Anyone watching this video who is not a motorcycle road racing fan would be forgiven for gaining the impression that all the Dunlops mentioned died at the TT, whereas their tragic deaths were at other road racing events.

The Isle of Man TT Races 2023 Monday 29th May - Saturday 10th June 2023. Good luck to all the riders and teams. Looking forward once again to the greatest Race on Earth.

Brilliant interview but I’ve one correction for you. Joey Dunlop is the greatest TT rider of all time, without doubt

@Onlymole

Жыл бұрын

Naw mate joey was an exceptional rider but he wasn’t the best…

@manx1569

Жыл бұрын

@@Onlymole Michael Dunlop? level on wins with JM (noone counts JM's Zero wins)

@bluebee7689

Жыл бұрын

@@manx1569 totally agree

@bluebee7689

Жыл бұрын

@@Onlymole yes he was and still king of the mountain #3

@mikemccord72

Жыл бұрын

​@Jordan Stirling jm is a legend and my hero but joey was better.

This is an excellent balanced interview and discussion. Having grown up on the Billown course and my family being involved in racing since the 1920's, I ride a motorcycle as did my brother, my dad, his dad, his mum(RAF dispatch) and my great granddad and also my great great uncle who rode across Canada in the 20's to prove a point.. The TT races are insane, dangerous, ruthless, unforgiving and absolutely amazing. So who are we to judge those who embrace it as their passion. I lost my brother in a motorcycle accident when I was 17, he was 23. If I could turn back time to tell him on that morning not to ride, I wouldn't. I miss him often, and every time I feel myself going too fast, he mentally taps me on the shoulder and slows me down. It has made me respect the bike, the road and life in general. But I support the racing, and always will. Namaste

@SpuddyIRL

Жыл бұрын

What point did your great grandad prove

@nickblackburn1903

Жыл бұрын

​@@SpuddyIRL the first tyred vehicle to cross Canada. Everyone told him it was impossible.

@Tinfoiltomcat

Жыл бұрын

​@@nickblackburn1903how sick 😂

@BAYLEY161

Жыл бұрын

@@Tinfoiltomcat you’re a dork

@devilsoffspring5519

Жыл бұрын

@@nickblackburn1903 If that's true, then that's pretty kickass for the day :)

Being from the Isle of Man it’s one of the things I look forward to each year. I’m a photographer for riders in the TT/southern 100 and the manxgp so know what he means by the feeling of riders getting injured and sadly getting killed. But we all love it and there’s no stopping that feeling. You need to come to the island to experience it and we guarantee that you’ll be back.

@Knightmare239

Жыл бұрын

If I could find cheap flights I would love to go. Tickets going for $1500 right now 😢

@hjkman2511

Жыл бұрын

@@Knightmare239 yeah it’s not cheap. Manxgp is always cheaper but it’s slower. But it’s good for different reasons you get to see classic bikes

Very articulate and sensitively put across with so much respect for the raiders and families. Big respect for you Craig 💯 👍

Great interview. Glad the point was made about how personal the TT is to the riders, families and teams involved. Who are we to judge on whether the event should take place. I'd massively recommend listening to the Chasin' the Racin' podcast. It's hosted by roads racer Dom Herbertson and was created along with his pal Chrissie Rouse, who tragically lost his life last year. Amazingly the pod is still going, very much as a tribute to Chrissie, so really worthwhile listening to all the episodes, especially those involving the TT racers.

@thetoad46

4 ай бұрын

I agree 100% infact I would love to see you interview either Dom Herbertson or Lee Johnston. Both I think would make excellent guests. I will loins out however you are way out on your speeds 200mph at the very most.

Going to the TT is on my bucket list. I live in the United States. I got into watching videos of the TT on KZread and it was insane and then I watched Closer to the Edge and and that blew my mind and gave me a much deeper respect for the people that participate in the TT. People think they're nuts, but honestly the TT riders just have the deepest passion for life that I've ever seen and they're doing something they love that's literally embedded into their soul into their bones.. It's mind-blowing to watch.

Found this randomly and growing up on two wheels I can fully understand the drive the race and the pure thrill of it. This interview will bring a tear to your eyes with the stark realization of it all.

This is probably the best interview I have ever seen, and I am in my 60s so I have seen a few. Thanks Jim.

What a great interview and insight. Great examples of exactly what the TT is all about. I experienced it all first hand last year and was totally totally blown away. The skill that these riders posses is unreal. Words cannot do it justice. You have to experience it first hand. They are truly skilled, calculated and fearless human beings doing what they love on the best stretch of road in the world.

I've got family that compete in the TT every year, and I've been to watch, and it truly is incredible how fast they are going and how scary it is

Before I die I will see this event. Before I knew of this race I used to think I was a badass. These dudes have balls of steel

@devilsoffspring5519

Жыл бұрын

There are probably a LOT of people that think they're pretty badass until they find out about the TT :)

Craig you described things brilliantly on the TT. Good interview

Wow, what an interview. I love the TT and am in awe of the riders - balls of steel. I got very emotional watching this, which is not like me. Also, if Craig Doyle ever needs to widen his career options, he could become a double for Tom Cruise - the physical likeness, mannerisms and cadence of his speech are uncanny.

Joey is king. No disrespect John.

@user-zu6qn9ux9n

Жыл бұрын

John would not feel disrespected. He’s said many times joey was the one he looked up to!!

@MrRobertnash27

16 күн бұрын

MD now

Amazing stuff! The only thing comparable for me, being an old man is Group B in the 80's. The next thing is probably gladiators a couple of years ago.

That was described in a brilliant way… what a good subject Jim

@jabjabgrab123

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant story telling

Fantastic interview and soo well explained about the passion involved....

The best explanation of this race I have ever heard. Thank you.

Whats the best way to go, doing something like the TT that you love or like Doddy (bless him) ? ... I know which I'd pick. Get Guy Martin on and ask him the same question. It's a race like no other (Maybe Pike Peak) because you're racing against the clock and yourself.

Iam from the Isle of man very well explained good show greetings from Douglas

Went to the North West 200 and watching those guys doing 200 mph plus shoulder to shoulder from the fence a few feet away was amazing. That's the pinnacle of Motorsport, that's coming from a huge F1 fan. These road racers are the absolute mutts nuts .

Jim, not sure if it’s been mentioned…..as well as TT closer to the edge, watch Road, the history of the Dunlop family, narrated by Liam Neeson or read any book compiled by Steven Davison, a brilliant photographer, maybe that will understand the love and passion for the TT and road racing.

@missydee6085

Жыл бұрын

I'd also recommend Rick Broadbent's fantastic book 'That Near Death Thing (Inside the TT: The Worlds Most Dangerous Race)'. 👍

I lived on the IOM for 10 years and never got used to how fast they went it shocked me every year.Balls of steel the lot of them.

I’ve been twice …….part of me loves it and the the other half dreads it . Craig hits the nail square on the head . Great interview……..brilliant

Couldn’t agree more. I wish you would’ve also touched on the economic benefits, of the TT as well. Don’t quote me on the number, but I vaguely remember reading that the 2 years it didn’t run, was somewhere upwards of 230 million dollars, that Isle of Man lost out on.

Best quote from the tt is "there's a grey blur and a green blur and I try to stay on the grey blur" 😂

Thanks for this brilliant interview

So what if its dangerous.. Its not about the danger, its about the racing. Stop this negativity about the TT

Surprised that someone who had been reporting on the TT for ten years made so many errors when explaining the event. 🤦🏻‍♂️ He got the rider's and family's viewpoint across well though.

@rider65

Жыл бұрын

People who commented on a sports event that have no experience should find something else to do

@uptherevs679

Жыл бұрын

agreed, i like craig doyle but if your going to talk about the tt then dont make all those errors, you dont need to exagerate the speeds of the tt, they aint doing 250 mph round corners. i do miss james whithams commentry tho, its pretty shite since he n doyle went

@buzzybee8463

Жыл бұрын

32 miles 🤔

@blacktreevideo9472

Жыл бұрын

His lack of knowledge in that interview was mindblowing for someone who spent ten years working on the race.

John Mcguinness is an amazing rider.... I'm a huge fan. He's definitely one of the best to ever race the TT. However, Joey Dunlop is the King of the mountain.

What a great interview - thanks for that

Everyone dies, but not everyone lives

The crash when the poor guy hits the pub wall at 125 mph is truly shocking… there are plenty of others

@stevenartmann2642

Жыл бұрын

Bob Price, RIP

@Stanley82211

Жыл бұрын

Bob price he was 65 years of age on a 600 supersport machine doing what he loved I knew him very well

@Bobbibouchersmumwasright

Жыл бұрын

@@Stanley82211 as long as he was happy and had a decent innings I’m happy.. shame that brave warrior was taken so suddenly from you guys who knew him 🙌🏼

@IsleofmanTTnut

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t at 125 it was about 60/70 Ish he left breaking too late before ballaugh bridge

First time I've ever heard of this race.. that is absolutely nuts, we need more documentaries and interviews like this from people who have been in it

@N269

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but get the real facts, not from Craig.

@user-zu6qn9ux9n

Жыл бұрын

There’s load of interviews. Get onto the TT channel on KZread at the very least.

Wow.. I got goosebumps. What a fantastic clip

It’s up there with Aussie motorcycle Pub crawls on Sundays in the 1980’s

What a way to describe the tt absolutely amazing and how personnel and important it is to the riders

Isle of man TT not same without Craig being the Narrator he's the man great video

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT TT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING LOVE WATCHING THEM RACE ITS UNREAL

For a guy who has commentated on the TT for 10 years you would think that at least he would know the first two places on the course less than half a mile from where he commentated. St Ninnians Crossroads is at the TOP of Bray Hill and less than 1/2 a mile from the startline. Bray Hill is the place he is talking about the bottoming out. Its 37.72 miles long not 32 miles. These are very very basic things about the TT..John McGuinness is not the King of the Mountain, its Joey Dunlop and even John acknowledges that. The 10 years he must have spent here I have no idea where he was.

@dahharo3565

Жыл бұрын

You must be fun at parties

@WillCall_TRD

Жыл бұрын

@@dahharo3565😂🤘

Great interview!

Joey....king of the road 👑

Really interesting, cheers Hojbjerg

Really good interview and always thought Craig Doyle was a good bloke and this cements my thoughts.

Thing about bikes its therpy doing 100mph + through country B roads is the untimate buzz and helps folk like myself cope with life. Am 35 and survived a had crash while in hospital only thing a could think about is getting out on a bike to sort my head! TT boys are just like us but on steroids and alot more talent 😂

37.73 miles Craig and Bray Hill goes downhill btw

2023 races are live on ITVX in the Uk in a few weeks, highlights in ITV4. I doff my cap, it is organised lunacy

Nice to know he did his homework lost 5 miles of track somewhere along the way. Plus the way keeps going on how dangerous it is the proceeds to mention all the Dunlops which none of them died at the TT

@Daleyourma

Жыл бұрын

He never said they died at IOS TT. Jim mentioned a prominent name in the sport and how dangerous it and therefore craig mentioned the Dunlops.

i read some where that one rider would go round one corner brushing his hellment on what he thought was a headge but when he retired he went to look at it a shock horror it was a brick wall with moss growing along it

Steve Hislop didn’t have the amount of wins as many others, but for me, he was the greatest of all time, what he done on the Rotary Norton in ‘92 will never be topped.

I did the TT {not as a Racer. } and had a great time..... until I crashed at Waterworks.... Oooops!! had to stay ln the Pub after that, I went the following year with a new bike.... didn't crash that time!!! lol

Our world has become so sanitised and "safe", nanny state looking after all the snowflakes, thats why most people don't get the TT or indeed any form of bike racing!!

I understand the feeling i love riding at speed and crashing at speed sucks i would go out push my machine every day for 3 months straight till i had mechanical failure at 107 mph

The Isle of Man TT is the ultimate race where man and machine almost meld together. I pretty much exclusively watch car racing but every year I watch one bike race and its the IoMTT. Its THE example of what racing is to people.

John McGuiness the best ever I think you will find it is Joey Dunlop 🤷

Just to correct u the stage is 37 .78 miles ! Over 200 curves !

@andylovatt7836

Жыл бұрын

Does that fickle comment splitting hairs make you feel noticed 😂

@N269

Жыл бұрын

@@andylovatt7836 It's 37-3/4miles, NOT 32 miles... and that is what i is called, 37-3/4mile course, NOT a 32mile course! And, it's NOT St. Ninians, It's bottom of Bray Hill.... and yeah, there are sparks when the bike bottoms out, but it was Guy Martin who really made the bike spark..... bottom Bray Hill, then up to Agos.

@labinott

Жыл бұрын

@@andylovatt7836 im sorry can’t notice you ! My dog was farting or it was you that said smthng ? ! 🫵🏼🤡

I know one of the thrills of the TT event is just how close spectators can get to the track. I have a difficult time thinking that would last. Yet it somehow does. I know that spectators have died. But the number has remained relatively low. But eventually the big one will happen and a bike will go launching into a large group, killing half a dozen and seriously injuring just as many. Some of those may be children. When that happens, will or should they change some of the rules at that time?

I liken the TT racers to big mountain climbers. They know the risks are huge but the challenge is the drug that drives them. The TT is the ultimate challenge of man and machine and long may it continue.

I would imagine you would have to be laser-focused just looking at the POV Grandma's it's absolutely insane

Climbing Everest is more dangerous and has claimed more lives. Sorry Craig Doyle but Joey is the KOTM ;)

@mej6519

Жыл бұрын

so has big wave surfing.

@bluebee7689

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he needs to learn more about it Joey's the king of the mountain and the course is 37.75 miles not 32. # 3

@jpuranen1

Жыл бұрын

Death rate on climbing the Everest seems to be 1%. So 1 in 100. He said on avarage 3 dies from 86 riders, every year. And timewise you spend weeks/months on Everest and minutes/hours on TT.. anyhow

Please anyone. I need to experience the tt just once. I'm from Ireland what is the best way to get and experience it?

Hiya Craig Dolye how R U Bro I Think yr Awesome I'm a huge Fan of yours yr an Amazing Awesome inspiration in my life now. Have an Amazing 2023. Keep Strong and keep Smiling Always Craig u have a very lovely Smile 😁 Kind Deepest Regards yr BIG BROTHER Martyn Charles Johnson in Rochford Southend in Essex UK. ❤ Craig Martyn 😁💪💪

Greetings from the Isle of man brilliant 👏 😀 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤born and bread here you are of the perfect and correct appinian thank you 😊

It's the best sport in the world tt is the ultimate motorcycle race. The riders love it and arnt made to ride it they want to ride it. If u haven't been get it booked

That's CRAZY 😮

Each Lap in almost 38 Miles / 61 km 37¾ miles.

Watch "Road" the Dunlops aswell lad 100% watch Road

Where can I see all of this please?

@vertex4491

Жыл бұрын

Gotta pay 🥲

@fearme46

Жыл бұрын

If you want to watch live you’ve gotta pay, very cheap though. But all the old races and doco’s are free on you tube.

@SpeedyBenjam

Жыл бұрын

Search: 'TT plus' I promise you it will be the best thing you buy this year 👍🏻

@GT380man

Жыл бұрын

@@SpeedyBenjam Agreed - it’s extraordinary value!

The Dakar Rally comes close but still not in the same level as the TT

1sec in vid yes to right that's why we love it

People just don’t get things like the Isle of Man Tt or the Donegal rally

@johnnysheridan

Жыл бұрын

The less that do spuddy the more chance of preserving these events, we don't want the wider audience in on it, that brings a bigger influence of negative points of view, let's keep these things to ourselves I say🙌🏽, I'm heading down to the Rally of the Lakes in the morning with my son (his first one), then hopefully up for the NW200 in a couple of weeks, and Donegal in June

well said mr Doyle

YES !!

I Couldn't have described it any better

Up there with climbing Everest.

Of course it is....but nobody is putting a gun on those guys's forhead!! those top riders love the challenge,this race...you must remember each inch of the 37.7 miles race course,that's it.from there,those guys are confident like no one else,they knows they are able to negociates with the course because they know everything about it.every pothole,every bump,every change of the tarmac's nature......it takes at least 3 years to get confortable with the track, and if you're not, you won't push the front. this is against the clock,it is you against the track,not you against the guy next to you,so it is very,very,very different than taking a start with a full grid of '''yahoos'''' willing to anything to emerge first exiting the 1st corner. people don't understand what is the nature of the isle of man TT,only the true fans understand what it really is.

Are they the same Dunlop that make tire's

Quick story im 60 now have been there but my beloved parents went their on honeymoon my mum knew nothing about the racing or when its on and my dad spent the time up the mountain and around watching the tt the clever bastard

Few things, 37.73 mile course. For a guy who worked there for ten years every summer he can’t even get the road names right. He definitely doesn’t know before the families do things defo said for dramatic effect which isn’t ok. He’s not there anymore for a reason

Isle of man TT ❤Irish road racing 🔥i

Joey Dunlop was the king

As an outsider you can say that is nuts, crazy, idiotic, to dangerous it should be banned blah, blah .. I don’t say that I just go I think each to there own. I admire the skill and dedication and love and I would say a bit of an adrenaline addiction the riders must have, cause They definitely not in the game for the prize money…. That being said if I could ride a bicycle around that course ( closed to motor vehicle traffic) I would

37.7 miles not 32 and there's no pot holes! 🙄

37 3/4 miles and St Ninions is at the before Brae hill

great conversation but it's important to be accurate, 250mph? the fastest speed ever recorded is 217.5 mph by peter hickman in 2019, still incredible obviously

37.73 miles, actually

I lost interest when he said he looked cool as shit riding a Harley lol

craig missed out about 5 miles of track there youll find its 37.73 miles not 32

@hjkman2511

Жыл бұрын

Also forgot about Joey dunlop being the most successful rider ever but it was still a good listen

@juliehanks-elliott8574

Жыл бұрын

Yea shows how much homework he did. The fact that he mentioned all the Dunlops and none of the died at the TT

Its almost 38 miles long per lap

@user-zu6qn9ux9n

Жыл бұрын

37.73 miles to be precise!!

ffs 2 minutes in and this guys wrong 32 miles ... its 37.73 miles

Done it for ten years craig and you font know it's 37.73 miles.

What a numptie, 32 miles? Its 37.73 miles.

Harley Davidson’s are for people who aren’t in to motorcycles. And how can someone who spends 10 years covering the TT (and i’d imagine being handsomely remunerated for doing so) claim a lap is 32 miles and not 37!? The most elementary understanding of maths could tell anyone with a brain that if they’re doing 17 minute laps and averaging 2 135 MPH it can’t possibly be 32 miles.

@adambritain5774

Жыл бұрын

And in “3 to four seconds they’re doing 160 miles an hour”. WTF are these people on!? How on earth do they end up making a decent living presenting stuff on TV that they know absolutely fuck all about. Just criminal like.

Pot holes? I thought they resufaced it every year.

32 miles...

It’s certainly not the only place where road racing exists either Interesting discussion but littered with dodgy info

It's 37.75 miles bro not 32

@missydee6085

Жыл бұрын

37.73... 😉

250mph is 402kph, no one is doing anywhere near 250mph at the IOM