Images Dated 10th November 2019

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

Quick filler - Irish style
Without the benefit of the quick filler used by the works teams, the Irish came up with their own solution

McPints tribute to Joey
Riding in Joey Dunlops colours, John McGuinness currently holds the outright lap record (2013) set during the 2013 Formula One TT at 131.71 mph

Cartoon
" I ll never do another oil change!"

The Last Time
Joey Dunlop remoces his trademark Arai helmert for the last time at the TT fater the Senior race in 2000. Gone but not forgotten

Morgan-tics
You have to realise the Morgan;s body is only screwed onto a wooden frame. Judging by the tax disc, it is very likely he drove the Morgan there, raced it then drove home again afterwards

A future world champion
Bill Lomas takes off on the Mountain on his Royal Enfield J.A.P. Bills GP career brought him two TT wins and two World Championships with Guzzi

DJ
David Jefferies winning the 2002 Senior TT. DJ won three triples from 1999 to 2002 on Yamaha and Suzuki machines

Cadwell Park the early post WWII years
Originally laid out in the grounds of his home by Mansfield Wilkinson to amuse his sons, Cadwell Park held its first race meeting in 1934, Programme and circuit map from the first post-WWII meeting

Bill Boddice started his long and successful racing career, on this 500 Ariel

Nigel Cap Davies
Cap Davies growls of the line to start the 1995 Singles TT. His Yamaha took him to a 6th place finish

A Flitwick special
The Yamaha GTS 1000 super tourer formed the basis of Steve Linsdell 1996 Formula One racer. Steve finished 10th, best Yamaha finisher

Sidecar Legends - Nick Crowe
Nick Crowe started his TT career as a passenger, but blossomed when he took the reains, tottling up 5 TT wins before a massive accident in 2009 left him and passenger Mark Cox with serious injuries

The 1982 MGP Newcomers winners
The class winners in the 1982 Newcomers Manx line up. Junior winner Gary Hislop is flanked by Brian Lund (Lightweight, 82) and Senior winner Ian Ogden

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

They re Off
The flag falls and road racing is about to burst back into life on the British mainland after WWII

Barn Corner
Nice to see they used to leave the barn doors open, just in case anyone misjudges Barn Corner

Hot Horst
Austrian Horst Saiger must be a candidate for top foreign rider at TT 2014, judging by his form at the North West 200. Photo; Baylom McGaughey

TT / World Champions
In the good old days it was accepted that the sidecar world champion would ride the TT, as it was a round of the Grand Prix championship

Rivals
Maurice Cann (25) and Les Graham line up for the Unlimited solo race on Easter Monday, 1946. The riders tangled mid-race and Graham retired; Cann went on to finish second to George Brown (HRD)

Alf Briggs
Nottinghams Alf Briggs, riding his Triumph Trophy, which, with a change ftyres, he probably rode in trials and scrambles. Alfs wife Molly also rode Triumphin the Interna

A pair of racing families
Hugh and Eunice Evans, also John and Hilary Musson

The message says it all
John McGuinness took his frustration out on this coppers helmet after his Hondas chain broke leaving Ramsey in the 2009 Senior TT

The Life of Pi(p)
Top; Pip Harris crests the Mountain at Cadwell Park in 1948 (photo: G. Schofield) Bottom; a more relaxed style leaving Ramsey, 1967 TT

Two-stroke guru Ron on parade
Known as a tuner par excellence on strokers, Ron Phillips of Fahron Engineering took to 4-stroke powre for the 1996 Parade Lap

Celtic Match Race Manx Team
The Manx team who took part in the 1988 Celtic Match Race meeting. Left to right; Gordy Moore, Rob Farger, Paddy Martin, Ralph Sutcliffe, Dace Madsen-Mygdal, Phil Kneen, Norman Kneen, Gary Radcliffe

Brian Morrison
Looking a little chunky, unlike the later 600 Hondas, Brian Morrison flies Ballaugh Bridge en route to winning the 1988 600 Production TT

Hizzy
This fine statue of Steve Hislop stands on Onchan Head overlooking Douglas Bay

V-twin beastie
With Buell entries for TT 2014, there is a tenuous link to this pic of American Mike Ross on a Harley Davidson in the 1982 Classic TT. H-D supplied power units for the early Buells

1992 Junior TT aces
Steve Hislop (19) and Robert Dunlop (4) congratulate Brian Reid on his 1992 Junior TT win. The caption behind the runners says it all

Sidecar Legends - Dave Molyneux
With 17 wins, and third place in the TT all-winners list, Manxman Dave Molyneux has a huge prescence on the TT Hall of Fame His wins, with 7 different passengers, spans 34 years

The fabulous Britten
Kiwi designer and engineer John Britten chats to Nick Jefferies at TT 1993. The Britten never showed its true potential on the TT circuit

What might have been?
It is 1989, 50 years since George Meier (49) won the last pre-war Senior TT

Mose Hutchinson

The passng of a Bimoto founder
April 2014 saw the passing of Massimo Tanburini, a creative designer for many Italian manufacturers, including Ducati and MV. Along with Valerio Bianchi and Guisepps Morri, he founded Bimota

Katana
Irelands Eric Galbraith steers Suzukis stylish Katana model round Ballacraine in the 1983 Formula One TT

A Crooks Suzuki - obviously
Martin Crooks, boss of Barrow in Furness Crooks Suzuki, at Sulby Bridge in the 1990 Lightweight Classic Manx

Bill Swallow - the Velocette years
In his early years, Bill Swallow raced Velocette, just like his father did before. Seen here at Ballabeg in the 1980 Southern 100

Two-metre top-up
Manxman Conor Cummins waits patiently as the McAdoo team refuelhis Kawasaki in the 2009 Senior TT. Conor finished runner-up to John McGuinness

Bill Doran at Scarborough on the AJS Porcupine. Photo: George Schofield

A Yowl of Scotts?
A Scott-only race was held on Good Monday, 1946. I bet 72 was loud with that megaphone exhaust

Mays Meccano machine
Top gear James May finishes his lap on the Meccano machine. Oz Clark was a passenger for only part of the time. The project made a good hours TV. Photo: Isle of Man Newspapers)

A French Classic
This 1929 French MGC, built by Marcel Guiget & Co. would not win many prizes for elegance

Whats dropped off?
John Barton checks back to see what appears to be laying in the road during practice for TT 2007. The Orange Army are always looking for volunteers

1930s v-twins
A pair of British v-twins, spotted atthe VMCC Rally in Mooragh Park 2005

A Manx (cat) Missile
Just as well it din t have a tail. A moggy with a death wish! This one ran the racing gountlet at least twice at Castletown Bridge during a Southern 100. Photo Manx Haven

Europe Star mourned
Portugese ace Loius Carriera (Kawasaki) at White Gates in the 2011 Superstock TT. Loius died from injuries sustained at the 2012 Macau Grand Prix

Michael Dunlop on the pace
Michael Dunlop proved that the BMW is a ace-winning projectile at the recent North West 200. Can he repeat the form at TT 2014, Photo Baylon McCaughey

A close call
Two riders trying to share the same piece of TT tarmac in the 2013 Supersport 1 TT - not good news! James Coward (28) clipped Ivan Lintin and heads for Steve Parker, the cameraman

The Saietta
The London-built Saietta acheived 101 mph at the British National record meeting held at Elvington, to set the inaugural electric land speed record

Le courier feminin francais
Estelle Leblond finished 29th in both sidecar races at TT 2013, winning her the Sue Jeness Trophy, presented annaually to the best female competitor by the TT Supporters Club

Neat parking?
In practice for the 2009 Junior Manx Grand Prix, Simon Perkin managed to park his Triuph in an unusual place. He later raced (but not this machine!)

Duck! Definitely a Gor blimey Moment
Manx racer Paul Smyth (PRF Suzuki) instinctively ducks as a fellow racers machine somersaults and destroys itself at Anglesey in 2013. Paul slid off trying to miss the shrapnel, but was unhurt

2013 Privateers Champ
Winner of the Privateers TT Championship, Lee Johnston wheelies off Ballaugh Bridge in the Lightweight TT

How will BMW Dunlop fare?
Winner of 4 TTs in 2013 on Honda, Michael Dunlop switches to BMW machinery for TT 2014. Will the German machine help him to add to his tally of 8 wins?

Welcome Stan
Good to see all, and especially Stan Dibben, world sidecar rider with Eric Oliver in 1953. Stan is a regular visitor to our exhibition, 89 and still going strong

Electric Rutter
Without the MotoCzysz team in attendance at TT 2014, will anyone beat Michael Rutters lap at 109.675, set lasy year?

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Southern 100 record holder
Guy Martin still has to win a TT, but he has a winning pedigree at the Southern 100, He held the lap record for the Billown circuit at 114.235 mph

101 TT finishes
With a 101 TT finishes (to 2013), and no end in sight for his TT career, Dave Madsen-Mygdal rounds the Waterworks in the 2013 Superbike TT

Hizzys other Norton ride
In addition to his 1992 Senior TT victory on the White Abus Norton, Steve Hislop took this Manx Nortn on the Parade Lap in 1997

Make mine a Triple
Rind-a-ding time! Members of the Kawasaki Triple Owners Club parade their machines at Suly Bridge

Dunstall Kawaskai
This one-off Dunstall Kawasaki, ridden in the 2004 Classic Lap by Pat Sproston, was raced in he 1973 Senior TT by Graham Bailey

GP stroker in the Senior
Jim Moodie rode this NSR 500 Honda in the 1988 Senior TT, without success. All his 8 TT wins were on four-strokes

James Courtney
James Curtney started his Island career with three victories at the MGP. James leaves Ramsey in the 1999 Formula One on his Red Bull Ducati

Kawasaki on Parade
A nice selection of Kawasaki racing machines from the 2007 celebratin

The unique Tusroke
This 1920 Tusroke, ridden in the 2007 TT re-enactment by Phil Newman, does not featurein Erwin Tragaschs encyclopaedia of World;s Motorcycles

Kiwi Ace
Dennis Ireland may have been the suprise winnner of the 1982 Classic TT, but he had a racing pedigreeof many years on the Continental Circus

What on earth
Still waiting to find just WHAt the young lady is using the gaffer tape to attach to this rider/passnger prior to the 1993 Sidear TT

TT Riders Association rep
Andy Jessopp, local rep for the TT Riders Association

Husaberg on the limit
Stunning action from the round of the British Supermoto Chamoionship, held on Jurby Aifield at TT 2003

Another TT stopover
Dave Leach lines up for the 1987 Formula One TT. Dave won four TTs

Elmer Geulen
German Elmer Geulen effects running repairs to his Kawaski in the 1985 Senior TT

Manx Radio linkman Chris
The start of a brilliant career, Chris Palmer eases his Honda off the line in the 1990 Ultra Lightweight TT. Chris won 3 MGPs and 6 TTs. For TT 2014 Chris joined the Manx Radio lineup

Travelling Billboard
With barely an inch of space left to add further names, Greg Lambert and Sally Wilson round Scholhouse Corner in the 2008 Sidecar TT

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