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The UK motorcycle world was rocked this week by reports that SuperBike Factory has filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) to appoint administrators.

Motorbike Mad spent the week at Billown, watching the action unfold from around the circuit, chatting with riders and fans, and soaking up the atmosphere that makes this event so different from any other on the road racing calendar

The Isle of Man TT has always lived in a unique space within motorsport.

It is simultaneously one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth and one of the most dangerous. Every year riders, teams, officials and fans accept that reality as part of the event's DNA.

Watch a motorcycle test in parts of America and many British riders react with the same mixture of surprise and disbelief.

A few cones. A slow-speed manoeuvre. A short ride around a car park or local roads. Job done.