In Relative Terms!!!!!

85 miles in relative terms are as follows :

A Trip from Birmingham - London give or take a few miles!!!
2 Laps of the TT course + 15 miles (To Kirk Michael!!!!)
If you drove at 10mph it would take you 8 1/2 hours to complete!!!!!
More Trivia - Singapore is 85 miles from the equator
Birmingham to Cardiff is around 85 miles (some would say not far enough!!!!)

and of course not forgetting Douglas to Douglas is 85 miles!!!!!!!!! :0