Isle of Man
Isle of Man
More than 60 km of public road, the Mecca for motor sports!Challenging, dangerous with a huge attractiondriver and spectator.
The races on the Isle of Man have been a household name for over 100 years, from 1907 the TT races are already being held. We drive on the so-called "Mountain Course", a route of 60 km which is normally just public road.
The first week of the "TT fortnight" is reserved for the training sessions. Every evening, Monday through Friday, from an hour or 18:00 trained to optimize the machines, get to know the job for the newcomers and to qualify for the race. On the Saturday the first races are held.
Description of the Isle of Man trip
The 2nd week is "race week". Every day there is a program with usually 2 races. During the intervening days various activities are organized on the island such as the Ramsey sprint, beach race in Douglas, bikeday in Peel, Mad Sunday etc ...
Make no mistake about speed! The 60 km stretch was completed in less than 17 minutes in 2016 by Michael Dunlop, which means an average speed of more than 214 km / h !! On several scarce straights, speeds of over 300 km / h are achieved.
For the TT Isle of Man, Road Race Travel works together with Roon Bike Travel.
They offer a camping arrangement with their own tent or equipped tent incl. Breakfast package and luggage service at a well located campsite, only 200 meters from the track. Rob and Jolanda, from Roon Bike Travel, offer a nice package to travel to the TT on the Isle of Man with their own transport.
For more information and bookings look at:www.roonbiketravel.nl