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
http://www.bikeindia.in August 2019 BikeIndia (^103)
Sport ISLE OF MAN TT