PowerPlant Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Recently there was a topic going about WRC drivers as the most skilled/insane drivers in motorsport, which I agreed with to an extent, until today... While I have heard of the Isle of Man TT time trial race, I have never before heard of Irish Road Racing... If you think rally drivers are cool customers, check these guys out... Literally flying along regular countryside/village roads (closed for the event, of course), without significant protective barriers, only inches away from each other, houses, stone walls, trees, spectators and everything else in-between, at speeds of up to 200 MPH on two wheels! They really make Moto GP look like a retirement home trackday outing Edited May 12, 2014 by PowerPlant
Helix Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 It's official, these guys are 'nuts'.... But I'll take my hat off to them....crazy stuff
PowerPlant Posted May 13, 2014 Author Posted May 13, 2014 Time warp motorsports. Wonderful. I saw "Rush" recently, and I have a feeling this is like F1 used to be in the 60's-70's... No guts, no glory attitude... And from what I understand, these guys are your average, every-day fellas, who have regular jobs. Crazy!
weasel Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 exactly... Guy Martin is a truck mechanic during the week... no big a$$ semi's, some box trucks w/trailers, motorhomes and vans w/trailers, etc... ya break something, you 'borrow' it from the dood in the next pit...that's just the way it was/is... traction control was the right wrist... wheelie control was the rear brake...abs was in the fingers/front brakes... NOT some program for the ECU...
metalhead Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 I actually found myself turning my head every time they turned. Flinched a couple of times, too
slusher Posted May 14, 2014 Posted May 14, 2014 I have watched this several times and saved it to my favorites. I got dizzy once but love watching it...
Quick GMC Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 The Isle of Mann racers have massively giant cahones.
PowerPlant Posted May 16, 2014 Author Posted May 16, 2014 When Valentino Rossi visited the Isle of Man TT, he wouldn't run it all-out, claiming it was far too dangerous for his liking.
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