorset in England. Oh and the low tax 😂

@TheCornishCockney

Ай бұрын

Been there once and the beautiful natural scenery is a joy to behold.

@GapeGang

Ай бұрын

10% right? Must be nice

The thing by the side of road is a sidecar outfit, the rider and passengers are nuts lol

@iandixon9675

Ай бұрын

Yeah they are crazy.I know a guy who was killed at the TT a few years back,he was racing with his son at the time,the Bells.I think they were running 5th at the time.He must have been racing at the TT for 20 yrs when he crashed.These guys deserve massive respect 🙏.

May be a showcase lap for the Beemer but Peter is at the top of his game and if you ever get a chance to see someone at their best it's something special. All the riders in all classes are exceptionally gifted and I had a blast there. Getting to ride the mountain section at 3 figures was fun. Great people, emotional too...all the highs and the lows. Long may it run.

Years ago I worked for Seacat that owned Isle of Man Steam packet company that operates the ferries out of Douglas harbour, IOM. TT season we'd be pulled off our route Bel - Troon to cover some crossings Bel - Douglas and even some Troon - Douglas. Packed full loads every trip and long hours for a solid 2 weeks but some of the runs we did. Seacat Scotland(Incat 74 WPC fast craft) has a carrying capacity around 490 pax and 75 vehicles and her vehicle deck is all one straight through bow to stern. If we didn't carry cars and vans we could mount stantions to the deck to accommodate up to 300 bikes. Bikers heaven would be parked down there 😂 Every season there was a chance to get transfered to either SuperSeaCat 2(Italian built mono hull fast craft that looks amazing but handles like a pig and is as reliable as an alcoholic bar tender) or Seacat IOM(one of the sister ships to Scotland) too. Perk there was both were based out of IOM so days off and down time was on the island and IOM TT is imo something most ppl need to have on their bucket list even if you aren't a biker or moto racer fan. The specticale, sounds and atmosphere are truly amazing and unique. The locals are loopers but genuinely welcoming and nice 😊 There was an incident that IOM Steam packet had with one of their conventional ships, the Ben-my-Chree. She was a big conventional ferry with an open area of the vehicle deck at the stern where passengers could look down from above. One run they were doing out of Douglas they had several hundred bikes on. A practice they used to do was load up, get pax clear of the deck ASAP and then cast off. Deckies would then book it back to the vehicle deck and finish lashing the bikes as they were leaving harbour. This one run SuperSeaCat came past doing what SuperSeaCats always did which is coming in way to fast and they side swiped Ben-my-Chree with their wash as the Ben was leaving...over 150 super expensive bikes became super expensive domino's with the owners looking down from above as it happened 😣 The cost of damage was insane. It'd probably have been cheaper if the ships had collided and it was just them damaged. At least the insurance company might have covered it 😂

We watched the TT for years before moving here. There's nothing like it in the world. I still remember my first time watching on Bray Hill, it literally took my breath away. Something to experience if you ever get the chance.

He’s been doing wheelies the whole lap😂😂😂😂

Lovely race week, always enjoyed it as a kid, very fortunate to meet a few prominent Racers from that time Carl Fogirty, Ian Hislop, as a biker, we always had respect, they burned and rocketed, hear them blast up the mountains, was phenomenal 👍

Was there last year, absolutely fabulous experience. Hicky is also a great circuit rider and is racing each year in the British superbike championship. Also, that was a bike and side car at 22:18 obviously broken down on a lap.

He is not even racing here, this is just a casual practice run 🎉

On the straight he's in 6th gear flat out on the max revs & that's approximately 186 mph 😮 no fear absolutely loving it & probably would go even faster if the bike would do it, total respect

I went to the Isle of Man years ago with Amy first husband with a view to moving there. Yes it has grass verges and some pretty areas, but the port of Douglas looked like any other grim port in winter. Grey, run down, old BnB’s that needed thousands spending on them, it was generally a mess. I’m glad we didn’t move there. I hope it’s better now, but at that point it was going downhill fast. Those roads weren’t thin. Where I used to live in Kent there were some thin roads that you can barely get your car down. Yorkshire has some beautiful areas. I’ve been there too.

The one you mentioned at 22:28, is a two man bike ok! I have to chip in here! I used to be a racing instructor and, when we went to a new circuit to teach driving! We had to learn a circuit in max 5 laps! However this type of road race! I do not know how long it would take ok! The car you see in my photo on the left was the one I used to drive! Seeing him race a motor bike was just stunning! Thanks!

And Peter is an also ran in our British Superbike competition, but a full on headcase on road circuits worldwide.

The 'bob sled' is a racing sidecar bike.

At around 22 mins the "Bobsleigh" is actually a motorcycle with sidecar. They have their own class witin the TT raceweek. It most likely had a mechanical hence why thhey have stopped on the Montain Section in a visable safe spot. You can hear Peter Hickman ease up slightly passing them.

Hi Jp , the thing at the side of the track that you thought was a bob sled , was in fact a racing bike with a sidecar for the passenger, commonly referred to as an outfit . They are very low to the ground, and can easily look like a bob from the right side, but not any other angle . Hope that helps 👍

Hi from the Isle of man, great reaction, there is nothing like standing on a bank and a bike 🏍 doing 200mph goes past you 18inchers away from you 😀 thanks for the video it was brilliant, you have to put it on your bucket list 😀 ❤❤hi from Douglas.

I never managed to see the TT but i've been there a few times as a kid when my Dad used to shoot in competitions and it was a picturesque place to visit.

I live on the Isle of Man and actually commute to work over the mountain section of the TT course. If you ever have the itch to come here, we can make it happen 🤙🏼

I know the track today because i played the 3 videogames TT Isle of Man - ride on the edge. Very fun to play and even in the game you feel the adrenaline. Huge fan here from these sport. Cheers.

The 1st time I saw this was in the tele but it as live It made me ill.... I made all the cups of tea... just to get out the room 😮

I've been an offroad racer most of my life and have enjoyed hi-performance sport bikes from time to time...while competing on a closed course road race circuit is very appealing, the desire to actually race in the Isle of Mann has never entered my mind. These riders are on another level...the focus alone must be exhausting...one slight miscalculation of an apex and it's all over. These guys have my respect and admiration. But of course I'm old and wise now, maybe when I was in my 20s, 30s, 40s...etc things may have been different but probably not.

Great choice Joel!!! Wow. Thanks, John in Canada p.s. counting the weeks until returning to the UK. I've never considered visiting the Isle of Man. It looks great on Google Maps!!

In my mid 20s I went through a bike stage of my life and did a seven day course passed my bike test and got my first bike.. A K2 blue Suzuki GSX-R 750.. now that was fast enough every time I got off it, I was shaking 😂 when you come out of the corner and you pin the throttle and smack it through the gears without using the clutch. The back squats down and the front lifts up. It’s an experience you can never explain without getting on a bike and do-it-yourself. Miss those days back in 2005 every Sunday seven of us would go out on our bikes ride round North wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 pop down to the industrial estate popping wheelies and having a great day out with £10 worth of petrol in the tank.. good old days! I’m 44 now, I might not have the bike anymore but I still have my leathers 😆all they fit.. 😂

Loved watching your face. Pure enjoyment and awe!

There is an onboard video from his 136mph lap record. The difference is insane, he’s all business!

I just looked up the fastest lap outright and it goes to this chap (Peter Hickman) in 2018 on a BMW 1000RR with a time of 16.42.778

He definitely pulled quite a few wheelies.

@aidancrowley9452

Ай бұрын

At 25.35 he looks to the left so you can see his shadow as he has the front wheel in the air . 😎🏍️

TT 1994 - Steve Hislop - Honda RC45 - On Bike this is worth a watch , the late, great Hizzy . Lap commentary

My sisters class mate who i knew from local pub went every year. He wasn't a pro but raced round getting faster each time until one year late 90s he didn't come back alive so yeh people RIP there.

A good demo on how to save on front tyre wear. Just keep it off the ground for a considerable portion of the lap.

And done most of it on one wheel. That bike sold for £100 000 island has no speed limit. I plan moving there soon it's about 4 hours inc ferry journey.

@Time-traveller777

Ай бұрын

Yes he's doing wheeles going up the gears.

Though it is referred to as a race it is actually a time trial. Competitors start at 10 sec interval. The race is against the clock. Once saw no.101 finish 3rd in a 250cc race. He had started some15 mins after the first man on the track and had only achieved low teen position on the road at the finish but had 3rd best overall time. It is actually very dangerous to race man on man on this circuit, as in places, there is only one correct highspeed line through a series of corners. So you have to pick the correct area to pass where there are multiple safe lines.

Hicky holds the current TT lap record of 136.4mph AVERAGE speed over the 37 odd mile course 😱 16.38 minutes ( give or take a few tenths lol) This is him hooning around ( at 118mph ffs 😱🤦🤣) apparently the analytics said his front wheel did TWO miles less than his rear one 😱😱😱 Absolute mahoosive brass cojones.....cant wait fir this years TT 💓

There is something quite addictive about the sound of a sports bike as it hits the rev limiter. Sadly, the 'baby' 600cc bikes, even in first gear if you're hitting that rev limiter means you're probably well in excess of the speed limit. Never mind getting to 6th gear at 14k RPM.

That bob slay on the side of the road was bike and side car. You should watch them too. The passenger in the side car move around for ballance worth a watch.

At 24:31 check the bike's shadow . . . Nice wheelie! . . . The yellow flags a minute or so earlier was due to the broken down sidecar (bobsleigh :-) ) This run was a late evening at the end of practice so around 8:45pm. The sun is low in the sky and is particularly bad on the first section out to Ballacraine where the road is heading west.

Here in Ireland we have a road racing season. Isle of man is the main event. We have nice walls in Ireland too 😎

@andrewglass2010

Ай бұрын

He's only tickling along there. That's not race speed

The way they handle the imperfections in the road is what amazes me the most.

They must have a death wish, like moths to a flame, they'e drawn to it. For their family, it must be like saying goodbye to their sons during the war, never knowing if they'll come back.

My friend nothing can prepare for this aswome spectical, FROM the start line going down bray hill flat out at 180 mph and powering out on the back wheel feeling at 180 mph, absolutely mind blowing,the greatest and most dangerous motorcycle racing in the world 🌎 you have to be made of steel to race this circuit

my favourite first person view is david jefferies on board lap, it's like being in a video game

Now youve seen one, its time for sidecar racing 🏍️🏍️💨💨💨💨💨💨😸

I've seen the TT but it was a long time ago, I think I was 12 when my father wanted to see it, so I went with my parents and brother. And that would have been in 1956 so a rather different race, smaller bikes for instance. But still amazing. It's important to remember that during the races there are people lining the route on either side of the roads. As we did. But standing in one place you see very little, as they flash by so fast. When I was 15 I used to go yo Speedway dirt track races with my boyfriend. That is just as exciting. The noise, the smell, you never forget it. I wonder if home owners beside the route move out for the time it's on as the noise must be horrendous. :) It's hard to see the walls you mentioned clearly but they are probably dry stone walls.

Joel - The best vid for the IOM TT is on KZread and called (Isle of Man TT - The greatest sport on the planet) Best of the Best.

"sometimes their knee is like, an inch from the ground" yeah, in the 1970s. These days they have their arm from the elbow up to the shoulder scraping the ground. Check out Jorge Martin's riding style for example, that's currently the most extreme style you can witness when it comes to leaning over.

79 year old here lost over half my school friends to m/c accidents had two incidents myself but it made you more alive in the sixties.just watching warms the blood.you have to visit U.K.❤❤❤from S W England you have heard of it the first Americans came from here.

@user-TonyUK

Ай бұрын

I beg to differ on the First Americans came from SW England, before the Mayflower even got to the SW of England it set sail from Killingholme Haven near Grimsby (YES there is a Blue Plaque there to prove it) it sailed to Grimsby, and called in at the following towns picking up more Passengers for the New World, Towns like Boston and Kings Lynn before sailing over to Holland to pick up more Pilgrims then returned to Kent and following the Coast to Plymouth Before crossing the Atlantic. Although I now live in Essex, England, I originate from Grimsby and I have visited the Mayflowers Birth Place when my Parents moved to South Killingholme.

That ting at the side of road was a bike and side cart witch the do race at the same speed and the guy in side cart has to lean to stop them tipping over and to help with the speed

If you've never ridden before, go do a motorcycle training course, they're usually a day long and you'll have the smallest grasp of it of how much skill is need to ride at speeds like these, a new world of appreciation. A fun day out if nothing else as well.

So scary, those drivers are insanely good and crazy, GG to them.

from what i remember you cant just enter this race, you have to have solid background in racing for a few years, then you enter the slowest category of the TT still fast though and after racing and doing well in that you move up in class Supersport > Superstock > Superbike TT/Senior and them riders could most prob do the race with a blindfold on they know every inch of the track, it was posted somewhere the data from the lap and his rear tire did like 5 or 6 miles more than it front due to him having fun and wheeling so much

Imagine watching this on a VR 😂 I'd probably cry.

something to note, reading some information, the rpm of a normal 1000rr is 13500rpm, the hp4 top revs is 14500rpm, official 6500rpm speed is approximately 190mph, at many points Peter Hickman is hitting max revs in 6th for a long duration, quite possibly pushing his speeds up to 210 or 220mph, as for the front wheel lifting, its happened quite a few times, being a biker having ridden a lot less powerfull bikes you still get the feel for when the front end is dancing or lifting, the part you are really missing is that this is his chinstrap camera, which means he has approximately a foot of helmet ontop of this, and exactly how close his head is to the walls and trees sometimes 22:28 i think that might be a bike with sidecar - separate race series also at the tt isle of man

If you’re into bikes and you aren’t into the Isle of Man 🇮🇲 TT racing? You ain’t no biker!! They are the bickers of bikers. Incredible!!

I miss my bikes. When idling it's sounds so soothing and quiet. Get the revs up to 1200 - 1400 RPM and it sounds like a pissed off glaswegian on stella artois. 45 years without coming off. Apart from the fear of breaking myself I really loved my bikes and couldn't stand the thought of even scratching them let alone wrecking them. I know, I'm a wimp but they were my only mode of transport and I rode them through ice and snow and everything in between just to get to work and back. Not a toy, a vehicle.

17:30 Can't speak for these professional racers learning new courses, but certainly for most people in the UK who own a sports bike, there are a lot of really nice roads, that are a lot like those on the IOM. It's where most people first get the taste of speed on twisty roads and then being able to open her up a little.

He's 100% doing wheelies, in full race pace the lights on the dash would be hitting red constantly

And this is him just taking a chilled lap

Have a look for Guy Martin when he done the TT, you will see he has done a lot of documentaries on Channel 4, he an interesting person to watch, mostly on Channel 4 on KZread.. he has absolutely no fear whatsoever

The surroundings, typical English country countryside and most rural roads here look like that. The walls, we call them dry stone walls, i.e. no mortar used in construction.. Building them is a skill that goes back centuries, if not thousands of years. Yellow flag, 'What even is that?' that is a sidecar team. The TT isn't just about one person & two wheels :)

It's a bit odd, but we rode threw it, up in the hills with the fog, it was mindboggiling, you're were generally catching flies as they rocketed past 👍

The IOM TT is a fantastic race, for riders and spectators, but the main thing is to respect the Island and the circuit. I drove the circuit in a car in 2 hours, but being careful of course. For me the best places to watch are the Creg and Bray Hill, anywhere would be but resect farmers fields and gardens etc. But I did compete in the Ramsey sprint one year so there are losts to do and don't forget the othe 40,000 plus other spectators and enjoy the experience

My mother was born in Douglas Isle of man. When she was a child she used to see them pass her aunties house. Dope as fuck!! Something sexy about the fear factor. Great vid kiddo.

22:17 Police speed radar trap? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

The organisers talk of the different corners on the course in terms of number of years riding the course, like some will be a 3 year corner to get around at a good pace on the correct line at optimum speed.