Isle of Man TT: A Dangerous Addiction

Oct 26, 2012

0h 48m

★ 7.5

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.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Al Jazeera English

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Cast

Self

Simon McGregor-Wood

Self

Guy Martin

Self

John McGuinness

Self

Richard Quayle

Self

Hector Neill

Self

Wilson Craig

Self - Motorcycle Racer

John Ingram

Self

Gary Johnson

Self

Josh Cranston

Self - Mechanic

Andrew George

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