I wonder if some you guys realise that these superheroes actually race like this in Ireland for most of the year. April to September.
The TT is the flagship race which they all want to win, but it's the only Time Trial format as far as I'm aware. The "Irish Road Racing Season" is made up of head to head racing at up to 200mph around Ireland's country lanes.
With any luck I'll be going across to stay with my son for a holiday in August and I just might be at the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix which runs from the 7th to the 12th August.
To see this phenomenon for real I'm preparing myself to be totally gob-smacked.