Day #4 on the Isle of Man
Unfortunately it was another tragic day on the mountain, in the first race this morning (Supersport TT 600) 26-year-old Adam Lyon from Helensburgh, Scotland was killed on the fourth and final lap of his race, tragically it was his first & last time racing TT on the Island.
I was listening to the race coverage over the PA system. The commentator was praising this rider because he was riding very well considering it was his first time here racing in TT, then in less than 3-minutes. Adam was dead.
Already two riders have been killed in the last few days, & there are still two race days to go before finishing on Friday with the Senior TT race.
As I have previously mentioned this circuit is not for the faint hearted, you need HUGE balls to race a motor bike or sidecar outfit around this dangerous road racing circuit. The 500 Grand Prix riders will not put a foot any where near this place because they say that it is just too dangerous and I can see why.
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| Looking down into the pit area where I was supposed to be sitting today. |
Today did not work out for me with the 82-year-old ex-marshal lady, because there were no seats left in the Grandstand so she could not organise a seat for me as planned.
No drama, John & myself watched the races from the Creg-ny-Baa corner & the main straight exiting that corner. In one of the photos with the punters sitting on the hedge beside the track you can see in the background the Creg-ny-Baa corner in the distance.
Where we sit on the hedge the bikes are traveling at over 150mph only a couple of metres away from you.
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| Our great vantage point on the hedges as bikes zoom by. The famous Creg-ny-Baa corner is in the far distance |
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| 9-month-old Lizzy the youngest TT fan with her ear muffs on, so cute |
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| Part of the spectator's bike parking area |
Tomorrow is another lay day so I have planned other things to do for the day.
John Cannon (my very best new Pommie friend) leaves for the mainland tomorrow, he resides in Hampstead just north of London.
Nothing else to report for now, all I can say is “Don’t die wondering”
Cheerio for the present.
KGW
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