Isle of Man trip

[David Spaulding]

Well, I for one am jealous. I have had a fascination with that place ever since I saw race coverage back in the '70's.  Getting there in June during the races is on my bucket list.
 
If you haven't heard it, this folk song by Phil Fuson I found online several years ago sums up my thoughts almost perfectly:
 
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/sound/The_Isle.mp3
 
Dave in Des Moines
 
> From: drewblanchard at gmavt.net
> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:14:28 -0400
> Subject: Fwd: Isle of Man trip
> To: SPAULDINGD at hotmail.com
> 
> (just found this floating in my "drafts" folder from a week ago)
> 
> The Wife and I are finally taking our honeymoon (13 years later), spending
> almost 2 weeks in Ireland. Today, though, was devoted to the Isle of Man,
> where we rented a Focus ST and drove the full route of the TT course. We
> met some incredible people, including one old time racer working with the
> BBC documenting races of the 60s and 70s.  The weather was truly
> spectacular, the views amazing, and the day was all I hoped it would be.
> Learning to drive stick left handed was interesting, but got easy fairly
> quickly.  It was difficult to find many spots where we could safely stop
> and take pictures, but I'll try to attach a few below. If they don't go
> through I'll have to wait until I have access to something better than my
> phone (which will be another week or so).
> 
> Driving the course gave me a new appreciation for the skill nerve and
> insanity of TT riders.  Just driving our car at a, um, brisk pace was ...
> stimulating.
> 
> What a day!
> 
> 
> Drew in VT
> 
> Sent from a mobile device.
> Please pardon any spelling errors
> or autocorrect weirdness.
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