Alright, we’re giving you fair warning, this is not the normal dirt racing content that you normally see presented here… but it is totally awesome and deserving of our respect.

While we are fans of the four wheeled cages, every once in a while it’s nice to see what the two wheel machines are up to. It takes as much guts to ride these rockets as anything else that has an engine so we wanted to give credit where credit is due.

One of the oldest and most respected motorcycle races in history has been the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) race. The race is held on the Isle of Man and was part of the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championships until safety concerns caused it’s removal from the series in 1977. To preserve the race’s status, the Isle of Man TT races became part of the TT Formula 1 Championship from 1977 to 1990.

From that point on the Isle of Man Department of Tourism conducts the race as part of the Isle of Man TT Festival.

The race started in 1907 and has always been a time trial format on public roads. Between 1907 and 2009 (at the end of 2009 TT races period) there have been 237 deaths during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course.