Manx TT Anyone Watching?

[gubbyduffer]

As per title anyone watching the TT?

I know nothing about bikes, and rarely watch motorsport these days,but two events pop up which never cease to amaze me, the 24h of Le Mans and the TT. It looks scary as fuck!!!

 

[FurCoat]

Yup, I'm in. I've been a TT nut since the early 90s. These guys are nuts.

 

[mawnansmiff]

I went to the IOM TT back in '87 and we spent a whole 2 weeks watching the practice sessions & races and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves though camping out in a waterlogged potato field was no fun.

We did Assen twice ('86 & '88) but the IOM is just unbeatable for the atmosphere but I digress, so what TV channel is it on or is it only on a PPV channel?

Jay.

 

[gubbyduffer]

I went to the IOM TT back in '87 and we spent a whole 2 weeks watching the practice sessions & races and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves though camping out in a waterlogged potato field was no fun.

We did Assen twice ('86 & '88) but the IOM is just unbeatable for the atmosphere but I digress, so what TV channel is it on or is it only on a PPV channel?

Jay.

I was watching highlights last night on ITV4. I think you need a subscription to watch it live.

 

[mawnansmiff]

I think you need a subscription to watch it live.

Sadly that is the way with sports nowadays, as if these folk don't have enough money already!

Snooker is the exception (for now), I only recently finished watching the many hours I recorded of the world championships on BBC.

I'll check out ITV later and if I find it I'll record what I can (I absolutely abhor TV adverts) so thanks for the tip .

Jay.

 

[paulfg]

If you want to get riders eye view,on board with Davey Todd

really brings it home,

 

[paulfg]

I went to the IOM TT back in '87 and we spent a whole 2 weeks watching the practice sessions & races and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves though camping out in a waterlogged potato field was no fun.

We did Assen twice ('86 & '88) but the IOM is just unbeatable for the atmosphere but I digress, so what TV channel is it on or is it only on a PPV channel?

Jay.

i went in 77 and 78 .(The second being the year of the comeback of the late great Mike Hailwood win on a Ducati ) along with about 20 others from the Suffolk Triumph owners club,we rented a couple of flats in Douglas and all squashed in.
I vaguely remember having a beer in every pub on the circuit (there more then than now) on mad sunday.Would probably get locked up today for that.

 

[FurCoat]

If you want to get riders eye view,on board with Davey Todd

really brings it home,

Utter maddness, I love it. Thanks for posting this.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Sadly that is the way with sports nowadays, as if these folk don't have enough money already!

Snooker is the exception (for now), I only recently finished watching the many hours I recorded of the world championships on BBC.

I'll check out ITV later and if I find it I'll record what I can (I absolutely abhor TV adverts) so thanks for the tip .

Jay.

There's a bunch of highlights (and perhaps full Trials) available on YouTube in the States. Dunno what you can get in the UK. Good luck!

 

[mawnansmiff]

I watched some sidecar racing last night.....truly nail-biting stuff, especially when overtaking.

I've ridden many a motorcycle at insane speeds but would never be a sidecarman in a race.....literally millimetres from the ground at those speeds.....no thank you

Jay.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Curious now, Jay— was that on YouTube? Or could it have been?

 

[mawnansmiff]

was that on YouTube?

No John, it was on regular TV. I recorded it to clip the ads. Sadly after the ads are clipped and the chit chat is clipped, you're lucky to get 35 minutes of actual racing from a 1 hour show.

Last night I watched some superbike racing from the previous day. Incredible!

But now they have cameras on the bikes, watching the racers hit 200MPH + really brings home how dangerous this sport is.

Any street racing for motorcycles in the US?

Jay.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Asked of Jay, but anyone in UK could clarify, please.

Probably but I don't follow it regularly.

My question - and perhaps I am asking the wrong chap- is YouTube widely available and is it a good source for sports in the UK?