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52 years of Island racingArthur Wheelers Island career stretches from 1937 (Junior Manx Grand Prix), ending with a ride in the 1989 Classic Manx Grand Prix
Neil Smith (Norton Gold Star) 1983 Senior Classic Manx Grand Prix
1950 Velocette KSSThe three legs badge on the tank of his KSS Velocette did not bring C Arnold any luck - he retired from the 1950 Junior Clubman TT
CrispTheres not much for Arturo Magni to salvage from the burnt remains of John Hartles 500 MV after this fire at Governors Bridge in the 1958 Senior TT
Sidecar Legends - Willi FaustThe 1955 World Championship-winning pair of Willi Faust and Karl Remmert head up Glencrutcchery Road, The Clypse coourse missed out the Governors Bridge dip
Les Graham and the AJS PorcupineLes Graham won the inaugural 500cc World Championship on the AJS Porcupine. He failed to win at the TT when the magneto failed on the last lap whilst leading; he pushed in to finish 10th
AgressionTommaso Omobono Tenni at Windy Corner in the 1937 Lightweight TT. A factory Moto Guzzi rider from 1933 to 1948, the 37 Lightweight was his only TT win
Sidecar Legends - Cyril SmithCyril Smith never had any luck in the Island, retiring in all 6 TT races he rode in. He won many Grand Prix and was 1952 World Champion. A 1957 shot with Eric Bliss
Who put that building there?Ray Amms Proboscis Norton lies crumpled against a barrack wall at Aintree in 1954. Ray escaped unhurst
A rapid VeloCecil Sandford racing Arthur Taylors MOV Velocette at Oulton Parks first meeting in 1953. Cecil was already 125cc world champion, but loved ridig the little bike
Tarquinios practice mountTarquinio Provini practising for his first TT, the 1955 Ultra Lightweight TT. Quite why he is riding a road machine is unclear. Provini went on to win four TTs and two world championships
Fitting the hard candlesTriple world champion Werner Hs keeps warms as the mechanic fits the race plugs to his NSU. Enrico Lorenzetti (Guzzi) looks on. A 1953 Berne shot
Ballig BridgeNo location information on this pic, which is from the 1953 Lightweight TT. Fron Purslow (Velocette) leads Ernie Barrett (Phoenix JAP)
Triumph Travelling MarshalThe first Triumph used for TM duty was thie 650 Thunderbird used by Peter Crebbin in 1950. It was ridden sans silencers, so the marshals could hear it approaching
The Vanwall manTony Vandervell tests Artie Bells 1948 Senior TT-winning Manx Norton. Vandervell, the pioneer of thin-wall bearings, used four Manx Norton heads on his prototype Thin Wall Special
1926 George ReynardGeorge Reynard (Royal Enfield) attracts the attention of a flapper as he rounds the Waterworks in the 1926 Junior TT, with a clear biew of Ramsey Bay behind; much more vegetation has grown in
The multi-talented Mr VillaFrancesco Villa only rode the TT once, retiring from the 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT, but his prowess as engineer and constructor in the Italian motorcycle inudstry lives
The Gallarate fourJohn Hartle accelerates past the Grandstand in the 1958 Senior TT. A contemporary and team mate of John Surtees, he rode works Norton and MV
The flying ace and the Manx aceWWII flying ace Douglas Bader signs an autograph for triple Manx winner Don Crossley. Douglas, who briefly lived on-Island in his youth, was a guest at the 1957 Manx Grand Prix
Manx heroes - Alan HolmesCastletown resident Alan Holmes used his local knowledge to good effect to win the Junior/Senior double at the 1957 Manx Grand Prix
Sidecar Legends - Willhelm NollThe 1954 and 1956 World Championship-winning pair of Willhelm Noll and (hidden) passenger Fritz Cron at Cronk ny Mona on the Clypse Course
1950 Hillberry hillclimbIn the early 1950s, the Peveril Motorcycle and Light Car Club held hillclimbs. This one started from Hillberry, and finished at the Creg. A selection of two and four-wheel competitors await their turn
A solo Barrow riderBarrow in Furness rider/dealer Bill Maddrick rode this Guzzi in the 1952 Lightweight TT
Peveril Club trialsBelieved to be Langhaghan Lane (just down from the Creg ny Baa), how trials have changed in the past 60+ years
MatchlessThe Matchless twin never sparkled in the Clubman TT, but was the chosen mount for Bill Dobbs, seen here at Cronk ny Mona in the 1951 Senior Clubman TT
Rules are Rules"Felix Green practices for the 1948 Senior Clubman TT. He was not allowed to start as his Scott was not fitted (as standard) with a primary chaincase
Hillberry 1920sAn early 20s shot of Hillberry and the tar-spraying gang, looking back towards Brandish. The racing surface was just rolled and crushed stone until then
Governors actionAn unusual angle, as a 1920s competitor takes Governors Bridge. No tarmac in those days
The first megaThe flat-twin ABC - " All British (Engine) Company" - was designed by Granville Bradshaw. Reg Lucas machine was the first TT racer to feature megaphone exhausts
1951 Goodwood SaturdayOnly one true motorcycle race meeting was held at Goodwood. In 1951, BEMSEE ran it, it featured Clubman racing. Birmingham MCC member Sam Sweston gave his name to the national sidecar trial
