Topic: NW 200 - NI road racing is the best in the world

[sixthwisconsin]

BBC-NI is live streaming the North West 200 worldwide.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/northern-ireland/motorbikes/
The live streaming link will appear when the event is taking place. They don't do a good job making it clear when the races are actually happening so you need to dig a little. Road racing in Northern Ireland is amazing. The NW 200 streamed live on Thursday for the super sport, super twin and the super stock races.

The TT races coming up on the Isle of Man in a couple of weeks are on par but I don't know if they will be streamed live. I was there last year and can attest to the incredible experience. Going back in late August for the Manx classic.

The next racing is tomorrow morning starting at 10:00 BST (that is 4 a.m. CST!)
I may be watching, we'll see but it will be worth it. The super bike race will be run and I don't want to miss that

[faux fiddy]

I will be at a cmra/wera national event at hallet today. I love the smell of race gas in the morning. Smells like ....victory.

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/usnecmrawera-national-endurance-race-happening-this-coming-weekend-at-hallett/

[kghost]

Kiwi's are gonna get you for saying "best in the World".........

Given that actual Road Racing on street circuits happens at only about three places on the planet anymore....

[faux fiddy]

Kiwi's are gonna get you for saying "best in the World".........

Given that actual Road Racing on street circuits happens at only about three places on the planet anymore....

There was Steamboat and when they dropped the ball Park City took the race for the next year.  I hear Steamboat had the biggest bank deposits after the event on the next Monday afterwards, but it was getting too much development and high rise condos to continue.

[kghost]

Isle of Mann

Ireland

New Zealand....

That's about it these days.....

http://www.battleofthestreets.co.nz/history.html

[cb650]

Kiwi's are gonna get you for saying "best in the World".........

Given that actual Road Racing on street circuits happens at only about three places on the planet anymore....

There was Steamboat and when they dropped the ball Park City took the race for the next year.  I hear Steamboat had the biggest bank deposits after the event on the next Monday afterwards, but it was getting too much development and high rise condos to continue.

I went to a few of the last auto races in steamboat.  The last one sucked.  Right before the event the county decided to do the asinine tar gravel crap. They had to cut the course in 1/3 and most said they wouldnt be back.
Not to mention in every year you had the brain dead yuppies walking around messing with things.

[simon#42]

Isle of Mann

Ireland

New Zealand....

That's about it these days.....

http://www.battleofthestreets.co.nz/history.html

still plenty of classic road races in belgium  , chimay , gedinne , mettet and spa is still classed as a road although you would never know
schleiz in germany is a great place to race so to are hengelo and oss in holland .
pau in france, montenero in italy and la banezia in spain
there are a few more but my brain cant remember as well as it once did [ and it wasn't great then either ].