rx7171 said:
Amazing and informative for anyone who ever thinks racing is for him.
At my age I know I'll never be brave enough or feeling immortal enough.
Humbling to know the doctor giving the presentation, John Hinds who was himself a top notch rider making medical care for the downers his top priority was killed during prep for a road race on the course last July.
Real road racing, like the Irish races and IOM are in a different league to short circuit racing. Lamp posts, stone walls, curb stones, buildings, slippery manhole covers and white lines, changeable weather and even stray cattle have all claimed lives.
I raced on short circuits and loved it. I built a bike for the IOM but, frankly, bottled it and have never ridden there. I might live to regret not doing it, then again, not doing it may just be why I'm still around !!
The guys and girls who ride these events deserve the utmost respect. In terms of the level of risks they accept and what they do, they are very different to 'normal' human beings !