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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Music by Calva Louise – latest album ‘Euphoric’ out now.
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23 Comments
How good is Rob Mac at telling stories? Got us thru lockdown too. Great man👍
Seems the only thing Rob and I have in common is crashing going to the grid!!!
Another cracker Chris Steve & big Rob 🏴🇬🇧🏁🇮🇲
Love these great story’s , sat here smiling all the way through . And local boys too . Brilliant 🤩
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 ❤️
The original Big Mac! 😃 Brilliant stories mate! 👍🏻
Cracking interview.
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.
Absolutely wetting myself laughing at his stories, these were some epic time for sure 😂🤣
Classic
Loved the chat, can't wait for part 2 so good!
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.
Just love these Podcasts Thank You Guys Hope you can get some more Like Ryan Farquhar and the Ireland Boys
Brilliant . Excellent tales
You can't beat the Irish blood In him for non stop talking .best interview of a tt racer 👍👍🇮🇪🇮🇪
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
Priceless. What a man.
Sky hill is a good place to watch 🏴👍
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
Never realised Rob McElnea was so funny at telling stories – I nearly cried with laughter. 😂😂😂
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.
Brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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.!!!