Americans’ Weekend Trip to Isle of Man TT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2023
- Watch an American couple visit the Isle of Man TT (again), but this time over a short weekend trip where their flight gets cancelled and they must make alternative plans to watch the TT. Amazing views from the Creg-ny-Baa and Crosby Leap just don't do the TT justice--this is a bucket list item every person must see at least once in their lifetime to appreciate the machinery and both skill and courage of these insane pilots.
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Well done, you two! I go every year, and have a standing reservation at a hotel in Douglas. I arrive the day before the first race day, and leave the day after the last race. I live in North Florida, so it’s a bit shorter trip for me. I usually watch from Quarterbridge Corner, the first real corner of the racecourse. They’re on cold tires with full gas tanks, and it’s a tricky corner, so you get to see many different tactics for making this tough double apex corner. The two biggest advantages of watching from there are 1) The bikes are going slow enough to actually see them maneuvering, and 2) Nobody ever dies there. Plus, it’s less than a 2 mile walk from my hotel!
Wow, every year? We’ve only been twice but can’t wait to go again. We watched from Quarterbridge one day on our first trip and enjoyed it. Perhaps we’ll see you there in the future!
Well done you two. I admire your grit in getting there. Hope all the effort proved worthwhile. The TT is one of those events that have to experienced in person to really appreciate the spectacle of it all. At least the weather was on your side.
We were determined not to miss it! Love the TT and all the drama it brings, on and off the track.
So glad you got there, amazing Americans are now appreciating our small group of Islands
We were so glad to get there as well! The IOM is one amazing place, it just for the iconic racing. But for the scenery, history, good, people, and hospitality. Can’t wait to return!
That crossing of the metal gate was better than watching the bikes.👍
((Behave yourself! but , yes....))
Cheers for sharing your spectator trip, you both deserve wee medals! The other side of the TT is the effort needed to see it and how much fun it can be struggling to get somewhere.
Very true! Next trip I’ll be sure to share tips on lodging, eating, and transportation.
The greatest show on earth, this year was brilliant, I got over for the final two days of racing. I've booked for 2024, Im half an hour from Heysham then a boat ride away. I really admire the international pilgrimage you guys did.
Have fun in 2024. I probably won't make it next year but can't wait to go back!
Great video ... dedication - to go through a journey like that for 2 days at the TT !! Well done.
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic upload , no banal yadda yadda , no ridiculous and annoying overdub music , just the sounds of the experience as you had it . Well done a lot of youtubers could learn from you , I was hoping for a summary monologue of what you thought of the whole experience at the end but it never came .... thanks for the upload anyway .
Thank you for watching, and thanks for the compliments! I’m just an amateur who loves motorsports and loves to share my motorsports experiences with others. Next TT trip I will provide commentary on recommendations/lessons learned from my visits and a summary monologue. This particular visit was so quick (a stop en route to India) that I didn’t take time to sit back and enjoy everything as much as my last TT, but my favorites this trip were the racing action (of course), the Manx pale ale, the fish n chips, meeting new friends from across the world (namely some Dutch folks), and of course the local Manx peoples’ hospitality.
Glad you enjoyed the greatest road racing show on earth
I agree. Unbelievable event!
I have been serval times and living in Northern Ireland bikes is in our blood, the speed is hard to explain to anyone who hasn’t been. Thanks for sharing.
Love it! Thanks for watching!
Ha ha, I saw myself in your video when you were at Crosby Leap. I was on the other side taking photos. I hope you enjoyed your TT experience apart from the travelling issues.
Fantastic! Now you know what it looked like from our side of the road. 😁
We absolutely loved the experience. Can’t wait to go back!
@@robbsgarage I’ve been that side as well on a couple of occasions. I’ve been to the TT about 10 times. Glad you enjoyed it.
After the moaning it wasn’t too bad, good to see a different perspective of the race.
Thanks for sharing your experience I hope you both found it worthwhile you caught some great footage thank you.
It was a brilliant experience and definitely worthwhile! Thank you for the feedback on the footage.
Impressed with the filming. And editing come too that. 😊
Thank you!
Welcome to a trip in U.K. Now you know why many stay at home! Before the seventies it was fun now it is just diabolical. My father did the clubman’s TT in the twenties on a Norton single. He fell off on the Corporation Bump! They reckoned the 60 mph lap was the ultimate!
WOW! Very impressive.
Gatwick airport sucks!
Honestly, it's an absolute disgrace that they can't function like they should.
Glad you finally managed to enjoy the Isle of Man 👍
Thank you! We were too. Thanks for watching!
I'm a regular business traveller and use Gatwock often. It seems fine to me.
Air travel is inherently unreliable. Its not a big deal when you are getting paid for it.
It's the maddest place on Earth.
The best place to be.
Totally agree
Looks like you had a good trip, glad you enjoyed it. As others said, the weather was glorious this year but it often isn't, lol. Races can be delayed due to inclement weather across the island - it can be sunny in Douglas but misty and wet over in Kirkmichael, or low cloud on the mountain. If possible it's best to plan for a week's visit just in case of delays, plus gives the opportunity to do a lap ànd explore the island. Watching videos is great but not a patch on actually being there. The guys racing are a rare breed, special talent for sure, hats off and much respect to all who take up the challenge.
Very true-weather can be unpredictable. First time I went we were rained out for 2 days but then had a compressed race schedule the next 2 days. Never a shortage of drama at the TT!
Guy's and girls d'ont forget.
You two are real troopers ❤
Mrs. robbsgarage is definitely a trooper!
I haven't finished watching the video yet but I'd just like to say I hope you had a good time 👍🏴
We absolutely did. Brilliant time. Thanks for watching!
FYI….from an American who’s done the TT more than once…..fly into Manchester the day before or two days before (Just in case of delays on way over) and take the Easy Jet flight from Manchester to Isle of Man.
Looks like you had a great time! Hello from Anglesey north wales 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Well hello! I have ancestors who immigrated from South Wales (Varteg, near Pontypool). Visited when I went to the Goodwood Revival (th-cam.com/video/wJZzIL76N2w/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DknQg6HLKdt_K77N). Lovely country!
Hello Robbs Garage , quite an epic trip , but not as bad as some I have heard ! I lived in California in the 60´s , went every year 1st week in May through half of June . 1st NW200 in Port Stewart, thrn 2 weeks I.O.M. Always went SF to New Jersey, then NJ to Belfast, then on the Steam Packet Ferry from Belfast / Douglas, 3hrs . Cheapest & easiest . B & B @ "Railway House" Kirkmichael, With the "Kerruishes" , Jane still runs it, alongside the oldest Pub on the Island, The "Mitre", one of the oldest families / clans on the rock. First time I went , 1957 , last time 2020. Can´t miss !
Hope you go back again, I´ve been 41 times ! Idid the M.G.P. in 1964 , then the TT in 1965. Keep safe, A.M. Ward.
WOW! Just wow. Thank you for sharing your experience. My hat’s off to you sir.
Is the Mrs always asleep? ;-) Glad you enjoyed it in the end. :-)
Haha… I think the travel and break from 5 kids knocked her out!
@@robbsgarage Sounds about right with 5 kids.😊
It sounds like Sods Law .Never mind just enjoy your holiday. Good luck. 😊
Going this coming year haven't been since 1988 I Am stoked
Awesome! Have a great time, and pray for good weather.
@@robbsgarage is it a big hassle to. Bring bike? Or do you rent one there?
I haven’t taken a bike there yet (hopefully next time), but if you’re traveling from Europe I hear it’s not too difficult to bring your bike via ferry. We met a motorbike crew from The Netherlands and they ferried multiple bikes over.
Renting takes some advanced planning. This trip I met a gentleman from England who couldn’t find a bike to rent, so he literally purchased one from a local and planned to sell it.
@@robbsgarage thank you for the info,I'm coming from the us,boat to Ireland and ferry from there so it's going to be interesting for sure, can't wait to ride a motorcycle over there , raced a little bit as a youngster and always had the dream to do it on the island one day ,time passes to quickly in our lives,
Last time I went was 1981 and Graham Crosby won the Senior on a Suzuki- Always wanted to return but running out of time now. Fabulous place plus lovely beer!
Sidecar footage so cool
Right? I didn’t appreciate side car racing enough before my first TT. It’s something that must be seen in person.
The only positive of a trip delay like this is that you tend to remember the trip - glad you had a good time
And have great stories to tell! Thanks for watching.
Well done you two……..👍👍🏍️🏍️
Thank you!
Great stuff 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
its fast in slow motion 😮
Enjoyed the video chap..Excellent...IOM(UK) My vlog channel has lots of footage from behind the scenes
@@TruckerMRB thank you! I missed the TT this year but hope to return again in the coming years. Always a great time!
That's the thing, you need to be prepared to pack foods and drinks or park yourselves near pubs where one can get access to facilities. Other than that, it's a great experience.
Exactly! Didn’t realize that before my first TT.
Hope you had fun
We had an amazing time. Thanks for watching!
You guys are hardcore :)
Anything to see the TT!
You COULD have flown direct from NY to Dublin, or Gatwick, or Manchester and flown the brief hop direct from there or Liverpool to IoM, or taken a ferry from DUB or Liverpool! Americans just don't go out of their country much at all! DUH. Brits travel the world without thinking anything of it, or making silly criticisms or a song and dance of it. Nor do we spend the entire time stuffing our faces. Yes, there were/are rail strikes on but that has affected travel nationwide for well over a year, so you should have been well aware of it. The train drivers get paid a BASIC which is roughly half the Prime Minister's salary, so I for one shed no tears for them. I last took a train over two decades ago, they are WAY more expensive than flying internally in UK, I wonder why..
We’ve previously taken the hopper from Dublin to IOM after touring the Irish countryside for a week. I much preferred that, but this time our options were limited because we were fresh off the Caribbean and only had a weekend to spare in IOM because it was a stop en route to visit India. Next time I want to take a motorbike and ferry over, so thanks for the recommendation! Totally agree with you in the trains. Seems every other trip I make to Europe there’s a strike, but you get used to it.
You 2 sound like a proper pair of Jonahs.
Hahaha
I think I’m correct in saying despite the problems getting there you enjoyed it ?
I’ve do it a couple of times over the years and it’s definitely an experience
And it looks like you had great weather for it which isn’t a given that time of year
Next time go for longer and be more prepared
Yes, we had a great time and weather was perfect. Last time we stayed a week, but this time was a last minute decision to make a pit stop at the IOM en route to India so we didn’t have many options and were just praying that transportation and weather worked out. Everything did in the end!
Why not get a train? Great vid well done. Loved how much you loved it, so you know the CoOp does meal deals, a sandwich, drink and crisps or treat, most supermarkets do meal deals £3.50 great value. Pointless info but Brits love a meal deal.
Thanks for the meal deal tip! I’ve taken many trains throughout the UK and always had a marvelous experience, but unfortunately there was a train strike the day we arrived so train transport was unavailable.
Your lucky because up to 15 months ago you would not have got a shop there just the Crosby pub
"The" Gatwick airport!? "The" Heathrow airport!? Weird way of saying it.
Ya know, I never realized that until your comment. Haha, thanks for pointing it out.
That was so not fair videoing your Mrs asleep...lol..cute though 😉🥰
Hahaha… she was a real trooper. Never meant to capture so much sleeping footage but she just kept falling asleep on every plane, bus, etc.
I don’t know when this tool place , but i thought you could fly from Heathrow to the isle of Man.
I think there were flights, but we didn’t book far enough in advance to get on one of them.
Ye should come to Ireland in June for the Donegal Internationl Rally
Thanks for the recommendation. Will add it to our list!
Airports (at least all the ones I've ever visited) suck, and many of the airlines now suck too, unless you fork out big money to fly top tier.
So very true. Costs have skyrocketed, and service levels have tanked. Thanks for watching!
What a lot of bollocks
Ah, that's an ordeal, not a vacation.
Vacations are for relaxing.
Stop-watch marathons you can do at home.
Always leave more time than what officially you need.
Or leave home earlier.
Very true! Learned some good lessons on IOM travel this trip. Wish we could have stayed longer, but it was a stopover en route to India so had to squeeze in as much excitement as we could with what little time we had. Next time will be another proper vacation!
You don't have to be insane to take part in the race, but it helps.
Love it!
Well did you enjoy the TT?
So much! ALWAYS enjoy it! Can’t wait to return. Highly recommend to everyone.
@robbsgarage I've been many many times I first went in 1981
Would have thought Manchester would have been the airport to head to to get to IOM not Heathrow.
Manchester normally has flights, but we didn’t book this trip far enough in advance to fly through Manchester. Besides, had to route through London to carry on to Asia. But yes, Manchester is a good option.
5:24 F**kin ell that wur laaad won it?🤣
Hahaha
welcome to UK public transport
It is not called Birming-ham! It is pronounced Birming-em.
Ahhhhh, thank you for the clarification! We Americans cannot speak English if you haven’t noticed already.
@@robbsgarage Really enjoyed your video, what a weekend!!
Can you spell pedantic? 🙄
Get a life.
5 hours Gatwick to Liverpool naw
7:30
I hop
I hope you enjoy it
@@davidproctor8997we LOVED it!
Thank for coming all that way to see the TT sorry about the plane delays as locals we suffer with the flights to but I hope you remember the isle of man and pass it onto friends and your wife does some sleeping 😂😂 take care
Hahaha… we love the IOM and can’t wait to visit again. Have so many great stories we brag to our friends about. Learned some good lessons about IOM flight travel this time, so now we know to be more prepared.
Ho .that was a No No .in Britain you do not Climb over a Farmers five bar gate in Any Part of the British Isles.
Why not?
@ShalomBrother Because of the Bull the other side won't Like it .But seriously we have a Network of Footpaths all over the UK. Crossing Farmers Fields .Use them and Respect the Farmers property. If a gate is closed. Find a Style or Footpaths. Remember at all times follow .THE COUNTRY CODE REMOVE ALL LITTER .KEEP DOGS ON LEADS ESPECIALLY IN LAMBING SEASON .
There is no “Right to Roam” in UK you must stick to designated footpaths. If you did that in the US you’d likely be shot. !
😬Thanks for letting me know!
@@maxmoore9955Or a farmer with a 12-bore.
Flying to IOM 🤣Crazy idea, Fly to Manchester or Scotland. Get to Liverpool or Heysham...it's so f****ng easy, faster, and cheaper but drama sells....😉
Thanks for the advice! I’ve only ever flown from Dublin or London, errr I mean Birmingham. Now I know better.
@@robbsgarage I forgot to say thanks for great viewing and taking the time to share. The ferries from Liverpool and Heysham are fast and fun even for a 64-year-old biker💓
Well done. Sincere apologies for the CRAP state of UK transport. Total con. My local airport (EMA) doesn't even provide a flight - unless I fly to Eire ( Ireland) first ! All I can say is I hope you enjoyed your "taste" - but there a few locations FAR better... Next Year? -for a WEEK? I.O.M is a beautiful place to explore on "non-racing" days...you might even get some sleep............
We enjoyed very much! Do you have recommendations for viewing locations?
On our fist trip we were able to enjoy the IOM much more and venture about on non-race days. This was just a quick visit, and I’m thrilled we were able to get all the action in during the short time we were there.
The 'crap' UK transport system is light years ahead of the (almost non-existent) US public transport service. There have always been limited flights to the IOM, no matter when you go. If there's nothing flying there from EMA then it's because they can't justify the cost of running a service.
@@robbsgarage I reckon Bray Hill is a great spot to watch. Hillberry is just plain scary. You can see a fair bit from the Gooseneck and Bungalow is another place that's worth visiting.
@@fizzyridertoo Thanks for the recommendation! Will add that to our list next trip.
This is absolutely disgusting welcome to the UK then you’ve got to try and get over to the Isle of Man. Good luck with that.,.
It was a frustrating experience at the time. I was fuming, and the video doesn’t show all the drama as we tried to find alternate solutions. Nevertheless, we worked as a team and it has made for a great story to share with friends. Overall wonderful experience, highly recommended, and have lessons learned for the next IOM trip.
Just watched the first 5 minutes of this vid and so far you have done nothing but complain. It's not an airports fault if a plane is cancelled. The security checks at the airport were because the US demanded increased security. Try going to the US as a non american and see what your check is like. Complaining about no facilities at an isolated part of the island. Not bothering to watch anymore.
Geoff’s a bit of a knob
Shit is Happening all over Britain we get to the destination despite of not because of. Welcome to Broken Britain 🇬🇧. Great innit.
You should try public transport in the US. You won't be whinging quite so much about broken Britain after that.
@fizzyridertoo I've no inclination to venture out to America I can assure you .The Country have far as I can see is Full of Batshit crazy people or Right wing religious Nut jobs. I was comparing to other European countries I've Travelled in and that's most actually. Our Transport system is just holding on .its been made a shameful example of Privatisation.
@@fizzyridertoo oh US public transport is the worst. We have nothing compared to many parts of Europe and Asia.
Never understood the attraction of any form of motor racing.
To each their own they say, but if there’s one motor race that can excite even a non-motorsports fan it’s the Isle of Man TT. The shear risk of life and death-defying feats is unreal. Video doesn’t do it justice, but when you see these motorbikes flying in the air at over 180mph it makes even the spectator feel how precious life can be.
Never understood why someone who doesn’t like any form of motor racing, would watch a video about racing. You’re someone to avoid if looking for fun!
Which begs the question ....