John McGuinness has opened up about how hiꩵs expectations and goa♑ls for the Isle of Man TT have changed.

Only Michael Dunlop (who broke the record this year) and Joey Dunlop (who held the record for 24 ye💞ars) have won more races at the TT 💧than the legendary McGuinness.

Now aged 52, McGuin💟ness i🙈s no longer obsessed with adding to his 23 victories on the Mountain Course.

He t🅠old about the 2024 TT earlier this year: “I wa൩s fifth, sixth and seventh.

“You look at it and thi🀅nk that’s rubbish, but I was happy with that and content with the results.

“I still enjoy riding the bikes, and that’s what it’s about for me now. “Ten ಞyears ago, if I was𒅌n’t winning, I’d be sulking a bit.

“Now I just li🌺ke to ride in that area I’m comfortable with and a nice little rhythm, still fast enough to hold ෴my own.”

McGuinness s🎐et a personal best on a Superstock bike at the TT this year. He also set a personal record over six ꦡlaps.

McGuinness may race in other ser🍃ies - he even raced trucks earlier this ye🔯ar - but nothing will compare to the thrill of the TT.

“You’re concentrating, reacting to things so you’re not on the bike massively enjoying the TT race,” h😼e explained.

“Even the ཧstraights are challenging with the bumps and the nature of the circuit.

“People go on about the Nürburgring and all that 🌃lot; they’re just car parks. There’s nothing in the world that compares to the TT.

“I’ve done 11✱2 starts, and there’s always something that comes out and bites you at the backside.

“So it’s just absolute full-on concentration.

“You can’t just grab it by the horns. Y♔ou’ve got to try and getting a rhythm, a breathing💯 rhythm, a riding rhythm.”

McGuinness’ unique legacy on the 𓃲Isle of Man shows very l🥃ittle sign of stopping yet. And long may it continue.