Why they do it

TT Isle of Man; men and women from all over the world come to race through narrow streets, over a mountain, and through stunning countryside. The island (and museum display below) counts down to the annual event….

… but there’s a year-long package from it’s success. Bikes and sports cars travel across the sea, their owners fulfilling bucket-list dreams of being able to say they’ve ridden/driven the course, though at a more sensible pace hopefully.

Reaching speeds of 200 miles an hour, the actual event seems madness.

Serious accidents, even death, are a known risk, yet still they come.

And good on them!