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W O Bentley - car and bike TT racerIn 1914, Walter Owen Bentley raced, and retired from the car Tourist Trophy in a French-built D.F, P, . Before that, he had ridden in the 1909 TT on a Rex, and again the next year on a Indian
James Lansdowne Pa NortonFounder of the most successful British TT machine, Pa Norton was out of luck with his TT rides, retiring in the three TT races he competed in. Shown here with his 1909 mount
1914 Car TTSir Algernon Guinness tales Ballacraine in his 3.3. litre Sunbeam. He retired after 12 laps with a failed drive shaft. He was the brother of Kenelm Lee Guinness, founder of the KLG spark plugs
The first Guzzi leaderboard manFollowing Petro Ghersis exculsion from the 1926 Lightweight TT, the first year that Guzzi were ridden at the TT, Luigi Arcangeli finished second to Wal Handley (Rex Acme) the folllowing year
A Ramsey pitstopPre-WWI, refuelling was allawed at Ramsey. Percy Owen gets his Norton topped up in the Northern captal of the Island
1914 Tourist TrophyJohn Hancock speeds past the Sulby Glen Hotel in his Vauxhall durig the 1914 Tourist trophy
Avoiding the potholesFrom the line taken by 1912 Senior TT winner Frank Applebee and his pursuer, it looks as if they were taking the pavement route to miss the bone-jarring potholes in the stretch of road leaving
The TimekeepersTodays timekeepers have a more solubrious accomodation then they did in 1908! The scoreboard was a chalkboard from the local school
1907 BallacraineFrank Hulbert rounds the Ballacraine Hotel in the 1907 TT. Frank finished third behind Rem Fowler and Jack Marshall
Silencer and Brake tests, St. Johns 1910To ensure that competitors machines complied with the ACUs touring standards, a set of tests were held near the Tynwald Mills before the races
The bike went down with the Rear-AdmiralRear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot poses with his Triumph before the 1908 Singles TT, where he finished third. Both Arbuthnot and his bike were sunk and lost in the battle of Jutland, 1916
