Images Dated 13th October 2019 (page 3)

Eric Thompson
FormerV.M.C.C. President Eric Thompson was on-Island to ride the 50th anniversary of the MGP run

An all-star lineup
A 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 mount
Of 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 Team
Twenty 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 rally
Oxford Section V.M.C.C, members, pose for a group photo, 1981 Manx Grand Prix rally

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

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

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

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

An interesting Bitza any clues as to the power unit?

David Ward - L plates and all

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

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

Austin-engined Brough
A 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 Rally
Four-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 racing
Facing parental disapproval of his racing, Manxman Bob Kewley made a secret entry in the 1965 Lightweight MGP on this Greeves

Milligan's Bridge
The left-hander leading onto the Mountain Mile has been known for years as Milligans Bridge by the British Formula Racing Club

Rupert Murden
First 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 saki
In 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 awheel
No 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

Three (six?) legs display team
The 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 Rally
Scott

Charles Craine (James) 1975 V. M. C. C. rally
Charles Craine (James) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally

Bert Killey (Douglas) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally

Rider-replacement in Suzukis first TT foray
Following 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 Champion
A 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 pedigree
John 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

Scrutineering
Manxman 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 winner
This 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 star
One 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 - 1959
What 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 1963-2007
In 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 done
Wal 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

Oops
An 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 ready
Preparations 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 flywheel
Gus Kuhn recounts sever engine failure on his Levis in practice for the 1920 Junior TT

Brushing up at the Creg
Spectators 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 Champion
In 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 winner
Pressure 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 friends
A 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 -1914
An 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 TT
In 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 racer
Charles Rolls is cheered along as he makes his winning way out of Peel in the 1906 Tourist Trophy in his Light Twenty

Bary Hill - 1904
Looking like a soap-box cerby, Charles Jarrott pilots his Wolseley down Bray Hill in the Gordon Bennett eliminating trials

1922 Sun Vitesse - disc-valve pioneers
The 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

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