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Bert Killey (Douglas) 1975 V.M.C.C. rally

An Amazing Arrow
Brands 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

Tarquinio Provini and the wonder single
In 1960s Tarquinio Provini and his Morini took on the might of Honda for the Lightweight world championship, losing the 1963 title to Jim Redman by just two points

1960 Ultra Lightweight
Italian racer/journalist Roberto Patrignani raced the Ultra Lightweight in 1960 and 1961 finishing both times

Rider-replacement in Suzukis first TT foray
Following itsuo Itoh's practice crash at the Bugalow in 1960, Liverpudlian Ray Fay was drafted in to ride Mitsuo 125 Suzuki, and rode his only Ultra.Lightweight TT mount to 18th place

1960 Utra Lightweight
It was my first year at the TT, a mere youth of 13, but brought up on the Blue Un and Green un. Used to cycle to Brands Hatch and watch Mike Hailwood dice with Derek Minter

Broke it - but u100 richer
Derek Minter tours round Bedstead to retire from the 1960 Senior TT. Stan Hailwood had put up a £ 100 pounds prize for the first ton mile an hour lap by a single cylinder machine

Timeless
Hillberry, probably the only piece of the TT course that has not apparently changed since the 1920s. This 1960 shot, of Manxman Syd Mizen and Bill Smith piloting their Matchless, could be taken today

1958 Senior TT
John Hartle walks away from the smouldering wreck of his 500 MV faour after it caught fire at Governors Bridge at the end of lap four

BMW spares swap
With John Chisnall buried in the chair, Bill Beevers guns it through Bray Hill in the 1960 TT. BMW were very protective about spares for rthe Rennsport model, if something broke

Wheelwright Derek
Essex Wheels supremo Derek Yorke and Mason Merrick take their solo-streamlined Norton through Nursery Bends in the 1959 Sidecar TT

The multi-talented Mr Villa
Francesco Villa only rode the TT once, retiring from the 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT, but his prowess as engineer and constructor in the Italian motorcycle inudstry lives

A Moon(eyes) landing approaches
Long before his national and international race successes on the Yamsel and the Triuph triples, John Cooper was a handy TT runner

1967 500cc Production TT
Triumph 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

1968 Junior TT
Arthur Lavington (Velocette), Parliament Square. " My first boss. First job I was given was to change a clutch on a Velo, nothing hard about it"

1967 Production TT
After a 4-year layoff, John Hartle (650 Triumph Bonneville) won the first 750cc Production TT

Broke it
Alan Chadwick trudges back to the solace of the Quarter Bridge public house after retiring on the first lap of the 1968 Ultra Lightweight TT

Running repairs
As Mike Hailwood refuels, MV mechanics patch up his battered MV after Mike slid off at Sarahs Cottage in the 1966 Senior TT. He stil won

1969 Production 250 TT
Ducatis first TT winner. Entered by the British Formula Racing Club, Mike Rogers (Ducati Mach 1) rounds Parliament Square

Scooters at the Creg
The Scooter Rally attracted an international entry. Terry Moore checks in at the Creg ny Baa timing control on his Velocette Viceroy in 1968

Does my bike look big in this?
Wearing a fairing that would not lookv out of place on a 750, Trevor Burgess won the 1968 Production 250 class on the Ossa

1967 Production TT
Testing the goods. Crooks Suzuki sponsored many TT and Manx Grand Prix riders/ Boss Eddie Crooks rode this T20 in the Production race

Taking the sister-in-law for a spin
Norman Hanks (BSA) aided and abetted by Rose Hanks, finished runner-up to Terry Vinicombe in the 1968 750cc Sidecar TT

Helmut Fath Wolfgang Kalauch URS 1968 500 Sidecar TT
Germans Helmut Fath & Wolfgang Kalauch (URS) at Governor's Bridge, 1968 500 Sidecar TT

Roger Bowler (Triumph) in the 1968 Senior Manx Grand Prix. Roger rode a variety of machines on the Isand, from a moto-cross based Husqvarna to modern machines and classics

Manx Engineering (1)
In 1968, Yamaha found their 125cc machines under-carburetted when they arrived at the TT. A local engineering firm were tasked with boring the carbs out

1969 Jurby Road meeting
Jon Worthington rode (drove?) the 684cc Scitsu at the Jurby Road meeting and also the Southern 100 in 1969, It was powered by a horizontal Triumph twin motor

The other Mooneyes
The exuberant Italian Renzo Pasolini corners his Benelli-4 in the 1967 Senior TT. His racing acreer started with the fur-stroke single Aermacchi

Guthrie Senior and Junior
Six-times TT winner Jimmy Guthrie senior won five of his Island races on Norton. Son Jimmy junior won his only Island victory, the 1967 Senior Manx GP, also Norton-mounted

The Superstitious Champion
A welcome visitir to ride a Parade Lap in 2010 was Angel Nieto, one of the all-time road-race champions. He won the 50cc and 125cc World Championships no less than - 12 + 1 times, riding Derbi

1967 Production TT
Clive Thompsett (250 Ducati Mach 1) finishing the 1967 Production 250 TT

Different strokes - same result
1969 Lightweight TT; Kel Carruthers wins on the four-stroke Benelli four. 1970 LightweightTT, he repeats the win on the two-stroke twin-cylinder Yamaha

1969 750cc Sidecar TT
Idris Evans and passenger Tim Matt discuss the faltering performance of their Imp spacial at a most unlikely place - the crest of Ballaugh Bridge

Percys quick 500
Percy Tait did not feature on the 500 Triumph in the TT, but it proved its worth by finishing second to Ago in the 1969 Belgium GP, lapping at 116 mph

A son of Skipton
Yorkshire Born and Yorkshire Bred - Thick in the arm and thick in the right hand! Bernie Lund finished a spended fifth in the 1968 Senior TT

Speed Cop
Met policeman Graham Bailey rode this single-carb police-spec Triumph Saint in the inaugural Production TT

A Celtic Honda with a championship pedigree
John Kiddie bought this CR93 Honda in 1965. After riding it to victory in many Scottish Championships and 10 TTs, he sold it to Irishman Courtney Junk who continued the winning trend by taking many

Kawasakis first TT win
When Dave Simmonds won the 1968 Ultra Lightweight, it gave Kawasaki Havy Industries their first TT win. Dave followed this by winning the 125cc world championship the following year

Scrutineering
Manxman Bob Kewleys Rumble BSA gets a thorough inspection prior to the 1968 Sidecar TT. Did you know Phil Collins was a TT scrutineer? I didn t either

Micks first TT
After years of follwing his fathers successful racing career, Mick Boddice rode his first TT in 1966, with Dave Loach in the chair

1968 Lightweight TT - a piggy-back to the podium
Bill 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

1968 50cc TT
The only 50cc Ducati to race the TT. Rodney Gooch hops the back wheel at Ballaugh Bridge. He finished 11th

Mixk Grant and the Jim Lee Commando
In his early years, Mick rode Norton and Yamaha-powered Jim Lee Specials. In 1972 he retired from the Formula 750 race; the next year he was Kawasaki-mounted for Padgetts of Batey

1971 International Six Days Trial
Dieter Salesvsky (MZ) easily cleans the Sky Hill section whilst Carlo Rinaldi struggles to get his Jawa up the same hill

Sidecar Ace - solo rider
George O Dell flies Ballaugh Bridge in practice on his Triumph Thruxton Bonneville. The 197 Sidecar world champion crashed in practice and missed his only sidecar TT ride

A Saturday race non-starter
Ron Wittich had lapped at over 90 mph in practice on this Egli Vincent. Unfortunately, the race was delayed until the next day; entrant Roger Slater had to leave the Island on Friday night so Ron

Mama Mia - isa broke MV
Almost unheard of - Giacomo Agostinis MV-3 broke down in the 1971 Junior TT, allowing Tony Jefferiesto take the win on his a Yamsel. Ago surveys his stricken MV

Not the TTs greatest fan
Exactly 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

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