Practice sessions of this annual TT Motorcycle road race began today. Actual race sessions begin June 3rd and run through June 9/17. I suspect no one here will care about this but it is billed as the worlds most dangerous and yet exciting road race on the face of the earth. The mountain course consists of approx. 38 miles of actual roads on the Isle of Mann that are closed to traffic during the race days each year. Average speeds of over 200km/hr. have been recorded in recent years.The course runs through villages and countryside and turns this sleepy Island into a turmoil of tourists and race fans late May through early June each year for 100 years now. It's almost impossible to book accommodation for this event unless you book years in advance. Check out some You Tube vids on the "Isle of Mann TT Road Race" if you are interested.

 

Those guys have balls.  Or at least they did before catching road rash at 150 miles-per-hour.