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An all-star lineupA trio if talented champions of the World and the TT form an orderly queue at Ballacraine in the 1978 Junior TT. 1977 World Champion Takazumi Katayama leads Joey Dunlop and Mike Hailwood
Charlies fvourite TT mountOf all the bikes that Charlie Williams has ridden in the Island, it was a 500 Yamaha-4 he rode in 1982 that he rates as tops
Norman Brown and the Neill TeamTwenty five years before he founded TAS Suzuki, Hector Neil was picking TT winners. Norman Brown and Hector, plus crew celebrate Normans 1982 Senior TT win
Oxford Section V. M. C. C, members, 1981 Manx Grand Prix rallyOxford Section V.M.C.C, members, pose for a group photo, 1981 Manx Grand Prix rally
John BoydeLaxeys John Boyde parades his Sunbeam at the 1979 Jurby Festival
George & Jackie MapleGeorge and Jackie Maple (Rudge) 1981 Manx Grand Prix V.M.C.C. Rally
25 years of the GSX-RIn 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
The last J. A. P. in a TTThe 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
An interesting Bitza any clues as to the power unit?
David Ward - L plates and all
Tower Bends - 1975 ISDT speed testWest 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
MotosacocheWho remembers the exuberant display of riding by our Swiss friends with the Motosacoche outfit
Austin-engined BroughA fine looking Austin-engined Brough
Jack Ward at Ramsey Hairpin
Cyclecar TT?In the 1920s there was the possibilty of a Cyclecar TT. Just imagine a field of Morgans and outfits mixing it at Governors Bridge? This is a Vintage Club race meeting at Cadwell Park
1980 International Trophy RallyFour-wheel sports fans get their chance to run the Manx roads in the Manx Trophy Rally. The front offside quarter shows evidence that there has been intimate contact with the Manx countryside
And his father never knew of his racingFacing parental disapproval of his racing, Manxman Bob Kewley made a secret entry in the 1965 Lightweight MGP on this Greeves
Milligan's BridgeThe left-hander leading onto the Mountain Mile has been known for years as Milligans Bridge by the British Formula Racing Club
Rupert MurdenFirst Manx Grand Prix ride for Rupert Murden. His choice of machine has got a lot more reliable (and exotic) since those days
The Kawa baggage sakiIn 1972 Roger Slater and Reay McKay found this Kawasaki in Daytona, and decided to bring it back to the UK. The cheapest way was to dismantle the machine and bring it back as excess hand baggage
Compo?An unidentified rider (Bill Owen?) peprare to give his Norton plenty of lash along the Ramsey Promenade in the 1972 Ramsey Sprint. We would love to know who the determined rider is
Ken Sprayson awheelNo helmet laws in suny 71 as Reynold frame technician Ken Sprayson leaves the Grandstand on the Vintage Clubs TT Rally. Ken had just finished restoring his Ariel which claimed concours honours
The Dixcon-Robb race schoolJournalist David Dixon and Tommy Robb formed the first race-school and brought it to the Island in 1970. Manx Radio TTs Peter Kneale is concentrating hard - so would I on that surface
Three (six?) legs display teamThe Royal Marines Display team entertain the crowds at the 1972 TT with their take on the Three Legs of Mann. I wonder if they ever complained to Meriden that the front mudguard stays kept breaking?
1970 TT RallyScott
Charles Craine (James) 1975 V. M. C. C. rallyCharles Craine (James) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally
Bert Killey (Douglas) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally
Rider-replacement in Suzukis first TT forayFollowing itsuo Itoh's practice crash at the Bugalow in 1960, Liverpudlian Ray Fay was drafted in to ride Mitsuo 125 Suzuki, and rode his only Ultra.Lightweight TT mount to 18th place
The Superstitious ChampionA welcome visitir to ride a Parade Lap in 2010 was Angel Nieto, one of the all-time road-race champions. He won the 50cc and 125cc World Championships no less than - 12 + 1 times, riding Derbi
A Celtic Honda with a championship pedigreeJohn Kiddie bought this CR93 Honda in 1965. After riding it to victory in many Scottish Championships and 10 TTs, he sold it to Irishman Courtney Junk who continued the winning trend by taking many
ScrutineeringManxman Bob Kewleys Rumble BSA gets a thorough inspection prior to the 1968 Sidecar TT. Did you know Phil Collins was a TT scrutineer? I didn t either
The Filtrate Trophy and the first winnerThis handsome trophy, based on a Manx Norton crank, was first won by Jihn Kidson on his Cottton-Guzzi in 1963, The picture show John at Signpost in 1964
Suzuki starOne of Suzukis guests at TT 2010 is Frank Perris. A works Suzuki rider from 1962 to 1966, Franks best TT was second place in the 1963 125 TT
Signpost Corner - 1959What has changed in the last 52 years. The estate built behind the stonewall, road surface, riding gear including helmets - thats about the start of it
The only Japanese TT winner 1963-2007In 1963 Mitsuo Itoh, who had been a member of the first Suzuki team from 1960, triumphed in the 1963 50cc. For 2007, he returned for the Parade Lap
A job well doneWal Handley looks pleased with his second place in the 1929 Junior TT. He won TTs on Rex Acme and Rudge, Note the interesting leading-link girder forks on his 350 A.J.S
OopsAn unidentified riders stoops to reover the model after sliding off leaving Ramsey Hairpin, 1928 Senior TT. The local constable keeps a wary eye open for folowing riders
Getting the scoreboard readyPreparations are under way fin 1920 for the first TT after WWII. This was the first year the Glencrutchery startline was used
Gus Kuhn and the errant flywheelGus Kuhn recounts sever engine failure on his Levis in practice for the 1920 Junior TT
Brushing up at the CregSpectators watch practice action at the Creg ny Baa in the early 1920s, before there was a tarmac road surface laid. The publican used to leave a yard boom outside
Gordon Burney - Sidecar and Solo Irish ChampionIn 1926 Gordon Burney won both solo and sidecar road race championships on Royal Enfield at Phooenix Park, Dublin. Burney was the Irish agent for the Redditch-manufactured machines
The last pre-war Sidecar TT winnerPressure from manufacturres caused the demise of the SIidecar TT after 1925. Len Parker and Ken Horstman (Dougas) were the last winners until it was reintroduced, on the Clypse Course, in 1954
Those were the days my friendsA sporty early 20s outfit, very little traffic on the roads to hinder progress, no speed limits and petrol at 6p a gallon; those were definitely were the days
Bray Hill -1914An unknown competitor plunges down Bray Hill. There were no house, shops or traffic lights there in those days. Bray Hill was well outside of Douglas town which was mainly centred round the harbour
The Heavy Car TTIn 1907 the RAC added the Heavy Touring Car class to the TT. The plywood screen was added to simulate a limousine bodywork
A Rolls-Royce racerCharles Rolls is cheered along as he makes his winning way out of Peel in the 1906 Tourist Trophy in his Light Twenty
Bary Hill - 1904Looking like a soap-box cerby, Charles Jarrott pilots his Wolseley down Bray Hill in the Gordon Bennett eliminating trials
1922 Sun Vitesse - disc-valve pioneersThe 1922 Sun TT models with their disc-valves pre-dated the German and Japanese method of induction controlby at least three decades. From the three TT entries, two finished well behind the winners