Bikes Everywhere!

No TT races today, but we still had a busy day.  Walked down to a park near the beach in Douglas to see a classic bike ride-in, and then took the Manx rail to Ramsey to watch some sprint (drag) races.  These were a sort of "run what ya brung" 1/8 mile drags.  There were some interesting entries, including a mobility scooter like you see old folks getting around Walmart in that went over 80 mph.  Also some touring bikes with panniers and top box.  Some serious types also, including a stretched and slammed Hyabusa that got up to 140 mph in the 1/8th mile. 

Everywhere there were bikes of all types except crusiers.  The riders are generally leathered up with full race outfits and super sharp bikes.

The internet here is slow, so I'm going to have to go light on the pictures, but here are a few:

Single cylinder Vincent.  Didn't even know they existed. 

Traffic Jam in Ramsey

Typical bike parking. 

The island itself is really beautiful and the weather has been fantastic.  I was so worried it would be rainy that I wasn't prepared for the full sunshine and actually quite warm weather.  Getting sunburned is turning out to be our weather problem. 

To end the day, we had a demonstration by the Red Arrows, which is the RAF equivalent of our Blue Angels or Thunderbirds.

We watched this while (in my case) having a beer on the deck of the Snooze Box bar.  This is a bar/restaurant where we get our breakfast and can lounge and get drinks. 
Tomorrow the real racing begins and we have our grandstand seats at the start/finish.  This is only a short walk from our Snoozebox.