public Collection (#33)

Quick filler - Irish style
Without the benefit of the quick filler used by the works teams, the Irish came up with their own solution. If you look carefully

Manx Viking, the first bow-loader
It is June 1980 - Manx Lines MV Manx Viking yawns and sigorges another boat-load of TT fans, This was the first bow-loader on the Isand route

1966 50cc TT
A multinational quartet of RK66 twin-cylinder Suzuki tiddlers round Quarter Bridge. Leading is Irishman Tommy Robb, followed by Kiwi Hugh Anderson (30 and West Germanys Ernst Degner (4)

The Mighty Atom
Gary Dickinson leaves Governors Bridge. His sight stature meant he had to carry ballast to reach the minimum racing weight

A few hundred yards from an off
John Kidson rode this Cotton Telstar in the 1965 Lightweight TT. The ride ended prematurely when he slid off it at Braddan Bridge

1966 Ultra Lightweight
Dave Simmons rode Tohatsu for many years at the TT. Seen leaving Governor;s Bridge, he finished 11th on the 125. Switching to Kawasaki saw Dave bring them their first World Championshi

1965 ISDT
Mick Andrews (A.J.S) sets off on the first day of the 1965 ISDT. A member of the British B Vase team, he later retired fro the trial on the third day when the rear hub broke up

And his father never knew of his racing
Facing parental disapproval of his racing, Manxman Bob Kewley made a secret entry in the 1965 Lightweight MGP on this Greeves

The Toff with a sporting pedigree
Chas Mortimer (Greeves) leaves Quarter Bridge in the 1966 Manx Grand Prixc

Checking out the opposition
Phil Read looks across to his Honda rivals Luigi Taveri and Ralph Bryans before the start of the 1966 Ultra Lightweight race

1966 Lightweight TT
Third place in the 1966 Lightweight, behinnd the Honda-6s of Hailwood and Graham was Peter Inchley on the Viliers Special, basically a TSS Bultaco powered by a much-modified Satrmake engine

1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood leaves Governors Bridge on a very battered MV four. Mike had slid off at Sarahas Cottage, remounted, made two pit stops to straighten the battered MV

Not enough steering lock
John Findlay slides to earth at Quarter Bridge in the 1966 Senior Manx Grand Prix. The reason; just take a look at that rear suspension unit! John went on to score a Junior/Senior MGP double in 1968

Milligan's Bridge
The left-hander leading onto the Mountain Mile has been known for years as Milligans Bridge by the British Formula Racing Club

1970 Senior TT
German Hans Otto Butenuth (500 BMW), For many years Hans campaigned boxer twins at the TT. In 1976 he partnered Helmut Dahne to win the 750cc class in the 10-lap Production TT

The first Manx world championship points winner
Local farmer and campsite owner Bob Kewley became the first Manxman to win a world chamoionhip point with his 10th place in the 1970 Ulster GP

1971 International Six Days Trial
Italian Trophy teamster Edoardo Dossena on his 350 RT foots through a tricky gateway above Ramsey. Ducati provided the machines for the Italian team in 1971

Rupert Murden
First Manx Grand Prix ride for Rupert Murden. His choice of machine has got a lot more reliable (and exotic) since those days

The Murray Clan
For many years Charlie Murray ran a motorcycle museum, first at Peel then at the Bugalow. Wife Em ran the cafe. Seen here taking part in the 1971 Vintage TT Rally

The Kawa baggage saki
In 1972 Roger Slater and Reay McKay found this Kawasaki in Daytona, and decided to bring it back to the UK. The cheapest way was to dismantle the machine and bring it back as excess hand baggage

Irish ace
Brain Steenson raced a works BSA Triple in the 1970 Production TT, retiring when holding second place

Ian Richards
Before he decorated his helmet with the the Ying and Yang symbol, Ian Richards takes his Yamaha round Pariament Square in the 1971 Lightweight TT

Compo?
An unidentified rider (Bill Owen?) peprare to give his Norton plenty of lash along the Ramsey Promenade in the 1972 Ramsey Sprint. We would love to know who the determined rider is

Ken Sprayson awheel
No helmet laws in suny 71 as Reynold frame technician Ken Sprayson leaves the Grandstand on the Vintage Clubs TT Rally. Ken had just finished restoring his Ariel which claimed concours honours

The Dixcon-Robb race school
Journalist David Dixon and Tommy Robb formed the first race-school and brought it to the Island in 1970. Manx Radio TTs Peter Kneale is concentrating hard - so would I on that surface

Psychedelic screens
Anything to brighten the Manx weather! John Wright-Bailey and Eddie Kiff swing their BMW out of Parliament Square. The outfit had a long and successful TT career, ridden here by Maurice Tombs

Early days for Danny
Danny Shimmin gives his 7R a quick gettke between raes at the 1972 Jurby road race meeting. After a succession of leaderboard places, Danny Finally won the Manx Grand Prix in 1976

An early Squariel
Spoted at the 1970 VMCC Rally. This 600cc Ariel Square Four was designed by Edward Turner before he moved to Triumph

The only Yamsel TT win
A 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

Dad George
George Fogarty, father of TT and World Superbike ace, was no mean rider himself. This is the Norton Commando he rode in the 1970 Production TT

Ramsey Sprint
A tidy Scott gets lined up for a launch down the Mooragh Promenade at the 1972 Ramsey Sprint

Three (six?) legs display team
The Royal Marines Display team entertain the crowds at the 1972 TT with their take on the Three Legs of Mann. I wonder if they ever complained to Meriden that the front mudguard stays kept breaking?

A massed-start practice experiment
In 1970, they experimented wit setting 10 riders off togerher for practice. Barely two miles in, at Snugborough, there was a mutliple pile-up. The experiment was never repeated

John Williams and the Wheelbarrow
John Williams takes Governors Bridge on the Arter Matchless. He was not as successful as his namesake Peter on this machine, retiring from most rides

Tom Arters Manx missile
Riding the early version of Tom Arters G50 special used so successfully by Peter Williams at the TT, David Hughes won the 1972 Senior Manx Grand Prix on the bike

1972 Senior TT
Two years before he was contracted to ride the works green meanie Kawasaki, Mick Grant had finished third in the Senior TT on this Padgett sponsored triple

1970 TT Rally
Scott

Brandywell Gate - 1971 ISDT
T Frey (170 Greeves Pathfinder) gets his time-card stamped after leaving the Brandywell section

The Cadbury Tent
" Drinking coffee is a hazardour recreation - always wear full protecxtion when partaking"

Cruelty to Bantams
The dip in Bray Hill launches Chris Gregory from his seat. All five rides on Small Heaths finest resulted in the dreaded R

Yamahas first Sidecar TT winner
After years of BMW domination, Mac Hobson and Mick Burns gave Japan their first taste of Sidecar victory when they won the 1976 1000cc race on their Ham-Yam

Charles Craine (James) 1975 V. M. C. C. rally
Charles Craine (James) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally

Celtic Match Races - Jurby Airfield 1976
A 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

An 86-minute lap - but still a winner
Hugh Evans recounts clutch troube in the 1976 Production TT

TT - Trophy Trolly
In 1975 the TT Supporters Club took the TT trophy on a sponsored walk round the course to raise funds - I can t see G4S or the ACU allowing it these days

The Edmonds BSA - a front wheel drive outfit
Mick Wortley and Dave Kettle take the front-wheel drive Edmonds BSA round Ballacraine in practice for the 1976 500 Sidecar TT

The end of the GP era on the Island
Tom Herron (Yamaha) won the1976 Lightweight TT, the last to count towards the world championship. Tom finished 5th in the world title chase that year

Puddle-jumping at Jurby
David Connor reflects on a damp Jurby race in 1976

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