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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: albrid-3 on July 01, 2014, 07:28:51 pm
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I would like to now, is it worth going to the Isle Man to watch the TT in june for a day trip or do you need a couple.
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You have to go for at least race week. If you only plan to go for one day, it may be rained out and you will miss out. Also, you need to find somewhere good to watch from, I can recommend Glen Helen.
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I'm not long back from the TT, it is something to be seen first hand by anyone who rides. Yes, week two for the racing is the one, it starts on the Friday of the practice week. I don't think it would be possible to go for 1 day as getting there by the ferry is nearly fully booked( closed shop), it is possible to fly there in an 18 seater to an airport a fair distance away.
For example if you lived in England and were thinking off going over on the ferry with your tent etc next year, ---your'e not--there are no spots left on the boats for next year to book your bike.
Somewhere to stay a few nights is the hard part, 5 of us went on a package tour and it was fantastic, there were about 160 Aussies and we were looked after like silk worms and were taken to unbelievable viewing spots etc.
Example. A lap of the track in a coach with Cameron Donald and Phillip McAllum doing the commentary giving us an insight to speeds , corners and braking markers.
Put it this way--- At times in certain sections flat out at approx 280 kmh on a road 5 metres wide, they set up to ride three corners ahead, therefore that road narrows down to about one foot wide.
Even the TT ZERO electric bikes do a 61 km lap in around 18 minutes.
I do go on but it is INSANE and must be seen once!!!
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On my bucket list, was going in 05 with 4 other guy's but the big C got one of the guy's so we put it on hold, hard to believe next year the would be 10 years.....on the up side, my mate beat the cancer and is going strong.....might have to ring him. 2 of the guy's had been before, we where going for the 2 weeks, had a camper van and farm/s to stay at. If you have never seen street road racing before then your missing one of motor racings most exciting sports. If you want to see some on the cheap, go to NZ at Christmas time and watch the Wanganui Cemetry circuit meeting on boxing day, there's a few street circuts in NZ, google them up....well worth the money. 8)
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Or Paeroa, great race threw town past shops is the main straight
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Has anyone here ridden the Isle of Man tt??