Well-known car journalist Chris Harris is once again on the Isle of Man for the TT Races and has described it as ‘the best sporting event in the world’. Motorsport fans have been sharing their photos on social media with the former Top Gear presenter who first came to the event last year. Host of the Collecting Cars podcast, in July 2021 he recorded an episode with TT legend John McGuiness and explained that’s when he first fell in love with not just the TT Races, but the island as a whole.
He said: ‘I’d always loved this place, like any middle class southern biker, but I was never going to come on my own (until speaking to McGuiness). Isle of Man TT 2024: New Friday and Saturday race schedules released Furious Michael Dunlop vents frustration in clip during forced stop at Isle of Man TT Peel beachcross will go ahead this evening Isle of Man TT tourist's sausage roll targeted by 'predatory' seagull ‘But last year John said that I’ve got to come, so I came last year and I think it’s the best sporting event in the world, and not just motorsport, sporting event.’ Mr Harris explained that when he’s been here for work he’s had the opportunity to look around and take in the scenery, and told us his favourite locations.
He said: ‘I just love this island, I think it’s much, much more beautiful than people realise. ‘Every time I’m here I get up very early and get on my bike, head to Peel and get myself a Kipper barm from the kiosk and then ride up the coa.
