DANGEROUS!! NASCAR Fan Reacts To "TT Isle Of Man Motorcycle Race - The Greatest Show On Earth"

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[@thepetermullins]

My folks went to the Isle of Man for their honeymoon. One day in, my mum says she woke up to the sound of motorbikes. Mum: "Is there some sort of race on?" Dad: "Huh..... how about that........" *looks sheepish that he booked tickets to the TT in the guise of his honeymoon*

[@stefanjinga8170]

That made me chuckle 😹. Top man your dad

[@gerrywhelan5761]

Your Dad, "Damm how about that for bad luck, well may as well watch them now since we are here" Mum. "Ya sure" then the silence treatment.

[@tedecker3792]

I like this guy and have never met him. Sounds like something my motorcycle loving cousin would do.

[@vulturesuc4]

Respect !

[@thepetermullins]

Best part, this happened back in 1973, and I’m sure blokes across the land are still pulling this stunt.

[@andymccready664]

The greatest TT racer of all time Joey Dunlop (RIP) Said " There is a grey blur and green blur, I try and stay on the grey blur"

[@johnj3577]

Another good one from Joey was when he was asked how he would change his riding because of parts of the track being wet. His answer - "I'll just pretend its dry"

[@RandomBoi-mc3ob]

My hometowns greatest son.

[@jasonantigua6825]

@@johnj3577 I’m pretty sure the first time he rode a Japanese bike he came back and said,I could have gone faster,but didn’t want to break the bike!

[@johnj3577]

@@jasonantigua6825 Yeah I can understand that. He used to like building and working on the bikes himself 'to make sure they were right', and had a hard time being confident with bikes built by the manufacturer's team.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

@@jasonantigua6825 Guy Martin was like that ass well, it's old school stuff, lots did that back in the day.

[@ljdmanxfella5793]

*I raced the Isle of Man TT from 1981 to 1986. I got a couple or three 3rd places, but sadly never managed to get any 1sts or 2nds. I know you were half-joking when you talked about a bird strike at 200mph on a motorbike, but a good mate of mine (and fellow TT racer) had a far (far) worse accident than a bird strike. According to the local marshalls and police, he (my mate Gene McDonnell) was doing around 140-150mph in the TT (just north of Ballaugh village) when a fully-grown HORSE got on the track, having jumped several fences after being spooked by a medical helicopter taking off nearby. Needless to say that Gene and the horse both died instantly upon impact. That was in 1986. It was no coincidence that I hung up my racing leathers for good that same day. I still ride bikes, but I just don't race them anymore.* *It's true by the way, we don't have any squirrels (or badgers) on the Isle of Man. What surprises a lot of visitors however, is that we DO have wild breeding and free-roaming wallabies, peacocks and peahens, deer, feral goats, feral cats, stoats, ferrets, and grey seals. Meanwhile we have no venomous or constrictor snakes, no poisonous or biting spiders, and no maximum speed limits on many of our roads. It's all quite fun really! Great reaction video by the way, thanks fellas.*

[@fedup3449]

I see you derided my reference to squirrels on TIOM. I can assure you they exist there. I was in a pub one night and came out at 10.30, as you do. Then it started. Walking to my bike I heard the chilling threat of the redneck. " Is that your bike mate", he said. I turned to confront him. That was my mistake. The rest of the posse jumped me from behind. Game over. I was toast.

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

Cool story man.... Much respect... I've driven some fast race cars but I could not imagine that.

[@kevinkarbonik2928]

@josh Maybe should have worded that different... interesting but sad story.

[@jakecornwell6916]

I appreciate you doing the tt the only comment i have is you must be one of them people that normal adrenaline doesn't apply lol

[@gabrieldepablo8396]

LJD Manz Fella, if you raced the TT you must have balls of steel. Every year someone dies, some seasons more than one, every time. When this guy said "why wear helmets?" yes, sounds crazy, of course they help, but not so much when you hit a medieval stone wall !! LJD, thank you for doing what you did, sorry about your mate. In my mind you guys are the kind of bad ass, balls to the wall men that took humankind to the moon, to the summit of Mount Everest, to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, thank you, our youth needs to know more about you, to see you and learn.

[@captainklutz3427]

I have marshalled for the TT for over 30 years. It is the Everest of motorcycling. As long as there are brave, skilled riders who wish to do it, I will assist as long as I am able. It is truly an unique challenge & spectacle. Seeing video is one thing. Experience it live...A whole different level! :)

[@marksmith2412]

Marshalls are the unsung heroes of motorsport, you Sir are a legend among legends! Every one of the riders who tackles that course is a giant in my eyes and they couldn't do it without the likes of you there to support them.

[@MAGNA_FRISIA]

Can you visit the race when you don't own or go on a motorbike? By car or public transport for example? Hope someone can or will answer my question. watching the TT in real time is one of my longest bucketlist wishes

[@captainklutz3427]

@@MAGNA_FRISIA Yes, of course. It is not the easiest or cheapest place to get to, but well worth the effort. Bookings fill up quickly & a lot of visitors book their trip for the following year whilst still on the Island.

[@MAGNA_FRISIA]

@@captainklutz3427 ok thanks for the quick response. I'll take a closer look at it soon. because it is really a long-cherished wish to experience the spectacle in real life only because travel stories are always on a motorbike, I wondered if you could go without a motorcycle at all? Now I know that this is possible. Thx

[@Chris.Apache]

“Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.” - Jeremy Clarkson

[@essexginge9167]

same as jumping from a building doesn't kill you its the sudden stop that does - ME

[@themnocrat]

In the case of the Isle of Man it’s the stone walls that kill you.

[@Ereldor]

Office blocks must be deadly then!

[@kenolson6572]

G. Gordon Liddy said that speed isn't what kills. Differential speed kills.

[@tramachi7027]

@@themnocrat Or you fly out to the fields on the outer parts

[@emdiar6588]

The beauty of being a NASCAR fan is that every other form of motorsport you explore is an improvement on what you are used to watching.

[@jakecornwell6916]

No comparison nas car is a oval track all that is needed is a car that can turn left if youv watch the tt is a bike a man and a road that hasn't changed in 50 years every corner is auntie Dorothys 3bed semi detached house

[@toby1248]

Nascar is a purely spectator sport. It puts on the greatest spectacle for the audience at the expense of everything else

[@kato1kalin]

😂 That's pretty funny and true.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

NASCAR is the worlds fastest traffic jam. Sarel Van DeMerwe

[@mercurycid]

@@jakecornwell6916 lol with no vacancies

[@dragoss78]

The bravest and best rider are here on the TT Race. Joey Dunlop with 26 victories is the best so far. RIP Joey

[@drhkleinert8241]

The best and the craziest...there are a few Superbike racers who mess with that course, they stay on the special race tracks.

[@mavos1211]

Since this race started in 1907 their has been a combined total of 260 fatalities. It’s a brutal race.

[@michaejackson6204]

And now 5 more in 2022

[@robgee4637]

They race for the glory of being the fastest, it's not about money, it's being crowned 'king of the mountain'.

[@christopherh-t2631]

King of the mountain is a title held by Bathurst 1000 winners. These guys are Kings of motorsport and have ball the size of the moon.

[@robgee4637]

@@christopherh-t2631 There's more than one mountain in the world bud, this one is far removed from a safe race track, metal box and roll cage round you.........each to their own I prefer adrenalin to safe sports.

[@holmes1956O]

@@christopherh-t2631 they call it the TT thats titanium testicles

[@MDDeGrande1994]

@@holmes1956O And "Titanium Tits" too lmao since women race there as well.

[@drhkleinert8241]

Yes, its less money for that what they do

[@zambiakid]

Remember seeing an interview with a TT racer who for years had used a bush to set his racing line. He grazed it with his head. It was only after he retired and walked the course that he realised that it was ivy on a stone wall he was touching with his helmet...

[@keithfitton7543]

I *think* that was Steve Hislop coming out of Rhencullen. He actually put a scratch on his helmet and that's when he found he was as close to the wall as it was possible.

[@rosekay5031]

😮

[@BrianC1664]

Why are you not at your post?

[@choughed3072]

I've seen a picture of a tt rider that grazed a wall so close that it undone the stitching on his leathers at the shoulder lol.

[@murasina]

wtf

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

What makes the Isle of Mann TT crazy, is that it isn’t a prepared surface like a race track. It’s literally racing on the public roads/streets. All the usual roadside furniture: benches, curbstones, lamp posts, bus stops etc are still there. The road surface has potholes and cats eyes etc. Absolutely insane.

[@timbussens4940]

How many incompetent road users ( or,more likely, their victims ) require your or your colleagues help every year on public roads or at work ? At least TT competitors choose to take part. Unlike those maimed and killed by drunk drivers , those who just have to answer that oh so crucial phone call or coffin dodgers who universally claim to forget which pedal does what ( piss poor Bullshit excuse). I'm eternally grateful for the dedication of you and your colleagues. As a motorcyclist and a welder by trade I'm acutely aware of the likelihood of needing your services when commuting or at work. As for the TT( by the way the road surface is immaculately maintained, unlike the 3rd World standard on the mainland), until they remove a 1000 metres of every mountain in Europe and leave those idiots who drift out to see on inflatables to their self imposed fate and introduce proper sentences for the boses who are responsible for work place "accidents " and those who spill diesel, leave mud and shit on country roads your attitude to 'bike races is typical of the vilification a minority.

[@susananderson7504]

@@timbussens4940 it's not immaculately maintained at all. If you watch some of the tt vids on here you can see the cracks and potholes and exposed cobbles on some of the corners and crossroads

[@timbussens4940]

@@susananderson7504 Yeah wrong use of the word "immaculately ". But compared to standard of roads on the mainland the TT circuit is maintained to a far higher standard . Yes there are hazards you wouldn't expect on a racetrack ( like the level crossing at the Bungalow and Ballagh Bridge ). If the object of competition in to improve the product, in this case the road going sports 'bike there's no better test. Not many classes of competition vehicles could put in a sub 17min lap and even fewer 6 in succession. Shows what a brilliant job today's bike manufacturers are doing, but back to your original point daft use off the word. ✌️😎🏍💨🏁

[@liammacgregor1546]

I'm a NASCAR fan from Scotland. Since I was 7. I love seeing other fans of Motorsport finding out about other forms of vrooming vrooms 😎. Isle of Man is absolutely nuts. Love the reactions 😎

[@larryfroot]

Guy Martin describing his fireball of a crash from his hospital bed in "Closer" the TT documentary..."sometimes you're riding right up to the grip you have ..and I thought...got it....got it...haven't got it..." The man is a legend in the UK, btw.

[@frankiek2269]

Plus, Guy is just so damn likable. Dude is funny. I love how he came to America and took the Pikes Peak trophy in superbikes category. First time he tried. His YT channel is interesting. Wished he got on a bike more, but hey, can’t have everything you wish for. I would’ve rather seen him run the Nordshlief (I know I spelled it wrong) on a bike rather than a minivan.

[@richardmennell5745]

Guy Martin is a Legend I live 10 mins down the road from him,these guys in the TT are at the top of there games,blink and your dead!love fro East Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire

[@frankiek2269]

Yes Larry. “Closer to the Edge” was my first introduction to the TT circuit in 2018. I never knew. I’ve been addicted since. I always recommend “Greatest Show on Earth” to reactors I watch. They rarely take me up on it. Also, one of my favs is the Mark Higgins 2016 lap w/commentary, in the Subaru. I love fast cars also. And I especially love how he gives credits to the riders going through that one super bumpy section. Hes like “This is tough enough in a car, got to be even tougher on a bike”! None of that previous quote was verbatim. But that’s the gist of what a Rally Champion (and track native) says. Respect!!

[@larryfroot]

Guy in his latest...thing...jape...documentary...learned to fly a Hurricane. A Fucking Hurricane. Incredible. Not only that, but was trained in dog fighting maneuvering. Anyways, my point...during one of the about videos on KZbin Guy describes an encounter a Hurricane pilot had with three Dorniers. Just the way he told this story was riveting. He could recite the ingredients of a bottle of HP sauce and make it interesting. I don't know how. He doesn't know how. But he is a national treasure. And rightly, doesn't know it. Or if he does, doesn't believe it. In a world full of plastic and artifice, that man is fucking gold.

[@basbeestKT]

I bet it's safe to say Guy is a legend in a lot more places. :) I love all the shows he makes too.

[@nickmagee-brown739]

Lol. The irony is: There is f**k all prize money, they literally do it for the title and the buzz! 😂👍

[@chrispowell170]

There is prize money, they also get paid per lap they complete too

[@christopherh-t2631]

@@chrispowell170 hehe, I like how you specified "per lap"

[@affalaffaa]

That's Manx GP, or used to be

[@jfoz7602]

@@chrispowell170 the prize money is deliberately low as to not attract prize racers and only draw serious expert riders. It reduces the deaths significantly. The prize fund is also not enough to cover the cost of racing at the TT and the cost of racing the Irish road races in order to qualify for the TT.

[@invictussupremus5832]

Must be a feeling like no other! The rush is like a drug, porbably feel the most alive you've ever felt after the race!

[@themoderntemplar1567]

These guys make NASCAR look like a shopping trip. There has been a few fatalities though, takes a special kind of lunacy to compete at the IOM TT. Loving the reactions guys, keep em coming.👍

[@newinvestor4717]

These guys are the ultimate racers bar none accross the globe. Legends, racing warriors.

[@raybrown9381]

Even Valentino Rossi refused to do this, these guys are legend

[@jamessloanofficial]

Rossi told John McGuinness “It’s a beautiful place and an incredible race, but it is not for me. I do not have the stones for it”

[@terryosborne272]

King Carl did it and won.

[@gastonave]

Nobody asked him to. Motorcycle manufacturers don't ask their MotoGP riders to risk their lives at the TT.

[@lewisb85]

@@gastonave He was offered a place as his championships would have guaranteed seeding, so saying he was asked to is not quite true. He was offered the chance to but turned it down for the reasons people have mentioned!

[@johnnysheridan]

Track and road are 2 different breed of animals, a road racer may not keep up with the track boys, but a track racer wouldnt survive on the road

[@markthomas2577]

The IoM TT races started in 1908 ..... since then 275 people have died in accidents, being 260 riders and 15 spectators or officials. It's a pretty dangerous event!

[@dougoneill7266]

Luckily, although a single death is not to be taken for granted. most crashes don't end fatally and many don't even end in serious injury. Love the island.

[@christophergardiner535]

Yeah, their not joking when they say we hope we come back safe

[@hardy440]

In the 1980's in one TT fortnight myself & another Police Officer (Peter Hughes) put 12 competitors and spectators in the mortuary ! 3 on mad Sunday. So much for being put on van patrol for the fortnight ! We had a fibre glass coffin in the back. In my career I had the misfortune of five competitors killing themselves in front of me, never mind the accidents. but as the late coroner Henry Callow said, they all know the risks when they go to the start line. Neil Harding

[@johnbeck1978]

@@hardy440 damn that's rough but yes all forms of bike racing we know what we're potentially letting ourselves in for. I used to do classic straight line racing. We never had any on track fatalities but we had plenty of vintage, classic and frankly antique motorcycles catastrophically fail and people were inevitably hurt. But it was written plain and clear on the sign in paperwork MOTOR SPORTS ARE DANGEROUS I ACCEPT THE RISKS.

[@mikejackson6564]

1907 actually, and for the first 4 years was held on a shorter circuit before moving to the current 37.73 mile “Mountain” circuit in 1911. The circuit passes right at the end of my street. 😀

[@neilbarker5003]

I have been riding and racing my entire life; around 50 years. I still have nothing more to say about this race than stated during the first reaction vids I have just watched. I'm left Speechless every year.

[@zacktastick8]

Their reaction was my reaction when I first learned of the TT. Such an incredible event

[@michaelwhite6498]

"There's a green blur and a grey blur. I try to stay on the grey blur." Multiple TT champion Joey Dunlop. 37 mile lap in 16 minutes at 135.425 average speed.

[@cyberash3000]

thats how fast my sister drives home from coventry to lancashire lol she can make it in about 16 mins pmsl

[@pjtufty66]

The Late Joey Dunlop

[@pjtufty66]

Isle of Man TT Where MENTAL People go to have FUN

[@simonnewby1215]

@@cyberash3000 to be fair anyone leaving Coventry does so in a hurry

[@necessaryevil3428]

@@simonnewby1215 😆 👏

[@madfawk8894]

You boys just witnessed the bravest men alive.

[@fraggit]

@@anthonyg4671 WTF you on about. The definition of brave doesn't mean you're forced into it. Definition of brave.... ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage. I think that sums up Road racers to a tee.

[@fraggit]

@@anthonyg4671 I think for at least some it's bravery. You only have to look at their faces at the beginning of the race to see fear in their eyes. I think it takes balls/kahunas/bravery to compete in the road races of the IOM and Ireland. The TT is that dangerous, they took it off the world championships in the 70s. I drive a lot of the circuit everyday, no speed limits on most of it, so I know how hard it is to get it right, no matter at 200 mph. I can only see it as bravery, otherwise these guys are are just plain mad otherwise.

[@marksudlow5083]

That's one word for it!!!

[@carnbyarst670]

Methinks you are confusing brave with crazy...

[@jeffmalloy8200]

@@carnbyarst670 then you have to include mountain climbers, rock climbers, rodeo riders, downhill skiers, open water ocean fishermen, paracheutists, miners, military personell, etc, etc, the list goes on and on. As long as it doesn't injure others, people have the right to live their lives as they see fit, without being judged or packed in cotton just because their choices make less adventuresome people uncomfortable. Life by it's very nature involves risk. It's a risk/reward equation that we each have to make individually. There is life and there is living. The two are related but not the same.

[@prof1798]

One of my friends did these races in the late 1970s early 1980's his average speed for three laps came in at 102.156mph. His best finish was 14th overall. He still goes over there every year and if given the opportunity will race in the Veterans Race meetings each year.

[@bokehintheussr5033]

There are a few videos on youtube of helmet cam footage of riders completing a whole lap of the TT. It's absolutely insane the twists and turns on that circuit when they're averaging like 130-135 mph, and they way they keep a line through the turns at that speed is just insane.

[@Dicko555]

Welcome to the oldest motorcycle race in the world

[@DieyoungDiefast]

And dangerous.

[@dagger6467]

My Dads second wife was born on the Isle. they went on holiday from America to see the race. He still talks about it and hes almost 90.

[@n0body550]

Where we race the oldest motorcycles?

[@jonasgraumans2034]

@@n0body550 longest running, it has been there for ever

[@n0body550]

@@jonasgraumans2034 i know, i made a joke

[@sportbilly9815]

Having raced sidecars on the island anyone who races there deserves the utmost respect having to learn a 36 mile long circuit rather than a 2 mile oval, that’s lined with buildings and stone walls I did it once and never again

[@myview5840]

Don't forget the curbs

[@danfoard76]

Nuff said, ultimate respect to.you for taking part!

[@marcryvon]

Yep, full respect man !

[@davidwilde4933]

My dad was a passenger. Good memories of being taken to the IoM for this and the Southern, Darley Moor, Aintree, Cadwell, Oulton, and best of all Gedinne, Chimay and Mettet. He loved it, especially road circuits.

[@vickywilliams8320]

Went round it sedately in asidecar. Wouldnt fancy high speed.

[@Marthyboy88]

Guy Martin is my dude with this. Seriously such an interesting person, who just so happens to be an absolute speed fiend.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

And has never won a race at the IOMTT

[@MisterTwister88]

@@Penguin_of_Death How high have you placed? 🏆

[@tonysapwell30]

Been to the TT several times and the racing is second to none (obviously), but what few people talk about is the absolute camaraderie between strangers who watch the event. Some of my best days/nights have been with utter strangers sharing a meal in another strangers house drinking yet another strangers beer who end up best of friend!

[@darkfox68]

I live in the Isle of Man and for the record, there are no squirrels

[@miathemalinoisgsdx1320]

All been squished by TT riders :)

[@littlemy1773]

Hey fellow manxie!👋

[@rogertaylor6386]

Plenty tailess cats

[@littlemy1773]

@@rogertaylor6386 and wild wallabies!

[@eddhardy1054]

6:50...I think that's the difference between US & UK sports. In the UK most sporting events or leagues were originally created for the benefit of the participants, the audience came later organically. In the US it's seems most events and leagues are started with the aim of attracting audiences so money can be made. Please understand I'm not criticising the US model, I'm merely commenting on a perceived difference. 😊

[@ceevio_art]

Interesting point. Maybe the focus from 'participants' to 'audience' happens faster in the US (when someone decides "there's a buck to be made here"..). Maybe it just happens slower in the UK, so it feels more "organic". But for any sporting "event or league" (as distinct from just the sport itself), it comes down to the bottom line - if the participants are getting paid, then that event/league requires that it be marketed to an audience (live or TV) to exist. On the other hand, if the participants are not getting paid, then no audience is required. I appreciate you calling it a "perceived difference". That perception is largely based on what we, as non-US citizens, see on TV - the Super Bowl, World Series, Nascar, NBA, etc. If you're seeing it on TV, then its almost certainly audience driven. What we *don't* see on TV are the thousands of sporting leagues/events in the US that are, and always have been, just for the participants - little league baseball, school football, neighborhood basketball, etc... Football/soccer wasn't invented for the audience, but the EPL certainly was. Every professional football club that has ever existed - from Division 4 up - only exists to attract an audience - otherwise they'd be called an amateur football club. No paying audience equals no money for the players. On closer examination, perhaps the only "real difference" is US and UK marketing styles.

[@eddhardy1054]

@@ceevio_art not really. Don't forget in the UK (& most other sports leagues around the world) in theory you or I could form a team and join a league and with a bit of luck in 10 years be playing in the Premier League. If I formed a team in the US the only way I'd ever get to play in the NFL or MLB is if I suddenly became a billionaire and could then buy a franchise.

[@tegretoljonny]

@@eddhardy1054 you think it’s as easy just to create a team and in ten years play in the premier league .. there’s teams formed over 100 years and never got close

[@eddhardy1054]

@@tegretoljonny No dumb arse. I never said it was easy, I said it was possibly.

[@TheJrr71]

@@eddhardy1054 Exactly right! Of course that theory also means a team could possibly go from the very top to the bottom... and that scares the shit out of the big financial players in sport, leading to ridiculously stupid ideas like the European Super League.

[@martincarm5203]

Some much respect for all of these racers, unbelievable balls of steel!!! Amazing to watch .

[@donrobbie1461]

Poetry in motion in UK means beautiful with everything coming together in perfect harmony

[@Henry_Pribadi]

When someone asks "What is TT?", some people answer "Titanium Testicle" as a form of joke. Well for me it's true 😭

[@realburglazofficial2613]

Testicle: singular. Because they probably lost one in a previous TT crash!

[@joergfro7149]

"Titanium Testicle" RACing ..

[@tdrxy]

Some say it s an audi

[@bendoverRSA]

"Why wear a helmet?" Watch Guy Martins TT crash, thats why.

[@nichnick2644]

Or Conor Cummins crash 2010....kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2GaqqdubNGbe6M

[@nikkihayes5411]

Or Milky Quayles crash🤕😁🏍️😷🚑

[@nikkihayes5411]

PS. Try watching the sidecars🏍️😷

[@larryfroot]

Connor Cummings crash redefined the term "rag doll".

[@tommallon4052]

@@larryfroot That was in 2010. Broken back, dis-located knee, plus other injuries. And he was racing again the following year.

[@colinmelling6369]

Brave as lions . No second chances . Unbelievable skills .

[@johnnybeer3770]

Guy I worked with ( sadly no longer with us ) raced the 350çcTTin the 60's on a Manx Norton , he crashed , badly breaking a leg which left him with a permanent limp ,but he loved the TT even though he could no longer compete. 🇬🇧

[@simonnewby1215]

My dad is a very successful track motorcycle racer, I grew up with it. He first rode the TT in '67 and the last time was the Manx Grand Prix in '96. I am very proud of his achievements on track but (& I have never told him this) I was glad when he broke down on the IOM because I knew he was safe. The top TT riders are a different breed, even from short track racers who in the themselves are different from the rest of us.

[@martinnaylor]

The TT riders certainly are a different breed,lost a good friend David Jefferies there.

[@bobmarlowe3390]

And in '67, he was riding a BSA. :)

[@simonnewby1215]

@@bobmarlowe3390 😲

[@simonnewby1215]

@@bobmarlowe3390 ok, you've got me intrigued, was that some clever googling or do you know of my Dad?

[@bobmarlowe3390]

@@simonnewby1215, I knew that the TT's website has an archive of the results from all the races. I've always liked British bikes, having had 3 Triumphs and a couple of Nortons, and I'm a bit of a history buff, so I've previously looked through a lot of them, mostly to see how the British marques finished. When you mentioned your dad had raced in '67, I looked through the '67 results for anyone named Newby.

[@mrjinks5641]

The TT is above and beyond 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@cameronmoodie713]

Where the bikes outrun the helicopters

[@ldarm]

The most beautiful race, I hope it never ends.

[@Turn1t0ff]

Imagine the motorsport you think has the biggest balls. Then watch Isle of Man. Your appreciation of what "big balls" means will change in the first 5 seconds.

[@GSD-hd1yh]

Isle of Man TT, the world's greatest and most dangerous road race. It's a Time Trial and riders start 10 seconds apart. This means that you can win without having to be first to the finish line. The scoreboard is kept updated by the resident Scout Troup throughout the race. Road racing was banned as too dangerous on the British Mainland after a number of fatal crashes, but the Isle of Man continued their racing.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

They still race at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough

[@GSD-hd1yh]

@@Penguin_of_Death True, actually been covered on TV several times, great racing on narrow tracks. Always wanted to go, but never made it, yet!

[@timbussens4940]

The TT was the British GP until the about 1976, the races were held on the Isle of Man because racing was banned on the public highway on the mainland. Probably a hangover from the anally retentive red flag bollox.

[@thetraveller869]

Here in Northern Ireland (and down south too) road racing is alive and doing very well. Irish / Northern Irish 2022 Provisional Road Racing Calendar : 22nd - 23rd April 2022 : 2022 Cookstown 100 (Centenary Event) 29th - 30th April 2022 : 2022 Tandragee 100 (60th Anniversary Event) 8th - 14th May 2022 : 2022 North West 200 18th - 19th June 2022 : 2022 Kells Road Races 25th - 26th June 2022 : 2022 Cork Road Races (Munster 100) 2nd - 3rd July 2022 : 2022 Skerries 100 Road Races 9th - 10th July 2022 : 2022 Walderstown Road Races (Race of the South) 16th - 17th July 2022 : 2022 Faugheen 50 Road Races 29th - 30th July 2022 : 2022 Armoy Road Races (Race of Legends) 16th - 20th August 2022 : 2022 Ulster Grand Prix There are moves afoot to start a road-race on the Isle of Wight too. For you Johnny Foreigners that's the island just south of Southampton...

[@tanglediver]

Indeed. Éirinn go Brách! 😁

[@richardjohntierney5434]

Most years someone dies, but they keep coming back for the ultimate test of bravery and skill. Not many sports give you that. Heroes

[@ginaxgstring]

I can't tell ya how happy i am that you have done this. TT is my heaven 😍

[@peterh7788]

Great reaction. Really enjoy your videos. Your fellow countryman has done a similar one on the IoM tt which gives a lot of information that you were wondering about. It’s a documentary about the history and challenges as well as some truly eye watering clips. The video he reacts to is from an Australian participant’s view. I think it’s called ‘The Isle of Man TT crashes - documentary’. It’s not all about crashes but there are some interesting interview and information. Just a suggestion - keep up the good work 👍

[@Rabant777]

I'm going Bog snorkelling, Shin kicking and Cheese rolling ...... just to calm my nerves.

[@tommallon4052]

With sports like that, it's easy to see how England had such a vast empire.

[@n0body550]

@@tommallon4052 are you one of those people that thinks the TT is in england and that ireland is in london or something?

[@peterdurnien9084]

Or maybe the Atherstone ball game, one rule, You're not allowed to kill anyone.

[@rickvonrockendale4300]

I am going to scrub a filthy toilet.!

[@BoBentleys_HIVE]

Lol

[@YGnoRMSter]

Someone once said "this is the only thing we have that comes close to 'pod-racing'!" (from starwars). i found that pretty accurate

[@chriscorlett3083]

The difference is Star Wars is....pretend

[@darrenwilson8042]

You come off there and there are kerbs, fences, walls, telegraph poles, phone boxes...........no run off area and 50m of kitty litter to arrest your progress - balls of absolute steel - hats off to these riders

[@janpedersen683]

I have watched a bunch of your videos. You guys are great. Well deserved sub from me. Keep up the great work

[@lewisb85]

Love road racing its amazing, the guy with the big hair and side burns is Guy Martin whos a uk tv legend. holds several land speed records etc. He's currently working with triumph to break the motorcycle land speed record.

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

His youtube channel is definitely worth a look through, he's a real character and turns his hand to many things.

[@paulmcateer1595]

@@paulmurgatroyd6372 Guy Martin is like a cross between Evel Knievel, and Fred Dibna! 😎

[@madmandan1982]

Proper.

[@stephenhodgson3506]

There used to be a racer called Barry Sheen who once came off his bike at 175mph at Dayton and survived. When asked why he raced bikes instead of cars he said "if something goes wrong with a car I'm trapped inside. If something goes wrong with the bike I can always get off."

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

And he refused to race the TT , said it was too dangerous.

[@bobmarlowe3390]

I once saw a guy come off a motorcycle dragster at 200 mph and he walked away from it. The bike didn't fare as well.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

@@jeremyatkinson4976 Considering all the very talented riders that have died road racing he definitely had a point!

[@davidnewman3318]

Sheene

[@NipponNostalgicTV]

When he retired he went and raced cars. Barry was a big safety advocate and boycotted some gp circuits. He also invented back protectors. A lot more GP rider would have died without his work.

[@deadjester]

It's a time trial race, so there is a pretty continuous flow of bikes. There are also practice sessions. There are frequent serious and fatal accidents in the Isle of Mann TT (Tourist Trophy) with about 170+ dead so far since it first started in 1905. Its open to several different bike classes and to all qualifying racers.

[@alankelsey949]

We went to the TT a few times and the turns at the Fairy Glen and the post office were totally unreal, its a normal little streets race with scary speed

[@christopherjames5895]

A friend of mine died while riding the course a couple of years ago ..... RIP

[@bollixful]

Condolences, a mate died 1994, another 140mph smash in the manx 1999 he survived, I had a "mad Sunday " "off" on '84 broke my wrist..... still keep going back tho... 🙈😅🤣😅🤣😅👍

[@petemasta99]

Gone but never forgotten mate, they live on with you.

[@williamjagkenny5977]

I lost my riding buddy in 2018 on the course, he always said before he would race that if he didn’t come back, he was just going to make sure the other racers are safe and he was never far away. Miss you loads Dan, rest easy

[@sen5i]

Watch a whole lap POV then you'll see how mental it really is

[@davem5333]

And the riders have to do SIX laps. NASCAR drivers ain't got the balls to do this.

[@8martinp1]

Have been wanting to go there for years. Finally got accommodation for 2024 and bought a new bike. Can't wait. Love these videos.

[@DOCDARKNESSREAL]

There’s only one king of the mountain Joey Dunlop, humble and loved working the spanner’s on his own bikes but was a demon when he got on the bike. Cut from different stuff 👍 love the reactions. Check out Guy Martin he’s cut from the same stuff Joey was 🏍

[@TheNetroDude]

You should react to Guy Martin’s crash at the Isle of Man TT, he’s an absolute legend around the UK, he absolutely overcame his injuries like a boss.

[@dazzanomas9418]

These guys are the most experienced bike racers on the planet and to any normal person they seem nuts but what is even more crazy is that the TT attracts thousands of bikers who go over to the Island to watch the racing on their own bikes and sunday is known as MAD SUNDAY because anyone with a bike can go on to the track and go as fast as they like and thousands take up the challenge and nearly every year it for at least one ends in tragedy.

[@westham535]

Whats with the profile pic?

[@davebcf1231]

They're far from the most experienced bike racers on the planet. Most of these guys work regular jobs and only race a few times a year, which actually makes it more impressive. MotoGP riders are significantly more experienced. It's not even a close comparison. You could make a case that they're the bravest bike racers on the planet, but bravery and experience are far from the same thing.

[@SuperWoodspoon]

Ha ha ha Mad Sunday - there's always a wrecked bike with a bucket and a note saying "please give generously He's not seen the damage yet"

[@brad5983]

dave bcf mate Rossi tried it and said he got scared so u talk shit

[@gerrywhelan5761]

@@davebcf1231 Moto GP riders are even experienced at 15, most off today's bunch were on a bike once they are out of the pram, but having the mentally to do the TT because of the danger takes a special kind of mind, many get concerned and worried as the TT approaches and fear it, but still they go and do it. Don't know how many GP riders could do that, even as talented as they are.

[@federicotombolini_]

Until 1976 this race was part of the World Motorcycle championship. (the video you reacted to is one of my favourites EVER on KZbin, also for the magnificent soundtrack!)

[@vickywitton1008]

Can you imagine finding out your loved one wants to take part in the TT?? OMG! It's insane!

[@mikebeer1567]

This is like F1 back in the 50s and 60s, there is a very real chance you will not survive the race. They interviewed the starter (always the same guy) and he said that his job is a very solemn one as both he and the riders realize he might be the very last person on earth to touch/talk to them

[@ceevio_art]

You're dead right (no pun intended). How this race is still allowed to go on is astonishing to me. I'm not saying it *should* be banned, but how have the lawyers not got involved yet, like they do in every other part of our lives? It was lawyers/insurance that forced the F1 to become safer and safer over the years - both for drivers and spectators. They, quite literally, couldn't afford not to. Same with Moto GP. Ask yourself; if a roller coaster ride resulted in 1 in every 100 riders dying, would it be allowed to operate, even if there was full disclosure, and "ride at your own risk" signs everywhere? The lawyers would have a field day!

[@jimbeam3280]

@@ceevio_art God save us from a world dictated to by the reptiles of the legal profession.

[@lewisb85]

A guy I used to work with raced the tt as a privateer, he used to race his Hayabusa. I’ve seen the liability wavier it’s like multiple pages long!

[@fatlad5090]

@@ceevio_art cause it's isle of Man. It's got its own laws. you ride you die so be it you know the risk. Any biker in the world would just love to let rip on normal roads with no traffic and no speed limits.

[@johnbeck1978]

@@fatlad5090 I'd love to do mad Sunday but damn that circuit is faster then my brain and I know for sure I'd end up smeared across the countryside. But hot damn what a way to check out. In the words of Marcus Aurelius "death smiles at us all, all we can do is smile back"

[@stefcowan836]

Also, the great joey Dunlop had to be lifted on to his bike in the morning races as he had been out partying all night, these guys are actually mental 😂

[@beardedchimp]

That shouldn't be mocked, it is a disability suffered by the Northern Irish, myself included. It isn't our fault we've been drinking Buckfast all night. As George Best said 'I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.' We can't be helped hahahaha.

[@philipwhitehouse330]

You Guys are Awesome. (Can’t believe as a Brit in Saying Awesome😂) Your reaction to this TT Video is the best I’ve seen across You Tube. Spencer and Danny, I can only describe you as the “Morcambe and Wise” of America. Morcambe and Wise is a British iconic comedy double act of the 1960,s and 1970’s. Look them up. They are so funny. You are so sincere in all of your reaction videos. And I love you guys also as you work so well together and feed of each other in both seriousness and funny way. I also love the fact that I think you have a great fondness of our Great Country the UK. Keep the videos coming

[@EmbraceTheSuck21]

Much love! Thanks for the comment

[@13thnotehifireviews7]

Your KZbin channel is fun, and the way you play off each other is tremendous. Love all your British shows you do. Can recommend Bottom with Rick Mayall

[@tizzieblack3384]

Let's face it, US and UK both have their crazies, just different kinds. Blessed are the cracked for they shall let in the light.

[@paulthompson2231]

I've watched the TT for over 20 years and it still amazes and scares me every time, almost 200mph through tiny villages is just insane. There is one corner taken at at least 70 where the best line has your helmet virtually brushing the side of a house!

[@MKPFave]

It's a spectacular feat of man and machine in motion, balls of steel riding on those narrow twisty roads. Sadly, since 1907 there have been 258 fatalities and hundreds more injured.

[@iain075]

Love the TT, love your respect for it and the competitors. Well done lads, nicely done.

[@markc734]

The TT is held on public roads and is only closed for the races and practice. There are road signs, lamp posts, road markings and all the other street furniture for the riders to cope with. A lap is thirty-seven and three quarter miles long with over 250 bends. The course goes from sea level to over 1000 feet in elevation. The race is run over four or six laps. A pit stop has to take place every two laps for tyres and fuel. There is hardly any prize money.

[@chrisjolly6954]

I live on the Isle of Man - it comes alive for the TT!

[@timp1390]

You lucky lucky bastard! See you there in 2023 hopefully 👍🍺

[@chrisjolly6954]

@@timp1390 I would book as soon as ferry or flight tickets become available - same with accommodation - not cheap though!

[@TimberwolfC14]

Ok, as a bike rider all I can say is if ever i have the opportunity to meet anyone who has ridden on this race all I could do would be to kneel at their feet and bow down before them.

[@kickstartedwards6916]

You should go when it' next on - it's on for 2 weeks with practise the first week and racing in week 2 - its a great time, lots of fun and music to be had - you can drive round the circuit on Sunday and the Isle of Man is one of the few places that there are no speed limits over the mountain

[@jamespasifull3424]

Oh, forgot to mention. The film isn't 'speeded-up'!! They're actually going THAT fast!! 😲😲😲

[@markoakley8526]

I wonder if they realise that somebody dies at the TT - almost EVERY year

[@flyingroy1965]

200-300, so far (competitors) multiply that up for pre race deaths amongst the spectators.

[@pete92a]

On average two people per year!

[@tramachi7027]

@@pete92a for over a century btw...been around since 1907 :D

[@Penguin_of_Death]

@@flyingroy1965 Only 161 at the IOMTT, including riders, spectators, marshals etc. It's actually 277 for the mountain course at all events - the Manx GP accounts for 110 of those 277 fatalities

[@Penguin_of_Death]

@@pete92a 1.61 - 161 over the 100 runnings of the IOMTT

[@MRIRONLAK]

Omg that slomo corner wheelie at that speed.. vehicle control on point..

[@martymcfly6914]

Dude I flinched a few times on the crashes compilation

[@sorryofficer1]

The races last a week. You guys should absolutely go for the experience, soak up the atmosphere, you will be made very welcome and as an added bonus you can try some proper beer.

[@catastrophic009]

Welcome to the Greatest but scariest motorcycle race in the World....If this doesn't send shivers down your spine nothing ever will...It's mind-blowing !!

[@vnigallahoir3523]

So, the "flying doctor" did a series on it. They do actually have trauma doctors on motorcycles that HAUL ASS and keep race pace and respond to accidents. It's super interesting to see how they treat patients. In other races, Dakar should be on the list. Especially the motorbikes.

[@munnibloke8766]

TT is second to nothing for balls out riding , kerbs ,lampposts, hedges , buildings , 200mph on 30ft wide tarmac with no compromise... awesome 🧡

[@respectfulremastersbymetal8336]

What gets me is the amount of muscle memory it would take. I mean, this is a very narrow, imperfect asphalt, 14 MINUTE long track full of like 90 degree turns and s***. At 200 freaking mph. The amount of memory perfection to even do a single lap at even a normal speed without crashing just boggles my mind.

[@oshay333]

Whats great about the TT is that most of the time they are not professionals, but local legends & Motorbike enthusiasts

[@richardharnden3507]

That used to be the case but now you have professional road racers & Superbike champions such as McGuinness, Dumlop, Anstee, Hillier, etc...

[@oshay333]

@@richardharnden3507 Makes sense, i remember watching McGuiness....An absolute legend

[@campbellfraser7599]

You have to race in the northwest 200 and the Ulster gp to qualify for the TT now.

[@richieb7692]

The top prize money, doesn't actually cover the costs of buying and prepping the bike and doing the race. They are competing to be the best.

[@gerrywhelan5761]

But your riding skills will be checked, where have you raced, how did you perform etc before you are allowed to race in the TT, and the class of bike is decided on as well, low power for new comers, that is if you have done well in the above and proven you are not a danger to yourself or to others.

[@johnmclean4885]

I was there 2007 it was the 100 year Celarbration it was epic ,something that you will NEVER forget

[@sas2300]

Its the fact your on normal public roads and streets that makes it even more crazy for me.

[@cornovii934]

And dont forget the fact the Ladies race alongside the men , if your fast(and safe)enough - your good enough .

[@sapientbutterfly]

Now you need to check out the TT sidecar races too.

[@Arael_Angie]

Definitely x

[@andrewc0128]

8:26 Spectator: "Dude! You gotta left turn here!" Rider: "Okay, but I'm accelerating right now."

[@Izzy-xe7tn]

I absolutely love the TT! You guys should check out the Ulster Grand Prix or any other Irish road race. instead of a time trial it's a mass start & they're so much fun😍

[@timothybarker3589]

I'm glad you guys appreciate this race the TT is one of the coolest races out there. Zero safety barriers really.

[@ivandavies1388]

I used to love going to the TT, though I haven't been for 20 years. Amazing that it is on public roads with no run offs like you have on a race track, just garden walls and lamp posts! We used to enjoy tight bends such as bungalow corner, a great live event.

[@NinjaZXRR]

I love that scene when you see John Mcguinnes going flat out for a few seconds. Near the end of the video on the mountain road.

[@NickHunter]

For years as a kid I had a vague memory of a white building with a symbol on it of 3 conjoined legs. I always assumed it had been a weird dream. One day when I was like 15-16 I mentioned it to my dad and he was like "that was when me and your mam went to the TT races on the Isle of Man when you were 4. The building was the creche we dropped you off at while we went to the pub to watch the races" :D

[@johnboiacca8680]

I got hit by a bird in my chest riding at ~80mph, and it felt like a decent punch. Kinetic energy increases with speed squared, so at 200mph it would feel 6.25 times as intense. I don't think it would actually get you off the bike, but it would definitely leave a nice bruise. Also: at 7:50: when you have no wheels to the ground on a bike you are not a plane, you are a bullet, with no control on where you are going and how you are landing.

[@marksheppard4475]

Not true weight distribution braking the wheels rear in particular alter your trajectory agreed not alot

[@B-A-L]

@A H I got hit on the visor by a butterfly once and had to put up with a dead wing flapping on it until I could stop and wipe the guts off! The last thing that went through the butterfly's head was... its arse!

[@russmiller7284]

In full gear, I had a sparrow hit me in the right shoulder while riding 120 mph and it was like getting hit by a fastball. No bueno. Had it hit me in the faceshield, I'd be dead. It goes without saying that it was a very bad day for the sparrow.

[@kirkr.5566]

Going to watch this race live is on my bucket list!!

[@screenfixer1936]

Just discovered you I love you guys...🇺🇸 💪🏼❤️ Cheers from southern Italy 🇮🇹

[@cosullivan311]

This a man's racing. Michael Dunlop from Northern Ireland, has won this race 21 times.

[@jyayjohn]

It's unlike anything you can ever experience and worth the trip. It's absolutely psycho to witness first hand.

[@timglennon6814]

This Isle of Man TT race has be going for over 100 years.

[@arwelp]

1907.

[@cameronmoodie713]

Am sure it's the only road race left in the uk.

[@timglennon6814]

@@cameronmoodie713. Yes it is.

[@davyfaeforth]

@@cameronmoodie713 what about the rd racing nothern Ireland

[@theoriginalmikaveli]

@@cameronmoodie713 the Isle of Man isn't even part of the UK....

[@user-be9qk7vg5y]

Riding bike is an emotion. It's so liberating. For me its like riding a horse. If you fear, it can sense it and then you are done. Greatest feeling ever in this world❤

[@alisoncauser2955]

The crazy part is mad Sunday, where members of the public race the roads. Its exhilarating and scary all at the same time.