It's winter, waiting for wind.
The Tourist Trophy is some of the bravest and the most mental racing on wheels.
Rob Whittal, head kite designer from Ozone.
roadracingnews.co.uk/ten-questions-challenge-rob-whittall/
My dad used to do the TT with his sidecar rig in the early 60's, there's a reason it lost world championship status .............. it's dangerous as f@#k!
Followed closely with Dirt bike desert racing like Finke,,,, Total Flow Concentration puts you on another planet where nothing matters
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Rob Whittal, head kite designer from Ozone.
roadracingnews.co.uk/ten-questions-challenge-rob-whittall/
Pretty sure that's an old pic, his satori race bike looks a stunning bit of kit
I've been to a few races following my brothers in the early 80s , the southern in Ireland imho is even more crazy than the tt, setting off together not at intervals, I used to get in the chair of the side car for start practices, you were. Human bullet 4 inches off the ground, certainly brave blokes,
As a rider of many years... huge respect. Wish I had 1/10th the skills and balls to do it.
I went to the funeral of the 210th person to die there - my best mates brother in law.
Another 49 riders and 5 bystanders since then...
I dunno if its getting older, having kids etc but with the Penalty for Failure being that high and that close, it appeals less to me.
I wouldn't advocate or support banning it etc, each to their own - we're all adults and know the risks.
Maybe that why it still holds such an strong allure in this constantly dumbed down. cotton balled world where everything needs a trigger warning to stop Darwin having his way...
Pure madness. A couple of people die every year. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities
there's a local guy (or girl) around the suburbs here who must be practising. He's doing the Isle of Geelong TT.
Somewhere between 2-4am, around 3 or 4 nights a week, I can here him coming from around 3 kms away, absolutely hammering his bike.
Doesn't matter that its usually p*ssing down with rain, or only 4 degrees outside or greasy roads, there's a circuit spanning a few neighbourhoods and he's fully committed to something.
Apart from being totally irresponsible, endangering any other road user that's about, let alone the intersections he's going through against the lights, etc, I've got to admit the guy must have a decent degree of skills, as we are talking serious speed. If it weren't so bloody cold Ive been tempted to get up and do a stake out just to experience him going past, but it would just be a blur and over in 2 seconds. He must have some decent go pro footage by now and it would be amazing to see.
I'm guessing he may be a shift worker given the time of the morning
(and I have considered if the police should have a word, and perhaps end up saving a life, but am not even sure they could have much luck either)
Great find Elmo. I remember a interview with John McGinness and they asked about his crash as he had yellow paint on his shoulder. No crash he said, it's paint off the barrier as you have to get in tight to make the next corner 
. Legend !!!!
