Isle of Man TT: A Dangerous Addiction
“It is reputedly the world's most dangerous race yet each year more riders risk all to take part in the Isle of Man TT.”
2012•48m•7.5•Released
Documentary
The Isle of Man TT is described as the world's most dangerous race, a complicated and unforgiving course. Yet every year more and more motorcycle enthusiasts come to this tiny British island to race in the event. Is it some kind of fatal attraction? It is a three-hour ferry ride from Liverpool to Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, which is a self-governing British Crown Dependency. Year after year in late May more than 25,000 people make this journey to the small island about 70 kilometers off the English coast in the middle of the Irish Sea. The TT race has claimed almost 150 lives in its 105-year history and the course itself has claimed more than 250 lives. Most of the riders are amateurs with full-time jobs a world away from the megabucks of Grand Prix racing, and for them this is a very expensive business.
Studio
Al Jazeera English
Cast
Simon McGregor-Wood
Self
Guy Martin
Self
John McGuinness
Self
Richard Quayle
Self
Hector Neill
Self
Wilson Craig
Self
John Ingram
Self - Motorcycle Racer
Gary Johnson
Self
Josh Cranston
Self
Andrew George
Self - Mechanic
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