Images Dated 7th October 2019

Jimmy Guthrie in the race of the decade

Jimmy Guthrie rounds Parliament Square, Ramsey in the 1935 Senior TT. Leading Stanley Woods (Guzzi) by 26 seconds going into the last lap, Norton thought Woods was going to stop for fuel; he mechanics were preparing the pit. He went straight thrugh and pipped Guthrie by 4 seconds

1935 Senior Tt, Jimmy Guthrie, Norton

Italian co-operation

When Moto Guzzi developed a 317cc version of their all-conquering 250 single, they did not have an entry for the TT. MV allowed Fergus Anderson to take over an MV entry, then change the machine to the Guzzi on which he finished 3rd in the 1953 Junior TT. He went on to win the 350 World Championship, retaining it in 1954

George Brockerton and the Bitza

Spectators huddle in the rain-soaked hedges as George Brockerton passes by on the Dick Chamberlain Bitza in the 1951 Senior Ulster GP. The Bitza was constructed from ten different machines. Brock rode OEC in the 1934 TT and as far back as 1928 won the 600cc class of the Ulster GP. He also managed and rode the Wall of Death and was the only Irishman to gain a Brooklland's Gold Medal for lapping at over 100 mph