IOM 2013 - Day 0 - A Good Start

My brother Nic arrived on Thursday and help with finishing off the SP3... spent the evening prepping the race bikes, having a few beers, chewing the fat and catching up. Awesome.

Some sticker-work...

Nic getting ready to load the old Duke in 'transport' trim

Friday morning we got organised and packing. Took a break in the wet weather to load the bikes and pack the Chevy to the rafters. Great to have an extra pair of hands helping out :-).

By 13:30 we were on the road north to Liverpool. Stuck in the usual motorway traffic, the 2.5 hour journey took 4 hours... but made it in good time to board the sea-cat ferry and get on our way. No dramas or missed ferries... a good start to the fortnight's racing!

Packed to the rafters...

Under all the spares, tools, equipment and gear is a Classic Formula 1 Ducati race bike

Tomorrow will be the usual signing-on, briefings, last-minute prep (need to get a set of tyres fitted to the Ducati), first skrootineering and finally first practice (untimed). Am so looking forward to heading down Bray Hill... 50 weeks wait is too long!

The Sultan of Swing

Cheerio mainland...