The world is good again, Isle of Man TT back

Discussion in 'Sports' started by tango29, May 24, 2022.

  1. tango29

    tango29

    Ahh, I am happy again, the TT is back on this year and starts up again Sunday. You can have your Indy and NASCAR, turn left, I'll have the Isle of Man TT.
     
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  2. tango29

    tango29

    One with some great on board footage.
     
  3. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    One of the riders comes off at 3:15, how common is that?
     
  4. tango29

    tango29

    Unfortunately, there are quite a few crashes. I think the race started in 1907 and there have been close to 250 deaths and any number of injuries. It's run on the streets of the island, with houses walls, etc. along the course.
    Here's one of Connor Cummins. He raced the next year after this.
     
  5. tango29

    tango29

    An onboard lap from 2018, pretty awesome footage.
     
  6. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    When you posted that on the 29th of May no one had died this year i think.

    And 250 deaths since 1907 just felt like a statistic.

    But I just read 3 racers have died over the last 7 days :(
     
  7. tango29

    tango29

    Yep, not a good year. Possibly partly due to 2 years off from racing due to Covid. The course requires alot of practice and runs to learn the turns, bumps, etc..