1978 Formula One Tt Collection

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT
Mike Hailwood (Ducati) at Quarter Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT

Mike Hailwood winning the 1978 Formula One TT on the Sports Motorcycle Ducati

Tom Herron (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT

Phil Read; 1978 Formula One TT
Phil Read fought a race-long duel with Mike Hailwood in the 1978 Formula One TT, before retiring on the fifth lap when laying second

John Williams (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT
John Williams (Honda) at Quarter Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT

Tom Willison (Kawasaki) 1978 Formula One TT

Ian Richards (Kawasaki) 1978 Formula One TT
Ian Richards (Kawasaki) at Quarter Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT

Pete Lovell (Norton) 1978 Formula One TT

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

Joey Dunlop (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT
Joey Dunlop (Honda) at Braddan Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT

Phil Read (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT

Dave Cartwright (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT
Dave Cartwright (Ducati) at Quarter Bridge, 1978 Formula One TT

John Hammond (Guzzi) 1978 Formula One TT

Guy Sandall (P & M Kawasaki) 1978 Formula One TT
Guy Sandall (P & M Kawasaki) at Union Mills; 1978 Formula One TT

Barry Roberts Laverda 1978 Formula One TT
Barry Roberts (Laverda) at Ramsey, 1978 Formula One TT

The Jota Meister
Pete Davies on the Roger Slater Laverda in the 1978 Formula One TT. None were braver than PK at hustling the big Italian triple round race circuits

Charlie Sanby (Moto Guzzi) 1978 Formula One TT

Peter Taylor (P&M Kawasaki) & Mal Kirwan (Suzuki) 1978 Formula One TT

1978 Formula One TT
Ducatis finest TT hour. Mike Hailwood on the Sports Motorcycles prepared Ducati outraced and outlasted the Japanese works machines to win the 1978 Formula One TT

Alan Capstick (BSA) 1978 Formula One TT

Mick Hunt (Laverda) 1978 Formula One TT

John Caffrey (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT

Tom Herron (Honda); 1978 Formula One TT
Tom Herron at Quarter Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT. Riding a Mocheck Honda, Tom battled with Mike Hailwood and Phil Read

Mick Hunt (Laverda) 1978 Formula One TT

Gus Kuhn Suzuki
Chas Mortimer has a TT pedigree second to none, with 8 victoies to his name. For 1978, he rode this Reynolds-framed Gus Kuhn Suzuki to 6th in the Formula One TT

James Rae (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT

Geoff Kelly (Laverda) 1978 Formula One TT
Manxman Geoff Kelly (Laverda) 1978 Formula One TT

Nev Watts (Yamaha) 1978 Formula One TT

Peter Taylor (P&M Kawasaki) 1978 Formula One TT
Peter Taylor (P&M Kawasaki) at Quarter Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT

Barry Homewood (Rickman Kawasaki) 1978 Formula One TT

George Fogarty at Ginger Hall: 1978 Formula One TT
George Fogarty (Moto Guzzi) at Ginger Hall: 1978 Formula One TT

Helmut Dahne (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT
German ace Helmut Dahne (Honda) at Quarter Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT

Ray Knight (Dresda Honda) 1978 Formula One TT

Bill Smith (Suzuki Bimota) and Tom Herron (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT

Jim Scaysbrook (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT
Australian racer-journalist Jim Scaysbrook (Ducati) at Quarter Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT

Chas Mortimer (Kuhn Suzuki) 1978 Formula One TT
Chas Mortimer (Kuhn Suzuki) at Quarter Bridge, 1978 Formula One TT

Dave Kerby (Norton) 1978 Formula One TT
Dave Kerby (Norton) at Union Mills, 1978 Formula One TT

The start of Joeys first Honda TT: 1978 Formula One
Phil Read (Honda, 1) and Joey Dunlop (Devimead Honda, 2) wait for the starters flag to drop to start the 1978 Formula One TT. Neither were to see the chequered flag

The eyes have it: Joey Dunlop (Honda) 1978 Formula One TT
Focussed on the future; Joey Dunlop (Devimead Honda) at Greeba Bridge; 1978 Formula One TT

John Williams at Braddan Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT
John Williams finished second to Mike Hailwood in the 1978 Formula One TT

Bill Ingham (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT

Alex George (Triumph) 1978 Formula One TT

Mick Poxon & John Williams 1978 Formula One TT
Mick Poxon (Triumph) and John Williams (Honda) await the start of the 1978 Formula One TT

Joeys first Honda TT: 1978 Formula One
Joeys first Honda TT ride was on this Devimead-sponsored machine: Joey Leads Malcolm Lucas (BSA) at Quarter Bridge, 1978 Formula One

Malcolm Lucas (BSA) 1978 Formula One TT
Malcolm Lucas (BSA) at Quarter Bridge, 1978 Formula One TT

Pete Davies at Quarter Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT
There was none braver at throwing the fearsome Laverda Jota around than Pete Davies

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