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A solo Barrow rider
Barrow in Furness rider/dealer Bill Maddrick rode this Guzzi in the 1952 Lightweight TT

Motorcycle racing is FUN
Llewellyn Ranson is really enjoying the ride at the Bungalow, to judge by his smile. At 95, he still remembers with affection his racing days he shared with his brtoher Humphrey

The Halec Morgan
Cyril Hale powers the Halec Morgan round Oulton Park in theunaugural motorcycle meeting at this poular Cheshire race circuit

Stirling Moss
Striling Moss drove the Islands race race course in his early days. Seen here at theManx Arms in a C-type Jaguar in 1953

Ballig Bridge
No location information on this pic, which is from the 1953 Lightweight TT. Fron Purslow (Velocette) leads Ernie Barrett (Phoenix JAP)

Triumph Travelling Marshal
The first Triumph used for TM duty was thie 650 Thunderbird used by Peter Crebbin in 1950. It was ridden sans silencers, so the marshals could hear it approaching

1950 Junior start
New Zealander Syd Jensen pushes off to start. In those days riders were not graded; Geoff Duke, the winner started at No. 79. No

Peveril Club trials
Believed to be Langhaghan Lane (just down from the Creg ny Baa), how trials have changed in the past 60+ years

Manx Legend; Dennis Parkinson
Wakefields Dennis Parkinson rode the Manx from 1932-1953. His five wins ranged from1936 to 1953. He took a hat-trick of Lightweight MGP wins 1936-38

1950 Velocette KSS
The three legs badge on the tank of his KSS Velocette did not bring C Arnold any luck - he retired from the 1950 Junior Clubman TT

Andreas Racing - at Andreas
In the early 1950s race meetings were held on the Andreas Airfield, an ex-R.A.F. training airfield and run by the Peveril Club

A twin, then a four - for a third
Australian Bob Brown started practice for the 1957 Senior TT on a G45 Matchless. He was then drafted into the Gilera squad, finishing a fine third to team-leader Bob McIntyre and John Surtees (MV)

Creg ny Baa spectators in 1957
Thousands of day-trippers arrived on Senior TT day, 1957, to watch Bob McIntyre set the first ton lap of the Mountain coure. Many of them made their way to the Creg

1951 Goodwood
The only motorcycle race meeting held at Goodwood was Goodwood Saturday, held in 1951. Better known as a trials rider, Olga Kevelos rode this InterNorton in the 350cc Clubman race

Matchless
The Matchless twin never sparkled in the Clubman TT, but was the chosen mount for Bill Dobbs, seen here at Cronk ny Mona in the 1951 Senior Clubman TT

Lambretta Racers
Lambretta are due to make their modern-day debut in the 125cc class of the Moto GP. The machines will surely bear no resemblence to this 1951 lineup

Bulto - Montesa to Bultaco
Juan Soler Bulto at Braddan Bridge in the 1951 Ultra Lightweight TT. A nephew of Francisco Bulto, director of Montesa who later went on to found Bultaco

Not a bad weeks work
Geoff Duke with the spoils of victory from the 1951 TT. The Mercurys are the Senior and Junior trophies, the bronze figure is the Jimmy Simpson trophy for the fastest lap

1950s Windy Corner Scramble
In the early 1950s the Peveril Club ran a TT wek Scramble on land adjacent to Windy Corner. A social history study of race-fan apparel from the good old days

Racing on Andreas Airfield
Jack Wood passes the control tower at the Andreas Airfield in the early 1950s. Most of the entry were on road or trials/scrambes machines

EX 1950 Vincent Crosby
Exhibition Images, EX 1950 Vincent Crosby

Willlie Wilshire
Riding a 3T Triumph that does seem a tad small for his lanky frame, Willie Wilshire on Bray Hill in the 1950 350 Clubman TT

The first Vintage race
Mike Tomkinson (Velocette) 1950 Vintage race, Silverstone

To the Victors - the spoils
The all-conquering Norton team take centre stage at the prizegiving. Left to right. Thomas Radcliffe, Mayor of Douglas, Johnny Lockett, Harold Daniell, Artie Bell, Geoff Duke and Gilbert Smith

Race Transport 1950s style
Peter and Bob Gale prepare to take their flat-tank Norton to the Knatts Valley Hill Climb

Fancy racing on that rubber?
Definitely not high-hysterisis, or whateever the term was. The Islands Lieutenant Governor (right) chats with the race-shop tyre fitters

Its gonna be all-action in a few seconds time
The first 16 runers are already at Ballacraine as Hilary Iremonger-Watts waits for the signal to kick his T100 into action in the 1947 Senior Clubmans. Hilary, riding for the X.H.G

Manning the Scoreboard
I wonder if their grandsons are still looking after the scoreboards?

DIY MGP Pit Stop
Bill Doran pours the essence as his pit attedant checks the old level in the 1946 Senior Manx Grand Prix

Manx Legend: Harold Rowell
Manxman Harold Rowell gets the wind knocked out of him as he hits the bottom of Bray Hill in the 1946 Senior Manx Grand Prix

The last UK supercharged winner
Post=WWII the FIM banned superchargers in Grand Prix. This ban did not extend to other International races. Jock West shuts everything down after his winning ride at Chimay in 1946 o the V-4 A.J.S

The two sides of racing
Rider " This sidecar racing is serious stuff" Passenger: Whee"

A post-war special - the LEF
Post-WWII there were very few 250cc racing machines available, so many specials were made. The LEF was built by a motorcycle business run by 3 partners, Lewis, Ellis and Foster in Watford, Herts

1949 Junior TT
Les Graham parks up his broken AJS between Ballig Bridge and Laurel Bank. He was leading the race on the first lap. The schoolboy appears to be on a mission to secure his autograph

Les Graham and the AJS Porcupine
Les Graham won the inaugural 500cc World Championship on the AJS Porcupine. He failed to win at the TT when the magneto failed on the last lap whilst leading; he pushed in to finish 10th

1949 Gill Shield Trial
David Christian eyes the hazards ahead during the Peveril Clubs annual Gill Shield Trial. The Christian family ran the Lucas and Ford agencies on North Quay, Douglas for many years

Happy 90th Geoff
Geoff Duke celbrated his 90th birthday in 2013. This shows Geoff in practice on his International Norton for the 1949 Senior Clubman TT, his first TT victory

Creg ny Baa
Spectators are well protected against a cool wind as they take in the racing action. The Laxey Woollen Mills used to hire out Manx tartan blankets durig race days at the Creg

1949 Empire Trophy Race
A youthful Stirling Moss corers his 500cc Cooper Norton at Parkfield Corner in the early stages of his illustrious motor racing career

The first 350cc World Champion
Freddie Frith at Governrs Bridge, winning the 1949 Junior TT. Freddie has the distinstion of being the first ever 350cc World Champion in 1949

Race Transport - 1949 style
Cyril Hopwood brings his Clubman Royal Enfield ashore. The sidecar was probably so crammed with tools, leathers, helmet, wife that the only luggage space was on the bow of the sidecar

1949 Senior TT
After leading the 1949 Senior TT, magneto trouble silenced Les Grahams AJS Porcupine at Hillberry. He pushed the lifeless machine home for 10th place

Kerb-crawling
As George Brown thunders past on his 1000cc Vincent, Dennis Morgan appears to be using the kerb to keep his wheels in line of his AJS as they go through the Governors Bridge loop

The Vanwall man
Tony Vandervell tests Artie Bells 1948 Senior TT-winning Manx Norton. Vandervell, the pioneer of thin-wall bearings, used four Manx Norton heads on his prototype Thin Wall Special

Rules are Rules"
Felix Green practices for the 1948 Senior Clubman TT. He was not allowed to start as his Scott was not fitted (as standard) with a primary chaincase

A stroker rider all his racing life
Noel Mavrogordato with the EMC. In 1925 and six successive Manx he rode Scott with a 7th in the 1925 race as his best result

1948 Senior TT
Omobono Tenni flies Ballaugh Bridge on the 500 v-twin Moto Guzzi. A favourite of the Mandello concern, there is a life-size statue of Tenni in the Moto Guzzi Museum

11th Milestone - Drinkwaters Bend
For many years the 11th Milestone was named Drinkwater s. Ben Drinkwater was fatally injured at the bend when he fell, avoiding another rider, during the 1949 Junior TT

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