Exhibition Images Collection (page 16)

Manx Legend; Bob McIntyre
After 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 TT
The 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 Goldie
After 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 preview
A 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 Bend
In 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

Bob Geesons REG
Foremost in British racing specisls post-war was the REG. Designed, built and originally raced by Bob Geeson, it won many short-circuit races in the 1950s and 1960s, ridden by John Surtees

Fitting the hard candles
Triple 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 masters
Eric Oiver (protecting his goggles) and Cyril Smith discuss tactics at Berne 1953. Probably working out ways to keep the pesky MWs behind

Waterworks
A 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 Ballaugh
Norton 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

Italian co-operation
When 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

Legpower
Local 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

The Pankhurst Special
We can find no information about the Pankhurst Special, ridden in 1951 and 1952 by Robert Holton. This spindly machine uses an Albion gearbox and, we assme by the huge cover

John Surtees - the early years
World 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 Mechanic
Arturo 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 rider
Barrow in Furness rider/dealer Bill Maddrick rode this Guzzi in the 1952 Lightweight TT

Motorcycle racing is FUN
Llewellyn 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

The Halec Morgan
Cyril Hale powers the Halec Morgan round Oulton Park in theunaugural motorcycle meeting at this poular Cheshire race circuit

Stirling Moss
Striling Moss drove the Islands race race course in his early days. Seen here at theManx Arms in a C-type Jaguar in 1953

Ballig Bridge
No location information on this pic, which is from the 1953 Lightweight TT. Fron Purslow (Velocette) leads Ernie Barrett (Phoenix JAP)

Triumph Travelling Marshal
The 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 start
New 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 trials
Believed to be Langhaghan Lane (just down from the Creg ny Baa), how trials have changed in the past 60+ years

Manx Legend; Dennis Parkinson
Wakefields 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

1950 Velocette KSS
The three legs badge on the tank of his KSS Velocette did not bring C Arnold any luck - he retired from the 1950 Junior Clubman TT

Andreas Racing - at Andreas
In the early 1950s race meetings were held on the Andreas Airfield, an ex-R.A.F. training airfield and run by the Peveril Club

A twin, then a four - for a third
Australian Bob Brown started practice for the 1957 Senior TT on a G45 Matchless. He was then drafted into the Gilera squad, finishing a fine third to team-leader Bob McIntyre and John Surtees (MV)

Creg ny Baa spectators in 1957
Thousands of day-trippers arrived on Senior TT day, 1957, to watch Bob McIntyre set the first ton lap of the Mountain coure. Many of them made their way to the Creg

1951 Goodwood
The only motorcycle race meeting held at Goodwood was Goodwood Saturday, held in 1951. Better known as a trials rider, Olga Kevelos rode this InterNorton in the 350cc Clubman race

Matchless
The Matchless twin never sparkled in the Clubman TT, but was the chosen mount for Bill Dobbs, seen here at Cronk ny Mona in the 1951 Senior Clubman TT

Lambretta Racers
Lambretta are due to make their modern-day debut in the 125cc class of the Moto GP. The machines will surely bear no resemblence to this 1951 lineup

Bulto - Montesa to Bultaco
Juan Soler Bulto at Braddan Bridge in the 1951 Ultra Lightweight TT. A nephew of Francisco Bulto, director of Montesa who later went on to found Bultaco

Not a bad weeks work
Geoff Duke with the spoils of victory from the 1951 TT. The Mercurys are the Senior and Junior trophies, the bronze figure is the Jimmy Simpson trophy for the fastest lap

1950s Windy Corner Scramble
In the early 1950s the Peveril Club ran a TT wek Scramble on land adjacent to Windy Corner. A social history study of race-fan apparel from the good old days

Racing on Andreas Airfield
Jack Wood passes the control tower at the Andreas Airfield in the early 1950s. Most of the entry were on road or trials/scrambes machines

EX 1950 Vincent Crosby
Exhibition Images, EX 1950 Vincent Crosby

Willlie Wilshire
Riding a 3T Triumph that does seem a tad small for his lanky frame, Willie Wilshire on Bray Hill in the 1950 350 Clubman TT

The first Vintage race
Mike Tomkinson (Velocette) 1950 Vintage race, Silverstone

To the Victors - the spoils
The all-conquering Norton team take centre stage at the prizegiving. Left to right. Thomas Radcliffe, Mayor of Douglas, Johnny Lockett, Harold Daniell, Artie Bell, Geoff Duke and Gilbert Smith

Race Transport 1950s style
Peter and Bob Gale prepare to take their flat-tank Norton to the Knatts Valley Hill Climb

Fancy racing on that rubber?
Definitely not high-hysterisis, or whateever the term was. The Islands Lieutenant Governor (right) chats with the race-shop tyre fitters

Its gonna be all-action in a few seconds time
The first 16 runers are already at Ballacraine as Hilary Iremonger-Watts waits for the signal to kick his T100 into action in the 1947 Senior Clubmans. Hilary, riding for the X.H.G

Manning the Scoreboard
I wonder if their grandsons are still looking after the scoreboards?

DIY MGP Pit Stop
Bill Doran pours the essence as his pit attedant checks the old level in the 1946 Senior Manx Grand Prix

Manx Legend: Harold Rowell
Manxman Harold Rowell gets the wind knocked out of him as he hits the bottom of Bray Hill in the 1946 Senior Manx Grand Prix

The last UK supercharged winner
Post=WWII the FIM banned superchargers in Grand Prix. This ban did not extend to other International races. Jock West shuts everything down after his winning ride at Chimay in 1946 o the V-4 A.J.S

The two sides of racing
Rider " This sidecar racing is serious stuff" Passenger: Whee"

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