Verandah, Isle of Man

The Verandah, Isle of Man is a series of four bends which motorcyclists negotiate at high speed during road racing on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the Isle of Man.[1][2]

Located on the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road which starts at Ramsey and traverses the Snaefell mountain at 1,400 ft (430 m) altitude before leading to Douglas, the Verandah is built around the edge of a Snaefell mountainside slope with adjacent steep drops, between the 29th and 30th Milestone markers measured from the start line at the TT Grandstand. Falling within the parishes of Lezayre and Lonan, it precedes The Bungalow, a major viewing point and visitor attraction on the TT course.

The Verandah series of bends follows the land contours of Snaefell mountain as an embankment with a purpose-built graded road section and reflects nineteenth-century highway construction practices.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Motorcycle Mechanics, June 1973, p.74 Around the TT TT Time, item 22. "The Verandah is also best seen when roads are open, because in bad weather there is nowhere for the spectators to move to until roads open after racing. But it's great for the riders in the race". Accessed and added 2015-07-02
  2. ^ ESPN May, 2011 Man vs. Isle Retrieved 2015-07-02