What defines a Tourist Trophy race as opposed to another kind of road race? I cannot seem to find that info by Googling it. I am particularly curious because for many years, on many motorcycles, I ran the plate TOXIC. I have been out of biking for 4 years, and someone took my TOXIC. I am awaiting my new plate which reads TTCHMP. In that some will probably think I am a Tourist Trophy Champion, I want to be literate about the event, and I know nothing about it other than I know there is the Isle of Man TT race.
By, the way, the genesis of the license plate is that I am the State of Floria Time Trial Champion (a bicycle race run against the clock).
BTW, this is what a time trial bike looks like - they are more expensive than a stock Bonny!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8655792@N04/542852173/
