Race Day

This year, the weather did not co-operate very well at all!  Rain, mist, fog and wet roads delayed racing on many days.  We did have a wonderfully sunny day for one of the races, so headed to our favourite viewing spot, Cronk y Voddy, 

which is one of the fastest places on the course.

Here is a little sample video of how fast the bikes are going!

(Please go to the blog to see it)

There isn't a lot to do while waiting for each race to start.....

So, some people take this opportunity to catch up on a few zzz's

Personally, I like to walk the fields and check out the scenery.

 We decided to go to one of our favourite restaurants

 on the south coast for dinner, The Shore

Chicken liver pate

Goat cheese 'en croute'

'Queenies' (small local scallops)

Meat pie

Finally, a sunny race day with a tasty meal to top it off!

The First Race Day!

Saturday August 26, was the first race day.  It started in the morning with the Senior Classic TT Race.

Here is what the course looks like:

We were watching at Cronk y Voddy (#11), which allows for a fabulous view of the racers speeding up the hill at full throttle, running at  about 160 miles per hour.

Take a look at #2 Jamie Coward and 15 time TT winner #3 Michael Dunlop charge up the hill!

One of my favourite competitors is Maria Costello, a 20 year veteran racer, who is a 'Member of the British Empire', and well-known racer...she was running in third place for most of this race, but, very close to the end, she was passed and came in 4th.  Great job Maria!

After 152 miles and 4 laps, the winner was
 Australian champion and past British Superbike champion, Josh Brookes

After a lunch break, (no, you really don't want to see my chicken sandwich), we watched the Lightweight Classic TT.

Here are the first 2 off the starting gate, #1 Ian Lougher and winner,
setting a new lap record of 120 mph for a 250cc motorcycle,  #2 'Kiwi' Bruce Anstey

Hot on Bruce's heels is 15 times TT winner Irishman superstar, Michael Dunlop

Here is the winner, Bruce Anstey, on his final victory lap!

At the end of our day enjoying the high speed chases down the road, we headed to Port Erin for supper at The Station

A very cheesy lasagne

Fish & Chips

Cheesecake

Sticky Toffee pudding

A visit with the animals tomorrow