Mike Russell | Love at First Ride (Part One)

This week, Chris Pritchard and stand-in co-host Lee Johnston are speaking to seasoned rider Mike Russell.Mike talks about his experience starting in every category of race at the TT, how he learned about the course through VHS tapes, and the incredible story of missing a year at the Isle of Man due to being called up for the Iraq War.We also hear how Mike plans to spend his last few years racing and his plans for the future.Part Two of Chris and Lee’s conversation with Mike is available to watch on TT+ now! Head to ttplus.iomttraces.com to sign up for free. Alternatively, the audio will be available here on this podcast feed at the same time next week, so make sure you hit subscribe and the notification bell to download that episode as soon as it drops.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review wherever you listen to your podcasts.www.iomttraces.com is the place for all the latest TT news and features, and search for @TTRacesOfficial for all our social channels.Music by Calva Louise - latest album ‘Euphoric’ out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.