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Gooseneck, Isle of Man (in gv, Roan – the reddish land), is an
The Gooseneck is described as a good location for spectators to be very close to the bikes. Racers are at medium speed, yet can seem faster because the spectators can be so close.
It's also fun for visiting motorcyclists, as the traffic flow is restricted during the race season to be one-way, and there is no speed limit through the Gooseneck and some other locations, while elsewhere there is "intensive police vigilance associated with extensive speed limit enforcement as part of an effort to control, or choreograph the riding behaviours of visitors."
The minor side road provides access during the racing from the coast-road leading from Ramsey towards Douglas, when the main course becomes closed for several hours of the racing days.
Photo, with view from below the curve, of motorcycle racing at Gooseneck
!--- Great pic at Flickr from some years ago, made available for linking in 2015 by User:Rocknrollmancer, who unfortunately cannot secure copyright to upload it at commons. Pic wanted from this view! --->
Other Gooseneck, Isle of Man photos
mostly of motorbike racing, from Flickr search
Popular Gooseneck, Isle of Man videos
short YouTube clips of motorcycle racing at Gooseneck
The Isle Of Man (IOMTT): Corner Guide (slow) and Scenery video
rider perspective (Gooseneck at 38:53), at YouTube {{Isle of Man Racing Circuits Gooseneck Corners of the Isle of Man TT
Gooseneck, Isle of Man (in gv, Roan – the reddish land), is an acute
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uphill right-bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course
The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or ''TT Course'' is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle ''TT Course'' is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the sep ...
used for the TT motorcycle races between the 25th and 26th Milestone racing road-side markers, on the 37+ mile circuitous-course, measured from the startline at the TT Grandstand
The TT Grandstand including the startline, pit lane, re-fuellers, merchandising, scoreboard and paddocks for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races is situated on the A2 Glencrutchery Road, in the town of Douglas, Isle of Man.
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It is situated on the Snaefell Mountain Road
The A18 Snaefell Mountain Road or ''Mountain Road'' ( gv, Giat y Clieau) is a primary main A-road of in length which connects the towns of Douglas and Ramsey in the Isle of Man.
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, a main two-way thoroughfare from Ramsey
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to Douglas
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with an adjacent side-road junction for the minor D28 Hibernia Road, in the parish of Maughold
Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a ban ...
in the Isle of Man
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An historic location on the TT race course after the climb up from Ramsey demarking the end of the tree-line and start of the Mountain section with a height of 550 feet (168 metres) above sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
, the Gooseneck is a popular vantage point for the spectators and a traditional signalling point for TT riders' intermediate race timings from their own back-up crews, one of a number of points around the course where the race machines slow enough to get a good look at the signal boards on the exit. For the same reason, the location has always been popular with professional photographers and film-crews.
The Gooseneck is surrounded by open moorland
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and uncultivated grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
land of Park Mooar, the Rhowin and North Barrule in the Northern Uplands in the Isle of Man.''Ramsey Courier'' page 1 24 April 1936 "Trespasses Notice - Any person trespassing on the Estates of Ballure (Reservoir), The Rhowin, Park Mooar or North Ballure, with gun, dog or ferret will be prosecuted. By Order"
History
Gooseneck corner was part of theHighland Course
Highroads Course was a road-racing circuit used for the Gordon Bennett British Eliminating Trial held in the Isle of Man for the 1904 and 1905 Tourist Trophy Race involving touring automobiles and cars. The events were held on public roads clos ...
and the Four Inch Course
The Four Inch Course was a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for cars, held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The name of the course derives from the regu ...
used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy car races held between 1904 and 1922. It is now part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the TT and from 1923 for the Manx Grand Prix
The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or 'Snaefell Mountain Course, Mountain Circuit') every year for a two-week period, usually spanning the end of August and early September. New for 2022 is a period re ...
races.
Description
The Gooseneck is described as a good location for spectators to be very close to the bikes. Racers are at medium speed, yet can seem faster because the spectators can be so close.
It's also fun for visiting motorcyclists, as the traffic flow is restricted during the race season to be one-way, and there is no speed limit through the Gooseneck and some other locations, while elsewhere there is "intensive police vigilance associated with extensive speed limit enforcement as part of an effort to control, or choreograph the riding behaviours of visitors."
The minor side road provides access during the racing from the coast-road leading from Ramsey towards Douglas, when the main course becomes closed for several hours of the racing days.
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Photo, with view from below the curve, of motorcycle racing at Gooseneck
!--- Great pic at Flickr from some years ago, made available for linking in 2015 by User:Rocknrollmancer, who unfortunately cannot secure copyright to upload it at commons. Pic wanted from this view! --->
Other Gooseneck, Isle of Man photos
mostly of motorbike racing, from Flickr search
Popular Gooseneck, Isle of Man videos
short YouTube clips of motorcycle racing at Gooseneck
The Isle Of Man (IOMTT): Corner Guide (slow) and Scenery video
rider perspective (Gooseneck at 38:53), at YouTube {{Isle of Man Racing Circuits Gooseneck Corners of the Isle of Man TT