The Isle of Man TT Races of years gone by. Before YouTube. Before onboards. Before 4K and GoPros, there was VHS. Grainy footage, with the need to rewind and repeat.
Episode 3 focuses on the Repitition. The endless mental laps. The years of ‘doing your homework’. Learning the course until it’s second nature. Grey stone walls, green hedges - mile after mile, committed to memory.
It’s a love letter to the old ways. And a reminder that the TT isn’t like any other race.
Up Next in Season 3
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4. 130mph Lap Club
In 2007, at the Centenary Isle of Man TT Races, McGuinness did the first 130mph lap. The conditions were great, he says, he was feeling good, and the centenary year was the right time to do it.
Since that day, 130 has become a hallowed goal by riders wanting to join the elusive 130 club. But now...
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5. King of the Mountain Part 2
In episode two, we return all the way to episode one of the first season of Between the Hedges to revisit the debate on who is the King of the Mountain.
The King of the Mountain debate is one that divides opinion. Is it a title to be earned, or does it apply to one man only? Or one family name?
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6. Hanging up the Leathers
In the final episode of the series, we delve into the end. The idea of knowing when to finish, or whether someone would need to tell you. Because the TT is about skill, and whilst you’ve got it, age has proven not to be a defining factor in success.
The Isle of Man TT Races is not somewhere you...
