ronwebb;284069 wrote: Simon McGregor-Wood, a motorcycle enthusiast and Journalist with Aljezeera, has produced an excellent piece on this truly exceptional race.
Its on:
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2012/10/201210381442860175.html
If you have time, watch the 48 minute vid. He covers a lot of ground and there are some great insights on why people participate in this race and come back for more, year after year.
Happy viewing.
Good find Ron, thank you for posting.
AJ still make old-school docos that have substance - see their report on the Hmong Laos resistance.
This film is a good follow-on to
TT3D - Closer to the Edge as rightly mentioned above, which imho is one of the best racing bike docos up there with
On Any Sundays and
Dust to Glory.
Guy Martin who appears in this AJ film has two unique talents - racing -when he's on form- and running his mouth. A shame he doesn't take a note of Huthinson's performance in 2010's TT -who is the quiet man in the film TT3D- and went on to break the TT record by winning 5 TT races in the same week. Being the self-proclaimed "Maverick" doesn't make a winner which is a a pity as he has the talent but not the focus.
The newbie racer AJ follows illustrates both the danger and the steep learning curve but also the spirit and ethos of the TT races.
Remind me before we next meet up Ron, as I have some good DVDs on Joey "Yer Maun" Dunlop, Mike the Bike Hailwood and the centenary year of the TT races, if you are interested.