Padding on lamp posts offers minimal protection. But to manage the hazards, there is now GPS tracking of every competitor and a digital red flag system.
It is a celebratory fortnight for the local economy. The TT races can attract 40,000 visitors - around half the population of this British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea.And Peter Hickman - who has won nine TT races - told Sky News:"I'm not forced to be here. I want to be here. It's an obvious risk."
Risks helped him set the course record in 2018 and he will continue to take them - undeterred by the fact only one year in the last 85 has seen no deaths in races. "A lot of people think we're just crazy or idiots," Hickman said as he prepared for the first day of racing."You take your brain out and put your helmet on.""It's very, very much the opposite effect. So you've really got to use your brain."So, for example, I hold the outright lap record here and I'm constantly getting asked, 'Are you going to break that record?' And my answer always is 'only if I have to'.
"And by that I mean, I win the race at the slowest possible pace. Because the slower I win the race, the less risk to me."And the challenge of winning at the world's oldest motorcycle event remains exhilarating for the 36-year-old.The hope of organisers is that everyone leaves alive.
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