VOL. 53 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 6, 2016 P79
I
t often happens when racing at the Isle of
Man TT, someone inevitably asks me, "But
you also race the Macau Grand Prix, don't
you? Now that's f'ing nuts."
It's natural, I suppose, for people to assume
that racing around a circuit lined with steel
Armco could be considered a more hazard-
ous activity than rocketing through an English
village at upwards of 200 mph before carving
up their local mountain road surrounded by
honest-to-God, bona fide cliffs.
I've always thought to myself if I did crash
hard again on the roads, at least within the
smooth steel walls they'd be able to find all of
me in one place.
"Well, there's his body, and there's his
bike." At the TT, with its jagged stone walls,
telephone poles, trees and pubs, I have wit-
nessed firsthand how these varying objects,
when struck at speed, can leave our bikes
and bodies struggling to remain in one piece.
I've raced the Isle of Man TT 13 fortnights
now and the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix 17.
I've stood on both podiums, even if for being
more lucky than for any good riding. Any rider
who asks me how they might get involved in
MILLER
BY STEPHEN DAVISON, JAMES,
TONI BORNER AND OANA BOGDAN
NERVES OF STEEL
COME FOR A RIDE LIKE NO OTHER AMERICA'S LONGEST SERVING DEVOTEE
OF THE REAL ROAD RACING, MARK MILLER, AS HE EXPLAINS WHAT IT'S
LIKE TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD'S MOST INCREDIBLE ROAD RACE.
