Facebook & Twitter

To follow BoreMe on Facebook, click 'Like'

To follow BoreMe on Twitter, click 'twitter'

Follow BoreMe on Twitter
Tags

Cars & TransportCountries & ContinentsHomepage: Sports & PastimesIsle Of ManMotorbikesMotoringRacingRoadsSportsSports & PastimesTravel, Transport & Places

Know something about this post? Email us

Report fault

<< Back to listing

Isle of Man TT, 200 mph legal street racingIsle of Man TT, 200 mph legal street racing

(6:13) Probably the greatest motorcycle sporting event, the Isle of Man TT takes place over a 38 mile road circuit with bikes hitting over 200 mph. Not for the faint hearted.

Add your comment

Submit as guest (your name)

Submit as member (username / password)


Guest: Kimi Jurastynertnsen (307 days ago)
I wish I had the bottle to ride these TT courses at even jut a nasty bit over legal...! fnarshk....these guys have balls of steel..!

Guest: ADD (307 days ago)
Stands for Tetley Teabags!
    
Guest: Manx Man (301 days ago)
Utter nonsense, it stands for Twisty Turns

LogicIsPower LogicIsPower (308 days ago)
From it video it looked like there was little to no margin for error, have to respect people that operate at exceptional levels in those conditions. Much Respect.

Guest:  (308 days ago)
People think that 'TT' stands for Tourist Trophy. In fact it stands for Titanium Testicles because that's what you need to ride this course at the speeds these guys do. Balls of steel just aren't enough.

Guest:  (308 days ago)
Stands for Time Trial.
    
Guest: Sni (307 days ago)
Wrong - Tourist Trophy is what is stands for
        
Guest: RaceRider (307 days ago)
Wrong. TT was the nickname of the original winner of the informal race, Huon Terry-Thomas, in 1904.
            
Guest:  (307 days ago)
You're on the internet. Use it to find out what it really means before spouting rubbish. 'RaceRider'? My arse.
                
Guest: RaceRiderII (303 days ago)
TT was one of the founding fathers of road racing. He worked at Royal Enfield from 1899-1914. Everyone involved in the sport knows this.
                    
Guest:  (301 days ago)
Listen >idiot

Guest: Spectator (307 days ago)
Just as gutsy as these racers are the spectators who stand just a few feet away with no protection. Some of them looked rather young. Yikes!
    
Guest:  (307 days ago)
The folly of youth. they probably think they're being cool and fearless but if one of these riders gets it wrong and either they or their machine comes at these spectators at over 100mph, it's almost certainly the last thing they'll remember of the day.
        
Guest: Gibble a Stratocaster (303 days ago)
They 'think they are cool and fearless', grief what shit you chat. If you evr heard or met any of these guys (I have met McGuiness and Marshall) they are humble, genuine good guys who recognise their vulnerability and there is no 'ego' about them. McGuiness describes himself as" a bricklayer who can ride a bike fast". You judge others by your own fragile self esteem guest. These men are the gladiators of the 21st Century and you are not fit to clean their boots.
            
Guest: BikerBaiter (302 days ago)
Most bikers are stupid people. That is why they a) ride motorbikes and b) revere plump bricklayers and childish HGV mechanics like John McGuinness (double "n", BTW) and Guy Martin. Don't hate the messenger.
                
Guest: jevnik (266 days ago)
yeah they are sutpid. OMG i hate people like you. it is dangerous i agree. IT IS not about showoff, it about LIVING YOUR LIFE. You and me we sit infront computer while they are living their lives. Even if they get killed it the best death anyone can wish. When they get old they will know that they did something with their lives while you are sitting in front computer and feeling sorry that you didnt live your life.
                
Guest: Twanger Grattle (301 days ago)
So a stupid person can calculate the lean-angles, turn-in points, braking-distances, weight-distribution of a 350kg machine travelling at up to 180MPH with such precision that they manageto stayon it and break lap records while using te necessary short and long term memory to remember evry bump, curve and manhole cover on a 37 mile circuit. That is the domain of a fool then you Bikerbaiter will be a master of it. Your thinking: flawed. Your sense of humour: none existent

Guest:  (40 days ago)
Latest comment: tiny todger :)
Related Posts
Wahoha  (opens in new window)