...most of my adult life. I've raced a lot of tracks around the US, but for most of us, this really is the pinnacle.

I've run plenty of tracks, and I'll freely admit that the scrapes on my knee pucks were completely illegally acquired on the streets, but you gotta agree the TT is a whole different level...airborne at 170!

A whole other universe.

but I guess if the only people who get killed are the ones who willingly and knowingly participate in the race, well then, it's not necessarily okay, but they do know the risks. Or I hope they do.

But, given that there is literally no crowd control - you can sit in the road if you really want - I assume the guys watching from the grass banks six inches from the racing line also realize and accept the risks.

If we all willingly accept death as a possibility, why would you say it's not "necessarily" OK?

I know that sensible people can have a very different take on this, so please understand I am not trying to convince you to think other than as you do about this event.

I had never even heard of it until this post, so I am not working from a very informed position, and I realize that.

Its more the feeling of pulling every drop of life that drives it.

I love to ride although I have crashed a bit too much so I had to give it up, sucks...

But that clip is just insane, oh damn that's on the edge, wow, just wow.

When you ride that hard you accept the risk and did so a long time ago, that skill level demands more than just a little comittment.

I'm going to look for that clip on the net for the big screen, now that would be something.

Beyond impressive.

I'm pretty sure this is where my spouse's family emigrated from, and he's never even mentioned this event. First I've ever heard of it.