This Video IS NOT Sped Up - TT IoM Lap Record
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I think IoM TT is the closest to a Group B rally we still have today, with bikes, ofc, either way, insane skills from the riders!
I think modern rally is crazier than group B. The cars are faster these days because of the tech and you can still stand on the edge and spectate. Ofc the crowds don't show up any more but we still have a lot of spectators on corners. I have been to the TT a few times it's much wilder than rally because of the top speeds
The road races in Ireland are even faster. The TT is the most technical race though.
@@liam4686 Agreed, the level of crazyness of the IoM TT is of the charts. You need to be a special kind of crazy to compete in this race! A average of 1 -2 deaths every year. Deadliest race known to man... more than 4 times the deaths of all F1 grand prix ever combined. In One race.... only held once per year.... That's bonkers!!
@@azynkronnah the racing in ireland is slower then this
I don't know if you've seen WRC.... They go even faster than group B 😂
Not only one of the oldest motorcycle races in the world, but also the most dangerous. Over the many years this race has existed, it's taken the lives of over 200 riders.
I bet some of those guys deep down want to die out there. Like not suicidal but wouldn't mind going out with that glory.
@@CrossWindsPat Me on my Snowmobile going 160km/h swerving between trees. lol
This, or Macau street circuit?
Errr.... It's NOT a 'race'. It's a 'time trial'
@@forandonbehalfof4753 Technically correct. Still awesome.
and they do 6 laps...there is a video where JohnMcGuinness explains what you have to do during one whole lap, every corner, every straight away, its brilliant. There is also one with Valentino Rossi riding a lap during a visit and he was scared speechless...respect to everybody who has the balls to go to the starting line..
Nice.
yeah I think Valentine said he will not race TT as he has no balls to do it. This explains a bit :)
He did a 'demo lap' riding with THE Master, Agostini...... There is a story that in the tent pre, someone asked who had the most titles in it, literally everyone pointed at Rossi, he was pointing at Agostini.....
No one like the Morecambe Missile !
This makes me think of something Joey Dunlop said back in the '90s when asked what it was like doing the Isle of Man TT. He said that 'when you're going round there is a grey blur and a green blur...and you just try to stay on the grey blur'. You can rly see this in this video.
That race is 100% totally bonkers.
I’ve watched this race live can confirm it is wild!
the race with the highest odds.....extremely exciting
If you win, you go down in history as one of the best bikers of all time. If you don't win but still finish, there's not exactly a participation award, so better luck next year. If you fail, you literally die. Yeah, anyone that is crazy enough to do this is an absolute legend. There aren't many other sporting events with the same risks that people come back to year after year. It's truly a race of it's own.
I used to watch the TV highlights in the evening (no TV licence now). At the end of each Tour de France stage they would show you who won the yellow, green etc. jerseys. At the end of the TT highlights, that day's deaths seemed to pop up in the same routine way. There's a list of deaths on a Wikipedia page. It's quite chilling to read it.
As somebody who has knows a little bit about this, yes.
What I find amazing is his memory of the course. At that speed you're not reacting on the spur of the moment, you're thinking well ahead, which requires you to know the course like the back of your hand.
Yeah -- you look at WRC drivers and they have at least some rollcage and structure around them and they have a co-pilot barking the track. TT riders are 100% memory with almost literal zero margin for error
From what I´ve heard in interviews with the riders, none of them can remember the whole course, they pay special attention to the tricky parts.
That's what separates you from the slow riders. In order to be fast, you MUST know every inch of the track, study all it's nuances and undulations, cambers, bumps, humps etc. This will enable precise throttle control and positioning of the bike. I'm always staggered at how good these guys are. They all deserve the medal of bravery, not matter what the stopwatch says.
@@tonymontana897 No, you don´t! nobody knows every inch of that track, and it´s pretty much impossible to do so! Just watch a few interviews with the winners, preferrably last years winners in front of a new race. They will tell you how hard it is, and why.
I didn't mean it literally every inch. Of course nobody would know every inch. What I meant was that one would really need to have a clear understanding of the correct lines, etc etc. You know what I'm talking about. It's certainly not for the novice.
This is the complete harmony of man and machine, and I'm all for it. Beautiful.
Absolutely! Anybody that completes the Isle of Man TT is a legend, but be the fastest puts you in an entirely different category. Having done the speeds on a open highway on my s1000, I could only imagine doing this while turning and having a brick wall right by me. I don't even think I could do this in a video game even if I had months on it
Even if you were pushing maybe 50% as hard as this lap... the fitness level & strength required is off the charts. To push a bike this hard for this long is an incredible feat of endurance athletics, aside from the sheer mental fortitude required to retain focus and execution. It's just astonishing really
Not to discredit these dudes at all, they are insane and highly skilled, but the IOM isn't as physically demanding as it may seem. Most circuit racers say the IOM is "easier" physically than standard track racing, but massively, massively, more mentally demanding. Which is why you can often see guys at the IOM who are a little pudgy and not in great shape but absolutely rip on the course.
That's exactly what I was thinking while watching. To manipulate the bike at those speeds, deal with the braking and acceleration forces, recall memory of the course and still have the razor-sharp focus required to achieve this, all at the same time, totally astounds me.
@@Maverickib Idk if that's true, but logically thinking it does make sense. On a race track you can push harder, because if you make a mistake you don't die.
@@XtreeM_FaiL it's not about "pushing" harder. They are pushing the bike as hard as they can in the IOM. But the most exhausting part of riding a motorcycle hard is heavy braking and body position shifting constantly. The IOM doesn't have many hard braking points and due to its length and how they're on a road surface and not gonna hit track lean angles, they don't move around on the bike as much.
you are correct ..i have driven and ridden around the IOM track and it is actually a lot more bumpy and undulating than it looks on TV coverage ( on bike video is a better representation) ...it takes many many laps to learn it
having done 200mph on a bike in RL, on a 4 lane freeway in the middle of the night with no traffice around and no brick walls I can tell you its terrifying. This man is insane to be doing that and having to pluck the leaves from his visor and wipe the rock wall scrape marks off his helmet after the lap. Absolutely incredible
My bike has a top speed of 280kmh Around ( 175mph ) and 17,000rpm on the tacho, I have only done 155mph in the same situation as you which is 250km. I have a 2002 ZZR600R with bigger valves and gear than the other models of the same So 200 MPH is insane and I won't be doing that speed any time soon if ever at all LOL My little 600 Red Lines at 14,000rpm so it gets to insane speeds at pull your face off fast, You must have a great bike 😃
@@MrMambott it was a Triumph 900 with "special" engine work done by HRC's superbike engine builder and it was, frankly, insane. The fact I lived in the country at the time was the only thing that made it ridable, because it has a powerband like a 1970s 2 stroke motorcross bike. nothing...nothing..waiting then insanity descended like a blanket of near-death. if it hit that power band (6000 rpm) in any gear it would just spin the rear tire almost randomly (120mph in 4th gear and sideways with the back tire smoking, as an example). I had to sell it when I Went back to the city because it was purely unridable in traffic.
"pluck the leaves from his visor" - that's why few like being fastest in practice, because the first in the race is known as 'the road-sweeper' for kindly clearing the racing line for everyone behind.
He's not doing wheelies, he's going that fast he's literally flying off the humps on the road.
no you havent
I'm clenching my cheeks just watching it, no matter how many times i've watch these replays the last 10 years it continues to blow my mind, the TT never disappoints and committed is understatement when it comes to describing the type of riders that participate ... Unfortunately its taken another life this year ... 46 year old Raul Torras Martinez will be sorely missed by his mates and his family, my condolences to all of them and RIP.
Having done 140mph on Cronkyvoddy straight at the limit of my talent and realised that they were doing another 60mph, just humbles me and raised my respect of the guys (and girls)who race there.
Peter Hickman and Michael Dunlop were both absolutely on it this year. Was truly a pleasure to watch.
And Dean Harrison😉
@@wuffi1976dean was good, but those two were on different gravy this year. Especially Dunlop considering hickey is on some big money bikes and rides all year round on the same machinery
@@fuckin_fentoon6128 You are absolutely right. To be honest, I thought Michael Dunlop was driving over the limit. 🥳🥳💪
for sure mate, i wanted to see dunlop take over the titles but hicky was saving it to do the damage, makes for an exciting '24 if it is allowed to happen. its a shame that this is what it comes to when the riders and all involved know the consequences and also rewards but its always on the time belt to see how this insanely massive championship will continue.
@ccmxboy6 ah man, I hope they don't cancel it. It brings so much income to the Isle of Man, and I'm sure the lads love doing it every year even with how dangerous it is.
Being a rider myself , watching this clip gets my heart racing . I cant be the only one.
so true, me too - i am sweating and my heart rate is above 130bpm...
Not really, it just seems so unreal, I cant imagine actually driving like this is possible
I have a mate, who is definitely not this good, but as a bike rider, locally he's the only one I know who would have the ability to do this. I've been on the back when he's riding like this and it's like I'm not even there. It's scary, but, its not. You don't have enough time to be scared 😂
@@boziewz6125 I'm sorry, but your buddy is irresponsible and careless riding like that with you as a pillion. I say that as someone who has been riding superbikes for over 20 years.
@einbertalstein1779 only recklessness was on my behalf, I was a willing participant and had every trust in his ability. Helmet on, brain out. We are all stupid from time to time, some of us have a little more leeway than others. Personally, I couldn't ride a bike like that, but, I still wanted to experience it, so I made the safest choice possible. My uncle used to wheels with me on the back at 130+mph. And that was when I was 14yo 🤣 But I've done far worse of my own valition
I couldn't even go that fast on a video game without crashing omg. Insane madness, imagine watching your son or partner in this video!!
This is the most fantastic thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m getting queasy just looking at it. Even the spectators on the side are damn crazy. One mechanical issue and a dozen of them are dead. Amazing video!
These people are not just racing drivers, they are absolute legends, each and everyone of them. Mad respect!
They're made of different stuff that's for sure.
Extremely brave guys, even braver than racing drivers..... Gods amongst men
"These people are not just racing drivers" That is correct. You don't "drive" a motorbike like you don't drive a bicycle. You RIDE a motorbike. These people are RIDERS!
both the same thing really.@@bongobob7079
@@bongobob7079You drive a herd of cattle, but they can do it on horseback... and you ride on a horse. You drive home a point, but there are no wheels and no engine. In the UK, to ride a motorcycle, you need to have a provisional or full "Driving Licence" with the appropriate motorcycle categories indicated.
I love how when he's at speed like during 7:20 the people literally look like they are the 'cardboard cutouts' that you would see in video games. It's eerie and cool.
PS2 people are real.
Been to the TT races. Videos don’t do it justice. It’s nothing short of amazing. And the island is beautiful!
AWESOME ! I ride and this fired me up heart pumping, astonished at everything taking place, like the shadows on the road and lack of vision in so many places, the condition of the road so many bumps and dips, and just how narrow it is and then the skills, commitment, talent, balls and the insanity of it all its just mind-blowing
Lap set by my old friend and Neighbour Pete Hickman. True story
Here before the "proof" and "picture or it didn't happen" NPCs find you
@@thesciencesphere4273rofl but then replies with most box response
That sick haha
in willoughby?
Proof? Pic or it didn’t happen
It's mad to think that these guys know every part of the track so perfectly, similarly to how most 4-wheel racers will know the Nords layout - but it's 3 times longer
It's mad, but having an instinctual memory of the track is the only way to go fast, borderline the only way you'll survive a lap intact.
When you consider there are OVER 200 CORNERS on each lap it IS amazing they can remember them all! Not only that but they must know what TYPE of corner each one is! Tight, gradual, right, left, off camber, under trees (might be a damp spot? ETC, ETC!!!
3 times longer but takes half as long lmao
Äh…. sorry. Those Guys (the top drivers) known every meter of this course. Definitely ! If you are interested, there are lots of clips and docus bout this unique race at the internet. Very interesting and including all Facts ➡️ Wikipedia. Sorry for my imperfect English and greetings from Germany.
They know where the roads are damp ( in the shade ) and every man-hole cover
As an ex-racer on 4 wheels and a roadgoing biker who has had a few silly moments, watching videos of the TT always raises my heat rate and makes the palms of my hands sweat. The most bonkers video of all is Steve Hislop winning the Senior in 1992 on the viscious Norton rotary.
And thats just one lap. Imagine doing six in a row at the same rate of knots. Truly amazing. Been 3 times and they just keep getting faster. One for every motorsport fans bucket list.
When I first saw laps at IoM I couldn't believe what they were doing, it was insane. Now, after years of riding motorcycles, it's even MORE mind blowing because I know how it feels to go around much wider, more open corners at less than half the speeds they get up to and I can't imagine how they turn off the self-preservation mode in their brains to do what they do.
I think these riders make it obvious that not everyone has that instinct in the first place.
@@joelambert7128 My theory is that they are adrenaline junkies which overcomes the self-preservation instinct as long as their body can keep pumping adrenaline. It's like real-world version of Crank, except with less guns and sex and just biking.
A lot of it is a competitive desire to be the absolute fastest, combined with the incredible amount of training giving them mental ease at higher speeds and right on the limit of what the bike can do. In short. Spirit, confidence, and training are how they do it.
@@CalculatedRiskAK right, of course. How could I be so stupid. It’s obviously so simple anyone could do it. 🙄
@@xXZeroNotHeroXx Stop acting like riding a fast lap of the TT course is some unexplainable black magic. Just like in any highly dangerous sport, you build up over years to reach this level.
Hands down the race that takes the most skill reflexes feel and biggest balls on the planet to run flat out at hickmans speeds.
This effort is appreciated. This has been on the bucket list since I first read about some of the riders who raced this event. And to actually go the complete course in real time was exceptionally cool. The racers are a breed to themselves. And the fans don't come any more serious. Thanks again.
Absolute confidence and in the zone. I'd never seen the whole course, thanks.
Truly insane. Its like an AI lap, abusing every square inch of the course. This man is a monster.
How he goes from light to dark and picks the right path is incredible. I'd be dead, splayed on a tree somewhere on the path! Unreal!!!!
The human eye has much better range between light and dark as well as depth. It looks awful in camera unfortunately.
We go over to watch every year. It truly is mind bending and your eyes struggle to focus at first so you can’t tell who’s who at the start other than listening to the commentary. If it’s on your bucket list get it done sooner rather than later as it could be just a matter of time before haters get it stopped.
I very much hope to go there for the TT someday. Absolutely incredible!
Huge respect to each & every rider who ever gets up on a bike for this place... please Lord protect them all.
Peter Hickmann (and the other participants of the IOMTT this year) is so fast, that he out bitrates action cameras in 2023. Let that sink in.
As funny as that would be, I'mma be a wet blanket here and say thats not how bitrate works. Bitrate is what happens when you convert video to digital and particularly when its posted on a website. The bitrate is really bad because the bandwidth to have complex pixels like the trees passing by in this video is insane, so to cut that down most websites limit the bitrate. This makes scenes with complex small details that are moving look blocky. Its especially bad in this because not only has it been downsampled once with the original video, but it's then being streamed again, and then uploaded to youtube. You lose a lot of definition compressing multiple times. I'm sure it looks fine in the raw video format, probably blurry, even at the high framerate that go pros and the like capture in now adays.
He may not out bit rate the bitrate, but they leave the camera helicopter standing, it has to basically "cut the corners" when it's tracking riders...
Hats off to the pilot, 1 great video ! looks like he's getting 100 percent not leaving anything , precise and gripping. Thanks
Fantastic event, been there 8 times and every time I just can't believe how fast they go. Will definitely return when I can to soak up some more of this superb edge of the seat racing.There is absolutely nothing like it, if you only ever go once in your life you just have to do it.Long may it continue.
Imagine forgetting what corner comes next. That's the crazy part to me, the rider has to know every inch of course or die.
some of the corners that they are taking they have to start leaning the bike and getting their line set long before the corner is visible. Sometimes you can see them straight-line some kinks to take a later corner.
racetracks lend themselves well to the "method of loci", one of the oldest documented memory techniques. I suspect that most of these drivers are reciting pace notes to themselves, with certain landmarks along the track reminding them of the next sequence of corners.
I think Hickman is one of the few who has raced the TT track so many times that he really does know it completely. It’s nearly the length of 2 nordschleifes, although less corners. Unbelievable he has this much confidence though.
@@mclarensaleenf7 3 times the length, and way more corners on the Mountain Course. I know and ride on both, IRL of course ;)
@@tissuepaper9962 the human brain is a highly specialized pattern recognition machine. Using method of loci is not necessary when you can simply memorize the course over dozens of laps (going much slower than this of course). Mnemonic techniques are most useful when you need to retain the information after a single exposure. When you can repeat a task a thousand times, it's often less mentally taxing to just let the brain respond to the pattern of the course naturally. In sim racing endurance tracks, I never recite pace notes. It's just my brain seeing the shape of the curve/curb/breaking zone, and responding with the action I've taken there hundreds of times before. I suspect that's what most IRL racing drivers do as well.
100% riding in the zone …. slowing everything down in your mind , seeing small spaces as larger spaces, taking in data and light using young eyes to navigate the transition from brightly lit open sections to tree shaded parts of the course. And feeling the bike, letting it move around and bounce and hop and just staying in riding position like a jockey on a horse. Well done ride. Likely a record that will stand for awhile.
i mean this is definitely on the next level. you can be "in the zone" but your actual riding ability will catch up to you sooner or later. for this guy it never did
just remember he will be back there next year. Peter is a god of speed to my way of thinking
I believe Guy Martin will eventually beat it
🇮🇲 I just subscribed to this amazing channel!! I have been a fan of The Isle Of Man TT races for a while now, and I am still in awe every time I watch these extremely brave, skilled and absolutely fearless young men showcasing their talents on public roads for just over a $30,000 winners prize and a trophy, amazing!!! But I’m sure that these guys aren’t overly concerned about the prize money, as much as the prestige they get and rightly deserve! I usually have a pint 🍺 when watching the races from the edge of my chair! It’s definitely on my bucket list to take a vacation there with my Wife to watch the races up close. It’s hard to imagine the thrill we would have that would last us a lifetime! I hope you are able to go there someday mate, and thanks for the video. 👏 🇺🇸 👍
Hung out for a bit with Peter a couple of years ago, he's really down to earth a super friendly guy! great video cheers!
This is like the rawest representation of "pure adrenaline' you'll ever see
Seriously, give it a couple or more decades, and Jimmy would sound uncanny like Murray Walker, which to me is cool
That's probably the greatest compliment a Motorsports fan can give and i 100% agree with it
Wow now you've said it...can't unhear
Your commentary is absolutely spot on, you have an exhilarating style. Like Murray Walker could do that also, even though your style is different the effect is similar. And your knowledge makes your commentary worth listening to. Subbed.
Both totally and completely amazing AND totally and completely INSANE at the same time, hard to imagine!
I work in the paddock where Peter races in full time (BSB) and honestly the admiration feeling you get whenever you bump him to him for this lap alone is mind boggling
May I ask what you do in the paddock?
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As an F1 fan I’m glad that I recently decided to learn more about rally, dakar, and motorcycle racing as they are wild🔥🔥🔥 makes me feel like a more complete motorsport fan/car enthusiast ❤️🏎️🚗🏍️
If you want more cool stuff I'd suggest taking a look at endurance racing as well if you haven't already. Lots of good drivers (and some who seem to have left their brains at home before the race😂), and crazy action for up to 24h straight. Especially if you look at tracks like the Nürburgring. These guys drive like it's a sprint race, and they do that for an entire day.
The true mark of a motorsports fan is the ability to recognize skill and appeal in several disciplines, even if they aren't quite your speed.
It’s crazy how big the world of motorsports is.
Take a peek at Erzbergrodeo, imo one of the most physically demanding things a human can do. Off road hare scramble for about 4 hours
F1 is a parade. I used to marshal it at Silverstone. It got really boring.
Videos don't do it justice seeing it live is a real eye opener Amazing !
some of the bravest souls to ever live that run this TT absolute Legends and some of the still shots taken here really put in prospective how on the ragged edge they are running this course every inch is taken with zero margin for error just such amazing skill and talent that is displayed absolutely amazing
Another great footage of this race is 2014 TT Michael Dunlop vs Guy Martin. They didn't achieve a record time but it's crazy to watch two motorcycles racing eachother very close at such high speeds going through towns and tight turns.
Still gutted Guy never won a tt
@Tom-hp4bq don't be!, look at the field he was in amongst, Dunlops, prime McGuinness, Anstey, Hutchinson to name a few. , that top 10 was stacked with anyone who could have won on any given day
I seen that and it was that race that got me interested in the sport. I still have a few replays of that one stored in my head to this day. The finish was something else if I recall.
@@johnnysheridan Guy did very well at the UGP races which are real road races not a time trial.
Their awesome and totally Fearless
I owned a motorcycle, survived a crash with 3 broke vertebra, and this video has me thinking "yeah I need another bike". There really is nothing like it. Those who race the TT are literal superheros in my eyes.
The TT is so mindblowing in so many ways.... the sheer speed, non-existent margin for error, the commitment, the bumps, the jumps, the length... It would be impressive enough to ride like that for 10 minutes on a short track with 2 minute laps. But the level of concentration it takes to keep that up for 4-6 laps 16+ minutes each is just inhuman. So much respect for these guys. Been riding for almost 30 years and can't imagine how they do it.
Absolute madness to even attempt this. Maximum respect to this guy and anyone else who gives it a go.
This is AMAZING riding skills. I don't think people understand HOW MUCH moving the rider is constantly doing, moving around transferring his weight in exactly the right places and with enough push or pull on the front end as needed. Pushing into the corners like he is while on a steady increase of throttle on a track is really something. On a road course, the Isle of Man course at that, is just absolutely insane, but he does it like he's riding his bike in the park, so fluid this guy is, just WOW!!!!
The commitment & precision is next level, I think hicky said himself, nothing compares to the buzz you get from riding the TT, sky diving/bungee jumping. Etc...
these guys are addicted to danger
The talent, dedication and bravery are at the highest level there is. Insane
Watching this video gave my heart a proper workout, that was insane! And now I am once again in awe of another brother pushing the limits of what we can do... The concentration required to do that, the belief, the bravery.... 17 mins of being in the zone! What a legend ✊
That was only one lap though - the race is over 6 laps!
They're not human. I know tragidy tends to strike on the event more than once but still 38 miles, 264 official corners racing on normal crap british roads with bumps/potholes/high kerbs/buildings/trees .... i cannot perceive how they do it at that speed with that level of precision. Makes people lapping the nordschleif look like sunday drivers... its a level of commitment, nerve, skill and courage on a scale i just cannot get my head to even comprehend. Like you i was flinching and wincing throughout. Zero margin of error either human or mechanical. Utter respect for these riders.
8:00 I've watched this about ten times. Still, I can not visualize where this corner until he is already out of it. And he just zooms in full confidence
exactly. some parts i jus couldnt see where it went and he went in with the throttle pinned. fucking insane man
Thanks Jimmy, that was brilliant! I am not sure which I enjoyed most; the ride or your facial expressions! :)
Goddamnit was a 100% accurate response. You would have to be superhuman to do this.
I used to ride fairly hard, never owned a car. The Bandit 1200 was good fun but the '97 TL1000S was just gorgeous. Sadly I was wiped out by an idiot a few years ago and can't use my legs anymore. Seeing this raises the hairs on the back of my neck like nothing else!
😢 as a rider this makes me sad
Sorry to hear that Brother. Wishing you the best.
Man, best wishes to you. Really sorry to hear about that. I hope somehow they will come up with a way to fix your legs for you. 👍❤️
Hi Jimmy! I’m actually from the Isle of Man & living here. 😀 TT brings an awesome atmosphere to the Island! Definitely come over one year 🙌🏼 The mountain road goes 1 way over the 2 weeks of TT So car & bike enthusiasts can fully send it over the mountain. Hickman not only broke the lap record (on a slower class bike) But he is also the first to achieve over 200mph in TT history! I wanna say he did 203. Love the content, take care!
The island is worth a visit any time. Beautiful place and friendly people. I can't wait to go back again next year.
Is suzuki allowed back on race?
His talent and understanding of the track and limits of the bike are impossible. I’m completely amazed
you absolutely do need to come here and watch it, its such a fantastic 2 weeks of motorsport you will love it! we also have the Southern 100 which is held south of the island on a smaller track (still public roads), the Manx GP which is in September on the TT Circuit and we also have a Rally every year so loads of choice to come and see some motorsport between May and September! Also during the TT the mountain road becomes one way so you can have a bit of fun going over that when the roads are open and our national speed limit is actually unlimited not 60mph so there is that lol.
One of the things I’m very thankful for is my dad being a huge bike guy and by extension of that having known of and watched the TT for many years, even seeing TT action for so long and this multiple times now I don’t think I’ll ever quite comprehend what I’m seeing, off the charts levels of skill and bravery.
Having just driven around these exact roads today, seeing it at this speed makes me hyperventilate!
Used to go when I was a kid with my folks, to the point where my brother is named after a part of the circuit. My dad modified a sidecar with a full fairing to seat two kids with my parents on the bike. Felt like we were the coolest kids there. Great memories!
Another aspect to consider is the play of light and shadow in the tree sections. Sure, our eyes are much stronger and quicker to adapt than camera lenses but it still is a big challenge to focus your view with so many changes of light and shadow. Amazing.
First time I viewed this record lap, I immediately thought of your reaction to it and you have delivered, once again. Thanks Jimmer
im most impressed seeing EVERY little wheelie all the wobble and it is taken perfectly at unthinkable speeds
As some body who has rode and raced these bikes i can tell you the amount of commitment it takes to run isle of man flat out is unreal. Ive heard it takes 3 years or so to learn this place to run flat out. All i know is if you are scared you wont last long here. No fear no limit. Love it.
when i was younger my uncle competed in the TT, im sure it was only the amatuer one, but gosh the trip over there was absoloutely crazy, the atmosphere is just incredible over there, and the speeds that the bikes fly past at is just crazy!
18:00 If this happens on a bike with this pace, you're going sailing, straight to Ireland.
During TT, the mountain is one way so you can use both lanes all the way across - it's an amazing experience and a fantastic ride. I rode over it several times, trying to improve my runs each time - exactly what riding is all about. Exhilarating.
Total commitment these are some of the best riders in the world you’ve got to be a bit mad or just love the adrenaline rush 😊
I’m 15,000km from there but I would love to see this. Huge respect for these riders and how fearless and skillful they are
8:01 ...the bike completely bottoms out on that turn. One of the cooler stats I heard was a mechanic mentioning the rear wheel does a mile a lap further than the front wheel.
Heart rate does legitimately raise quite significantly just watching this. It really is insane
His chin camera lap on the BMW is nuts. So much horizon level glare from the low sun is truly a terrifying aspect. Peter was taking it easy during the lap and doing a little showing off for the crowds, but still, absolutely wild how fast he was cooking it. Hicky is a madman, which is probably why I keep my Trooper t-shirts collection pristine.
About a decade a go i discovered this madness .. Still amaze ve everytime ❤
The top blokes and top bikes were going well over 200mph on the SBKs, and on this Superstock bike, on this lap, hickman was over 200mph on the straight at 11:35 (sulby straight). Also some people had blowouts on Dunlop tyres last year as they had a bad batch of tyres.
I think that was at the NW 200.They were blowing out when riders were using lower pressures than Dunlop specified. I read that none of the teams that stuck to minimum specified pressures had a problem there. I'm quite happy to be corrected on that last point if it turns out to be untrue. It's just what I read on a few sites back then.
@@7quicksilver77 I know they had thre pressure issues like you say, but I also think Dunlop changed something in their tyre like the binder for the rubber - caused massive delaminiations, at the NW, and down Sulby at the TT as well. I think Davey Todd was the only person to have a failure this year but dunlop lost their status as official roads tyre supplier to metzeler.
I can honestly say as I rider and someone who has been round the Isle of Man that this commentary perfectly sums up what this event is like. I cannot recommend visiting and experiencing this race for yourself enough! It is honestly like no other race in the world.
This is incredible. I cant imagine being this laser focused and precise. A quarter of an inch means death. Unreal
Full respect, that is how it looks when I'm late for work and I mean it :) small amount of people can fly like this but you got to feel the bike and put your life on the line of course.
The genuine concern on Jimmys face everytime Hickman gets a little too close to the curb :D So awesome
even coming from a person who likes to think that they're pretty quick on a sport bike, watching this video got my heart racing. It is insane what these people can do.
You may like "to think you're fast on a sport bike". A lot of riders and motorists think they're fast, safe and extremely talented. That doesn't automatically mean they are, nor that they have any great skill. Fast on the road? On track? In a straight line? Through a McDonalds drive through? Fast is easy. Not going too fast is the hard part.
I watched on my phone and tilting my screen with the banking adds a whole another level of craziness seeing the angle on bank.
One day I hope to have a relationship with the same level of trust that this guy does with his bike.
a level of commitment that few of us will ever understand.
Did you check out the 120mph sidecar lap? that one isn't as immediately mad, but when you start to sink into it it is just as mad in it's own way.... somewhat like the insane Euro hillclimb onboards ( there's something to dig into too ).
Especially for the pillion who has no control except for shifting weight those guys are their own breed of mad lads!
@@zackcampbell1020 Any discussion of them has to use the word "clinging", lol. 160mph on a tea tray with a couple of vibrating grab handles... There's a multiview onboard with the Birchalls - just shake your head...
@@zackcampbell1020 Passenger has a lot more control than you'd think. I was a pro passenger for three seasons and a driver for 15.
@@moikethesquid so are you using the bars like a steering wheel on a car or do you just corner via weight transfer ? Really flabbergasts me how these things even work at those speeds. seems uncanny.
@@jakecole7447 @jakecole7447 It's all body positioning. The passenger has a great deal of influence on traction control, oversteer/understeer, and chassis balance under hard braking. There is a lot more to it than just flopping side to side for corners. With a good passenger the vehicle feels planted braking into / hitting the apex / corner exit. No understeer and the only oversteer you'll get is when the passenger lets it slip enough to help tighten a line. My pro passenger on my Becker F1 rig could fly the chair wheel on tight left hand kinks with enough precision that I could clip the apexes on lefts with my front/rear tires while the chair wheel floated a couple inches off the ground, two feet past the rumble strip hovering over the grass, and I could trust him to do that every lap, which allowed me to straighten the corner out a little bit more and power through with that much more entry/exit speed, which was good for a couple tenths shaved off here and there, and that adds up lap after lap.
I'm absolutely exhausted just from watching that. Absolute madness.
I live on the island and its 100^% worth coming over to watch
It's amazing that he got up to those kind of speeds while dragging the sheer weight of those balls behind him.
I didn't know these bikes had that kind of torque. Like how does this man transport them around?
The trick not many people know is that he's got nerves of alloy steel. Saves a bunch of weight, is more aerodynamically efficient, and fits in race gear better.
The bike had a custom seat to accommodate those bigass balls!
Legend, the isle of man tt needs protecting at all costs, what an event!
Every time you hear the revs jump and sputter on straights and corners, THAT is the rear tire popping up for a split second due to road imperfections and the bike simply gliding over them at high speeds. This bike is literally fluttering down and around the track as if its vibrating. The skill to keep this thing on the road as other riders do is amazing.
16 mins of that must be friggin' exhausting. Absolute madness...
The amount of trust someone has to have in their tires to do something like this is insane.
Been 3 times and was there for the first 130mph lap, 136 was unthinkable back then. Best place to watch from experience is at the bottom of Baggarow and watching them bottomout through the corner. Creg na Ba and Ballaugh another good place to watch too. Best advice if you go, stay with a Local as they'll get you about the course when the roads are closed and will know all the good spots.
8:02 That is one of the nastiest curves on the circuit. The elevation drastically drops mid corner. The rider is briefly airborne mid corner, and then they have to land leaning. He is going so fast that the average joe can't appreciate the skill and balls it takes to make that corner.
Was there to witness and it’s phenomenal ❤ I’ll be there again and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!