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Les Graham - DFCLes Graham (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1953 TT. During WWII he flew Lancaster bombers over Germany and was awarded the DFC for bravery
1913 start - Quarter Bridge RoadFrom 1913 both Junior and Senior races were held over two days. As he waits his turn to start, is No. 25 fortifying himself for the race ahead?
Francis Beart - master tunerFor many years the lime-green Manx Nortons from the Surrey tuning stable of Francis Beart were the fastest machines after the works mutis
Smoking and racing are bad for your health!Harvey Williams (BSA) snapped in practice for the 1952 Ultra Lighweight race
Mike the BikeA selection of early Mike Hailwood TT shots
1971 Lightweight TTEast Germany v Japan. Peter Williams (MZ, 5) and Phil Read (Yamaha, 6) start the 1971 Lightweight, This was Peters only TT ride on a non-British machine
An Amazing ArrowBrands Hatch specialist Michael O Rourke took this Herman Meier-tuned Ariel Arrow to a fine seventh place in the 1960 Lightweight TT, beaten only by the works MV, Morini and Honda, machines
Slippery SamThe most celebratedTriumph racer, the only machine ever to win five TT races in five consecutive years 1971-1975. It was ridden to victory by Ray Pickrell, Tony Jefferies
Harold Daniell - pre and post-war starHarold Daniell heels the newly introduced Rex McCandless-framed Manx Norton into Ballaugh Bridge. It ws Harold who, after testing the new frame against the older plunger version
Glyn Jones - an island all-rounderMGP rider, TT passenger and rider, Glyn Jones has done em all! Starting with the 98 Newcomers MGP where he finished second, he passengered Dennis Proudman before taking the reins of his own outfit
Deep in thoughtRadio TTs Charlie Williams caught in a contemplative mood as he warms up his Johnson Yamaha for the 1973 Ultra Lightweight race
Celtic Match Races - Jurby Airfield 1976A talented trio of riders in the holding area. Joey Dunlop (98, Yamsel) 1953 Junior MGP winner Frank Fox (16, ARE Triumph) and Frank Kennedy (Maxton Yamaha) a second member of the Armoy Armada
Not the TTs greatest fanExactly 37.73 miles after this shot was taken at Quarter Bridge in 1971, Barry Sheene slid off of Utra Lightweight Suzuki and never visited the Isle of Man aagin
Frank Fox - racer / authorFrank Fox winning the 1953 Junior Manx Grand Prix. His autoiography Living to Race, Racing to Live is a facinating read
Three Legends of the trackWith multiple TT and World Championships between them, Valentino Rossi, John McGuinness and Giacomo Agostini pose for the camera after Johns Superbike win and before The Doctor and Ago went for a spin
Roy Peplow - 1965 ISDTRoy Peplow leaves the start for the first day of the 1965 International Six Days Trial - the bike would never be that clean for the next six days. Roy won a Gold
Manning the ScoreboardI wonder if their grandsons are still looking after the scoreboards?
Sally - a Manx Norton with a long historyBob Dowty jnr heels his fathers long-stroke Manx into Governorss Bridge. Bought for Bob snr in 1952, this was the machine that Geoff Duke took to Japan on his first visit there to give demonstrations
A Flying KipperOops! Chief Travelling Marshal Alan Kipper Killip drops the plot at Quarter Bridge in the 1979 TT races
Mike Hailwood filming - 1977 Manx Grand PrixMike Hailwod ponders on the wisdom of firing this 700 Yamaha down Bray Hill for his first lap in many years. He was filming for Take it to the Limit
Honda RC116 50cc racerLuigi Taveri on the RC 116 twin-cyclinder 50cc racer. Power output is 16 bhp at 21, 500 rpm. That means 320 bhp per litre
Laying down on the jobNot content with smoking whilst racing (see the Ballaugh shot), Harvey Williams likes to lay down on the job! But I suppose with the nano-horsepower that the little Bantam produced, every little helps
My special hedgeA poem about spectating at the TT races
Signpost CornerVarious solo and sidecar shots of Signpost Corner
Bill Smith - first and last TT ridesLiverpool rider-dealer Bill Smith rodse this Velocette special in the 1957 Lightweight TT. 43 years later he made his Island farewell ride on 1 a 400 Honda
The Boddice ClanThree members of the Boddice family, snapped within inches of each other, with forty years between father and grandson
Jon Ekerold - world championSouth African Jon Ekerold rode the TT in the years before and after he won the 1980 Junior World Championship. His best TT placing was second in the 1982 Senior and Classic TTs
The Mighty AtomGary Dickinson leaves Governors Bridge. His sight stature meant he had to carry ballast to reach the minimum racing weight
Checking out the oppositionPhil Read looks across to his Honda rivals Luigi Taveri and Ralph Bryans before the start of the 1966 Ultra Lightweight race
The only Yamsel TT winA race of attrition; with Agostini (MV) and Read (Yamaha) both retiring with mechinical ills, then Rod Gould, Alan Barnett and Dudley Robinson each crashing when leading
On Any Sunday StarAmerican off-road legend Malcom Smith, riding the ISDT above Sky Hill. Malcolm, a close friend of the late Steve McQueen, is featured in the classic film On Any Sunday, As expected
The Edmonds BSA - a front wheel drive outfitMick Wortley and Dave Kettle take the front-wheel drive Edmonds BSA round Ballacraine in practice for the 1976 500 Sidecar TT
1967 500cc Production TTTriumph tester and pig farmer Percy Tait was was fastest in practice for the first 500 Production, but a first lap spill at Appledene put him out of the race
Speed CopMet policeman Graham Bailey rode this single-carb police-spec Triumph Saint in the inaugural Production TT
1968 Lightweight TT - a piggy-back to the podiumBill Ivy gets a lift to the podium after winning the 1968 Lightweight TT by Press Officer Norman Brown. The Yamaha works rider had caught his foot at Milntown
1965 Sidecar TTJohhny Robinson gazes into the camera lens as Fritz Scheidegger pours the power on. The Swiss / UK pairing only finished second in the race but won the world championship, repeating the feat in 1966
Gilberto MilaniSon of works Gilera rider Alberto, Gilberto rode the TT, usually on the Aermacchi, for six years, before being team manager for Walter Villa who won three 25oc world titles
The Little and Large of SidecarsRudi Kurths Honda-powered CAT - an excecise in compactness - compared to Peter Gerrishs 500 Vincent. In all fairness, the Vincent was a last-minute substitution for the twin-cylinder DMW that Peter
Guiseppe Pattonis racerConceived in the 60s, still being raced today. Fred Stevens raced the machines for Liverpool dealer Bill Hannah. Guiseppes son Roberto has redesigned the Italian twin-cyinder machines to be a force
Bob Mac50 years before John McGuinness broke the 130 mph barrier, Bob McIntyre took this 500 Gilera to unknown heights with the first ton lap
A BMW with a borrowed fairingFlorian Camathias and Hilmar Cecco take their BMW round the Manx Arms on the Clypse course. They finished second in the race and the world championship that year
A Scottish Formula DoubleGlasgow Mercury club mates Alastair King (27, AJS) and Bob McIntyre (6, Norton) relax in the winners enclosure after winning their rspective classes in the 1959 Formula 1 races
Beryl Swain - first female solo TT racerDespite much opposition, Beryl Swain quaified for an Interntational race licence and took part in the 1962 50cc TT, finishing 22nd. Pictured at Bray Hill and (inset) receiving her finishers medal
All tucked inFlat in top atthe bottom of Bray Hill. With everything in full compression, Wolfgang Gedlich gives his 50cc Kreidler all it has during the 1962 50cc race
Parkfield Corner - first lapThe Norton pairing of Eric Oliver/Les Nutt and Pip Harris/Ray Campbell lead the 1954 SidecarTT into Parkfield for the first time. Oliver won, Harris retired
1959 Junior MGP team winners - Peveril MCCReg Dearden of Manchester was always a supporter of Manx riders. In the 1958 Junior his rders Mike Kelly (2, 13th) Eddie Crooks (90, 2nd) and Bob Dowty (80, 5th) won the team prize for the Peveril MCC
1949 Junior TTLes Graham parks up his broken AJS between Ballig Bridge and Laurel Bank. He was leading the race on the first lap. The schoolboy appears to be on a mission to secure his autograph
The Mountain circuit part 1A poem about the TT races