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Riding shotgun with an Isle of Man TT sidecar legend - pictures

by: Auto Express team

25 Jun 2018

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“You want to do what your big brother does, and by the time I was old enough to put on a pair of leathers I put my name down for the passenger seat” – Tom birchall, World champion sidecar passenger.
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On the Isle of Man TT, stone walls and buildings are just feet away from the </span><span class="s2">racers as they often average</span><span class="s1"> speeds of 100mph-plus”</span></p>
<p class="p1">Ben explains how to hold on and when to move before Martin gets a turn as a passenger.</p>

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