After the belter that was TT 2018, TT 2019 had a lot to live up to. And let’s be honest, it’s not going 19’s way so far.It’s been a bit of a damp squib, hasn’t it? The weather mixed with the axe-wielding course invaders has killed the mood…just a little. […]
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Drunken TT fans vow vengeance upon Zeus: God of Rain
After a washed out practice week, TT fans are at the end of their tether. Hundreds of drenched bikers gathered at Bushy’s yesterday lunchtime to hatch a plan of vengeance. Drowning in rainfall was to be cured by drowning sorrows, so says German biker, Jurgen Von Schnitzelburger: “It has been […]
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The Trackside Pub Circuit©: a thrill seekers’ guide
How many times in the history of the TT have you found yourself in lockdown in a pub you didn’t intend to be in? You’d left the house with ample time, but a little delay on the Access Road turned what is usually a ten-minute journey into something more akin […]
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Homegrown Talent – Craig Melvin
Sunday May 5, 2019 – my 35th birthday. Craig Melvin and I are sat in my Dad’s kitchen, drinking beers and talking about all things TT related. The Manx sidecar racer is set for his fifth TT outing, along with passenger Stuie Christian, and is, unusually for him at such […]
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Soundtracking the TT with 3 Million
The TT festival annually offers Manx Musicians an opportunity. Not only to play pop up venues rather than the regular pub circuit, but also to perform to bigger crowds made up of TT fans from all over the world. Bands who might have been performing last weekend to a few […]
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Getting Heavy with Man in the Woods at TT
To the Manx music scene the TT festival is a rite of passage. The island population doubles over TT fortnight, and the once quiet streets are littered with leather wearing petrol heads from all over the world. If there’s one thing that these visitors have in common (other than their […]
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Black Dub Be Good To Me
Foraging Vintners (FV) have spent two years on Port Erin Bay, quietly carving out a reputation as the place to be on a sunny day. When that reclusive golden orb finally shows itself to us, hanging stoically amidst a cloudless sky; you head to Port Erin, sip at the refreshing […]
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The Trackside: Revved up and ready to go
With the start of TT looming, everyone is getting so overly excited that the atmosphere is verging on mania. I overheard a woman on Strand Street (who was clearly in her fifties) excitedly tell her mate that she ‘might call in sick in race week’. Karen, you devil. She was […]