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Highside/Lowside podcast: All about the Isle of Man TT with Mat Oxley

Apr 14, 2025

For many motorcycle racing fans in the United States, the Isle of Man TT is kind of like coming across a cricket match on your streaming service. It sort of looks like something we've seen before, but we don't really understand the nuances. The real difference, of course, is that the TT is far more exciting than cricket.

Fortunately, Zack and Spurgeon have the perfect guest to explain it all to us in this episode of the Highside/Lowside podcast. Mat Oxley is not only one of the best reporters covering motorcycle racing in the English language, but he has also raced in the TT. He talks about the mystique of this unique event, the riders who have the nerve to race at 180 mph between ancient stone walls on a winding road, how they prepare for the race, and who are some of the icons of the event from the past and the best of those racing today.

Then Mat joins in the engine sound guessing game, Zack and Spurg invite listeners to send in their opinions on what motorcycle should be the subject of the next "icons of motorcycling" episode, someone gets a T-shirt, and more, on Highside/Lowside.

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As always, for those who prefer visuals of all of the bikes we’re discussing, we’ve got the YouTube link above. But if you're listening to this inside your helmet on your commute and just want the words, the podcast version is available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and LibSyn to name a few of your favorite podcasting apps.

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