The Isle Of Men: The World's Deadliest Motorcycle Race | TIME

my name is connor collins i'm 28 just and i race motorbikes for 11. the isle of man tt race is the oldest race in motorcycle history it is considered to be the hardest and most daring racing still allowed in 107 years of racing there have been 242 deaths four deaths occurred this year it's a street race is totally different to anything they're racing on public roads on super bikes with more than 200 brake horsepower big sticky fat tires on them and it's uh it's the best race on the planet and uh it holds a big strong place in my heart riders complete six laps throughout the race with each lap measuring 37.5 miles in length with over 300 turns competitors race at breakneck speeds averaging 130 miles per hour just know i suppose you could say there's a little bit of fear but like that's to me i think i see that as a good thing it settles you when you're riding you know you're riding hard and there's a line you sort of you don't cross you know and i think that fear sort of controls that a little bit i mean don't get me wrong he doesn't have to you know obviously with the danger side of it he can be hurt and and worse let's be realistic here you know it you know there's been some severe things that happen you know and sometimes it doesn't have to be the individual's fault you know well i'd yeah 2010 i had a big smash the veranda on the on the mountain road on the tt course i lost the front end at 150 plus smile an hour end up going over that you know over a hillside and uh cartwheeling down a hill and yeah next thing i knew was an hospital with a broken back uh dislocated knee um and a bust arm you know it's pretty horrendous but that was that and this is now you know it's all it's all behind me and um something uh i've forgotten about really and you know it's took a lot of getting back from to be honest it's um took a lot of strength physically and mentally to get through it and hopefully i'll start seeing the fruits of my livers now we'll see on the best bike in the grid i feel all right uh all i do i don't get carried away with predictions or anything like that or any of that all nonsense it's just whatever i'm feeling on the day if i feel good you know i'll push because my bike's good the honda fire fireblade is it's a brilliant bit of kit and uh you know i'd love to do myself and the team justice by getting a good result tomorrow you know and i'd be no one trying as hard as i am needs no build up from me here we go the pokestars senior tt the big big race of the week one minute less than 55 seconds to go as the top boys are now paddling these magnificent machines towards the start line on glen crutchery road next away number 10 10 is connor cummings the ramsay rocket is launched down towards spray hill on the honda six laps of the mountain cause 226.38 miles ahead and connor cummings is on glenn crutchery road now so we'll just see if connor slots into second place and see all the bmw boys about to greet their charge there is connor coming slowing up connor is in second 14 seconds down throughout a grueling race conor cummins is in a battle for first place against michael dunlop despite a neck and neck race conor comes in second no one's forcing anyone to do this race at all no one's forcing me to do it i want to do it i'm fully aware of what goes on it's down to me everyone else is the same there's not one man in that paddock who's signed up because they have to it's because they want to it's just simple as that now at the end of the day i'd only stop if i if i stopped enjoying it if if i wasn't enjoying the racing then this place is not the place to be riding a motorbike you know all i could probably say is you know they were doing something that they loved riding the motorbike and enjoying themselves you know you know it's very easy for me to sit here and say that i i wouldn't like to be in anyone's position who's grieving right now you know um but hopefully they would take some kind of comfort in the fact that they were enjoying themselves and you know doing doing something they wanted to do you

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Length: 7min 37sec (457 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 02 2014