1957 Senior Tt Collection

Bob McIntyre (Gilera) setting the first Ton lap of the TT
With Geoff Duke out injured, it was down to Bob McIntyre to set the first ton lap on the Mountain Course. Bob gives it full concentration round Cronk ny Mona

John Surtees (MV) 1957 Senior TT
John Surtees (MV) on Bray Hill; heading for second place behind Bob McIntyre: 1957 Senior TT

Moto Guzzi V-8 action on Bray Hill
Moto Guzzi made their name with single cylinder racers. In 1957 they bought out this fantastic V-8 racer. It progress in the 1957 Senior TT was hampered by a piston seizure

Bob McIntyre (Gilera) 1957 Senior TT
Bob McIntyre (Gilera) on Bray Hill, winning the 1957 Senior TT

Eight non-stop laps
Forget your four-lap dashes. In 1957, 41-year old Arthur Wheeler rode the eight-lap Senior TT non-stop on the 500 Guzzi single

Ken Tostevin (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Guernsey rider Ken Tostevin (Norton) bounds down Bray Hill; 1957 Senior TT

Dennis Christian on Bray Hill: 1957 Senior TT

Mountain Milestones - the first 100 mph lap
Glaswegian 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

Walter Zeller (BMW) 1957 Senior TT
Walter Zeller (BMW) at Cronk ny Mona: 1957 Senior TT

Charlie Salt (BSA) 1957 Senior TT
Charlie Salt (BSA) at Union Mills; 1957 Senior TT

Granville Pennington (BSA) 1957 Senior TT
Granville Pennington (BSA) leaves Governors Bridge; 1957 Senior TT

Mike O Rourke (Norton) 1957 Senior TT

Geoff Tanner (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Geoff Tanner (Norton) leaves Governors Bridge: 1957 Senior TT

Ernie Barrett (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Ernie Barrett (Norton) at Cronk ny Mona: 1957 Senior TT

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

Arthur Wheeler (Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT
Arthur Wheeler (Guzzi) at Cronk ny Mona 1957 Senior TT

EX 1957 - an Italian solo whitewash
Tarquinio Provini (Mondial) 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT, Cecil Sandford (Mondial) 1957 Lightweight TT, Bob McIntyre (Gilera) 1957 Junior TT, 1957 Senior TT

Dickie Dale (Moto Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT
Dickie Dale (Moto Guzzi) on Bray Hill, 1957 Senior TT

Dickie Dale (Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT
Dickie Dale approaching Cronk ny Mona on the fabulous Moto Guzzi V-8. Despite only running on seven cylinders for most of the race, Dickie finished 4th in the 1957 Senior TT

Bernard Codd (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Bernard Codd (Norton) on Bray Hill, 1957 Senior TT

George Catlin (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
George Catlin (Norton) on Bray Hill, 1957 Senior TT

Louis Carr (Matchless) 1957 Senior TT
Louis Carr (Matchless) leaving Governors Bridge, 1957 Senior TT

Roy Capner (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Roy Capner (Norton) on Glencrutchery Road, 1957 Senior TT

Keith Bryen (Matchless) 1957 Senior TT
Aussie Keith Bryen (Matchless) on Ballaugh Bridge, 1957 Senior TT

Geoff Duke, Reg Armstrong and Aussie Bob Brown 1957 Senior TT
Three Gilera pilots chat in the paddock: Geoff Duke, Reg Armstrong and Aussie Bob Brown 1957 Senior TT

Bob Brown (Gilera) 1957 Senior TT
Aussie Bob Brown (Gilera) on Ballaugh Bridge, 1957 Senior TT

Bob Brown and Dick Thomson 1957 Senior TT
Aussies Bob Brown and Dick Thomson wait to star t the 1957 Senior TT

John Banks (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
John Banks (Norton) leaving Governors bridge, 1957 Senior TT

John Hartle (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
John Hartle (Norton) on Bray Hill, 1957 Senior TT

Dickie Dale (Guzzi V-8) 1957 Senior TT
Dickie Dale (Guzzi V-8) leaves Governors Bridge, 1957 Senior TT

Antraneg Aharonian (BSA) 1957 Senior TT
American Antraneg Aharonian (BSA) 1957 Senior TT

Stan Setaro (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
South African Stan Setaro (Norton) on Ballaugh Bridge, 1957 Senior TT

Ben Denton (Norton) 1957 Senior TT

Eric Hinton (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Aussie Eric Hinton (Norton) 1957 Senior TT

Jimmy Buchan (Norton) 1957 Senior TT

Keith Campbell (Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT
Aussie Keith Campbell (Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT

George Costain (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Manx George Costain (Norton) 1957 Senior TT

Dickie Dale (Guzzi) 1957 Senior TT

The Moto Guzzi V-8
Conceived in 1955, the fabulous Guzzi V-8 was developed into a potential world championship challenger in 1957, only for Moto Guzzi to pull out of GP racing at the end of the year

George Salt (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
George Salt (Norton) at Cronk ny Mona: 1957 Senior TT

Bernard Morle (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Bernard Morle (Norton) at Cronk ny Mona 1957 Senior TT

John Surtees (MV) 1957 Senior TT
John Surtees (MV) prepares for a practice lap: 1957 Senior TT

Jack Brett (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Jack Brett (Norton) pushes off to start the 1957 Senior TT

Ken Tully (Norton) 1957 Senior TT
Ken Tully (Norton) on Bray Hill; 1957 Senior TT

Bill Anderson (Norton) 1957 Junior Manx Grand Prix
Bill Anderson (Norton) at Quarter Bridge: 1957 Junior Manx Grand Prix

Andrew Mustard (BSA) 1957 Senior TT

Bob Ferguson (Matchless) 1957 Senior TT

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