2006 Isle of Man TT Day one

Here Bikes and cars pass the Sulby Glen Hotel. This will be one of my locations on race day. This looks fairly tame, but to drive a car in this means you are constantly having to watch the mirrors along with what's ahead. Some of the guys passed me at near race speeds.

I arrived early Sunday morning and was met by Ros who's home I will be staying while here. After dropping my bags in my room Ros took me to the home of the people I would be renting a car from. Simon and Claire were kind enough to loan out their second car to me while I was here. They are the people I stayed with last time I was here in 2004. After getting the car I went strait to the press office to get my cridentials sorted.
It's MAD SUNDAY and I'm first off to the town of Peel on the west side of the island. Honda is sponsoring the events that will be going on there. The best route is on the roads that are used for the TT itself, so driving is a little harry as bikes are screaming all over. Some of the guys don't even slow down and you would think that they were racing. It's pretty wild.