isle of man

This street racing video is sure to raise a few questionable eyebrows, as a police officer is seen not only encouraging illegal behaviour, but actually stopping traffic to stage an impromptu motorcycle drag race in public. The officer in question is likely a passionate biker or race fan himself, ...

If you're looking for a little film to distract you from the inevitable approach of the new year, we may have just the thing for you. Al Jazeera Corespondent has taken an in-depth look at what is arguably the world's most dangerous motorsports event in a one-hour documentary. Isle of Man TT: A ...

The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is a motorcycle racing event that takes place on the, you guessed it, The Isle of Man. For many, this is the pinnacle of road racing. Only production class motorcycles are permitted. This means we get to watch the worlds bravest riders race around these public ...

Learning The Delicate Balance Between Living Life And Cheating Death "Don't lose the taillamps in front of you." Those were the only words on my mind as our rolling convoy plowed its way over hill and dale on the Isle of Man, up Snaefell Mountain and back down again. Thing is, those ...

While there are some specialty machines that are capable of relatively high velocity, your average run-of-the-mill helicopter can't sustain speeds much higher than 161 kilometres per hour (100 miles per hour). That said, because of the heli's ability to climb high into the air with cameramen ...

The Isle of Man, probably best known for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, is producing a series of stamps celebrating another well-known wheeled effort: Top Gear. There are six stamps in the collection, each "lavishly tooled" with an image of a Top Gear creation, such as the homemade electric ...

The 2011 Isle of Man TT has come and gone. Like everything in this day and age, it will continue to live on thanks to videos posted on the internet. One such video has nothing to do with the actual race, instead it shows a local policeman who knows how to have fun on the job... a rare sight ...

Subaru, a major sponsor of the Isle of Man TT for 2011, had no trouble whatsoever in setting a new four-wheeled lap record around the famed 60 km mountain course on the remote British Isle. Driver Mark Higgins managed to circle the track in a WRX STI sedan in just 19:56.7 with an average speed ...

We talk about the Nürburgring a lot, but perhaps it's time we start devoting more ink to the Isle of Man. Located between Great Britain and Ireland, the tiny bit of green plays host to one of the most impressive displays of speed on the planet. The annual Isle of Man TT plays out on a ...