Isle of Man collects bikers

There are a lot of places in the world where a quiet and peaceful life flows, where people day by day lead a quiet and simple way of life and nothing breaks this dimension. One such place is the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. If you look at the map, the island looks like a small spot in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland. He is connected to the big earth by several airlines. The second way that you can get to the Isle of Man is a ferry from Liverpool port (in the summertime there are additional routes from Belfast or Dublin). On Maine ferry can carry and car.

In one of the bays of the island at an altitude of 1474 meters above sea level, the city of Douglas is built, built in the classic Victorian style and is the capital of the island state. The city is famous for having a huge variety of bars, pubs, casinos. As before, the last remaining "horse trams" ride in the streets, which can only be driven by horses; Some of the trains are driven by steam; On the streets there are red telephone boxes in the British traditional style.

But once a year, in the last week of May and the first week of June, the noise of "civilization" bursts into the measured life of the islanders. A roar of motors of a huge number of bikes is heard - the Isle of Man becomes a motorcycle track of the TT race, which stands for Tourist Trophy.

On the entire length of the track in sixty kilometers of racers there is a lot of danger - a narrow winding asphalt road between houses and stone fences, steep climbs, sometimes reaching almost to the vertical - this is a real street-racing. For all the time of the race, about two hundred people died. Incredibly, but in spite of the high danger of the route, those who want to take part in the race do not become less.

The Isle of Man TT race is held for two weeks, and by the popularity of the event surpasses any other show in the world. To purchase tickets for the ferry and take the best places, you need to plan a trip well before the show starts. During the most important event of the year, thousands of motorcyclists from all corners of the world are hosting the Isle of Man. TT Racing is the most spectacular event of the year, so crowds of tourists are eager to get into this annual bacchanalia in the city of Douglas, whose history began back in 1907.

Despite the popularity of the event, there are a lot of those who do not skimp on his criticism. Once the famous racer Barry Shin, who participated in the races on the island only once, even launched a campaign to deprive the world championship status, arguing that the track is incredibly dangerous. On the island, such critics are not very welcome, even if this is not the last person in motorsports.

The Isle of Man remembers a lot of racers, whose life this insidious track took, but many participants do not at all frighten it. This championship is truly a real men's fight with fear and holiday and for true hardworking guys, although even women take part in the races.

On the eve of the competition, local residents greeted the hooded riders with greetings. Those who are less well-disposed, just leave the island for the time of the championship.