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The guy who lost it and went cartwheeling down the side of the hill survived , hes name Conor Cummins and hes back racing at the IOM
Broken arm, dislocated knee, broken back... he was one lucky mutha!
He broke his back & dislocated his knee.there's another video with him almost laughing when describing his crash.but yes he was back asap
@@markcutting6504balls of utter steel! Anyone that does the IOM TT is verging on psychotic 😂
My uncle did it but not as a pro.his son my cousin now lives on the isle with his family.my mum was 1 of 4 women.all were born & raised in hull.check out the view with on board cameras.now that is squeaky bum time.
@@markcutting6504 Well done for making it out. Much love from Hull.
Rest in Peace Murray Walker, the best commentator of all time!
One of the most iconic motorsport commentators in history
@corylus86 - *”Go, Go, Go!”*
"He's going for first!"
He was the best.
and sometimes the funniest.
I've ridden bikes for over 50 years now fortunately without any serious injuries. As one ridder said when describing the TT race "There's a wide green blur to the left, a narrow gray blur in the center and wide green blur to the right, the idea is to stay on that narrow gray blur.
Joey Dunlop....there's a grey blur and a green blur, I try and stay on the grey blur. Great quote. Great rider.
@@jay71512 legend. Taken too soon.
RIP JOEY ALWAYS KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
When they say 4 spectators were killed they are referring to members of the public losing their lives not while watching the race but while riding the roads during the non-race times. The 12 or so miles across the mountain the IOM operate a one-way system during the race fortnight. With no speed limits the bikes and supercars will reach speeds of over 180mph.
Some of the riders find out the hard way where their limits are.
The guy (Connor Cummings) who crashed and bounced like a ragdoll down the hillside made a fairly quick recovery and for the last 8 or so years has been one of the top runners.
This year 2023 Peter Hickman upped the lap record to an average of 135.452mph and went through the Sulby speed trap at over 200mph.
when they say 4 spectators, they mean 4 spectators while watching the race not people who have died riding during non race times, that number is way higher
No, they mean ordinary members of the public who brought their own sports bikes to the island to ride the course. There HAVE been occasions when spectators sitting at the side of the course watching have been struck by bikes or debris and hurt, or killed, but this, surprisingly, happens very rarely.
Great comments Stuart .Respect from Glasgow mate
@@chrisrock34 how can they be spectators when they are actually riding the mountain course, it's simple English they mean people watching the race have died not people dying on the course when riding it, there is loads of people who have died on the mountain road during Mad Sunday, when they let any biker ride the course
Only 2 have died watching the racing over the years.
I ride a 1000cc bike, I've known and loved the Isle of Man since I was 6 years old (I'm now 57) and, honestly, the TT scares the living shit out of me. Knowing those roads really puts into perspective just how superhuman these guys are. Brave as hell, but not insane. An idiot would not get as far as the first corner. I am so glad you appreciated the thoughts of Bridget Dobbs. For a deeper insight into the mentality of the riders you should check out the movie-length documentary "TT Closer to the Edge" featuring Guy Martin. Well worth spending some time on.
The 135.452mph average in those roads is crazy
Guys die regularly in this race takes years of experience before you even start thinking about the isle of man plus a little bit of something a bit insane
Oh no the locals welcome you warmly after all it's a huge cash cow for a small island for 2 week of chaos lol
@@joesutherland225 I assume that you were replying to a comment other than mine. No prob though.
It' s superscary but i would love to one day! visit, go watch the IOM, take my own bike that can go 300km/h and see how fast i can go for how long. I only did 245 km/h max before. What do you ride?
I used to live there as a teenager right on the circuit. Three years running we had riders thrown off through our hedge. One was killed outright when I was 13. We took to leaving the island during the races as my father thought it would be too upsetting for us kids. Most people go by ferry but you can fly from various UK airports. Great place to visit - full of history.
"Great place to visit" ... Are you sure about that? Outside of TT week, it is boring and dull as **** and the weather is generally shite.
The locals would never protest about the TT as it brings in so much revenue per year, not only the racing fortnight but the people drawn there for the beautiful island it is. I am manx born and would go back for holidays to visit my family, with mum and the children during the TT to revisit the atmosphere in Douglas which was electric, teeming with bikers from all over the world and always the nicest people ever. Every ferry that arrived was full of bikers and I would bump into many stars from the US. My cousin is a rider in fact a lot do come from the island. It is not only the TT that draws people as the viking history is unique as are the castles.
The Connor Cummings crash is covered in detail in the documentary "Closer to the Edge" which has to be the best insight into the TT ever made. He survived, and is still a racer. It also made a character called Guy Martin a world wide name (you should check him out). My family owns holiday cottages at the 11th milestone and the TT is a major part of our income, and my brother and I ride motorcycles - but neither of us are this insane. But between villages, the national speed limit is... unlimited. I live in London now, and ride up to Liverpool and cross on the ferry. It is a biker mecca - TT in particular, but also the amateur Grand Prix in August. Great place, unique place all around with so much to see and do even if you hate bikes 😁
My dad was motorbike crazy so we went to the TT every year when I was a kid, sitting in stone walls literally seeing the bikes fly past your legs, watching down bray hill at the start of the race, where speeds were insane. Over the years we’ve seen the races from most vantage points around the course.
We scattered dads ashes on the island , next to a statue memorial of one of his favourite riders Joey Dunlop which is sited at bungalow bend at the top of Snaefell mountain also part of the course. Our family will forever have a connection to this beautiful island.
Your dad was class to love Joey Dunlop, the Dunlops have done a lot in and for TT
Watch TT Closer To The Edge (when this film came out it was in 3D too!). If you want to see an eccentric British character look up Guy Martin.. He had a massive crash at the TT and was sat up in his hospital bed shortly after having a cuppa tea!
Love Guy
That's the quintessentially British way of dealing with issues, when in doubt put back in kettle and grab a brew,
The members of the public who died did so in road traffic accidents. The island swarms with motor bikes during the TT period and the roads are very busy and accidents happen. Unfortunately, sometimes, they can be fatal. It is very rare for spectators watching a race at the road side to be injured or killed but it has happened. Around the course there are many restricted areas where spectators are not allowed to be because it would be too dangerous to be there if a racer came off his machine.
I still get chills watching sometimes after all the years of seeing it.
I saw a seperate interview with the woman who lost her husband and she went to great lengths to explain how excellent a father her husband Dobbsy was. She believes that his life was fulfilled and he was the person he was because of his racing hobby and the fulfillment that brought to him.
Not part of the UK or EU, but it is a crown dependency and they are British citizens.
In deed - neither Ireland nor England... more or less a private Ireland of the Que.. oh damn... will take years to unlearn that: ..of the King.
Joey Dunlop, the legendary Northern Irish motorcycle racer, is known to have said that he once walked a part of the Isle of Man TT course, which included a corner, where he thought his head was brushing a bush each time, but he discovered it was actually a wall covered in ivy!!
Connor Cummings was the person who bounced down the hill. He survived the crash and spent a long time recovering. He went back to TT racing
Joel and Arturo should visit Isle of Man during racing season. Wouldn’t that be an interesting video?
I lived on the Island for 6 years. The whole place just turns into a massive party for 2 weeks during TT. And most companies give their employees at least the second week off, paid! Its awesome and would recommend anyone to go visit during it.
Here’s a story time for ya,
I’m from Yorkshire and my dad works with a guy who’s a big motorbike fan. About 10 or so years ago he and his dad rode their bikes to the Isle of Man and competed in one of the lower divisions. His dad crashed on the race and died while they were both on track. He found out when the race was red flagged and the description of the bike and his suite was called over the speakers and knew straight away it was his dad. He rode his bike back, put it in his garage and never rode it since. Me and my dad are rally fans but we still are at awe of this race when we talk about it.
I had the pleasure of knowing Murray Walker personally in the last years of his life. He was a kind, intelligent and wonderfully humble man. He loved to share his life stories and spoke so beautifully about his Father. What an amazing legacy they both left.
I bet you have some great stories. Murray was as iconic as racing when I was growing up.
I live on the island and used to ride a bike twenty years ago, I rode around the course at half the speed these guys do and even at that speed, it was absolutely terrifying!
I drive a van nowadays!!
The Isle of Man is only linked to the UK because King Charles III is Lord of Mann. We
look after its defence and foreign policy. It has one of the oldest parliaments in the world, Tynwald. Its history is Viking and Celtic; its native language, Manx Gaelic, officially became extinct as a mother tongue in 1974, but is still much used and is being revived. Its flag is the Triskelion, the 'Three Legs of Man'.
And its breed of cats have no tails...
Sausage Fingers is NO King.
Remind me please what are the Kingdoms of Mann
That is not the only link...
Did mark Cavendish cycle in the Olympics under a Manx flag?
It's not so much spectators who can get hurt or killed, it's the hundreds of motorcycle riders, lots of them not used to riding on the "wrong" side of the road who are at risk. When I was there were road closures every day because of accidents.
There's another video with the rider who came off at speed on that corner doing the cartwheels.
He survived with a few broken bones and still races in the TT today.
He's also a local inhabitant.
It’s called The Isle of Men mate. Conor got balls of steel hasn’t he lol
@@AntMorris Hey einstein 'mate'. I KNOW what it's called and it's NOT called the Isle of Men but the Isle of MAN. I live in Lancashire 60-70 miles from the Isle.
You need to check out the 'sidecae' races at the TT - those guys are the real mad men
The isle of man is actually not really that far from the British mainland. You can just get a ferry across from Liverpool. I'm from Manchester and I have been over for the TT twice! Its absolutely awesome! The bikes are going so fast that they almost don't look real! The whole island is alive for those two weeks though! its just like a huge street party with bikes racing through it!
Fucking "Mainland", that's just hurtful - Adjacent Isle you fool.
I have a love hate relationship with the TT. I lived in the Isle of man until I was 19, now living in Yorkshire. My parents are still on the island. I don't go back during TT as it's too expensive and busy but the atmosphere during TT is amazing. If you get chance to visit the IOM the ferry from Heysham or Liverpool will get you there. A great place, people very friendly and they LOVE a drink. It is very different from England and the Manx people are staunchly patriotic about their heritage and culture and they wouldn't take kindly to being called English! The radio stations there would also love to have you
Would love to visit, also not during TT time. actually would not mind riding some of those roads on a Push Bike (Bicycle)
taken the Ben-my-cree from Heysham a few times , takes longer than the cats from Liverpool but we'd book a night crossing an get a little cabin , always enjoyed working on the island .
Been there for both TT and the Manx utilising Homestays. Out of this world! In between races we visited all manner of historical and interesting places. One of the weirdest experiences was when we broke down on a Goldstar going all out on the Mountain. We were waiting for a mate to pick us up in a van when this young American couple materialized out of apparently nowhere. They were pushing one bicycle between them and asked us where they could buy a bottle of whisky. We suggested they wait for our mate in van to take them to some sort of civilization but they elected to potter off across the valley instead. I occasionally wonder about them and hope they didn't fall foul of a peat bog, mining shaft or any other source of oblivion...
The Isle of Man TT is one if not the best racing you can ever go and see,it's an experience to at least once in your life to go and watch. If you are lucky enough to take your own bike to the Isle and have a ride around the course you get a new respect for the guys who run the race. I absolutely loved the TT when I went,watching and feeling the bikes racing past you is an experience you will never get anywhere else or forget. Thank you Joel for another great video x
that first crash was connor cummings he did survive but it seriously messed him up, yet he still rides in the TT. a total warrior, i recommend anyone to go to the isle of Man before during the TT before they die, there's nothing else like it in the world, the whole island becomes a playground for bikers with awesome events, they also have music festivils and multiple things to do over tt season other than watch mad men take on the mountain road, I've been there over 20 times
I have as a UK resident the Utmost Respect for Any rider of this insane race, it boggles my mind that it even exists 🙏
The rider who crashed at the start of the video is Connor Cummins and that crash was during the 2010 TT. He did survive it and is still racing to this day. He was badly injured though. Connor is from the Isle of Man too so is a true Manx man.
I've had two mates die in the IoM TT - left us way too young! Paul Aquilina and Nick Ingram always in my thought's.
My family is from there and I lived there for a few years. My grandparents used to live right on the track where they raced. We used too sit in their garden with the bikes just flying past, only a hedge between us. It was incredible but an intense watch 😂 its incredible what they do and the racers are so talented. Only thing is it was always absolutely packed everywhere you went with people coming over to watch
For those unfamiliar with the race, an average race track has 10-15 corners over a few miles, the TT is 264 corners over 38 miles. On public roads with no run-off. Averaging 135 miles an hour in about 17 minutes. It's absolutely the most insane thing humans do. Even by the standards of racers, these riders are a different breed...
I'm from the Isle of Man, born and raised. The TT is just part of normal life, it takes place for two weeks a year.
I've lived in a house where both of our drives joined straight on to the course. When the racing is on the roads are closed to the public, nobody can drive or walk on it, even emergency services (only under very exceptional circumstances can enter). So if I didn't get out before the course was closed, then I'd be stuck until they reopen it, which is usually 6-8 hours.
It gets very busy too, lots of bikes and people, which means that there are lots of road incidents, some small some fatal. And for a few locals it's too much, and they will rent their homes out to tourists and go on holiday. Accommodation is in huge demand so people can often pay for a luxury holiday and have some spare change too. All the football (soccer), rugby pitches and many farms become campsites. Hotels and sailings are often fully booked one year in advance, flights usually have some space, as airlines often put on extra flights last minute but they are expensive. I had to go away for a funeral last TT and for a return flight to Liverpool that is 20 mins each way on a budget airline cost be about £600.
I personally love the TT, the spectacle of the racing, the entertainment for everyone to watch, every pub has an amazing atmosphere which multiple languages spoken (English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish and Welsh).
I consider myself very lucky!
I used to sail on a 23ft yacht from the South West of Scotland down to Ramsey Harbour on the Isle of Man and spend TT week living on the boat. It was one of the best experiences of my life. The harbour is literally two streets away from the course!
Ooh you lucky beggar! How cool is that? Puts F1 in Monaco into a cocked hat!
@@millyjames7891 Just how I roll!
😂😂😂
@@TheExcelsiorFiles It's not the size of the ship that counts. It's the motion in the ocean!
Been 5 times as a spectator in the days of Phil Read, Bill Ivy, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini. Never failed to impress
You and Arturo have a good vibe. I like it when you react to videos together. Best quote: "Australians are mental" haha! 😂
I'd agree. We are... but in a good way lol
@@adrianhempfing2042yeah yous are a bit mental, and that's coming from a Scotsman.
I know a couple of people that have done the race, these rider are part crazy and incredibly brave, they have balls of steel.
I’ve had the pleasure twice, you generally hear the engine first, popping out of the fog is jaw dropping.
It’s a distinctive pleasure for riders in general and we’ll run the course, certainly during mad Sunday.
One man lost his life on the southern and we were gutted, the thrills expenditure, when you’re running that fast ❤️👍
Dropping out of it, you either know about it, or you don’t ❤️👍
Fascinating documentary, thank you for sharing it. I think it’s a human desire to push the boundaries, you can’t ban everything . As you say it is the personal choice of those that compete and watch. It is hard on their children, but any of those fathers could just as easily be killed in a RTA or by illness. It’s life .
My mate's bike engine blew up the IOM circuit on the public opening - He held the throttle wide open and it threw a rod - He boasts about it now years later! Thats what the TT spirit is - I laughed when you said some would rather go to war
dropped a note a while ago asking if you had seen the TT glad i found your video covering this . totally nuts lol
We went there for a family holiday in 2005. A lovely island. Picturesque. Fully of history and proud of its Celtic, Viking heritage.
Very interesting documentary thank you for the video Joel
5:33 From being injured to watching people be injured, Joel has come a long way.
The Isle of Man is a Really nice place to visit, you can either fly or take the Ferry from The mainland. The Place where Paul Dobs family were visiting is called The Laxey Wheel. It is one of the places that I visited many years ago and is The Biggest surviving water wheel in The World.
The guy doing the interviews is an Aussie Motorsport legend who raced V8 Supercars, Mark Skaife , who has raced and won at Bathurst so knows about going fast on a public road race circuit and if he is a bit wary you know it is a bit dangerous, and he was on four wheels.
After many years of wanting to attend I am finally going in 2024, been a long time coming so looking forward to it, number one on my bucket list, I have been to Bathurst to see the bikes back in the 1980s at the Easter races and that was a blast and an eye opener.
there's a couple of video here on you tube about the TT well worth watching. One featuring onboard camera with Aussie rider Cameron Donald interviewed on video you just watched where he races a Supersport class bike at the TT ( 600cc 17,000rpm and speeds of 180mph+!!) & one showing reactions of 1st time spectators to the TT. both well worth a watch!!
I've been to the TT a couple of times the atmosphere is great and locals are very friendly and receptive to the visitors.. It's held in the month of June. You should definitely put it on your bucket list Joel xxx 🙏love and light from across the pond xxx 😘🇬🇧
Hello Joel,
You should watch the feature film, ' Closer to the Edge'. It is an in depth documentary about the TT on the Isle of Man and is available on UA-cam.
A close family friend of ours used to be a TT racer and use to teach others. Was also a great rally driver.
My Son lives on the island and let me tell you that it is the best holiday every summer seeing my boy and these heroes. It's hard to put across to people who haven't been. The noise, the speed, is incredible up close. Beautiful Island, too. The TT should be on everyone's bucket list.
Shoutout to Joel and his YO1 T-Shirt.
Team YO1 . Reminds we Jps rowed the boat with them and got to Intro the song
If you want to watch a good documentary on the tt race, watch closer to the edge, it stars guy Martin a British tv celebrity and former competitor, who was competing at the time, and gives a really good insight into the realities of the event
There was another documentary on the TT where they talked to an older couple who lived there. And she showed her front garden wall where a rider had died a couple of years before. She'd been with him while he took his last breaths.
The late great Murray Walker. The older guy with glasses and distinctive commentary. The TT race is the most dangerous event. IoM is a Crown Dependency but is still classified as a British Isle
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is only once a year for 13 days in late May/Early June, but there's also ANOTHER race, the Manx Grand Prix that happens over 14 days in August, so it's not JUST the TT that shuts down many roads. These races use the "Mountain Circuit", which is a 60.72km (37.75mi) circuit with 219 turns, an elevation change of 407m (1335ft) and a lap record of 16m 36.114s. Races are run over 4 or 5 laps and involve at least one pit stop for fuel and to replace the rear wheel.
I read recently about one of the bikers. Evidently, he used a hedge as a marker to time his moves, by just brushing it as he went by. He only found out later that it wasn't a hedge. It was an overgrown stone wall.
My ex husband raced at the TT & Manx GP for ten years, very successfully. His second to last year really took a toll on him, with him deciding he'd had enough, after a really close friend was killed. He worked out that he'd lost sixteen friends, some really close in the nine years up to that point. The worse time was losing his team mate during early morning practice (they no longer have this) & having to ride successive laps past his friends body, lying in the gutter because they didn't stop practice just for that. He then had to drive back to his sponsors home where they were both staying & explain why only he had returned. It only exists to bring money to the Island, with little thought for the hundreds who have died or been left maimed, & that isn't just the racers. He raced one more year then packed it in, he just said one day he wasn't doing it, saying he'd "seen too many dead daddies lying in the road." It's an outdated blood sport, that would never be allowed if first thought of today. The bikes are just too fast now, & the cost too high for the families left behind when it all goes wrong.
i disagree with your comment that it should be banned , But we all have our opinions , the driver who comes in first gets 22,000 pounds in money , yes it brings in money for the island , and yes it is self governing , they ride the course for their own fame and fortune .
How many times you go back is up to you , How you make it final is up to you.
mountaineers still climb K2 and die where they fall , No one going to pick you up .
The mouse in the cage effect anyone will understand that living in a cage all cotton and warmed up only brings a early death in your soul that you have not lived .
I understand your point of view but these people are not forced to take part. As an adult you know the risks. After the first death of a friend for your ex-husband he decided to continue racing with the very stark reminder what it can cost you. He then continued to race after many more passings. We can't dictate to adults what they can and cant do with their life, it's their decision. Because you and I would never take the risk doesn't mean others shouldnt have the option.
I agree with you lady.Gid Bless.
@@XENONEOMORPH1979Great analogy with K2.
25% of climbers that attempt it...lose their lives, yet nobody bans it.
Can you imagine if 25% of the TT entry list came back in boxes each year?
It is voluntary you know
Motorcycling was a part of my life, with my Dad 😄👍
Murray walker was a commentator for F1 racing, he races bike at the TT when he was young, there is a guy called Guy Martin, he was a lorry mechanic and raced part time for well known teams, he has broken so many bones racing at TT and elsewhere he is held together by pins,he does TV programmes and has done an insurance cycle races including in the US, one of his grandmother's sayings was when you dead, you dead. Look him up, he has some books out and probably on you tube
You should visit it when you are over here next.. the island is beautiful.. Manx history (their national identity) has roots in Irish, Scottish and Cornish cultures. Douglas their capital is a stunning port town
These people are not crazy, they see a challenge and except. I have raced bikes, been a skydiver, paraglider pilot as well as other aircraft been a scuba diver including mixed gases, rock and ridge climber etc. and like skydivers say I know why the birds sing. And at 66 I can still guarantee my bikes top speed (262 kph on two body warn gps’s) as of two months ago. Everybody gets to die, but not everyone gets to live.
One or two videos about the guy that you said that you think that didn’t survive the crash. The riders name is Conor Cummins.
UA-cam channel, iomitt
Video title, Conor Cummins, Isle of Man 2017 Press Interview.
Or
UA-cam channel, CTR CLIPS.
Video title, Reflecting On Verandah Crash. Conor Cummins.
You should watch the race when they use side cars. Even scarier. The "passenger" is an active participant and has to provide balance for the driver.
As an aside, that's where the Bee Gees (Brothers Gibb) were born and there is a statue of them there in the capital, Douglas. They did a lot for charities there.
I love the sidecars! Absolutely!
Hi there Joel, let me say that I am 67 yrs old and although I have never been to see the Isle of Man TT, my paternal Grandfather rode in the TT in the 1930s never a winner but he often said there is one thing to remember as a Racer, "Stay out of the Green and stay on the Grey", meaning stay out of the bushes and fields and stay on the Grey of the Tarmac. Will this be on next years agenda to visit? Tony in Essex
There is a small commercial airport on the island but the vast majority of people who travel to the Isle of Mann get there by ferry, mostly it's the people who live there for tax reasons and/or business people on business trips that will fly in/out, often times in there own private light aircraft and/or helicopters.
Sorry mate but I definitely don't live here for tax reasons and neither do the vast majority. There are a few who live here because its a tax advantage but mot the vast majority. You make it sound like everyone is a millionaire 😂😂
My grandfather raced the tt once and marshalled several times. And i lost a work colleague to the race back in the early 00s
Its an addictive place and atmosphere it gets in the blood
I live on the Isle of Man it’s a beautiful place you should come & watch the TT last week in May first week in June the atmosphere is amazing even though I’m not a biker a good documentary to watch is Closer To The Edge great reaction x
Another good Isle of Man video out there is about a rally driver setting a new car record in a specially prepared Subaru Impreza, hitting close to 170mph and completing the 61Km in around 16 mins 😮
To quote Sean Connery , from movie The Rock... it's an act of lunacy, General Sir
Very rarely do spectators die, the members of the public they refer to are people/bikers who ride the track in-between the races
Love the full lap first person views that you can find around the place. try not to move your head when a wall approaches. also there is a video out there of a rally impreza doing a lap to see how close, or if it can beat, the best lap ( at time of recording) also a good giggle. Watch out for the three legged man.
The dunlop family from Northern Ireland had several deaths in the TT races plus a further death in the north west 2000 in Northern Ireland.William was killed in north county Dublin five years ago.I think 3 also died in the TT races.
You didn't even react to how many people died. Just went over your American heads!
Suggestion: When you pause to comment, when you finish, hit the left arrow to 'rewind' the video a few seconds so you don't miss things!
Edit: The members of the public are mainly people who rode their bikes over the course the week before the races.
The Isle of Man,although not a part of the UK is a crown dependency (as are the Channel Islands) and as such uses Crown issued stamps with the monarchs facsimile on them and the British Pound is legal currency although the Manx pound is not legal in the UK. As an Englishman I thought I'd add these points of interest.
The Manx pound is legal in the UK actually. It's Sterling currency. Had this argument at Tesco one time.
Actually twice a year normally.
The IOM TT held at the end of May start of June and the Manx GP at the end of August.
Manx GP is for the amateur riders who wish to compete on the Mountain course and learn their 'trade' so to speak at slightly slower speeds than the IOM TT competitors who are a step above and faster.
You were wondering how many riders have been killed. They did say, but you paused it and missed it. 234 have died racing there over the years, at the point of this film being made.
My wife’s from the IOM. When you drive around and see the wreaths in certain places along the road like at the gable end of a house, it really makes you think about the massive impacts these guys absorbed in death. You’re basically talking about 150mph to zero in zero seconds. It’s a scary thought.
You can take a ferry from Heysham in Lancashire (near Morecambe) to get to the Isle of man.
Btw been meaning to ask for a while: does anyone else experience low volume levels on JPS' videos? I have to have mine cranked up very high when I watch them....even resorting to wearing earphones to hear dialogue. I'd be interested to know.
Good video guys, you’ve made me laugh. Good to see Murray Walker there too. Was a bit of a racing institution here 👌🏻
im a local and some of my family dont agree with it due to losses of people they know over the years but they go on holiday for the tt and rent the houses out to the race teams and that covers the holiday and more
There's a video out there about a Paramedic who also rides a bike very similar to theirs so he can get to them quickly, no matter where an accident happens! I only found out about this race when I was 20-ish years old. Amazing! and the Side Car racing... seems even more extreme. guy hanging off the side of a car while going that fast. Oh My God !!! I MUST go there at some point.
That bloke presenting this documentary is Mark Skaife, is an Australian former racing driver. Skaife is a five-time champion of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor, the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as a six-time Bathurst 1000 winner. On 29 October 2008, he announced his retirement from full-time touring car racing..... He knows what dangerous racing is..
Coming from Northern Ireland myself, I was always a fan of road racing. Having met the legend himself, Joey Dunlop. Whom I watched many times race in the NW200 and spoke to him in his bar in Ballymoney. It was a sad day when we lost joey, now Robert and his son. But joey was a legend at the Isle of man races. Probably the only reason I ever watched it on TV.
I used to live there. We got off school as kids because they close the roads. I once went round the course during practice on the back of an Australian rider's bike - I was about 6 years old.
Hey guys glad your enjoying the TT journey. Just wanted to pass on an amazing documentary of the TT called "Road" (2014) it's an absolute must watch
He survived teh crash and is still racing after his broken back and bones healed. Although the IOM is not a part of Britain it is a British Crown Protectorate, it is quite well populated and the topograhy (countryside) is very musch like Scotland, Norterh England and Northern Ireland. There are actually lots of different reces from Beginners to Superbikes.
When you're running that fast, is velocity against the obstacle you hit, I've been lucky to slide down the road 👍
The isle of man is part of the british isles and is dependant on the british crown but it's self governing.
They are still classed as british.
For example mark cavendish ( a pro cyclist) is from there but represented britain in the olympics.
It's a funny sort of arrangement isn't it?
This reminds me of those videos about Rally but with bikes.
I have family on the island. My Uncle was part of the hierarchy in the race for years. My cousin was a racer, not in the TT, but around the track. It very nearly killed him. Broke nearly every bone .. But he loves it. I've been on the back of his bike going round the track. It's something else. I get the attraction. The speed is infectious.
I know of 2 who died in 2022, father and son. The father was a few years above me at school and his sister was in the next year, his late grandparents lived at the next property for years and his mother lives a few miles up the road so caused a huge family tragedy for them.
I grew up on the other side of the park/grandstand from where they set off. Ngl when they used to have morning practices it was really annoying being woken up by bike engines revving at 5am in the school holidays. Saying that though I love the TT, it's the best part of living on the iom by far
Look up Guy Martin he has crashed a few time but won it a few time too, he has some great battle scars.
Oh and they do it in SIDE CARS too
theres a clip on youtube of a rider taking off while crossing a bridge with a hump in the middle. He is going full out and hits a pub wall. There were straw bails and padding but he went over the top of them right into the stone work. The thud is awful, you know you just watched someone meet his maker. RIP Sir.
Guy had podium places but never won a TT. No disrespect. Even to race there is one hell of an achievement.
RIP dr John Hinds, one of the Great. He was one of the oncall emergency personnel for TT and NW200, etc. and basically raced those roads at same speeds as the competitors, but he also had backpack and satchels full of medical gear with him. Check out the vids on youtube, they show who he was.
My friends brother lost his life doing this in the summer. Been doing it for years but suffered a fatality during the practice runs.
Great video you two……the IOM TT is unique and very special.👍👍
Ah, the late, great Murray Walker.. Knew he'd be there somewhere... loved his motor sports...