06-01-2004, 11:04 PM
Practice has begun for the Isle of Man TT, the racing starts this Saturday. For those that don't know Isle of Man is...on an island sitting right between the Britain and Ireland. The beginnings of the Touring Trophy were in 1907 making it the oldest race in the world.
The Isle of Man TT is basically an all out time trial over 33.7 miles of Man's streets. It is a notoriously dangerous race because of the incredibly high speeds attained and the high numbers of walls. Many riders have been killed or injured in the race over the years but its charm obviously hasn't been diminished.
Anyway, to give an idea how insane this race is, the top average speed in practice yesterday was 125 mph! Average as in, including all of the turns and slow parts.
This year Speed will be airing some of the racing late at night on June 5th and 6th (11:30 pm and 10 pm respectively). I'm going to try to tape it and capture some of the clips to post here.
A couple of pics:
![[Image: tt2003.jpg]](http://www.isle-of-man.com/islandphotos/images/tt2003.jpg)
![[Image: 0231007-BallaughBridgeIOM.jpg]](http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/images/0231007-BallaughBridgeIOM.jpg)
![[Image: DaehneTT.jpg]](http://motorradonline24.de/Reisen/Bilder/DaehneTT.jpg)
Points for anyone that can find any video of the TT.
The Isle of Man TT is basically an all out time trial over 33.7 miles of Man's streets. It is a notoriously dangerous race because of the incredibly high speeds attained and the high numbers of walls. Many riders have been killed or injured in the race over the years but its charm obviously hasn't been diminished.
Anyway, to give an idea how insane this race is, the top average speed in practice yesterday was 125 mph! Average as in, including all of the turns and slow parts.
This year Speed will be airing some of the racing late at night on June 5th and 6th (11:30 pm and 10 pm respectively). I'm going to try to tape it and capture some of the clips to post here.
A couple of pics:
Points for anyone that can find any video of the TT.