Bike India – August 2019

(Grace) #1

EVER SINCETHATTUESDAAY IN


May1907,theworldwitnesseseach
yearthemostprestigiousandpossibly
themostdangerousmotorcycleroad
raceonearth.The eventis heldona
stretchoflandbetweenEnglandand
Ireland,a fearsomeaffairwhichweall
knowastheIsleoffManTTouristTTrophy
(TT).TheTTTisnowa full-blown
spectacle withthe raceamassinga cult
followingandmakingit the mostwell-
known roadraceintheworld.
This ye arthelead-uptotheTThad
everyonepredominantlytalkingabout
onethingreally: willtherebe a newlap
recordthatseesthe136-mph(218.87
km/h)barrierbroken?This is inpart
duetoPeterHickmanbreakingthe
recordonhiswaytovictorylastyearat
1 35.45mph (217.98km/h).However,
theweatherputanendtoallthat,
causingdelays andrevisedscheduling
throughouttheevent.Raincauseda
numberpracticesessionstobe
shortenedorcancelledonsomedays.
TheIsleoffManTTThas seven
classes:DunlopSeniorTT,RST
Superbike, MonsterEnergy
Supersport,RL 360 Superstock,
BennetsLightweight,SESTTZero,
and,ofcourse,the Locate.imSidecar.
HereishowthelegendaryIsleoffMan
TTwent down.

TheIsleofManTourist


Trophybattleditsway


throughfickleweather


thisyear.Hereishow


itallwentdown


Report:ZalCursetji
Photography:IOMTT


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Sport ISLE OF MAN TT

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