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The bike went down with the Rear-Admiral
Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot poses with his Triumph before the 1908 Singles TT, where he finished third. Both Arbuthnot and his bike were sunk and lost in the battle of Jutland, 1916

The first ohv TT Norton
After years of racing side-valvers, Nortons first overhead-valve machine did not bring instant success. Ralph Cawthorne fell off at Hillberry on the last lap

Ballacraine
Neatly missing the horse-droppings, competitors on the St. Johns course round the Ballacraine Hotel. Many years later, the pub featured in No Limit when an errant rider went thriugh the door into

Eddie Laycock (Yamaha) 1987 Formula Two TT

Johnny Rea (Yamaha) 1987 Junior TT
Irish ace Johnny Rea (Yamaha) 1987 Junior TT

Mark Johns (Yamaha) 1987 Junior TT

Mark Johns (Yamaha) 1987 Formula One TT

Dennis Fry (Norton) 1964 Senior TT
Aussie Dennis Fry (Norton) 1964 Senior TT

TT Technicalities
Combining a straght-through pipe, for acceleration, and a mega for power, This plumbers nightmare was used on Les Martins Excelsior in the 1959 Southern 100

Union Mills - the Flail and the Fleece
Stuart Graham and Hans Georg Anscheidt take their 50cc Suzukis through Union Mills. Why Union Mills The buildings - seen on the left - were both a corn grinding mill

Bill Lomas - Beasley Velocette
Bill Lomas and Doug Beasley attract the photographers as they weigh-in for the 1952 Lightweight. The Beasley Velocette used a cut-down MkVIII KTT engine a a Featherbed-type frame, with Earles forks

1951 Goodwood Saturday
Only one true motorcycle race meeting was held at Goodwood. In 1951, BEMSEE ran it, it featured Clubman racing. Birmingham MCC member Sam Sweston gave his name to the national sidecar trial

Ken Davis (Drixton Honda) 2010 Classic TT

Alan Bennallick (Honda) 1996 Formula One TT
Alan Bennallick (Honda) at Braddan Bridge: 1996 Formula One TT

Chris Revett (Revett Maxton Yamaha) 1975 Senior Manx Grand Prix

Terry Vinicombe & John Flaxman (BSA) 1965 Sidecar TT

Derek Glass (Suzuki) 1986 Production B TT

Paddy Martin (Suzuki) 1986 Production B TT

David Huntingdon (Honda) 1986 Production B TT

Ken Tilley (Norton) 1967 Senior Manx Grand Prix
Ken Tilley (Norton) at Ballaugh Bridge: 1967 Senior Manx Grand Prix

Malcolm Worsley (Itom) 1967 50cc TT

Les Wells & Ray Campbell (Norton) 1961 Sidecar TT practice. Les passenger for the race was Tony Cook, but this looks a lot like Pip Harris regular sidekick Ray Cambpell

Steve Spencer (Lancefield Norton) 1967 Senior TT

Nigel Rollason (Racewaye) 1975 Classic TT

Billy Guthrie (Danfay Yamaha) 1975 Senior TT
Irish Billy Guthrie (Danfay Yamaha) 1975 Senior TT

Stephen Galligan & Wade Boyd (Baker Yamaha) 1996 Sidecar TT
Irish Stephen Galligan & Wade Boyd (Baker Yamaha) 1996 Sidecar TT

Simon Tresize (Hellfire Honda) 1994 Singles TT

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