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1967 Senior TTThe 1967 Senior is often quoted as the race of the century Mike Hailwood and his ill-handling Honda 4 scrapped with Giacomo Agostini and his more nimble MV3 for five laps until Agos chain failed
Smoking and racing are bad for your health!Harvey Williams (BSA) snapped in practice for the 1952 Ultra Lighweight race
James Lansdowne Pa NortonFounder of the most successful British TT machine, Pa Norton was out of luck with his TT rides, retiring in the three TT races he competed in. Shown here with his 1909 mount
Joeys first TT winWhen Joey Dunlop was looking for tyres for his Seeley Yamaha in 1977, he found it difficult to get any at the right price
Manx Engineering (2)In 1978, Mike Hailwood broke a few alloy gear levers, a dicky left ankle meant he was hard on it. A local aerospace company made a replacement from stainless steel
Mike the BikeA selection of early Mike Hailwood TT 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
Tom Arters Wheelbarrow MatchlessPeter Williams bounds down Bray Hill in the 1973 Senior TT. He comapigned the Arter Bros G50 for many year, but won his only TT in the 1973 Formula 750 race on the John Player Norton
1971 Senior TTPeter Williams (Arter Matchless) at Parliament Square, On the Arter G50, Peter finished runner-up to Agostini in the Senior TT four times
1971 Lightweight TTEast Germany v Japan. Peter Williams (MZ, 5) and Phil Read (Yamaha, 6) start the 1971 Lightweight, This was Peters only TT ride on a non-British machine
Velos first TT winA tin plate ad celebrating Alec Bennetts win in the 1926 Junior TT, Veloce Ltds first TT victory
Les Graham - DFCLes Graham (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1953 TT. During WWII he flew Lancaster bombers over Germany and was awarded the DFC for bravery
Mountain Milestones - the first 100 mph lapGlaswegian Bob McIntyre took the role of Gilera team-leader when Geoff Due was injured at Imola. In 1957 he rode four ton-plus laps to win the eight-lap Senior TT
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
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
Omobono Tenni13 years separate these shots of Omobono Tenni riding the Moto Guzzi 500 v-twin. He retired in the 1935 but finished 9th in the 1948 race
Slippery SamThe most celebratedTriumph racer, the only machine ever to win five TT races in five consecutive years 1971-1975. It was ridden to victory by Ray Pickrell, Tony Jefferies
John PentonBeing BMW agent, it was natural for American John Penton to ride one of their bikes in the 1965 ISDT, seen here in the Cornaa river
On Any Sunday StarAmerican off-road legend Malcom Smith, riding the ISDT above Sky Hill. Malcolm, a close friend of the late Steve McQueen, is featured in the classic film On Any Sunday, As expected
1968 Sidecar TTKlaus Enders/Ralf Englehardt (500 BMW) at Quarter Bridge. Leading for the first two laps, machine troubles dropped them to eight at the finish
Honda RC116 50cc racerLuigi Taveri on the RC 116 twin-cyclinder 50cc racer. Power output is 16 bhp at 21, 500 rpm. That means 320 bhp per litre
Sidecar Legends - Willi FaustThe 1955 World Championship-winning pair of Willi Faust and Karl Remmert head up Glencrutcchery Road, The Clypse coourse missed out the Governors Bridge dip
Laying down on the jobNot content with smoking whilst racing (see the Ballaugh shot), Harvey Williams likes to lay down on the job! But I suppose with the nano-horsepower that the little Bantam produced, every little helps
1953 Junior Norton teamRay Amm lines the lowline kneeler with his fellow works riders. Left to right; Ken Kavanagh, Ray Amm, Jack Brett and John Surtees
The Banking SidecarFreddie Dixon and Walter Denny display their 1923 Sidecar TT-winning Douglas and banking sidecar, designed by Dixon. The levers by the sidecar raises and lowers the wheel axle
Manx Two Day Trial ActionSulby Glen provides a backdrop as this Butaco riders starts to thread his way through a Sulby River section on the Manx Two Day Trial, held in September
1980 Jurby Road RacesNot all Ducatis that are raced are racing Ducatis! The compiler of this exhibition raced this GTE at the Jurby meeting and the 1980 MGP; and got a finish too
Facing the PressDane Rowe, former member of the 59 Club and passenger for Rudi Kurth on the CAT outfits, is interviewed in the paddock. Dane
Nine-up JoyridingThe picture is time-worn, but this crew of happy TT-goers are having a whale of a time as they cruise past the Castle Mona arcade
Rem FowlerWinner of the first twin-cylinder TT Rem Fowler waits for the start of the V.M.C.C. TT rally
My special hedgeA poem about spectating at the TT races
LostV.M.C.C. TT rally
Two Velo FellowsBoth TT winners on Veloce machinery; Stanley Woods won his first victory for Hall Green in the 1938 Junior TT; Neil Kelly took a Thruxton to victory in the 1967 500cc Production race
They re OffThe flag falls and road racing is about to burst back into life on the British mainland after WWII
Signpost CornerVarious solo and sidecar shots of Signpost Corner
Graham WalkerTT winner, Editor of Motorcycling, first curator of the Beaulieu Motor Museum, Graham Walker prepares for the first Vintage Motor Cycle Club TT Rally
A Race ApartA TT race poem
Bill Smith - first and last TT ridesLiverpool rider-dealer Bill Smith rodse this Velocette special in the 1957 Lightweight TT. 43 years later he made his Island farewell ride on 1 a 400 Honda
Barn CornerNice to see they used to leave the barn doors open, just in case anyone misjudges Barn Corner
Hot HorstAustrian Horst Saiger must be a candidate for top foreign rider at TT 2014, judging by his form at the North West 200. Photo; Baylom McGaughey
Eric Carlsson - Saab Rally AceSaab rally ace Carlsson reaquainsts himself with the three cylinder Saab power plant he won many rallies with, this time fitted into a BSA chassis
TT / World ChampionsIn the good old days it was accepted that the sidecar world champion would ride the TT, as it was a round of the Grand Prix championship
Cadwell Park the early post WWII yearsOriginally laid out in the grounds of his home by Mansfield Wilkinson to amuse his sons, Cadwell Park held its first race meeting in 1934, Programme and circuit map from the first post-WWII meeting
RivalsMaurice Cann (25) and Les Graham line up for the Unlimited solo race on Easter Monday, 1946. The riders tangled mid-race and Graham retired; Cann went on to finish second to George Brown (HRD)
Alf BriggsNottinghams Alf Briggs, riding his Triumph Trophy, which, with a change ftyres, he probably rode in trials and scrambles. Alfs wife Molly also rode Triumphin the Interna
Bill Boddice started his long and successful racing career, on this 500 Ariel
The Boddice ClanThree members of the Boddice family, snapped within inches of each other, with forty years between father and grandson
The Mountain circuit part 1A poem about the TT races
