TT RACES Isle of Man | The Start | Tour Guide

The world-famous Isle of Man TT is hailed as the greatest motorbike race on the planet. We scratch beneath that tarmac to discover some of the historical nuggets, facts, and curiosities dotted around the TT course. This episode explores the Douglas to Kirk Michael section. All 4 episodes now available. 😊 This is the Isle of Man when it’s not TT week. Same location. Different time. So, it’s a good opportunity to explore some of those iconic places on the TT Course. What’s inside this video (the first of the series): 1 Early days 2 Origins of the name 3 The Mountain Course begins 4 Quarterbridge 5 Greeba Castle 6 Ballacraine 7 Ballig 8 Glen Helen 9 Sarah’s cottage 10 Cronk-y-Voddy The Isle of Man is an intricate patchwork of Manx curiosities, Celtic and Viking history, and lots more. Join our channel, as we unthread all the best bits of the Isle of Man. For those, who have never heard of the Isle of Man, we’re a small island right bang in the middle of the Irish Sea, between the UK and Ireland. Image attributions: © Manx National Heritage (PG/0363/34) Start of a race at St John's, 1910 TT (Tourist Trophy) - Photographic Archive - iMuseum © Manx National Heritage (PG/4667) Ballig Bridge before it was widened - Photographic Archive - iMuseum © Manx National Heritage (PG/6036/7) Ballig Bridge, 1913 TT (Tourist Trophy) - Photographic Archive - iMuseum © Manx National Heritage (PG/6036/2) Rider number 54 passing over Ballig Bridge (?) watched by crowd of spectators, 1913 TT (Tourist Trophy) - Photographic Archive - iMuseum © Manx National Heritage (PG/3372) Oliver Godfrey - Motorsport Biographies - iMuseum AJS_H5_Shuttleworth_Snap_Replica By Yesterdays Antique Motorcycles - http://www.yesterdays.nl/1927-shuttle... https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... MV_Agusta_500-4_1965 By Rikita - Own work, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ‘No limit 1935’ Film (Posters/still) by Associated Talking Pictures Fair use, sourced from wikipedia/imdb