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Racing on the island is not merely a sport but rather an exhilarating test of humanity's relationship with speed and risk. As riders zip past on the public roads—with no speed limit in sight—they reach breathtaking velocities of up to 200 miles per hour. For racers, the experience can feel akin to being inside a video game; the speed and proximity are so intense that it invokes both excitement and dread.
“There is a lot to get right and a lot that can go wrong,” explains one racer. The TT is not just a sprint; it’s part endurance race and time trial, making it one of the most unique and perilous in the world. It embodies what legendary racer Peter Brock once said: great racetracks have consequences, and the consequences here are extraordinarily severe.