Exhibition Images Collection (page 9)

Oxford Section V. M. C. C, members, 1981 Manx Grand Prix rally
Oxford Section V.M.C.C, members, pose for a group photo, 1981 Manx Grand Prix rally

Bit of a chilly ride
Robert Corkill and Richard Barks (Kawasaki) approaching Cronk Corner on the Jurby South road circuit. Down the ballavarran Straight, Robert looked down to see Richard laying on his back in the chair

A Black Week for Honda
Joey Dunlop lines up for the 1981 Classic TT in his Black Protest livery. Angered by Suzukis tactics in the Formula One race

John Boyde
Laxeys John Boyde parades his Sunbeam at the 1979 Jurby Festival

Ballanorris - Joeys Gate
" I was watching the 79 Southern 100 at Ballanarris; Joey Dunlop had made a stop to clear a radiator and was making his way thriugh the field, setting a new lap record

George & Jackie Maple
George and Jackie Maple (Rudge) 1981 Manx Grand Prix V.M.C.C. Rally

Irish ace on the airfield
Although he never rode the TT or Manx Grand Prix, Ray McCullough competed in the Southern 100 for many years. In 1979 he rode for the Irish team in the Millenium Match Races at Jurby on the QUB Yamaha

The Armoy Armada
Joey Dunlop, Jim Dunlop, Mervyn Robinson, Frank Kennedy

1979 Classic Lap
40 years after finishing third in the 1939 Senior TT, 10-times TT victor Stanley Woods again rode the works 500cc Velocette on the Island

A Flying Kipper
Oops! Chief Travelling Marshal Alan Kipper Killip drops the plot at Quarter Bridge in the 1979 TT races

1976 Formula Ywo TT
Dutchman Jan Strijbis was the last racer of a Velocette in the TT races. Jan, also the last user of a pudding basin helmet is see at Glen Vine

Dave Baxter - Eurpean Enduro Champion
Befote the days of Steve Colley and David Knight, the Island had a European off-road champion. Dave Baxter and Eric Hargreaves won the European Sidecar Enduro championship in 1975

Protest
Honda were unhappy with Suzuki tactics in the 1981 Formula One race, so Alex George, Ron Haslam and Joey Dunlop were The Men in Black, for the Classic TT that year

1981 Classic TT
Steve Parrish (Mitsui Yamaha) gives his pre-race comments as the field wait in the paddock for the start of the Classic TT

1981 Classic TT
Graeme Crosby and mechanic share a joke as they wait for the start of the Clasic. Having won the Formula One, Crosby completed the double for Suzuki

1964 Historic TT
American Dave Roper (Team Osbolete Matchless) was victorious in the Historic 500cc TT. Seen at Quarter Bridge and celebrating with 350cc clas victor Sreve Cull

A Canadian Classic visitor
Gary McCaw bought his bike and family across the Atlantic to ride the 1984 Historic TT. The fairing bears the names of his sponsors

The Vendetta Man
John Caffrey has been designing and building Vendetta frame and forks for many years, as well as racing his products, Seen at the Gooseneck in the 1984 Formula One in 1984

Mez"
Phil Mellor started his racing days on RD 350/400s, before moving up to ride works Suzuki. 1984 he rode the Padgetts of Batley RD 250 LC to win the 250Production race

1984 Formula Two TT
Germanys Margot Lingen rodwe the TT one year. Ducati monted, she finished 28th in the F2 race. Seen at Parliament Squre

Bob Simmons (Suzuki) The one and only Suzuki X7
Looking positive neolithic amongst the faired NS250, LC 250 and RG 250 models of the big three, Bob Simmons took his X7 to its only TT finish

25 years of the GSX-R
In 1985 Suzuki unveiled their range of FSX-R models. The 750 model was an instant hit with racers. Just months after the UK launch Mick Grant, seen at Parliament Square, won the Production 750 race

1970 Junior TT
Sporting the Gordon Blair-designed long megaphone exhaust, former MGP winner Tom Dickie (Gus Kuhn Seeley) exits Parliament Square

An exciting, but short-lived ride
Tony Dunnell blasted this Kawasaki 3 into a 30-second lead on the first lap of the 1969 500 Production TT. But the evil-handling triple cast Tony off at the 33rd Milestone on the second lap

9-wheel formation flying
A trio of Triumph powered projectiles dice in the 1969 Southern 100 Sidecar Championship. P D Crossley leads B Chatterton and M F Ward

1970 Lightweight TT
Spaniard Santiago Herrero challenged the might of Yamaha and Benelli with the single-cylinder monocoque-framed Ossa single

The last J. A. P. in a TT
The Norton-J.A, P, of Stephen Woods in the paddock after retiring from the 1969 Senior TT. James A Prestwich engines were used by many manufacturers from the turn of the century to the 1960s

1970 250cc Production TT
For the second year running Ducati won the 250cc Production TT when young Chas Mortimer took victory on the Vic Camp entered Mach 1

A barrel in a bucket
All through practice for the 1969 Ultra Lightweight race, Fred Launchburys Bultaco had been troubled with seizures; after most sessions the barrel was removed and honed

Little Tommy - Big Honda
Tommy Robbs rcollections of riding the 1970 Production Honda

Fast but fragile
Lino Tontis Linto engine consisted of two Aermacchi top ends on a common 360 degree crank and produced 65 bhp at 12, 000. Alberto Pagani 1969 Senior TT

An interesting Bitza any clues as to the power unit?

Local hero
Danny Shimmin on Ralph Seymours Velocette Metisse in the 1977 Formula Two TT. Danny was Island road race champion for many years

David Ward - L plates and all

Road Opening in style
More clout than an Audi any day. Mylchreest Motors provided this Rolls Royce course inspection car to accompany Geoff Duke when he took Mike Hailwood on a celebration lap on a Gold Wing at the 1975

John Catchpole. A briliant engineer, John built his own two-stroke machines from scratch and was one of the first to get a Scott to do the ton

Manx Legend; Danny Shimmin
Manx Legend and local hero. Danny Shimmin first rode the Manx in 1965, before finally winning the 1976 Lightweight Manx. He was in the running for the 1976 Senior Manx

Tower Bends - 1975 ISDT speed test
West german H. Staab and Belgian A. Piron (246 KTM) wait t start a specials test in the 1975 ISDT. Te Island hosted the six-day event The Olympics of Motorcycling on three occasionss

Mike the Bikes return - 1977
Mike Hailwood rode Manx Grand Prix practice in 1977; it was explained that he was filming in fact he was testing himself in preparation for a comeback in the 1978 TT

A reluctant winner
After winning the 1975 Junior Manx Grand Prix, Wayne Dinham wanted toretur to the September races, but tradition decreed that winners moved on to the TT, Wayne did ride the Manx once more

So close
John Williams was comfortably leading the 1976 Senior TT, until he ran out of fuel at Signpost Corner on the last lap, pushing his Suzuki home in 7th place

Motosacoche
Who remembers the exuberant display of riding by our Swiss friends with the Motosacoche outfit

A BRM Yamaha
I believe the chassis of this BRM Yamaha, ridden by Dick Hawes in the 1977 Sidecar TT, is manufactured by the motor racing company

Chris Mehew - Guys tuner
A Lincolnshire engine builder with a poven track record, Chris Mehew rode the TT in the 1970s. He was partnered in this Ducati in the 1975 10-lap Producyion TT by Eric Hayes

1975 Production TT
Solo and sidecar ace Dave Saville leaves Parliament Square on the Mead and Tomkinson B50 BSA he shared with Phil Gurne

Refuelling
Ralf Englehardt takes on liquids as he and rider Klaus Enders wait for the start of the 1974 500 Sidecar TT

1975 Norton Challenge
Designed by Cosworth, the Challenge engine was a liquid-cooled dohc 750cc parralel twin. Never a success, Dave Croxford retired from the 1975Classic TT

Austin-engined Brough
A fine looking Austin-engined Brough

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