Reacting to the Isle of Man TT Race (for the first time)

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

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[@LiamE69]

Careful doing a video on TT crashes. Lots of them involve very serious injury and loss of life.

[@waughontheworld6530]

All us bikers are leaning with the camera 😂

[@Scotty24198424]

Btw, that 136mph... is the average speed.

[@AndyCaley]

If you have a young family it's one of the safest places to bring your kids up. Beautiful too

[@yamakaze4453]

No way! I was just about to re-order, thank you!! 🙂

[@JimmyTheRake]

The only place in the UK where potholes are repaired quickly!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@Avfc-m4w]

The iom has never been part of the uk. It is self governing.

[@GmanHYoutube]

Haha FACTS! haha

[@BoBnotThat1]

Sad but true 😭

[@andrewcockburn7484]

Its not part of the uk.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

Guy Martin once talked about one of his crashes, and how you perceive it. "You see sky, road, sky, road, sky, hospital."

[@tarmaque]

I've never heard that before, but funnily enough my last motorcycle crash (2006 right in front of the Triumph dealership) that's exactly how I described it. Except for the hospital part. I was uninjured, but my leathers bear the scars. A 2005 Triumph Speed Triple, in case you were wondering. Ice cold pavement, cold tires, and the screw behind the wheel tried to wheelie. 🤦‍♂

[@Dafmeister1978]

Hospital if you're lucky.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

@@Dafmeister1978 I'd prefer "fortunately placed bales of hay" to be honest.

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

Sky ground sky ground hospital was a familiar thing in my formative years. Best to get those sorts of things over while you'young and still bounce :)

[@Erika.N.D]

That is spot on. Great guy BTW, amazing rider.

[@bobanob-q2u]

There is a well known quote by the late great Joey Dunlop. "There is a grey blur and a green blur, I try to keep it on the grey one".

[@ivnxnvi]

👍👍👍

[@ArvoR]

.. until he mixed them on the Tallinn city circuit

[@jacketrussell]

Ex TT racer here - solo and sidecar. Thanks for your reaction video Allana. 👍

[@Americathebeautiful49]

She will definitely freak at sidecar.

[@Wishes890]

In the title of the video, it says 136 mph, but I assume the the 136 is the average speed, not the top speed.

[@jacketrussell]

@Wishes890 Correct.

[@3647Edd]

@@Wishes890Top speed on some of the straights is about 200mph on the 1000cc superbikes!

[@dabrab]

@@3647Edd Yep, and they outstrip the helicopters filming them! Awesome!

[@graveperil2169]

the mattress will help protect the tree its got to be over a hundred years old by its size

[@smythharris2635]

A structural ambiguity; the tree or the mattress is over a hundred years old?😅

[@Magpie_Media]

@@smythharris2635 Must be a good mattress if it's a 100 years old and still protecting a tree

[@mikeybabes7527]

But who or what is protecting the mattress? 😂🤣😂

[@cooko1966]

Tree 1 - Human 0 Time n time again. Who knew.... Amazed.

[@rockerjim8045]

@@mikeybabes7527fresh air

[@armcie5080]

Isle of Man resident here... I'll answer a few questions that have come up. First of all this is a long course. It's 37 miles, and the races are between 2 and 6 laps. It's a lot to memorise for the riders. As you saw on the map it goes round most of the top half of the island. Roads are closed to the public about an hour before a race, and are open to traffic between races - members of the public need to get home! They are willing to race if the track is wet, but in general not if there are puddles of standing water around the track. Another factor is visibility, not for the riders, but for the air ambulance helicopter that will be sent out if there's an incidence on the less accessible parts of the track. It can be delayed for hours, or until the next day. The open area you saw is the mountain section (we have one mountain on the island). The chap probably parked in a nearby road junction and walked to that position to film/watch the event. Tickets to the island are fairly cheap - you can come by boat or plane - but they do go up (and accommodation goes up) quite a lot during TT week. There are a few seating areas around the course, like the main grandstand, which you'll have to pay for, but the rest of the course you can just rock up with a picnic and watch for free. Anyone can feel free to ask anything else.

[@evelyneverettgreen]

What a nice helpful person you are! If someone proposed the TT today it would never get permission to go ahead!

[@stevemawer848]

@@evelyneverettgreen There are a (small) number of open road races in Britain and Northern Ireland, too - the roads are obviously closed to traffic but the brick walls and houses add a certain element of danger to anyone not staying on the road. As Alanna says, they have balls of steel!

[@robertcampopiano6001]

I love watching the Isle of Man TT. Aside from the racing, it’s a nice way to get a look at the island and the scenery. I do envy the residents since all they need to do is either walk out of their front door or drive a short distance to see the competition. The Isle of Man is a beautiful place.

[@richardmaguire9536]

Your response is typical of the hospitality the people of the Isle of Mann show to visitors to the island either visiting for the TT or in the rest of the year for a quieter break. Smashing place, unique.

[@annanadel]

are there any affordable hotels? would love to visit your island even without TT. wish i would not be poor ;)

[@MarkARhodie]

I've got a friend, Debbie she is in a wheelchair (Spina bifida). She went to Joe Dunlops pub, after saying hi to her, he then checked the tyre pressure on her wheelchair and pumped them up.

[@dgibelli]

Joey died in Estonia on a 125, I think they stopped racing there as a result.

[@MrSlipstreem]

This story doesn't surprise me at all. Joey was a quiet, sweet man and all heart. I cherish the time I saw him racing on the IOM. RIP fella. You are sorely missed. ❤

[@pauldench1299]

Joey was a true hero, RIP

[@gunnargundersen3787]

As someone living in the Isle of Man I can answer the question "Is it safe?" with a resounding "No". But that's not the point. We live in a namby pamby society. This is one of the few things left that remind people they are alive, that you need to live rather than exist. Yes it gets postponed when it rains. House prices are OK btw...

[@lewilewis3944]

Here's one to check out, Naps. A fella called Guy Martin, he was a lorry mechanic by day and a TT racer in his spare time. He went on to become a national treasure for a lot of reasons, mostly because he was such a nice bloke and the subject of a few documentaries. He later presented his own, normally to do with engines and engineering. A modern day Fred Dibnah. I'm sure other people will mention Guy in the comments.

[@grahamlive]

Fred himself would be a good topic for her to react to. He was a true working class hero.

[@jimf671]

Guy is a fine example of the TT spirit. A bit more hands-on than your usual documentary presenter. A 132mph TT lap and several Guinness World Records for speed. Definitely worth look.

[@Yandarval]

@@grahamlive I doubt Allana could hack watching Fred up a chimney for more than a minute or two. Esecially when it clicks there are no safety ropes or railings.

[@carlhayes2422]

​@@jimf671I'm waiting for the day he finishes his 300mph bike. That thing will be crazy.

[@karlfoxwell8383]

when he drove his spitfire engine through the workshop wall is a great story

[@hog660]

The TT course is 37.5 miles and it laps the whole island. Peter Hickman's 137 mph lap is an AVERAGE speed for the whole course. They hit over 200mph in some places on the course.

[@82tatersalad]

Came here to say this too

[@markianclark9645]

@@82tatersalad ...i comment to point out it's not the whole island...but definitely most of it...they cut out the south section and the north tip...you have to have some peace and tranquillity

[@scottanderson3751]

If I was riding around at an average of 137 mph I wouldn’t be doing it for very long,that’s for sure 😂

[@kev2020-z9s]

The fastest ever lap by a woman on the 60.75 km (37.73 mile) Isle of Man Mountain Course is 18 min 52.42 sec at an average speed of 193.03 km/h (119.945 mph) and was achieved by Jenny Tinmouth (UK) on 11 June 2010.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

💀💀 insane stuff

[@davidmartin3947]

Move over Jenny! Alana's coming for you!

[@gordonwallin2368]

@@davidmartin3947 No, maybe Noraly (Itchy Boots) or Kate (usernamekate)

[@jfc213]

@@gordonwallin2368 noraly could lol

[@marcellogenesi6390]

Sadly this days there is no female rider like her.

[@andrewdavis1331]

I lived on the IOM for a couple of years for work…..it’s wild to drive it in a car let alone on a bike….the TT riders are modern day gladiators in my humble opinion…I watched it live from a friends garden, it’s incredible..the speed, the sound and the assault on the senses……absolutely awesome…..😀

[@canonndaleguy3658]

I lost a relative there, Ian Bell of Bedlington Northumberland UK in the Combinations (sidecars) he loved it there RIP Ian mate.

[@fizzyridertoo]

I remember seeing him racing; many times in fact. A sad loss as it always is when we lose one of these warriors.

[@davidcarson2431]

Ian was an absolute legend ❤

[@Ayra84678]

❤

[@naycnay]

I wouldn't be surprised if the mattress is more to try and protect the lovely old tree.

[@womble321]

It's entirely to protect the tree.

[@bobblebardsley]

The lap record is an AVERAGE of over 135mph for over 16 minutes?? I mean I'm no stranger to the TT but I didn't know that stat and the level of focus and driving ability that must require is insane. Also no shade to the USA because I genuinely have no beef with NASCAR etc but I can understand why some people think driving round and round an oval a bunch of times can't really compare with road races (or tracks where you have to turn the other way from time to time).

[@mariokuppers5686]

Jipp average Topspeed is somewhere around 200-205 mph. Even the overhyped Nordschleife in Germany is Kindergarten against the TT

[@Yandarval]

Any uS race gets called off at the first drop of the wet stuff. It was a big deal the first time F1 went to the states. Everyone was dumbfounded the EU drivers just went out in the rain as normal. no races called off or anything like US races.

[@oprose2000]

To expand on that, the lap record was set on the final lap of 6 (in the Senior TT race), so it's on the back of 5 more nearly as quick laps plus 2 pit stops. The whole race average record is 1h 43m averaging over 131 mph...

[@Draknareth]

@@oprose2000 and it was his Superstock bike, not the full fat BSB machine!

[@PeterGagen]

I am 67. When I was 16 a school class friend, who was motorbike mad, went to watch the IOM TT. He was killed by a Bike that lost control and hit him. He was a spectator at the side of the road sitting on a gate to a farmers field. Just like many of the spectators in the videos you have shown. I have never been able to go watch this event because of this memory which I have held all my life.

[@markianclark9645]

PeterGagen...that's a tragic story...i only went once...i'm 68...when i was 21...that year was Mike Hailwoods return race 1978...3 competitors were killed that year...one rider i saw dying after his crash and was coughing up blood at the roadside...i'm certain he passed away...i was with a course Marshall at the time...left a indelible memory...it's more than the 146 deaths that Wiki records...i remember reading in the MotorCycle News decades ago it was over 200...but it's safer nowadays despite the far higher outright speeds...if they still had the similar numbers of fatal accidents in the 21st century it would've been stopped years ago...also they don't record the public rider deaths which is in the many hundreds...i was motorbike mad too...then it quickly became a career...i'm 68 now and had 68 crashes...a million kilometres on 2wheels...over 50 thousand deliveries on i think 44 different bikes...could be up to 46 bikes...i still ride...as a pensioner...on a SuperCub...got stolen 2 weeks ago...police spotted it...might get what's left of it back in new year...

[@Temeraire101]

Theres the other well known video which is documentary which shows "The Crash". Once you see it, you never forget it. And 130mph is the AVERAGE speed, top speeds on straights are 200pmh plus I think..

[@zee2012]

The TT is known as the worlds deadliest race it is 6 laps of 37 miles each lap, top speed is over 200+ mph on the straits, since 1907 there has been 267 deaths, The deadliest year was 2005, when 10 people died;

[@neilt6480]

Not all riders, though. That includes spectators.

[@terryarkle7477]

They go at speeds over 200 mph 135 was just the average speed.

[@steveberwick4417]

Guy Martin "The best racing line is when your left knee brushes the wall on the way in and your right knee brushes the wall on the way out" "How fast are you going when you do that?" "About 140 mph" 😮

[@dprid]

The reason you can't get ice tea in the UK is that it is an abomination. See also fruit tea.

[@mhlevy]

I thought it was because Lucas built all the refrigerators and freezers in the UK!

[@Adrian-GBM]

I left Kent for the Isle of Man in 1987 with my job and love it here. Not sure why your subscribers pointed you at the TT although I’m a big fan. Plenty of things here I am sure you would love. Start with Fairy Bridge Tea😀 Victorian railway system, oldest parliament in the world, first to give women the vote, beautiful scenery. You don’t have to do a hundred miles an hour but legally you can🏍️ You can fly with EasyJet cheaply from Gatwick.

[@wessexdruid7598]

I suspect they could guess what her reaction would be...

[@MikeD8318]

You forgot to tell her she has to say hello to the fairies at Fairy Bridge 🙄🙄

[@watsonwatt7984]

You definitely need to watch the Sidecar Racing as well as mentioned

[@ABrit-bt6ce]

The bikers are quite something, Sidecar Monkies are a totally different breed. :)

[@gordonwallin2368]

NO-it's too scay-keep with the two wheelers,man!

[@AntonyDean-j1k]

I had my sidecar outfit up to 100mph once, once was enough.😆

[@owensmith7530]

I came here to say she has to watch the side cars, or tea tray racing as I like to call it.

[@stevee5668]

I had the same thought. If she thought these guys are nuts...

[@greenthumb6971]

If you can’t watch these speed video I recommend you don’t watch Conor Cummings come off at the veranda

[@butIwantpewee]

I'm a huge motorsport fan and there is no racer I respect more than these riders. It's pure racing as they dont even make a lot of money, they do it for the love of the sport. Of all the sports documentaries I've ever watched TT Closer To The Edge is by far the best one. It gives a great insight into what these riders do and why. As an added bonus, it's on KZbin so everyone can watch it for free!

[@mbo191]

"Road" - The biopic about the Dunlop bikers isn't half bad either. / B.

[@markbrzezinski8889]

A few months back my sister introduced me to a couple at a country market who I had the normal conversation with which initiated from his motorcycle gear and that led to him telling me he had raced the Isle of Man. I was impressed!!!!! As we walked away my sister told me their son recently died in that race. That, is the reality of that race.

[@MerrickKing]

The Isle of Man isn't part of the UK. It's a self-governing British Crown Dependency, similar to Jersey and Guernsey. It has its own government, parliament, laws, legal system, and fiscal system.

[@PaulFellows3430]

and also no speed limits - hence its location for the TT Race.

[@moddey_dhoo]

⁠​⁠@@PaulFellows3430it does have speed limits (like 30mph through towns and villages) but no national speed limit (like the uk has 60mph on single carriageway and 70mph on dual carriageway)

[@HenrySimple]

So called "tax haven" for fraudsters

[@stevemawer848]

@@PaulFellows3430 I suspect the fact that the roads are closed for the races is more significant than the lack of speed limits.

[@RealBastard-q9u]

I am a motorcycle rider living in New Zealand. Many NZ riders race the Isle of Man TT and 8 have died there, some of whom I have known. They love the challenge!

[@Rosecooper-l1e]

Bruce Anstey is my Cousin.

[@kieranh2005]

I used to race a 250 proddy in F3 down south. Good memories.

[@caphowdy666]

I bought a ZX9R (900cc Kawasaki motorcycle) off a friend of mine back in 2004. It was crash damaged and I bought it to fix up and get back on the road. How was it crash damaged you ask? The muppet took it over to the Isle of Man not to do the TT, but to experience driving on the course. I call him a muppet as he obviously thought he was as talented as the racers and tried to ride it like one. Crashed it. Smashed the bike up and broke his collarbone. This is the same guy who a couple of years later bought a Ford Focus ST and decided to race another of our friends on the M25 at night in her Civic Type R. She wasn't really that interested and he disappeared into the distance. A few mins later she caught up with him as he was stationary, facing the wrong way in a wrecked Ford Focus. He had lost control with no other cars on the motorway at the time, hit the barrier and went for a massive spin. The guy ended up becoming a driving instructor ... no word of a lie 🤣

[@Drew-Dastardly]

I guess we all learn by our mistakes. Also an ST170 was nowhere as cool as a Civic Type R - I mean it never had that VTEC that just kicked in Yo!.

[@stevemawer848]

It was probably a condition of his sentence - to be driven around by learners all day! 🙂

[@Animal666TNOTB]

My brother was effin INSANE on a bike. Smashed himself up numerous times. He too became a driving instructor😊😋🤣

[@GreenFillwood]

That's about right. I knew a bloke who was a dreadful driver and tailgater. He became a driving instructor too....

[@joshjwood47]

If you think this is crazy definitely check out the Sidecar races, and also look up the old Kart races which took place on the ‘Peel’ course - usually 210-250CC gearbox Karts which could reach circa 150MPH.

[@brianharrington4045]

The TT is awesome but dangerous AF.. It kills Racers on the regular. Yeah I appreciate that you didn't do the accident footage. Thanks!

[@brocktungsten6060]

I do not think the mattress lashed around the tree is to protect a rider from hitting the tree, but to protect the tree from being hit by a rider.

[@neilt6480]

Yep, that was my thought.

[@andrewcorlett5954]

The Isle of Man is beautiful (provided you catch the weather right). It's known as The Land of The Seven Kingdoms because on a lovely day you can see the 'seven kingdoms' of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, The Kingdom of the Sea, the Kingdom of Heaven and The Mighty Kingdom of Mann (Isle of Man). It's well worth a visit although quite expensive to get to. There's very few places you can sun yourself on an empty beach one minute, walking the cliffs 5 minutes later and then be up in the hills another five minutes after that.

[@MikeD8318]

Yeah, from Snaefell you can see them all, not from the streets of Onchan, or Peel Beach or even from Lady Isabella or Sound, Glenmore, Dalby

[@neilbiggs1353]

I was going to post something similar - it has a bleak and blasted beauty as strange as that sounds, but away from that, it also has an eclectic mix of public transport like a steam train, the cable car, there was a horse drawn tram in Douglas, and lots of other things that Alana would probably get a kick out of (like Peel Castle)

[@fizzyridertoo]

And it's a very strange phenomena, but everything is uphill! ;)

[@timagnew6430]

I'm sitting here watching you looking up facts and ticket prices. Love that you are doing quick searches to answer questions as they're thought of.

[@grantparman4705]

As an American living in the US, I'm beginning to watch this video now feeling excited to learn something new about an event I know nothing about. 😂

[@BoBnotThat1]

Good for you mate. It's well worth it. It's MF crazy.

[@markcutting6504]

Check out Peter Hickman fastest lap ever with on-board cameras.it's like a video game but scary as fuk Also mark Higgins does the course in a subaru 4×4 & though it's a car with roll bars etc,he's still hitting 130+ on the straights😓

[@joenovark523]

If you need a good insight watch Closer to the edge. It’s an excellent documentary about the T.T. It’s on KZbin I believe.

[@KsK4523]

one of the best reaction i see in a long time, and cherry on the cake you take time to learn more about it, hope TT appreciate that and keep fairplay with copyrights!

[@Industrialist2015ofUk]

The helicopter shots of the bikes going over 200mph, gives you a safe and intriguing view of how fast they go on lengthy roads, overtaking the choppers at times. But Your face reaction on the queezy parts!😂

[@krupert8355]

Hi, first time coming across your channel. I find nice how you're not just reacting to videos like most people, but you are actually curious to look into and learn about the topic and explore it in an overall sense.

[@dinger40]

Over 200mph in some parts that are normally 30 mph. In 1957, Scotsman McIntyre became the first rider ever to lap the Mountain circuit at 100mph average.

[@fizzyridertoo]

The guy at the 11 minute mark was James Hillier and he was doing a demonstration lap on the Kawasaki H2. That's a 300bph supercharged mental machine, but not actually a race bike. The race at around the 12.10 mark was actually from the Southern 100, rather than the TT. Still on the island but not on the TT course. As far as the island, you should definitely go there. Prices outside of TT fortnight are very reasonable and the island is beautiful, interesting and full of very friendly people. The TT was my American wife's introduction to motorcycle racing and she loved it. We were there again this year and plan to go again in the future, after we move to the UK next year. We're very lucky to have good friends who live there.

[@YouTubeWatcher9000]

There’s a video put of it by TIME called “Isle of Men - the world’s deadliest motorcycle race” which gives a lot more information about the race and an interview with Connor Cummins who races there.

[@jordanjoestar8839]

As a rider from the USA with a bike that regularly sees 180mph+, I can definitely agree that the more extreme the rider, the more "chill" they seem. It takes a lot to get a rise out of me, as normal activities that people consider intense (shooting guns, sports, boxing etc) just dont hit the same as turning the world into a blur lol. Although while intense and terrifying, the adrenaline produces a numbness of calm through the entire body. At a certain point its more about whats happening in your head and you forget youre even on earth 😂

[@davidbright8383]

Instead of all the riders starting at the same time, there’s a ten second gap between starters. This is why the TT is so special.

[@thedarkknight1971]

And these lads STILL do OVER 200 MPH.... IN THE SOAKING WET RAIN! 😏😲 😎🇬🇧

[@RockyBobbieBuster]

These guys are mental, the bikes must be super strong to carry their huge balls of steel, its on my bucket list to experience the TT, cant remember the actual number but i think its about 230 people have been killed during the race history, as earlier, THESE GUYS ARE MENTAL, one racer (cant remember his name) said "theres a green blur and a grey blur, i try to stay on the grey blur" MENTAL

[@vito1064]

Joey Dunlop said that

[@PishProductions1]

The Dunlop family are TT legends. Their story is however pretty tragic. Joey especially was an amazingly humble guy who built his own bikes and truly loved racing.

[@terryhunt2659]

I remember hearing that one rider used to judge one of the fast turns by just brushing a bush on the inside with his helmet. Later he happened to walk there, and found out that the 'bush' was a moss-covered boulder.

[@BumbleTheBard]

The Isle of Man is a nice place to visit for a holiday, especially if you like walking. Best time to go is in the spring, but make sure you miss the TT race because the hotels get expensive. Take waterproofs because it can be very wet.

[@BennyDogwasp]

I used to work with a guy who was a motorbike fan and one of his friends was riding in the TT. He was notified of his death while we were working together. I'll never look at the TT the same.

[@marksanders8028]

Best reaction to the TT I have ever seen. Good job girl.

[@drac1st]

I liked it when you said we don't have anything like it in North America. There's nothing like it in the world. Great reaction. 😊👍.

[@Rbourk252]

Went as a spectator a few times. Came home with whiplash. My head doesn’t turn that fast.

[@terryloveuk]

Have a look at the sidecar races at the Isle of Man... those guys are crazy

[@steverpcb]

It is free to stand anywhere to watch the races, you only pay if you want to watch from a stand, hotels need to be booked a year in advance to get one ! Camping is popular, there are also bed and breakfasts, the IOM tourist board are very helpful, you get to the Isle of Man either by Ferry or fly there.

[@Monkster1987]

The 136MPH is the average speed over the 37 mile lap.

[@Draknareth]

Hickman’s lap, the 136 mph was average speed… that’s the mad part, I think his top speed through the speed trap was 202 mph.

[@spoonunit03]

Oh to have Alana riding pillion on my Triumph 650 on mad Sunday. The screams would be unmerciful.. lol🤣

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

you're the one that's screaming?

[@piggypiggypig1746]

I’ll ride pillion with you, that is, if you don’t mind a big gruff man screaming in your ear?

[@thespeckler1]

@@suttoncoldfield9318 Yeah, because it had broke down again... ha

[@And_rew92]

The sound of a superbike screaming on the limiter is just amazing. It always brings a tear to my eye

[@Brian3989]

The Tourist Trophy takes place on the Isle of Man on roads which are closed to normal traffic. Sadly some riders have fatal accidents and even roadside spectators can be injured. Races like that are not permitted in the UK. The Isle of Man has it's own laws. I have driven around the circuit, but only at normal speeds. Seen the island in sunshine and rain.

[@f3aok]

Spectators getting injured is very rare. Oliver's Mount in Scarborough is the only race in England still run on public roads.

[@CovBloke1310]

I think they open up the TT course on a Sunday, so the public can have a go at it....

[@paulmaxey6377]

Officially there have only been 2 spectators who have been killed in the 117 year history and they were in the same incident. Most of those stated as 'member of the public' fatalities are from those going too fast on Mad Sunday (middle Sunday of the races) or on the rest days. They have stamped down on speeding during the event and now that they race on the middle Sunday it has basically got rid of Mad Sunday. Pure road racing is very popular in Ireland where they race on public roads like the NorthWest 200 and Ulster GP as well as lesser known ones like Cookstown 200, Skerries and Tandragee 100 which are no more than single lane country roads. Oliver's Mount is the only English 'pure road race' near Scarborough in Yorkshire.

[@georgebarnes8163]

Races like this are permitted in the UK, I attend them every year and they are every bit as fast and just as dangerous and superior due to the mass starts

[@Quakeboy02]

The mattress is to protect the tree. LOL By the way, the IOMTT is also an oval(ish) track. It's just that one lap is 37.73-miles long and goes through a mountain range. One of the riders (name escapes me) said he always brushed against a shrub at some point on the course. He went to that spot and discovered that it was a coating of ivy over a stone wall. Now *that's* scary!

[@GuitarDan73]

Saw you in Tesco the other day, desparately wanted to say 'Hi, love your channel' but it felt weird 😂

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

A Close Alanna Encounter of the Second Kind

[@stevemawer848]

@@suttoncoldfield9318 Every little helps!

[@rolanddunk5054]

I used to ride a motorbike many many years ago,I am retired now and this video amazed me and I thought to myself,I was never as daft as that,although I do admire their skill and nerve.Cheers,Roly🇬🇧.

[@martynadams2011]

That was a good one. Great that you experienced more British lunacy ! Now try the sidecar races at IoM TT 😫😵‍💫

[@martinrew9285]

The sidecar racing bikes are known as "coffins" for a good reason! I agree, on a Nuts Chart, those guys are completely off the scale. Balls of steel? Nope, that rare element, Insanium.

[@skaface1969]

Isle of Man is in Irish Sea. It is not a race, it is a Time Trial with competitors setting off at 10 second intervals. 136mph is the average speed of a lap. This year, Josh Brookes was caught at almost 207mph, through a speed trap, on a BMW M1000, a road going bike available to buy, but modified

[@MikeSmith-ye9ho]

The biggest problem is, if you come off your hit something solid like concrete wall or a tree The death toll is a lot more 269. Atthe last count and some of those were spectators. They haven’t got a count on how many extreme injuries there have been

[@peterjackson4763]

Or you go cartwheeling down a hill

[@MikeSmith-ye9ho]

@ there was a clip of that happening on KZbin he survived and he’s back racing in the TT, but he was badly smashed up

[@kennyharrison5611]

Peter Hickman's lap that you watched shows his average speed around the lap, that's what the 138mph is referencing. Some riders actually hit over 200mph on some sections of the course.

[@kevinfairclough4619]

That’s the longest advert I’ve seen on YT. Congrats.

[@stevemawer848]

Yeah, I stuck with it, too! The first ad that was actually of interest to me. Thanks Alanna, and Holy.

[@stubab]

Michael Dunlop was asked about how he remembers the course. “When your life depends on it, you’ll soon remember it”. #6

[@chrisaris8756]

How can you have lived in uk for 9 years and NOT hear of the TT! So glad you have found it now!

[@JC-gm3zs]

I think you'll find that there are hundreds of thousands UK born people older than Allana, that have never heard of the TT.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@JC-gm3zs Out of the tens of millions?

[@grahamlait1969]

Alanna, TT stands for 'Tourist Trophy'. It's held on the Isle of Mann because street racing on mainland UK has always been banned. The only other place that allows this sort of motorcycle racing is Ulster, which holds the annual Northwest 200 race meeting. In fact, I'm pretty sure that some of the footage you saw was from the Northwest. Irish people see no irony in that the Northwest is, in fact, held in the north-east. I doubt if any of them have ever even noticed.

[@alanmills9492]

Imagine going there when you needed a quiet break and getting the wrong dates.

[@petermach8635]

My father did that, he was in his 70's, hated motorcycles and those who ride them and was dismayed to get off the 'plane to find out it was TT time ....... came back full of praise for the amazing atmosphere, the friendly people and the place itself ...... although he was somewhat alarmed at how much he'd spent there.

[@WanderingDutch]

My aunt lives on the Isle of Mann, the island is multiple Race Tracks, The main one being the 37-mile Mountain Course. This is one of the most dangerous races in the world.

[@andrewgarner2224]

2:32 is that survivable Yes the tree will be fine😁

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

Been a racer since forever, my first wife saw me race a motorcycle once, She reacted a lot like this young lady. After that she wouldn't ride with me on the street and never came to another motorcycle race. She did eventually come to some car races, but would never ride with me in a car on the track. Fast forward a lot of years and my third wife comes to watch me race, wants to get a race bike and loves going for rides in the race car on the track whenever she can. It only took me 58 years to find a woman that matched my pace and energy.

[@Not_now_dave]

The Isle of Man is not, and never has been, part of the United Kingdom. It is not represented at Westminster and is a self-governing British Crown Dependency

[@Phillipbateman2285]

Alana, these people risk their lives with no fear. How's it going? How is your Mum and sister, I hope they are managing ok. You look as if your world is good, and you're still in the uk. I haven't watched for a while, and it's good to see you're still working hard. Take care.

[@MoodyMarco-vj3oe]

You can't have a "beautiful English day" on the Isle of Man, it's not part of England.

[@nagarenius]

My dream always was to be able to race at Isle of Man TT, till i heard how long one lap is. x.D I would forget one corner for sure, 217 Turns, 37miles and they do like 3 Laps one race, 7 days, or something crazy. These riders are Gladiators, greets from Switzerland.

[@scottosborne2915]

every racer says goodbye to there loved ones before every race cause they could die

[@douglasgreen437]

😬

[@jacketrussell]

@@scottosborne2915 I never did.

[@70sboy62]

If you are shocked watching it on a screen you need to visit it for yourself, you will be simply amazed.

[@stevemawer848]

I think she'd faint! 🙂

[@thetrevor861]

Just a few things . . . I went to the IOM TT in about '78, '82 or so. The race course is on public roads. They are closed to all traffic. Except for the racing bikes. There are favoured places to view the event, a particular pub perhaps, with a large garden at the roadside. Or a restaurant up a hill, where there is a great view. (Arrive early !) There are times when the races aren't on, so us non-professional riders can drive the course, just for fun. (And pretty low-grade kudos, in my case). The island has very variable weather. It might be foggy at the start, rainy in the next bit, snowy at the mountain top, and sunny till back to the start. Which is now raining. Mike Hailwood was a Brit biking hero of the time. He crashed in the TT. Got back up, KICKED the bent front forks back into (good enough) alignment and restarted. Went on to WIN the race. Legend, still. Oh ! The leaning to get around corners ? That's what you do on a motorbike, It's a large part of the fun. You might notice racers with big knobbly lumps on their knees. These are built into the riding suit. They are called 'Hero Pads'. Because they allow the rider to support the bike during the turn by running their Hero Pads on the roadway. In, for example, a hairpin turn at maximum velocity. Sounds fun, huh ? Ok, difficult to explain, but hey, trust me. I have heard a bike racer explain, something like -'You go into a bend as fast as you can, and when you feel the back wheel is starting to lose grip, like, start to slide OUT, well then, ease off on the throttle.' Try motorbiking, it's fun ! And be careful, of course. Especially, watch out for them goddammit car drivers. Stay safe.

[@phil4986]

This is freedom. These racers live at the edge of existence and do not race each other. They race themselves. How fast can they go this lap. It is vital to understand these are not rookies. This is no joke to them. They are not trying to impress anyone. These riders are pushing themselves, their bikes and the limits of the wonderful street track, to their limits. The wonderful, courageous people who live on the Isle of Mann, deserve our thanks for never bending to the world of cowards, telling them to stop this race. Thank You Isle of Mann, You Are Awesome.

[@Calilasseia]

When Peter Hickman set that fastest lap, on some parts of the circuit he was travelling north of 200 mph. He was travelling fast enough to catch up with the helicopter filming the race. He took several of the corners at 180 mph, banked over at more than 45° ... now remember that the circuit is around 34 miles long, and riders have to complete two laps. They have to remember every corner, and how to take every corner at maximum attack. And yes, it IS dangerous. If you check the history, this race has racked up a body count. A *serious* body count. Make a mistake and you bounce off trees and brick walls at enough speed to spread bits of you around the landscape. Then there's the sidecar racing. Which is on an even greater level of lunacy. The competitors KNOW that if they make a mistake on this track, it's pine box time. But still turn up. Because to them, this is the ultimate test for a motorcycle racer. Win this, and you're on a different plane of existence to the rest of us mortals. Now, strap yourself in, and stay with that lap of Peter Hickman's for the full 17 minutes from beginning to end. That 136 mph is an AVERAGE speed. At one point I think he hit 215 mph. On a motorbike. That's three and a half miles per minute. At that point, he's approaching the speed of a Japanese bullet train. A fully laden 747 takes off at 184 mph, and is airborne at around 3,000 feet by the time it hits 215 mph, which gives you an idea of the forces his body is enduring. This is an activity for a *very* exceptional few.

[@MAGFingerpost-tt1so]

always enjoy your reactions; the enthusiasm and intelligence you bring. Thank you 🙂

[@sethdunlap9868]

My favorite interview with an Isle of Man competitor was when the man said his favorite part of the race is the section where there is a 20mph speed limit sign, and he blasts past it at 136 😂 There is a massive motorcycle road racing culture in the north of Ireland.

[@Person01234]

You don't have to pay to stand at the side. You travel here, get accommodation and away you go. The first and second part are the hardest bits, you usually have to book hotels or campsites or homestays way in advance because it gets very busy. The ticket you were looking at I guess is for grandstand seating (there's grandstand seating at the start/finish line).

[@Doug791]

"Is it safe" you ask. No , no it isn't. It's really really not safe. However , it's so unbelievably exciting and exhilarating it has to be experienced. It cannot be adequately explained in words. I've ridden the course and watched the races many times , I'm always gobsmacked.

[@robs6952]

My Godfather used to race motorbikes in the 50s/60s and he was gifted a pair of goggles to his spectacle prescription and wore them only once before going back to the old ones for racing as he said it was terrifying! The racers on the TT are just amazing!

[@nigeldepledge3790]

The TT is more like a time trial or a rally than an outright race. Riders do not start as a pack, but individually. The fastest riders are set off at one-minute intervals, but the bulk of the field is set off at 30-second intervals. If someone catches you up, they're already 30 seconds ahead of you. Riders do not fight over on-track position.

[@anthonylloyd-rees]

Back in the 1950's my pals brother used to get LP records of the I.O.M.T.T. races, great times listening to them.

[@revykevy2221]

Excellent reaction Alana great to see you express your thoughts so well to this amazing spectacle the first & last true gladiatorial event where material reward is low but desire to experience both as rider and spectator is off the scale

[@Duchess_of_Cadishead]

I went on a school camp to the Isle of Man in 1962. The boarding house we stayed in was on the Esplanade in Douglas. While we were there the TT races were on and we watched them roar past. It left a big impression on 11 yo me.

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

I recall reading somewhere, there was a radio programme (back in the day 1950's?) you could write in with requests of sounds to be played. Someone wrote in asking for the soundtrack of a bike being taken round the TT course.

[@eric1138]

This quote is certainly applicable to this event: "This isn't just a thousand to one shot. This is a professional bloodsport. And it can happen to you. And then it can happen to you again." - Le Mans (1971)

[@brigittesaunders3943]

That was a tachometer you were reading, not the speedometer. If my memory serves, the tach is merely showing the resolution of the engine. It will also tell you when to shift gears.

[@joydivider42]

It completely blows my mind! A neighbour of mine died doing this race.... 200mph. Full respect to him but gotta be honest....I don't know where no fear turns into pure madness.

[@mykeytoo]

I was part of the security team at 1992 TT Race. If bad weather prevents a race, then it only postponed to a later day, and not cancelled. Do NOT check for 'Mad Sunday' - That 37 mile circuit is open to EVERYONE in any kind of vehicle that wants o try and make a name for themselves, speeds unrestricted...

[@Zachieboi_12]

A quote from one of the riders ( i forgot which one) was "you see a green and grey blur, you just gotta try and stay on the grey one). Now you gotta watch WRC (the crashes are pretty fun to watch too btw)

[@albin2232]

Great video, Alana!