WITH the Isle of Man premiere of TT3D: Closer To The Edge taking place earlier this week, isleofman.com asked some of the leading riders what they thought about the film.
One of the stars of the movie is eight-times TT winner Ian Hutchinson who made history at the event last year when he won five races in a week.
While the film focuses on Guy Martin and his preparation for TT 2010, Hutchinson's perfect week is featured - as well as his subsequent serious injury in a British championship race later in the year.
Hutchy continues to recover from the leg injury and while he plans to race for Yamaha at this year's TT he admits it is not a 'dead cert' as of yet he will be doing so.
In terms of the film, he said: "It's better than my dad's video camera footage of it all! They have done a good job of the film and it's great to be involved in something that is being shown out to the public properly about what we come and do in June.
"I'm not really fussed about the publicity side of it but I think the sport deserves some publicity, it costs an awful lot of money and a lot of people's time and effort to prepare bikes. I think the whole motorcycling world needs a little lift at the moment."
Two-times TT winner Cameron Donald loved it.
He said: "Fantastic, I was absolutely blown away. That film hit me on so many different angles, as a competitor and featuring in the movie it was quite a heavy film to watch.
"There was so much emotion and so much excitement it took my breath away at times.
"I think they did a very good job with it, it has got a good funny story behind it with Guy and it portrays the race well and it shows the modern part of the race and also shows some of the history and it's all really important.
"It shows what the TT is. It shows the good, it shows the bad, shows the emotion, shows the people. It just shows it how it really is."
However Michael Dunlop, who won the Supersport TT race 2 in 2009, was less enthusiastic.
He said: "It was alright. I thought it would be more about the TT but it wasn't."
He didn't believe it was a fair representation of the event.
"There's a lot more work goes into it than that," he said.
Michael is also featured in the film - as is a clip of his 250cc win at the North West 200 in 2008. Michael decided to go ahead and compete in that race despite the death of his father Robert in a qualifying session at the same event. His win was one of the most emotional victories in road racing history and one of the most popular.
TT3D: Closer to the Edge will be screened at the Broadway Cinema at the Villa Marina, Douglas, from Friday.
Also see: TT3D: Closer To The Edge - Review
Photos by John Gregory
