Isle of Man Road Races – Tours & Travel Packages

It goes without saying that the Isle of Man TT and the Manx Grand Prix (formerly known as Classic TT) are truly incredible events – particularly in this day and age of heightened safety concerns in every sport, especially of the motor variety. There are few other events in the world that allow competitors to risk their lives in the pursuit of glory, and even fewer that allow likeminded spectators to get so close to that journey. The fact there is relatively little prize money on offer only serves to make the event more special in some ways, as riders are competing almost exclusively for just the glory and prestige.

The first time you experience a Superbike-class machine scream past you – only 2 or 3 metres away – going almost 300km/h is something that, without meaning to sound too clichéd, you will never forget. The brutal shriek of the motor; the vibrations from the sound reverberating throughout your chest; the smell of an unrestricted exhaust (no Euro 4 on these bikes!) pumping out the gasses of a 200+ hp beast at 12,000prm; the rush from the wake of air left behind by a machine that is barely holding onto the road… it’s an assault on the senses in the best possible way. And then you look up the road a moment later and see that the rider has already completed a jump, got knee down around a corner and vanished into the distance on one wheel no less… all just for the love of the event. Again, incredible.