New Isle of Man TT winner: “You can’t afford a lapse or the worst could happen”
“It’s an eerie feeling, it’s scary"

Davey Todd has given an exhilaratꦯing insight into winning a race at the fabled Isle of Man TT.
Todd wꩲon the only Superstock race of this year’s event, then also won the Senior TT.
They were his first victorieꦰs around the 🐽Mountain Course.
“Getting two wins wa🧜s a dream come true,” Todd told .
“After a race-long battle wi𒆙th Michael Dunlop and🌟 Peter Hickman it was the perfect way to win my first one.
“Nobody had any problems or retirements or anything like th𒀰at, it was a straight-up battle.
“To come out on top was a dream come tru🔯e for my first win.
“Normally, a win like British Championship or anything like that is an awesome feeling, but it sort of goes awa✱y in the next day or two.
“B𝓀ut that feeling from winning the TT is still with me a good few months late🅰r.
“⛦I stꦛill think about it throughout the day, probably nearly every day.
“What in the world can you possibly compare the TT to? What else requires that amount of concentration for just shy of two 🃏hours?
“You can’t afford to lapse in concentration or the worst cou𒉰ld happen.
“There’s no other sport ꦕor anyt෴hing in the world that will be the same as that.
“It’s an eerie feeling, it’s scar🥂y. When you’re out there you’ve no time to think about anything else. You don’t have time to actually fe🌟el anything as such.
“You’re so concentrated on what you’re doing, ⛎thinking about the next corner and the next corner, and being on the right ♔line and missing a bump that’s there or making sure you’re doing everything correctly, not making mistakes.”
This year’s TT was most notable because Dunlop regཧistered a 29th victory, setting a 🅰new all-time race win record to eclipse his legendary uncle Joey.
But Todd’s emergence into the fastest group of riders - and his first two race wins - ওis signific✱ant for the future of the TT.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footbal♛l, to F1.