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1970 Junior TT
Sporting the Gordon Blair-designed long megaphone exhaust, former MGP winner Tom Dickie (Gus Kuhn Seeley) exits Parliament Square

An exciting, but short-lived ride
Tony Dunnell blasted this Kawasaki 3 into a 30-second lead on the first lap of the 1969 500 Production TT. But the evil-handling triple cast Tony off at the 33rd Milestone on the second lap

9-wheel formation flying
A trio of Triumph powered projectiles dice in the 1969 Southern 100 Sidecar Championship. P D Crossley leads B Chatterton and M F Ward

1970 Lightweight TT
Spaniard Santiago Herrero challenged the might of Yamaha and Benelli with the single-cylinder monocoque-framed Ossa single

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

1970 250cc Production TT
For the second year running Ducati won the 250cc Production TT when young Chas Mortimer took victory on the Vic Camp entered Mach 1

A barrel in a bucket
All through practice for the 1969 Ultra Lightweight race, Fred Launchburys Bultaco had been troubled with seizures; after most sessions the barrel was removed and honed

Little Tommy - Big Honda
Tommy Robbs rcollections of riding the 1970 Production Honda

Fast but fragile
Lino Tontis Linto engine consisted of two Aermacchi top ends on a common 360 degree crank and produced 65 bhp at 12, 000. Alberto Pagani 1969 Senior TT

An interesting Bitza any clues as to the power unit?

Local hero
Danny Shimmin on Ralph Seymours Velocette Metisse in the 1977 Formula Two TT. Danny was Island road race champion for many years

David Ward - L plates and all

Road Opening in style
More clout than an Audi any day. Mylchreest Motors provided this Rolls Royce course inspection car to accompany Geoff Duke when he took Mike Hailwood on a celebration lap on a Gold Wing at the 1975

John Catchpole. A briliant engineer, John built his own two-stroke machines from scratch and was one of the first to get a Scott to do the ton

Manx Legend; Danny Shimmin
Manx Legend and local hero. Danny Shimmin first rode the Manx in 1965, before finally winning the 1976 Lightweight Manx. He was in the running for the 1976 Senior Manx

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

Mike the Bikes return - 1977
Mike Hailwood rode Manx Grand Prix practice in 1977; it was explained that he was filming in fact he was testing himself in preparation for a comeback in the 1978 TT

A reluctant winner
After winning the 1975 Junior Manx Grand Prix, Wayne Dinham wanted toretur to the September races, but tradition decreed that winners moved on to the TT, Wayne did ride the Manx once more

So close
John Williams was comfortably leading the 1976 Senior TT, until he ran out of fuel at Signpost Corner on the last lap, pushing his Suzuki home in 7th place

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

A BRM Yamaha
I believe the chassis of this BRM Yamaha, ridden by Dick Hawes in the 1977 Sidecar TT, is manufactured by the motor racing company

Chris Mehew - Guys tuner
A Lincolnshire engine builder with a poven track record, Chris Mehew rode the TT in the 1970s. He was partnered in this Ducati in the 1975 10-lap Producyion TT by Eric Hayes

1975 Production TT
Solo and sidecar ace Dave Saville leaves Parliament Square on the Mead and Tomkinson B50 BSA he shared with Phil Gurne

Refuelling
Ralf Englehardt takes on liquids as he and rider Klaus Enders wait for the start of the 1974 500 Sidecar TT

1975 Norton Challenge
Designed by Cosworth, the Challenge engine was a liquid-cooled dohc 750cc parralel twin. Never a success, Dave Croxford retired from the 1975Classic TT

Austin-engined Brough
A fine looking Austin-engined Brough

Jack Ward at Ramsey Hairpin

Joeys first TT course lap
June 1st, 1976. On a wet Monday morning, Joey Dunlop leaves Governors Bridge to complete his first ever TT course lap on the Rea Yamaha

Mick and the Green Meanie
7-times TT winner Mick Grant was well known for his exploits on the Kawasaki triples, seen here flying the 750 in the 1974 Formula 750 race

A Gold Wing racer
The Gold Wing may be a supreme tourer, but it di not make an ideal racer. This Dreda-framed model was ridden by Hugh Evans in the 1977 Formula One practice, engine issues sidelined it for the race

The innovative Wedge
Gerry and Nick Boret leave Ramsey on the thier Renwick Konig. This was the first sidecar racer to use a hub-centre steering, which became the standard in later years

1975 500 Sidecar TT
Roger Dutton and Tony Wright (BNW) accelerate throogh the Gooseneck

Mike Hailwood filming - 1977 Manx Grand Prix
Mike 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

Testing the products
Where better to test the Metzeler tyres that Helmut Dahne developed? Wth Hans Otto Butenuth, Helmut won the open-class in the 10-lap Production TT in 1975

Phil Heath (Norton) rounds the Devils Elbow on the 1907 TT course in the 1977 TT Rally

1977 Formula One
So nearly a winner. Riger Nicholls (Sports Motorcycle Ducati) pitted at the end of three laps. Phil Reads Honda team, hearing the race was to be shortened to four laps

Joeys first TT win
When Joey Dunlop was looking for tyres for his Seeley Yamaha in 1977, he found it difficult to get any at the right price

Did I ride that?
Peter Courtney, a fellow member of the Saltbox MCC, rode this Benelli 2C in the Lightweight TT, his Yamaha having packed up in practice

The first over the ton Sidecar TT
Seen approaching Glen Helen, George O Dell and Kenny Arthur (750 Yamaha) averaged 100.03 to win the 1977 Sidecar TT. They were beaten to the first sidecar ton lap by Dick Greasley and Mick Skeels

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

Two wheels on my wagon - but only once
Roy Hanks took to the TT course on two wheels justonce, contesting the 1981 Formula Two race on the BeeBee Yamaha. Mick Boddice also left the spare wheel off to take part in four solo races

Squeak Eaton
Peter Squeak Eaton gives his Rickman Kawasaki the beans on the Jurby Road circuit in 1980

Bill Swallow - the Velocette years
In his early years, Bill Swallow raced Velocette, just like his father did before. Seen here at Ballabeg in the 1980 Southern 100

What the... ?
Seen briefly at the 1980 Ramsey Sprint. Thus unusual trike, powered by a Triumph with a big SU carb was built by Angus McPhail and piloted here by Trevor Lawfield

Rolf Biland and the LCR
LCR Racing and Rolf Biland changed the face of sidecar racing, their innovative technology literally re-invented three wheel racing. Photo shows Biland and passenger Kurt Waltisberg at Union Mills

Joeys other brother
Jim Dunlop was Joey and Roberts younger brother, the only one of the clan stil with us. Jim rode the Manx, Southern 100 and Jurby races

Head-first down Bray Hill
Dave Wheely Taylor takes the plunge down Bray Hill at TT 1979

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

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