Isle of Man TT rider James Hillier talks about a return to the Dakar Rally next year

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Isle of Man TT rider James Hillier talks about a return to the Dakar Rally next year.

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00:00 I think if you know is obviously Dakar and you're hoping to do that next year 2025 2023 you did it last time

00:05 I think we spoke to you about it last year

00:08 It's one of the iconic, I like the TT, an iconic event of world motorsport isn't it?

00:13 I thought after you've done it once you might have scratched that itch but obviously you want to go back again and

00:20 challenge yourself

00:22 Yeah, it's just

00:25 Say maybe a little bit like here a drug, you know, and it's unfortunately it's an expensive drug, but I

00:32 just the older I get the more I

00:36 appreciate that we are

00:39 The more aware I'm becoming that we're only here once you know, and I can't wait to

00:44 Do it again in ten years or something. I need to just keep the thing keep taking stuff off and going going with the flow and

00:51 pushing myself and abilities to

00:55 do these things because

00:57 You know my life clocks ticking and I want to do things

01:01 I don't want to get old and regret not doing them. So that's the plan is to get back and

01:06 and I think I

01:09 Hope second time around I'll enjoy it to enjoy it somewhat more because I know a little bit more. I mean

01:14 Against and things and to go back with the team will be a big help. No, I've done it once but I

01:22 Want to do it again not not with any intention of trying to win or anything crazy. I just want to

01:26 the adventure and the experience and

01:29 Live it, you know, it's an incredible event to

01:34 are there any

01:36 Skills that transfer between the two apart from obviously, but you endurance and bike handling. Yeah. Yeah, not not

01:42 Really? It's a two week long event a bit like here. I'd say it's more intense than here because there's not really much rest

01:48 But

01:51 The risk calculating risk is how I kind of explain it. You know there you you're constantly

01:57 aware of

02:00 Quite

02:03 Serious potential injury, you know, you can be really absolute milliseconds away from really hurting yourself. So you're constantly

02:11 Analyzing everything which can be tiring

02:18 No, not very forgiving which is a lot like here but

02:21 yeah, it's a different way of riding but

02:25 still gives me a buzz and a fix so

02:28 yeah, that's the plan is to get back there with WTF and

02:33 Be nice to hopefully go with a mechanic and a bed that you know, not sleep in a tent

02:40 I'm not fussy. I'll roll with it and

02:46 Yeah, hopefully hopefully we can get back for some more and you say finally and you say you

02:51 Life clock is ticking as you put it. Yeah, there any other big events like that?

02:56 You want to put on your or your booklet as list as it were? Yeah. Well, it's be honest. That's the biggest

03:01 So, you know that I've sort of gone

03:03 Not bragging. Yeah, the TT is the top of the road racing and the Dakar is the biggest off-road race

03:10 So that's the I'm so I'm so there really I would like to do maybe some other rounds of the World Rally Championship

03:15 and

03:17 See the world a little bit

03:19 but

03:20 It's just it's quite it's just nice to the adventure on riding a motorcycle and the challenge. It's you know, I feel

03:28 Sort my happy place when I'm me and a motorbike

03:31 against a track or terrain or whatever it is, so

03:35 That's why I strive to be good. Look for that this year and it's easy and good luck for that next year. Thank you

03:42 Thank you very much, Jason.

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