Rob McElnea: I Won The Race and Then They Arrested Me! | The TT Podcast

Rob McElnea: I Won The Race and Then They Arrested Me! | The TT Podcast | E31.1

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Жыл бұрын

In this episode of the TT Podcast, Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater are joined by a man with an illustrious racing career and a 3-time winner of the TT, Rob McElnea.
Part one of the conversation sees the guys discuss the levels of respect and focus required to take on the course, reminiscing about the highs and lows of Rob’s career and looking back at the family influence that shaped his career.
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Пікірлер: 64

@nodtripRS Жыл бұрын

A proper good man Rob Mac. A two wheeled legend of the day. His Rob Mac stories during lockdown kept many of the public pissing themselves laughing. Loved that, tho always do listening to rob. Brilliant.

@sherbie.4408 Жыл бұрын

How good is Rob Mac at telling stories? Got us thru lockdown too. Great man👍

@leelewis2713 Жыл бұрын

I smiled all the way through that, what a fantastic guy Rob is, a living legend !!

@cavscout62 Жыл бұрын

Schwantz grew up just an hour up the road from me and I was envious of him growing up with a Motorcycle Shop family but he’s the nicest guy in the world until the visor drops then he’s All Competitive Texan. Rob was great as well but I always wondered how such a big guy went so fast! Well done Boys.

@jondunning2405 Жыл бұрын

What a delight Rob Mac is. Brilliant to watch, both racing and chatting. “Lockdown hero”. 👍

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe he was racing as a 16 year old on a Honda 400/4! At the same time, I was riding a Suzuki GT380. Boy, these bikes were slooow. Heavy, but both sounded great. Still got the 380. Rob Mac is such a joy to listen to.

@ianjones5871 Жыл бұрын

Loved the chat, can't wait for part 2 so good!

@freemenofengland2880 Жыл бұрын

Never realised Rob McElnea was so funny at telling stories - I nearly cried with laughter. 😂😂😂

@thelatemickb6927 Жыл бұрын

Priceless. What a man.

@simonbelton7165 Жыл бұрын

Love these great story’s , sat here smiling all the way through . And local boys too . Brilliant 🤩

@jfoz7602 11 ай бұрын

I could listen to the older generations talking about racing the TT all day. It’s amazing what they used to do with the older bikes and technology. Incredible times to be alive back then 👏

@patthewoodboy Жыл бұрын

what an lovely man , I must say most of the bike racers I have met are very down to earth.

@markhinde6187 Жыл бұрын

wow what a ledge, I grew up with this guy's generation and still ride inspired by him....

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

Ditto, I’m about one year older than Rob Mac. He does look well, there’s a man at ease with himself.

@ronniehaworth4669 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Rob Mac losing the plot going into dear leap out of control and going over the bars doing a handstand and hearing the bang as he hit the deck i swear you would have heard the noise of him hitting the deck in CHESTER I think that would have been in the late sixtys, STILL HEARING IT NOW IN 2023 hard as nails YOU BET.!!!

@subaruwrx3381 Жыл бұрын

In the late sixty's he would have been 8 or 9 he's 2 months older than me 63

@geoffnelson6756 Жыл бұрын

Ronnie, wouldn't have been the sixties, he would have been a child, late 70's likely.

@ronniehaworth4669 Жыл бұрын

yes correct geoff i am 82 you lose a bit the older you get!!!

@geoffnelson6756 Жыл бұрын

@@ronniehaworth4669 Keep her lit Ronnie! My dad was riding until he was 88, died at 95.

@danielyeo6777 Жыл бұрын

Just love these Podcasts Thank You Guys Hope you can get some more Like Ryan Farquhar and the Ireland Boys

@williamrae9954 Жыл бұрын

So sad about Hutchy, pfuck'd by Pfizer (AZ or Moderna)...great to get him on?

@derekcomer4858 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely wetting myself laughing at his stories, these were some epic time for sure 😂🤣

@rolandsmith2141 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thanks to all involved

@csxup Жыл бұрын

The original Big Mac! 😃 Brilliant stories mate! 👍🏻

@danielt8960 Жыл бұрын

Cracking interview.

@gaylenescott1317 Жыл бұрын

So good to be able to hear all this from South Africa

@simonbelton7165 Жыл бұрын

Lovely local legends Don Briggs , Roger Marshall, Alec Baumber , Mick Grant that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and such nice people . I feel privileged to have grown up around the same area ❤️

@Desmo904 Жыл бұрын

I had a set of Crowtree Leathers (after Performance Bikes had many in their pages) They were great!

@simonbelton7165 Жыл бұрын

@@Desmo904 I still have mine but they don’t fit me now

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

@@simonbelton7165 They do shrink if left unworn for a few seasons, I’m told.

@jeffatkinson690 Жыл бұрын

Great episode I cant wait for part 2, Rob was/is a right hard bugger, I remember seeing him pi$$ed celebrating a win saying to camera how car racers were puffs or words to that effect, pmsl

@milliewilkie1969 Ай бұрын

LOL loved this pod cast

@geecee4746 Жыл бұрын

I could listen to big rob all day.

@twt3716 Жыл бұрын

I'm too young to remember rob racing but after watching a few docs, I'm trying to buy all the races he races motogp. What a class guy. Untouchables pt 1 and 2 introduced me to big Rob and I want to see him ride in anger. I'm building a vast archive of motogp races and documentaries. Have a great day folks. Kevin got a spanking off him once when he was titting around apparently.

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

Such a glorious era of racing, wasn’t it? The Unrideables, the 500 strokers. Literally bloody lethal power band. I used to cheer the RGV500 Suzukis, being mad for the brand (always have been). The pair of race bikes used in the peak years, carrying 34 & 1, ridden by Kevin Schwantz & was it Wayne Rainey? They were red and white, sporting Lucky Strike livery. I don’t remember the year, but they were on display at my favourite Suzuki dealership, Robinson’s Foundry in Canterbury. My impression of those GP bikes was that they were tiny. I’m over six foot and I don’t think I could have got comfortable on one. Like jewellery, those machines, almost everything was custom made.

@seanwalker9904 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, loved it. It felt like i was siting with an old firend.

@slowboat6021 Жыл бұрын

Rob McElnea, what a story telling legend. I laughed out loud.

@900BEN Жыл бұрын

Brilliant . Excellent tales

@kevinharker1840 Жыл бұрын

I know nothing about bikes, but this bloke is an absolute character!!

@geoffnelson6756 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely guy Rob Mac is, we are the same age and I've been to races and watched him, always seen him as a serious and aloof person, but how wrong I was.

@Mosicul Жыл бұрын

I write about the 260 lost lifes some weeks ago... Best race on earth

@Mosicul Жыл бұрын

Nice storys....for those are living yet

@forddriver8827 Жыл бұрын

The question is will the IOM pay the difference out of its share when the public liability insurance threatens the future of the racing like Ireland is experiencing? None of the competitiors teams have the finance to pay 4 x the insurance costs. The silence around this combined with a new casino on the Island is deeply disturbing.

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

I’m afraid what we’re witnessing is the malign influence of the lying climate change narrative, perhaps WEF, because all the big corporates are represented there. Winch up the insurance, with a view to killing off the road racing feeder to the IOM TT. We might be watching the death of bike road racing in U.K., being done deliberately and without any nod to democracy. Why target motorcycle road racing? Because they’re individualistic people and they are examples of how to be a man in a woke world. Take Michael Dunlop. I can’t imagine him chanting “Transwomen are women”, can you?

@mkirby311 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@gerryjamesedwards1227 Жыл бұрын

Rob's saying the same sort of thing as Davey Todd says about the TT, deliberately not pushing it, but still ending up going fast because of being so bike-fit from the short-circuit stuff done in the rest of the season.

@richardmilsom3350 Жыл бұрын

… and my dad was working away! How many times did he say that. How many Dads do that these days and how many kids appreciate the sacrifices that Dads make to provide for their families. Proper working men doing shitty jobs in far away places to get ahead.

@colinstewart1432 Жыл бұрын

Plater should get to Cronk y Voddy. Watched there in 2017. Bikes are mind-meltingly fast there 180+ mph no bother.

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

Crikey, it’s just absurd doing that speed on the roads.

@MrKips1 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! So entertaining. In forty years time, you will never hear any such tales from today's coddled racers.

@stuarthipkins8336 Жыл бұрын

Im in the daytona record books..formula 500 ahrma 2008.

@GT380man Жыл бұрын

What did you ride & what year(s)? Is AHRMA still as supportive as ever? I’m a Brit, but a couple of mates raced to those US regulations. Mostly TZ, I think. One fella is Teaser on bike forums.

@paulgill1131 Жыл бұрын

Steve is great a winner 🏆 🥇 iam from DOUGLAS SO I. HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY. GO THOUGH BORN. AND BREAD MANXMAN AND STILL CANT GET MY HEAD AROUND BRAYHILL STAY SAFE EVERYONE PAUL GREETINGS FROM THE ISLE OF MAN DOUGLAS