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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