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In anticipation of this year's TT.... (Via TT Races YouTube channel)

grandiosity to enter this race.  And I mean that in the best way. Slow motion video is well done. I can contribute a picture of my old dusty helmet to this thread. I could not part with it when I got the next one.

I'd venture to say that, in the idiosyncratic instance of the Tourist Trophy, delusions of grandeur cease to apply. One truly has to live-up to the 'calling' in order to competently compete in what is likely the most objectively unforgiving organized sport globally....

I just say…..insanity. lol

Being on that bike would be like being in a nightmare where you wake up in a cold sweat.

Inversely, that's exactly why it translates to such a hyper-intense viewing experience. If I'm fortunate enough, I plan on attending a TT live at an opportune time in the future. 🙂

So amazing to see onboard vids

you had to get to the steam packet ferry on liverpool terminal-they craned your bike onto the ferry and off you went bobbing along on the irish sea
luckily it was not rough-if it was it was terrible-so i was told as the ferry at that time had no stabilizers and rolled back and forth and up and down at the same time!!.
the racing was not as fast as it is today and alot less supported with minimal crowding.
the gooseneck was my favourite spot with only two!! other supporters.
you could see the rider at slow speed cranked over before accelerating out of the corner.
MAD SUNDAY-was the scariest part of the whole week for me-crazy and survived just.
there was a venue where billy connelly was the main attraction.
look at it now all commercialised and crowded and very very fast.
ah the good old days

Thanks for sharing such a cool story here with us, I was born in '84 🙂👍🏁 Cheers, Filip