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You could tell, because there's no way their motorcycle race would be allowed in the UK. I was halfexpecting this article to tell us they still used pre-decima
by SamReidHughes 7y ago
You could tell, because there's no way their motorcycle race would be allowed in the UK.
I was halfexpecting this article to tell us they still used pre-decimalized currency.
- easytiger 7y agoA similar race is held in NI https://www.northwest200.org/the-history-of-the-nw200/ https://www.northwest200.org/the-history-of-the-nw200/
- SamReidHughes 7y agoIn the past decade, only three people died.
- rorykoehler 7y agoThere are loads of these road races in UK & Ireland (also in mainland Europe). It's a full calendar.
- pro_zac 7y agoThe TT is the only reason I know of the Isle of Man. The current lap record is 16 minutes 42 seconds at an average speed of 135mph! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNXCJt7K3Q
- twic 7y agoAnd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountai...