Incredible Isle of Man Race

[renovation]

http://vimeo.com/53551115

This is an Isle of Man camera video done really well. It lasts about five
minutes. Keep in mind that this is the last true motorcycle road race in the world.
Each lap is 37.75 miles long with over 200 turns. And the record for a single lap is over 130 MPH. There
are straight sections where the bikes hit over 200 MPH. It Is hard to
imagine such riding speeds but they do it every year at the end of May and
have been doing so since 1907. There have been over 240 rider fatalities
in the history of the event but it is bigger than ever today. Two riders
were killed during the 2012 events.

The helmet cam video over the last minute or so of the clip is absolutely
breathtaking. This event makes car racers look like a bunch of wussies.
Even Sir Jackie Stewart is amazed by what he is seeing in the video. BTW,
former Formula One World Champion John Surtees won this event before he
switched from motorcycles to race cars.