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Ferguss tear-away rideWith the tail fairing of his Guzzi starting to tear away, Fergus Anderson still has 37 miles to go before pitting. A mechanic quickly tore away the section to allow Fergus to finish fourth behind
Sartorial speedsterJohn Mockett (Norton) 1954 Clubman Junior
Development DavisTed Davis spent his working days as test rider and development engineer at Vincents. With a 500cc limit on the Sidecar TT, he rode this G45 Matchless and Canterbury sidecar in the 1954 Sidecar TT
Where did the power go?Heading for Bray Hill, Howard German checks to see if the petrol tap had turned itself off. A new, reinforced petrol pipe had delaminated, blocking the main jet
Just Testing"Vic Willoughby, technical editor for Motorcycling tries Ken Swallows leading-link forked G45 Matchless along the Mountain Mile
Right bike - wrong bikeAlbert Moule repares for another practice lap. One year, after refuelling himself in the Cadburys tent, he set off down Bray Hill again, to realise that he was astride someone elses Norton!
A rapid VeloCecil Sandford racing Arthur Taylors MOV Velocette at Oulton Parks first meeting in 1953. Cecil was already 125cc world champion, but loved ridig the little bike
Walter Schneider - world championThat front wheel fairing must add a lot to the unsprung weight! Walter Schneider and Hans Strauss prepare for practice on their BMW outfit
1955 SilverstoneEric Oliver may have designed the first British streamlined racing sidecar, but his technical advantage must have been compromised by his passengers leathers billowing open
The Multi-talented Mr DowEddie Dow takes Parkfield on his way to winning the 1955 Senior Clubmans TT. His helmet bears the insignia of the British Army trials team
Tarquinios practice mountTarquinio Provini practising for his first TT, the 1955 Ultra Lightweight TT. Quite why he is riding a road machine is unclear. Provini went on to win four TTs and two world championships
Bob McIntyre - 1955 JuniorLeading the 1955 Junior TT on his privateer Norton for the first four laps, Bob McIntyre finally finished second to Bill Lomas on the works Guzzi
The Glencrutchery Road NightingaleGraham Walker giving his TT race report for the BBC from the Grandstand. A TT winner, team manager, he was the first of the great commentators. But not everyone liked it, as shown in this telegram
The WoolerWWII Bomber Command hangers were still in place at Silverstone in 1954. Arnold Jones races a 500cc Wooler, a transverse flat-four, built in Middlesex. Silverstone was first used for racing in 1949
1954 Silverstone Vintage RaceBefore the Vintage Motor Cycle Club started race meetings, the British Motorcycle Racing Club (BEMSEE) ran a Vintage race at their Silverstone Saturday meeting from 1950
Ken Kavanagh 350 GuzziThe championship-winning Moto Guzzi did not waste weight on paint; the fairings were left unpainted for the 1954 season. The cylinder just below Ken Kavanaghs knee is the mail petro tank
Sales Director - Road TesterVeloce director Bertie Goodman believed in testing the firms products. In early 1954, he brought the development spring-frame Velo, fitted wih a racing engine
The Clypse Course 1954 - 1959
From airport scratcher to TT victorRay Amm slides through Quarter Bridge winning the 1954 Senior TT. When he first came to the Island in 1951 no available before the TT, so he rode in races on the Andreas Airfield on an AJS (inset)
Sidecar Legends - Willhelm NollThe 1954 and 1956 World Championship-winning pair of Willhelm Noll and (hidden) passenger Fritz Cron at Cronk ny Mona on the Clypse Course
1950 Hillberry hillclimbIn the early 1950s, the Peveril Motorcycle and Light Car Club held hillclimbs. This one started from Hillberry, and finished at the Creg. A selection of two and four-wheel competitors await their turn
Geoff DukeA selection of Geoff Duke shots
The Bungalow HotelMaurice Cann leads Tommy Wood in the 1950 Lightweight TT, This daunting building is what faced riders at the Bungalow up until 1957 when the Kissack family won the tender to remove it
A reliable Plumstead power plantBob McIntyre;s 7R edured both the Junior and Senior MGPs in 1952. After winning the Junior, he rode the same machine to second in the Senior. 12 laps at full chat
Manx Legend; Bob McIntyreAfter winning the 1952 Junir Manx, Bob McIntyre took the same AJS 7R to the runner-up spot in the Senior Manx that year
Bob Macs first TTThe flag has dropped and Bob McIntyre (76) W R Smith (77) and Gerald Brown (78) kick their Gold Stars into life in the l952 Junior Clubman race
Roland Pike - Godfather of the GoldieAfter developing and rding the Pike Rudge both pre ad post war, Roland Pike joined BSA in 1952 and was given the task of developing the Gold Star. This is a 1952 Lightweight shot; he finished 13th
A sneak previewA curious enthusiast takes a peek under the cover of a recently-landed Mondial 125, In 1951 they took the first four places
Doran and his BendIn 1952 AJS rider Bill Doran was out practising on his 3-valve 7R3. Around the Ballacraine area, the lower engine bolt (arrowed) came adrift as he rounded the left-hander after Ballig Bridge
Fitting the hard candlesTriple world champion Werner Hs keeps warms as the mechanic fits the race plugs to his NSU. Enrico Lorenzetti (Guzzi) looks on. A 1953 Berne shot
A pair of slidecar mastersEric Oiver (protecting his goggles) and Cyril Smith discuss tactics at Berne 1953. Probably working out ways to keep the pesky MWs behind
WaterworksA birds-eye view of the Waterworks section. The reservoir, which ffeds Ramsey is below the camera plane
Dennis Parkinson (Lambretta)I would love to know who persuaded multi-MGP winner Dennis Parkinson to turn out in 1953 on this Lambretta. Possibly the most under powered machine he ever raced. Dennis was still giving it some
Plug-chop time at BallaughNorton supremo Joe Craig reards the plug on Ray Amms kneeler Norton he tried for practice for the 1953 Junior TT. I wonder if the lad in the foreground got Rays autograph
Les Graham MemorialBungalow Bridge was renamed Les Graham Memorial when the chalet-styled marshal hut was dedicated in 1955, in honour of Britains first World Champion
Italian co-operationWhen Moto Guzzi developed a 317cc version of their all-conquering 250 single, they did not have an entry for the TT. MV allowed Fergus Anderson to take over an MV entry
LegpowerLocal Butcher Bob Mawson gets a leather-clad workout to get his fuel-less International Norton to a finish in the 1953 Senior Clubman. Bob was awarded the Burmah Star for his WWII exploits
John Surtees - the early yearsWorld two and four-wheeled champion John Surtees cut his racing teeth with this Vincent Gray Flash, seen here at a very damp Thruxton in 1952
Magni the Magnificent MechanicArturo Magni fettles a 1952 500 MV, as ridden by Les Graham and Bill Lomas. In Magnis 25-year reign as chief MV race mecahanic, the Italian factory won 37 world championships with Sandford, Ubbialli
A solo Barrow riderBarrow in Furness rider/dealer Bill Maddrick rode this Guzzi in the 1952 Lightweight TT
Motorcycle racing is FUNLlewellyn Ranson is really enjoying the ride at the Bungalow, to judge by his smile. At 95, he still remembers with affection his racing days he shared with his brtoher Humphrey
Still running after 58 yearsJohnny Cox presses on though the Grandstand with his Matchless G9 in the 1952 Senior Clubmans. Fifty eight years after it was ridden in the Clubmans, Bryan Philpott uses the machiine
Stirling MossStriling Moss drove the Islands race race course in his early days. Seen here at theManx Arms in a C-type Jaguar in 1953
Ballig BridgeNo location information on this pic, which is from the 1953 Lightweight TT. Fron Purslow (Velocette) leads Ernie Barrett (Phoenix JAP)
Triumph Travelling MarshalThe first Triumph used for TM duty was thie 650 Thunderbird used by Peter Crebbin in 1950. It was ridden sans silencers, so the marshals could hear it approaching
1950 Junior startNew Zealander Syd Jensen pushes off to start. In those days riders were not graded; Geoff Duke, the winner started at No. 79. No
Peveril Club trialsBelieved to be Langhaghan Lane (just down from the Creg ny Baa), how trials have changed in the past 60+ years
Manx Legend; Dennis ParkinsonWakefields Dennis Parkinson rode the Manx from 1932-1953. His five wins ranged from1936 to 1953. He took a hat-trick of Lightweight MGP wins 1936-38