Isle of Man TT: The last true test of Man and Machine

About a year ago, we posted a hauntingly beautiful video about the Isle of Man TT.  Autoblog just posted this much more up-tempo video, which is equally spine tingling.  If you want to know what the human mind and body are capable of when pushed to their limit, just watch this. Sorry about the music, by the way.

Hat tip to Off Camber

The Seductive Danger of the Isle of Man TT

Haunting, beautiful, and intimate - this short documentary on the Isle of Man TT really gives poetic insight into one the last great road races left in the world.

Tourist Trophy, Isle of Man from Carwell Casswell on Vimeo.

Video of the week: How to drive an F1 car at speed on public roads

It's always cool to see historic racing cars run at speed on public roads, but what if those racing cars aren't so historic, as in the case of this 1992 Jordan F1 car - ex Eddie Irvine - being hustled up a hill on the Isle of Man? With classic cars, these videos serve as sort of a timewarp to a bygone past, but with a relatively modern F1 car (gosh it makes me feel old to think of a nearly 20-year-old F1 car as "modern") racing through closed public roads with no barriers, it certainly makes a thrilling yet incongruous sight! Is it just me, or could you easily mistake this road for Spa Francorchamps, circa 1967?

Let's see that again! In the rain!