Artist's impression of the great Shropshire Monoliths
The Isle of Man TT is almost upon us, a wonderful
spectacle of ‘speed’, ‘thrill’ and ‘accountability’;
coincidentally, three of the 10 ‘rules to live by’
passed down to me by the great Speed God with
whom I confer on a regular basis. I am currently in
the process of sourcing two huge Welsh bluestones
upon which to engrave these three edicts, along
with seven others which complete the new ‘10
Commandments of the Road’. Soon I plan to have
these enormous tablets placed high atop the famous
Wrekin hill in the North of Shropshire, as a
permanent and prominent focal point for
motorcyclists to congregate around and worship
upon. We may even do sacrifices; but I am getting a
lot of pushback from Telford council on this issue
and it remains moot at the time of writing.
Where was I? Yes, indeed, the Isle of Man; perhaps
the greatest sporting spectacle of the modern age,
or any other for that matter. Flat out round Windy
Corner would give Ben-Hur the heebie jeebies for a
month; but, it has to be said, that great Time Trial
has very little to do with Adventure Motorcycling, as
we who read and write the pages of this fine journal
understand the term.
John McGuinness
The Morecambe Missle