Phillip McCallen: Aggression, Commitment & Intensity | The TT Podcast - E49.1
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- Опубліковано 22 лют 2024
- This week, Chris Pritchard and Lee Johnston are joined by legendary former rider Phillip McCallen.
The boys caught up with Phillip the day after he took part in the Legends Lap at the 2023 Manx Grand Prix, which, he said, helped reaffirm his decision to retire.
Phillip talks about growing-up in Northern Ireland; and discusses the difference between his ‘nice guy’ attitude in the pits and his ‘uber-competitive’ side on the track.
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Having Lee there for this interview is brilliant.. current racer asking the insider questions & Chris asking outsider questions that a fan like myself would like to know. Really really good interview. Perfect combination. Smashed it with this one 👏👏🤝
Lee is becoming one of my favourite riders, I didn’t really follow him until a couple of months ago
SuperMac his autobiography I must have read that book 10 times so funny
It wasn't all TT and Ireland though. We were really lucky in Yorkshire because Phillip used to come over to Olivers Mount. And I'm talking when the racing there was hard with full grids of top road racers and many who were competing in British championships. Phillip was absolutely on it, frightening to watch, he raised things to a new level. Look at the records he set at Scarborough, stats don't lie. Such a great rider, remembered very fondly by many Yorkshire road racing fans. So good that he survived it all and is still around to entertain us with his stories. Take care, what a legend.
I got the bug at Olivers mount, not surprising as my first race was Agostini blasting the MV round the hairpin and through the woods!
Does that race still take place, or have the destroyers of freedom done it in?
@GT380man still going well thanks to mick grant and others pitching in. It is a proper day / weekend with camping on site
I watch Philip race all his TT career. I remember one year sitting in the lay-by at Quarry Bends ( another spot you can't watch from anymore) and closing my eyes when he went past as he didn't take the same line everytime, but the guy is a true legend. The pinnacle of any TT competitor is to be Honda Britain rider. Philip achieved that goal and excelled.
Respect Sir, total respect.
Not just a fantastic rider (he was racing when I was a youngster) but what a knowledgeable and interesting guy. Watching this was like picking up a book you cannot put down.
I’d like to hear more in-depth stories about his experiences with Joey, fascinating stuff 👍
One thing about mccallen he couldn't have given anymore, absolutely balls to the wall everytime he rode and he won 4 tt's in a week as well
Forget " never meet your heroes " as I met one of mine when I met Phillip. Having brought his autobiography I contacted him prior to TT 2015 and arranged to meet him outside his hotel to get him to sign it. He was as good as his word met me and signed it. Then seeing I also had another TT book signed that and then without me asking him to went off and got Linda Dunlop to also sign it. If it ever they go on Ebay I won't be here that's for sure. Phillip was a great racer and gave no quarter to anyone and it was a privilege to meet and chat with him. As I always say and this includes Lee try and get to speak to F1 drivers as easily as we can our Road Racers it won't happen. Even if you pay hundreds of pounds to get access to the paddock area. Chris you might understand this I can even remember being given a ticket to gain access to Dover Castle when the Tour last come over and still didn't get to speak to any Tour riders that's how lucky us TT fans are.
I met Phil McCallen during a coach tour of the TT course… not only is he a legend of the sport he is a really nice down to earth guy, he gave us a good 10 minutes for a chat and took pictures with us. Real class and humble.
He's a cunt ffs.lives beside me.if you only knew.
@@therealslimshady4555Charming, I’m sure😮
Just watched part two on TT+. Brilliant, we need part three and four.
Sorry to yakel on but I honestly feel Lee has learnt a lot from this meeting and knowing Lee to be a humble chap he will have taken a lot in and good on him for doing so !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was one of the best interviews I can understand why Joey told honda to give Philip the ride because you can see the focus, perfection, and commitment this guy has in spades.
Phillip McCallen was the proverbial Indian Rubber Man. How he survived those crashes at Deer's Leap and Ireland's Bend (UGP), and Quarry Bends, Waterworks and The Nook (TT), I will never know. Absolute Crazy Horse.
Seriously, how did he not die or get irrecoverably injured?
I can’t fall without injuring myself just road running, and that is under 10mph.
I have a friend who’s trained in unarmed combat, may have been judo, and he falls all but instinctively in such a way that his injuries are minimised.
Do professional riders get training like that or merely not to fall off in the first place?
As ever Chris……ohh … and Lee, superb,……..and your man Philip was one of the most compelling riders to have watched around the TT course…..11 wins doesn’t tell the whole story, his accomplishments on the roads was amazing , to watch him going over Gillys Leap back in the 90s at the skerries when he was in his prime, was unreal……top vlog…👍👍👍😉🇮🇲⭐️
Just love Phillip M., awesome rider and humble great bloke. Being an engineer myself, total understand his need to perfect the bikes first.
Loved this, thanks. Great interview and very insightful. Ending was all time too 😂
Looking forward to part 2 👍👍
Truly fabulous. Great guys and great craic.
Was fearless always a threat when he got on the line,one of my favorites,i just remember him pulling up the front wheel whenever he could,you could see when he was on a bike he was in his element
This is the one iv been looking forward to watching, love how Phil explaines things in his passionate stories. A top top bloke an amazing rider too. Respect his walking away he was happy with what he had done in the 11 wins. Mega. 👍👍
Ride without worrying is probably 89.7% faster than me with belly on tank thinking I am gods gift to biking.. How cool are these champs for F.....k sake !!!!
Feckin love you guys! Bought my first bike of Philip in lurgan an aprillia rs 125! Absolute gentleman he was and a cheeky skitter 2 lol keep it lit guys loving these
What the dickens is a skitter??
Great job guys! Just wish we would have met Phillip earlier when he was a racing.
Salute to great late Riders of TT
That's Better guys lets have some content that moves people this was great to see Phillip perhaps Trevor Nation
Next or the Dunlop family......Think outside the Internet box lets Bring the TT back to its roots.
Potentially you have Many Areas that can ignite peoples Passion for the Road Racing
Good shout for Trevor Nation! 👍
I have for much of my adult life recognised road racers as the most outstanding competitors in motorsport. Talented, brave, foolish, inspiring, indomitable, just darn impressive people.
And they all speak differently, but there’s no mistaking that intensity, commitment and aggression that’s in all of them.
They are also among the softest hearted, kindest people when off duty or when retired.
I don’t care that Michael Dunlop will take no prisoners in preparation & on the road. I’ve heard too many tales of his kindness to those who are down. His uncle was the same. I know less about his father.
They I’m sure don’t want to be revered, they just will to win.
But I revere them nonetheless.
I take my hopelessly inadequate hat off to them. They’re true aliens, in the most complimentary use of the word.
He was a great rider
Hello Jesse
The biggest tap on the shoulder that gets to me these days at 70 is the missis wanting me to do something.. NO NO NOT THAT !!! Get the wood ,get some painting done, sort out the bins etc etc etc I get so so scared !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yous need to have Michael dunlop on next
Different league.
Losing concentration is a brain type thing.