NEED FOR SPEED

By far the world's most dangerous motorcyle race is about to be run. The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is a six lap race over a 37.73 mile street circuit. Over 200 riders have been killed since 1907. This year's first casualty was Swede Joakim Karlsson, killed in practice. Successful riders have a special mindset:

In 2003... Dave Jefferies, a highly experienced nine-time winner of the TT collided with a telegraph pole in Crosby Village. He had previously said to a journalist: "To succeed on the island you have to be totally at ease with yourself, know what you are doing and accept that you might be going home in a box."

It's probably the same mindset required for successful combat soldiers.

The official Isle of Man TT homepage is here.