While circuit racing such as what we see in MotoGP and WorldSBK is truly spectacular and a showcase of the talents of both the rider and the teams behind them, road racing simply offers a different kind of rush. In road racing events such as the venerable and sometimes infamous Isle of Man TT, the stakes are so much higher, as races are held on temporarily closed public streets.
Road racing events are rather common in Europe, with several other series apart from the IOMTT in existence. For instance, the North West 200 is a road race held annually in Northern Ireland, and has been running pretty much consistently since 1929. Following a few revisons in the '60s, the yearly event is now staged on an 8.97-mile street circuit known as the Triangle, situated between Portstewart, Coleraine, and Portrush in the Causeway Coast and Glens. With average speeds of 120 mph and top speeds exceeding 200 mph, the circuit is one of the fastest in the world.
