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What is a car race and festival Isle of Man TT?

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Introduction:

road locomotive Isle of Man TT is part of the World Superbike Championship (World Superbike Championship, SBK) level race. Since 1907, held every June in located between England and Ireland, the Isle of Man. Isle of Man TT can be called the world’s most spectacular and most dangerous racing, racing at an average speed over 200 km / h, the maximum speed of over 330 km / h, although it has been more than 250 people were killed in the race, but the race still attracts the world’s best motorcyclists.

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Origin:

Isle of Man TT is the the oldest motorcycle race, it is almost witnessed the entire history of motor sports. In the motorcycle has just been developed era, speed fans could not help but start with this two machines started the game, because the characteristics of the motorcycle itself plus the UK was very poor road conditions, early motorcycle race is extremely dangerous that the British government held a total ban on motorcycle race in the United Kingdom. But how could people give up the pursuit of speed, they did not ban the event moved to the Isle of Man, and has continued ever since. Since 1907, the annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle race has been around for a hundred years.


1915 because of World War I halted, 1920 rematch. 1923 joined sidecar motorcycle group matches at the tournament in 1940 due to the Second World War, the Isle of Man TT again interrupted in 1947 returned to the Isle of Man. In 1949, TT became FIWorld Motorcycle Grand Prix race track M UK station. Fifties and sixties heyday of the Isle of Man TT contest, recording has been renewed, ushered in a more top racers and teams vendors.

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race:

perimeter track around the island the road, a total length of 60.7 kilometers, there are 200 or more corners, is the world’s longest race track. Track across town villages, woods and no one’s outskirts, undulating roads, the car is almost constantly in the game of jump from the plains to the mountains, the Isle of Man TT race in a total of more than 250 people were killed, 1970 year 6 people were killed.

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Subaru driver Mark Higgins was hired to drive 2015 Subaru WRX STI Mountain TT Course stage in the Isle of Man TT race track for up to 60 kilometers speed challenge in 2011, and a record 19 minutes 56 seconds 7 record. Not long ago, driver Mark Higgins cooperation with Subaru again, driving 2015 Subaru WRX STI challenge the record set.

In order to better meet the challenges and safety reasons, this car WRX STI on the shock absorber has been enhanced, and installed a roll cage, multi-point seat belts and fire extinguishers. The final 19 minutes 26 seconds to set a new record of achievement Mountain TT Course stage of the (ratio ofFast before nearly 30 seconds), average speed of up to 187.3km / h.

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