Exhibition Images Collection (page 12)

The other Mooneyes
The exuberant Italian Renzo Pasolini corners his Benelli-4 in the 1967 Senior TT. His racing acreer started with the fur-stroke single Aermacchi

Guthrie Senior and Junior
Six-times TT winner Jimmy Guthrie senior won five of his Island races on Norton. Son Jimmy junior won his only Island victory, the 1967 Senior Manx GP, also Norton-mounted

The Superstitious Champion
A welcome visitir to ride a Parade Lap in 2010 was Angel Nieto, one of the all-time road-race champions. He won the 50cc and 125cc World Championships no less than - 12 + 1 times, riding Derbi

1967 Production TT
Clive Thompsett (250 Ducati Mach 1) finishing the 1967 Production 250 TT

Different strokes - same result
1969 Lightweight TT; Kel Carruthers wins on the four-stroke Benelli four. 1970 LightweightTT, he repeats the win on the two-stroke twin-cylinder Yamaha

1969 750cc Sidecar TT
Idris Evans and passenger Tim Matt discuss the faltering performance of their Imp spacial at a most unlikely place - the crest of Ballaugh Bridge

Percys quick 500
Percy Tait did not feature on the 500 Triumph in the TT, but it proved its worth by finishing second to Ago in the 1969 Belgium GP, lapping at 116 mph

A son of Skipton
Yorkshire Born and Yorkshire Bred - Thick in the arm and thick in the right hand! Bernie Lund finished a spended fifth in the 1968 Senior TT

Speed Cop
Met policeman Graham Bailey rode this single-carb police-spec Triumph Saint in the inaugural Production TT

A Celtic Honda with a championship pedigree
John Kiddie bought this CR93 Honda in 1965. After riding it to victory in many Scottish Championships and 10 TTs, he sold it to Irishman Courtney Junk who continued the winning trend by taking many

Kawasakis first TT win
When Dave Simmonds won the 1968 Ultra Lightweight, it gave Kawasaki Havy Industries their first TT win. Dave followed this by winning the 125cc world championship the following year

Scrutineering
Manxman Bob Kewleys Rumble BSA gets a thorough inspection prior to the 1968 Sidecar TT. Did you know Phil Collins was a TT scrutineer? I didn t either

Micks first TT
After years of follwing his fathers successful racing career, Mick Boddice rode his first TT in 1966, with Dave Loach in the chair

1968 Lightweight TT - a piggy-back to the podium
Bill Ivy gets a lift to the podium after winning the 1968 Lightweight TT by Press Officer Norman Brown. The Yamaha works rider had caught his foot at Milntown

1968 50cc TT
The only 50cc Ducati to race the TT. Rodney Gooch hops the back wheel at Ballaugh Bridge. He finished 11th

Mixk Grant and the Jim Lee Commando
In his early years, Mick rode Norton and Yamaha-powered Jim Lee Specials. In 1972 he retired from the Formula 750 race; the next year he was Kawasaki-mounted for Padgetts of Batey

1971 International Six Days Trial
Dieter Salesvsky (MZ) easily cleans the Sky Hill section whilst Carlo Rinaldi struggles to get his Jawa up the same hill

Sidecar Ace - solo rider
George O Dell flies Ballaugh Bridge in practice on his Triumph Thruxton Bonneville. The 197 Sidecar world champion crashed in practice and missed his only sidecar TT ride

A Saturday race non-starter
Ron Wittich had lapped at over 90 mph in practice on this Egli Vincent. Unfortunately, the race was delayed until the next day; entrant Roger Slater had to leave the Island on Friday night so Ron

Mama Mia - isa broke MV
Almost unheard of - Giacomo Agostinis MV-3 broke down in the 1971 Junior TT, allowing Tony Jefferiesto take the win on his a Yamsel. Ago surveys his stricken MV

Not the TTs greatest fan
Exactly 37.73 miles after this shot was taken at Quarter Bridge in 1971, Barry Sheene slid off of Utra Lightweight Suzuki and never visited the Isle of Man aagin

EX 1971 63dr
public, EX 1971 63dr

1971 Production TT
Ray Pickrell - wearing Percy Taits helmet as his was too damaged to race in - won the Production race on that most famous of Triumph triples - Slippery Sam

1971 Senior TT
Alan Barnett (Lawton & Wilson Aermacchi) 1971 Senior TT

1957 Ultra Lightweight TT
Six-times TT winner Carlo Ubbialli takes his 125 MV round Parkfield Corner. Carlo also won nine world titles - 8 on MV, one on a Mondial

1956 Junior TT
Duilio Agostini after his 9th place rie in the 1956 Junior TT. The Agistini family, no relation to Giacomo, run a Moto Guzzi shop in Mandello de Lario

1956 Clubman Senior
By the late 50s, BSA machines had a stronghold on the Clubman races. John Hurlstone, seen at Union Mills was seventh, the non-BSA in the top 18

1964 Lightweight Manx winners
Last held in 1948, a Lightweight rce was reintroduced for the 1964 Manx. The winner was Gordon Keith (Greeves, 64). Runnner-up was Rex Butcher (17) with Terry Grotefeld third (both Aermacchi)

Moto Morini
The only name that comes to mind when viewing a single-cylinder Motot Morini is Tarquinio Provini, who valiantly fought many battles with JimRedman in the 1963 250 World Championship

1963 Senior TT
Mike (Michelle) Duff (Arter Matchless. After a successful period racing Tom Arters AMC machines, Mike was picked to ride for Yamaha)

Gileras TT return
Geoff Duke leaves the start line after giving his Scuderia Duke rider John Hartle final words of encouragement. Geoff arranged to run the 1957 championship winning bikes for the 1963 season;

The Filtrate Trophy and the first winner
This handsome trophy, based on a Manx Norton crank, was first won by Jihn Kidson on his Cottton-Guzzi in 1963, The picture show John at Signpost in 1964

Yamahas first TT
Tansharu Noguchi takes Governors Bridge in the 1961 Ultra Lightweight TT on his RA41 Yamaha single. The Hammamatsu marque was the third Japanese manufacturer to compete in the TT

A short racing return
Former world champion and TT winner Eric Oliver retured for the 1960 TT meeting after a three-year layoff. On their first practice lap, the frame broke just above Guthries

Yamahas first TT win
Phil Read gave Yamaha their maiden victory on the RA 97 twin in the 1965 Ultra Lightweight TT, Read was the first to take 125, 250 and 500 world titles and 8 TT wins

Michelle Duffs memories
Michelles account of the 1965 Ultra Lightweight TT

Roy Peplow - 1965 ISDT
Roy Peplow leaves the start for the first day of the 1965 International Six Days Trial - the bike would never be that clean for the next six days. Roy won a Gold

The Noisy End
I would not like to be standing there when they start Mike Hailwoods fabulous Honda 6 up

1961 Ultra Lightweight TT
The Mighty Atom. Liverpudlian Gary Dickinson is dwarfed by his 125 Ducati. One of the few riders to have to carry a lead weight attached to the machine because he was below the minimum weight

1961 Senior TT
Bob McIntyre (Norton) leaves Governors Bridge on his way to second place. Bob was quoted as saying he was riding a fast 250 (Honda)

Paddling the Cornaa River
Russian Vase teamster R Reshetniks (IZH) finds thehidden rocks in the Cornaa Raiver during the 1965 ISDT. IZH started in 1933 in the USSR town of IZhevsk which is where the name came from

1965 Sidecar TT
Johhny Robinson gazes into the camera lens as Fritz Scheidegger pours the power on. The Swiss / UK pairing only finished second in the race but won the world championship, repeating the feat in 1966

Mike the Bikes 1961 TT; 3 wins out of 4
Chronicling Mike Hailwoods 1961 TT

TT Special staff
Geoff Davison started the TT Special newpaper in 1927 with daily practice issues and full race reports for forty years, In this shot, Geoff, seated on the Velocette LE

Scooter Power Shower
The Manx Internation Scooter Rally was a very popular event in the 1960s, But very possibly not as popular as a passenger if your pilot hits the Drudiale water splashflat out

The devil is in the detail
In the 1961 Lightweight TT, Mike Hailwood and Bob McIntyre were both mounted on 250 Honda-4. These early fours were prone to overheating

Bob Mac tells all
Bob McIntyre gives an interview as his Senior Norton is fuelled for the 1961 Senior. Reflecting on the machines he was riding that year, he is quoted as saying he was riding a fast 250 (Honda)

The first Suzuki team
Suzuki riders and machanics wait for the start of the 1960 TT practice: Mitsuo Itoh crashed in practice, his place was taken by Ray Fay

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