Rennie Scaysbrook brings us along as he competes in the Isle of Man TT.
This insular venue dwarfs all other racing arenas in both scale and level of challenge, making the 480-acremotorsport campus, with its 2.5-mile oval, seem like riding a scooter in your bedroom by comparison. Within roughly seven seconds from my first twist of the throttle, I’m doing 160 mph on a Suzuki GSX-R600, plunging through the city of Douglas and down daunting Bray Hill. It’s like riding off the edge of the world.
Track knowledge is everything on the 37.73-mile TT Mountain Course, as racers complete most of the circuit on a thin ribbon of tarmac. Next, while at close to top speed, the front wheel lifts skyward over the first and then second rise of Ago’s Leap, named after the famed Italian rider,, himself a 10-time TT winner. The intensity of it all must be what it’s like going to war. My senses are firmly shifted into hyperdrive and I can feel my eyes extending out of my skull.
More than a race, the TT is a symbol of personal freedom, of being the one person in charge of your destiny. Naturally, that level of free will comes with consequences. Northern Ireland’s Davy Morgan, a 52-year-old veteran of 20 TT starts, is riding ahead of me before he fatally crashes on the third lap, at the 27th-mile marker.
Towns, villages, school zones, mountain roads and more than 15 jumps are all encountered while traveling as fast as mechanically possible. People perish at the TT. Yet for about 90 minutes, most riders live a supercharged existence, packing a lifetime of experiences and sensations into drawn-out moments. For the record, in the two Supersport TTs, I finished in 44th and 37th position, respectively, out of a field of just over 60 racers. I’m happy with that.
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