American Reacts to Road Warriors: Irish Road Racing
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- American Reacts to Road Warriors: Irish Road Racing
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Your summary of the rider's bravery and passion for pure road racing is very accurate. My brother raced at the Isle of Man and some of the Irish road races. He died while competing at the Tandragee 100 road races. His passion, skill, bravery and dedication to racing motorcycles was what made him tick. I miss him every day but I always remember how much he loved to race motorcycles.
Your statement sums it up,its a way of life,people don't understand that,sorry for your loss😔
Sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family and relatives
Number 45?
Sorry about your brother my nephew loved racing too but had a bad ash a ,2 ft bar still in his high,lost sight of one eye,spleen burst openhad to be removed,so suffers from stomach trouble ever since.was it worth It? You suppose so when I see the pleasure he got out of it and I can understand I'm an 84 year old lady love a trip on his pillion,but he never travels above a sedate 70 no thrill for him but I love it,can't wait for weekends
Nazcar will never feel the same after this. The variety. The insanity. The immanent mortality. All on public streets.
I imagine Death is sitting watching it on his TV, scythe to one side, eating popcorn, laughing his head off.
When you've seen the TT and figured no one could come up with anything crazier. . .
"Have you seen our Irish road races?"
The one thing that has always got me about these racers is, notwithstanding the walls, houses, trees etc that fly by, is the fact that when it's sunny the going from shade to sunlight at that speed, and still be able to pick the right line...
Yea always thought that myself mate even driving the car with no sunglasses is bad enough lol. But I used to do motocross and you can buy tinted goggles so I'd say the have tinted visors.
you could imagine these guys flying fighter jets for relaxation
I raced (on race tracks, nothing like this) but ran into a few guys who did fly fighter jets, I want to but failed the eye exam...
Wasn't it American fighter pilots that started the Hells Angels and adopted Harley Davidson as their bikes of choice?
Guy Martin is a brilliant engineer also,he has built everything from a bike to a spitfire. Got a few world records at random things too
His Ford Transt too.. from a wreck to racing :):)
Guy Martin is like a cross between Fred Dibnah & Evel Knievel!!
@@paulmcateer1595 Man that has to be the most perfect summary
@@paulmcateer1595 I can’t imagine a better description of Guy Martin.
@@paulmcateer15952 years later, still perfect
Having had the fortune to attend the Northwest 200 twice, it is as epic as it looks!
I thought the TT was crazy...
But to run in a pack on wet roads with Zero margin for ever, these lads are a different breed.
Joey Dunlop legend, you can have a pint in his pub in Ballymoney if you ever make it over to Northern Ireland
Yes RIP Joey Dunlop
Think Road was the best documentary about road racing and the Dunlops
Definitely in the blood, tragic so many of them paid the ultimate price
@@stewarthall1968 you did well to understand him if you're not from within 20 miles of where he was from
@@stewarthall1968 😂😂
The area where the North West 200 is ran in Northern Ireland is also one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world, its classed officially as an area of outstanding natural beauty and the Giants Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage site, hope you make it over here too sometime.
It's not a bad place to live
Bruce was the first to do a 132+mph lap at the TT and for years his 133+mph lap of the Ulster meant he was the fastest Road Racer.
Hicky and Deano are the fastest lads now (Bruce topped 209mph in a bike that can't do 200mph, at the NW200 a couple of years ago, drafting 3 bikes that were side by side)
Bruce holds the outright top speed records in the UK and the IOM.
@@georgebarnes8163 check out the Bruce Anstey MNZM Appreciation Society group on Facebook
@ 04:40...To quote a comment to a similar wobble and recovery : .........."If that guy had a piece of coal in his arse at the start of that wobble, it would have emerged as a diamond seconds later".
We are so lucky to be able to still do this. Guy Martin, John McGuiness, Michael Dunlop.. amazing. And we can still ride the circuit any time we want. I thank them for holding up a tradition that is unsurpassed anywhere in the world. I give you all my respect as a bike rider.
I think it's absolutely brilliant. These riders deserve respect just for thinking about doing these races.
It is insanity at its best.
Just like going to Newcastle on a sunny sunday in the summer,on the back roads down the katesbridge straight through Moneyslaine,Ballyward up around the horseshoe bend and onto Castlewellan flat out knee down balls to the wall into Newcasle for an ice cream and doin it all over again coming back home with your friends.
They are a special breed!! No gravel run offs here! Margin of error=0. Mad in the dry,seriously bonkers in the wet! Total respect to these boys. You are obviously familiar with Guy Martin, watch "The boat that Guy built" probably not suitable for a reaction but you will laugh your socks off! Worth looking at all his world record attempts too.
Been to the Irish road race,, like the TT it's an awesome thing to watch.. Guy Martin is a legend,, I watch his stuff all the time.. His speed series is awesome.. What I find really great about guy is that his fame hasn't changed him at all,, he even still,, to this day works for his dad as a truck mechanic.. Oh yeah he drinks about 25--30 cups of tea a day.. Lol..
I love Guy but he does make Tea wrong, Milk goes in after not before. Peace.
@@johnmills260 always milk after,, pooring in slowly as you can then judge how strong you want it.. 😂..
@@lextex3280 your obviously a connoisseur, exactly right.
@@johnmills260 no no no , milk in first kills the witches as my Nana would say.
Warm the teapot , brew the tea , milk in the cup , pour
@@paulbangash4317 Hate to spoil the myths but there is fact behind milk in first.
When tea drinking first became popular in Britain it was served in fine bone china cups.
The thermal shock of hot tea in the cup would often shattter the fine bone china.
So to stop this the milk was put in the cup first.
With modern china the thermal shock is not so important.
Guy is one of those people that even whilst doing dangerous and life threatening things, his heart rate doesn't go much above his resting heart rate
Guy Crashed,ended up practically uninjured in someone's front garden old lady brought him out cup of tea, I thought how appropriate and funny,he drinks tea by the gallon
Been all over the world. The Irish are in a class of their own. Rain, fog, potholes, brakes, signs, doesn't matter. Might be the Guinness.
That makes no sense
Most of the riders are British
Well you must have forgotten to read the signposts or looked at your passport because this is NORTHERN IRELAND, a different country to Ireland. We drink more Harp than Guinness up north. Not trying to insult my Irish brothers and sisters, we're all the same, but you can't be saying Canadians are Americans or vice-versa, ya know?
@@Pax_Veritas Yo Lone Star.
I am English I luvs all of um. So don't be a grumpy old bugger. Regards UK
@@audiefarmer4118 Yea yea OK Frenchman. Stop calling my country by the wrong name it's ignorant and leads to arguments like this one
When you consider those roads are only about 10metres across in total, it shows you just how skilled those riders are.
nice shout for doctor john funny and truly tragic at the same time a great man RIP
Is this the same Dr John who raced Moto Guzzis.??
@@richieb7692 check out 'cases from the races ' if you want to laugh and cry
@@emperorsnewclothes9405
Will do,
Thanks for the heads up.
U can keep your MotoGP, your F1, your Nascar and all the others........ The TT, The Southern 100, rips them all apart........ These are the most talented, most hardcore, most balls-deep, most rawest riders IN THE WHOLE GODDAMN world...... Utter respect to all of them
Road racing is still carried on in some other European countries as well, a fair bit in Holland, the Czech republic (Horice and others) and Belgium (Chimay and Gedinne). We love it. Welcome to Motorcycle Road Racing. I lived in Ireland for 3 years and went to a few of these races. Brilliant mate, nothing like it.
2 of the many reasons I love living in Ireland, The NW200 and the skerries road races ;-)
This is my favorite road racing video!! Glad you finally got to check it out.
Something about the province of Ulster,and the absolute love of Motorsports,Rally's and bikes. The need for speed is outrageous!
As Guy Martian quoted, "if U Let A Bit Of Doubt in, Ur Dead", These Are Real Men, Balls of Steel, ☘️💪💚🏍️💚🇺🇲
Here's something of pure majesty. Joey Dunlop in the last TT he ever raced. 48 years old and the first win in the class in 12 years. ruclips.net/video/PcOYXf71RTc/видео.html There is a documentary film narrated by Liam Neeson called Road all about the Dunlops and Irish Road racing/IOM The finale will have you in tears.
Thank you!
@@TheEclecticBeard No Probs. Love the vids and honesty. Hope you get to come over to Northern Ireland and IOM (bring a good raincoat) to enjoy the specticle. The one name you will hear in reverence is Dunlop. From Joey and Robert to Roberts sons William and Michael there has never been a truer legend than the Dunlops. A work a day family with a passion for the sport and talent to match.
@@TheEclecticBeard A bit more on Joey Dunlop; he is widely regarded as the best road racer of all time, among a long list of other wins and records, he is the record holder for the most Isle of Man TT wins at 26. Just about anyone will agree...Joey is the no.1 road racer ever, known as 'King Of The Roads'.
Here's the memorial garden in his home town of Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK.
ruclips.net/video/LeKpYPVMqPQ/видео.html&ab_channel=Britclip
Definately watch Road - it gives you a look into these guys' lives.
@@jigglerjohn It also gives character to the legend and mystique. It reads like a fantasy tale, especially the ending, yet it's all true. Makes for better viewing than any JCVD or Stephen Seagal film
True racing is always on the very edge of control
Guy martin = national treasure, I cant even remember how many world records he has now
Nice to see you cover this.Dundrod is on my doorstep.I did a couple of races
but you need money to compete.
You appreciate the speed these bikes are doing way more ,on these road course compared to designated race tracks ! Sends shivers through me just watching then 😱
We really are a bunch of mad b*st**d* over here aren't we :/
A lot of history in Irish bike racing and the isle of man TT. ....... Joey Dunlop story is Must see ...yet another great video EB. You defo are Eclectic. Love to you and your family. ... I look forward to your videos. It makes lockdown here bareable ...👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍
The pressure wave that hits you as these bikes race pass at 180+ just a few arm lengths away is terrifying...even when you are ready. If you are going to imo TT make sure you book a hotel early unless you plan to camp. Being an island it’s dependant on ferries and accommodation.
Check out dr John hinds he was the travelling doctor for these races, he used to set off just behind these riders in case of an accident so he had all his medical gear with him aswell, there's some amazing pictures of him dragging the medical bags on the floor while cornering, he was sadly killed while doing the job.
Legend✊
Yes wonderful human being,unfortunately killed at Skerries north of Dublin, at same place Michael Dunlop died a few years later, another lovely kind person
Keep in mind that TT Riders often catch up to other riders and race head to head. Still not crowded like a full field, but can get damn hot...
I live about 10 miles from Guy Martin. He's an absolute legend, and such a humble, down to earth bloke. You should try to check out some of his TV shows. He has one where he tries to break unusual world speed records, including Pikes Peak on a bike he built himself.
With the exception of a few there aren't any brash northerners. Take life as it comes and enjoy the ride.
Someone's probably already said this, but you should definitely check out Group B Rally from the 80's - an era when regulations did not keep up with technology. The result is just wild.
Not sure what Guy has on his RUclips but there's some great shows available on channel4 on demand that he's done. The fastest digger and fastest transit van are great ones
That transit van one is fucking insane, 155mph and i quote "Im bearly pressing the throttle"
Totally agree, every time I watch something like this I'm always gobsmacked! Great reaction Mr EB👍
Guy Martin retired in 2017, he said he was just bored with the yearly race routine and schedule, and wanted to do other things, and two of the riders in the video have since died racing, RIP to both of them. 🙏🙏
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It’s hard to fathom that these guys go way harder in real life than I possibly can even in video games
Love the channel, these guys are truly amazing your comments are right on the money about the skill and courage of the riders.
Your comments on Guy Martin are bang on, love his channel so much.
Balls of steel . Great to watch. Good one E.B.
Chad Knaus ex crew chief of the 48 Lowes Chevrolet said he never seen anything like it #insane🇮🇪🇺🇲
Classic Irish road racing
My buddy does that race stuff on a yamaha rd 500 two stroke ...and his bike is like from 1985 ...and he races around Irish roads on that beast ...
Great reaction again 👍 also huge guy Martin fan, such a down to earth man and humble 🔥
I recommend looking at Joey Dunlop and Michael Dunlop, two of Irelands bike racing royalty, both of whom passed away during races. I also recommend looking at some of The Irish Rally Car road races if you wanna see some cars racing around those small roads at crazy speeds
Michael Dunlop is still very much alive. It's his brother William who died in 2018. Joey was their uncle.
What are you on about Michael being dead? you idiot thats a disgrace to not even know which brother is which. Did you mean Joey and Robert?
Eugene Donnelly or the baby blue Escort RUclips clips!!!!!!
As dave said Michael is very much alive although his uncle Joey died 1st in Estonia then his father Robert was killed in the northwest 200 and sadly his brother William was killed in Skerries
Neither Michael or Joey are from Ireland, they are both from the UK and Michael I can assure you is not dead, you are clueless and stop posting false information, sour grape paddy and shame on the idiots that gave this post the thumbs up.
Nerves of steel those boys EB, without a doubt!
At 9.02 on your video that road is my commute to work everyday. And the course is a regular end to our Sunday rides. And as a side note the right turn at the stone wall Is the grounds of the place were TAYTO crisps "chips for the Americans" are made.
Not all these racing is from Ireland, some is at the Southern 100 on the IOM.
I could not see any that were from Ireland, the first clip maybe?
Watching the Northwest 200 live every year is one of life’s greatest pleasures, insane racing and brilliant partying, the speed and sound of these bikes at full tilt is properly exhilarating, Northern Ireland’s premier sporting event😎
Buddy, I live an hour from the 'track', always got a place to crash if you ever want to experience it for yourself. It's nuts. Just feeling the bikes pass you on the grass verge, it's mental. Used to race bikes, had a kid so jumped out of planes and got shot at instead as it was safer.
"You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime" ... Burt Munro .... if you don't know who he is I highly recommend looking him up 😉
BTW - love your new found passion for motorcycle road racing ... it is truly awesome stuff 😁
Absolute Skills 👌🏻
I live on the Mid Ulster track
Dude, I ride country roads like this on my Triumph 675 and 40-50mph on some of these corners feels warp speed, it's mind boggling how intense their concentration must be.
They have balls of steel those guys
Also to add to the previous comments some the bikes are tuned up but some classes of bikes in the race are basically road bikes that you can buy straight from the forecourt
30 yrs ago I was one of those crazies on this road coarse. It was very grueling and hard to do but that was the attraction. To be the best and show it. I never won but I did have fun doing it. I did see people die and from many things like human error, malfunctions, animals on the coarse and birds hitting face shields, and some from just being cocky and stupid. The one thing about this is you die quick no pain no nothing. Just splat! I almost did when my bike got the death wobble coming out of a turn at 120 mph. I saved it even though I don`t know how I did it to this day. Scared the shit out of me so I punched it and just went faster. That is adrenalin kicking in. Its a high. That is why we do it. For the high. I am now retired and look back and think about how lucky I am to still be alive! ISLE OF MAN is the hardest and the most intense and dangerous race coarse on this planet! I am proud to say I did it.
Really cool to see you embracing allot of English cultures with open mind good on you .. Watch several of your Videos . 👍👍👍👍
Nice to see a lap of the Tandragee 100 at the end there👌
23 of us planned to go from all over the world for 2022.. But they decided to live stream and postpone attendance .. Hope to see you in 2023!
Great videos man, thanks very much. If your checking out the road racing then you need to start with the Dunlop family!
The mass start in the sidecar race at the Ulster GP in 1995 was one of the biggest rushes I ever had racing.
I drive the NW 200 roads on a daily basis. Everybody should check out a film from the 1970s called the Road Racers. It follows the story of the Armoy Armada they included Joey Dunlop, Mervyn Robinson and Frank Kennedy. Sadly they are no longer with us as is Joeys brother Robert, thanks for the memories.
Road Racing in the UK is mainly Northern Ireland, but there are a couple elsewhere (Isle of Man and Scarborough) NI and Scarborough all start together, IOM TT is 10 second gap, in pairs sometimes. I was supposed to go and see the North West 200 in 2020, and IOM TT :( managed to get to Scarborough for the gold cup in Sept :)
They race in the south too just ask the dunlops proper short circuit's!!
Been a massive fan of irish road racing for 30 years - a bitter sweet addiction - seeing Darren Lindsay , Richard Britton and Martin Finnegan brings a lump to my throat - such iconic hero's and the Dunlop family have a place in the hearts and minds of all road racing fans. The truth is - ultimately it IS as dangerous as it looks and many of these heros are no longer with us. that fact will never stop me being a lifelong fan....just wish i could get older with them in this world
If you can't go to see it in 2022, they are going to livestream the races for the first time over the net. Since 1907 over 260 riders, marshals, spectators and bystanders have died.....
That wall you mentioned we call a ditch in Ireland
These guys must have angels.
Imagine the punch ups afterwards.
The more dangerous the sport the more likely it is that everyone looks out for each other. Not that there haven't been fights, but once you get off the bike the race is over. They are a tight nit bunch. Too many tragedies in the sport for people not to stick together.
@@GerLeahy For sure the concern is there and is real but there is no way some guy didnt punch some other guy over recklessness.
@@macker33 If that were true Ian Lougher would look like a punchbag.
@@nicksykes4575 I'd probably never take off my helmet
@@macker33 Funny you should say that, there was one instance where Davy Morgan gave someone a slap. Unfortunately he forgot to let the other guy take off his helmet, and broke his wrist!
The music actually fits this so well lol
Who needs music when you have the sound of those bikes.
Guy Martin has done some pretty cool engineering programs on British TV.
I was reading two of these guys were talking about the track.one fellow said he kept as close to a certain hedge as he dared,other guy said what hedge ? Both went down to look it was a massive stone wall covered by a few inches of hedging
TTs Isle of man Racing omg total heart stopper... These racers don't know FEAR
LOOOOLLLL @ the surgical procedure!
edit : 10:49 - Truer words were never spoken. Those drivers (pilots) live on a different plane of existence, thrill-wise.
Riders*
Give guys broken body a watch only a short video just shows what a legend guy Martin is.
Rumor has it, Before your allowed to enter the race they measure and weigh your balls. If there smaller than a basket ball and weigh less than a giant pumpkin your out.
they do actually give you a bottle of irish whisky and a copy of the bible when you enter. true
You should also watch a documentary called 'road' about the dunlops and/or Micheals 2008 250cc win at the nw200 win, less than 2 days after watching his dad die whilst practicing for the same race, he was only 18/19 at the time too...im not even gunna lie. I cried my fkin eyes out for him when he won that race and I think most of Ireland did too, THE greatest (and kinda saddest) moment in all of sporting history, ever imo.
The wobbles are called tank slappers.
Great to see road racing back this year...been to long...I'm lucky to have 2 road racing tracks in the road racing calendar close to my home....if you like these videos maybe donate to the local motorcycle clubs to keep this running ..insurance costs are high to run a race for a weekend so all the help and donations are appreciated...
Head down ...ass up and keep it between the ditches...
Guy Martin has published 3 books, in case you have an interest in it, and time to sit down and read a book. "My Autobiography" come out in 2015, "When You Dead, You Dead" in 2016, and "Worms To Catch" in 2017.
Guy Martin lives near to me.
I enjoyed watching the great escape motorcycle jump reenactment he did.
The gonads these guys have is unbelievable. It’s like a higher power is saying ‘no, not now’ at each corner, overtake, and jump, as if It’s just a matter of time....
The lives of these guys sometimes end up in the hands of the amazing rapid response motorcycle paramedics. One of the most charismatic of these was the late Dr. John Hinds. I think you would really enjoy "Flying Doctor ~ R.I.P. ~ Dr. John Hinds. The Fastest Road Racing Doctor". He gives an amazing insight to the fantastic work these guys do, whilst being very entertaining with his off the cuff comments.
remids me when i were young and racing my mates on the road in west cumbria in the 70s yamaha v nortons how we are still alive (yammie)
You should watch Jack Whitehalls - American vs British Customer Service Standup! Jack's one of the UK's beloved comedians!
hey man next you need to try cornish style jam scones with clotted cream, it is divine.
you cornish too?
They don't really do clotted cream over there my man, when you explain it the first thing they say is ''oh cream whip'' ie the spray cream from a can.
As a bearded man myself, jam and then cream or the tash gets awful sticky .
@@crackuser6421 nah, but whenever i go down there i always grab some clotted cream that stuff slaps
@@threestepssideways1202 yeah i guess, a damn shame they're missing out.
You never lose your passion for two wheels once you've been bitten 🏍
I live in Ireland.... we live/breathe/sleep Irish road racing....... if you ain’t been here and witnessed this at a few feet you ain’t lived bro............. then there’s the TT........ ‘where the gods roam’
Thats some tune, northwest 200 is class
Always raining in the emerald isle!
These guys have balls of steel!
That race goes by the end of my street
My man! 😎
Someone I knew in my home town called Adam Lyon died in a 140 MPH crash while participating in the Isle of Man TT he was 26 and it was his first time competing.
Hate to hear that.
Doctor John (RIP) Cases from the Races is a must.
The Irish Courses are much shorter. The TT could not be run that way. The Southern 100 in the IOM is a mass start as that is only a 4.3 mile Course (the Sidecars you reacted to were at the Billown Circuit where the S100 is run)
ruclips.net/video/FdRM0KGGSAk/видео.html