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YOUR ISLAND RACER | EDITION 2016

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Iconic images and words from the man who’s taken them. The world’s best road racing photographer Stephen Davison picks his favourite TT pictures from recent times and tells us the story behind them.

018 McGUINNESS: KING OFTHE MOUNTAIN

There’s a reason why McG is where he is and who he is in this pantheon of the great and that’s because, ultimately, he’s a proper, decent, old-school style racer who’s line of business is in being blisteringly fast on the world’s toughest road course. In 2015 The King lined up knowing how fast he could go – he was prepared to hang it all out to take the Senior victory in what is arguably his greatest single performance. Here’s the McGuinness story as it stands in the continuing aftermath of that astonishing ride.

060 STORY OF 2015: HIGHS, LOWS AND RECORDS GALORE

From the opening Superbike TT race to the emotional Senior finale and all the racing in between, the 2015 Isle of Man TT races provided drama, thrills and top-flight two-wheeled skill and bravery.

070 THE TTRA: THE TT’S MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB A look at the organisation set up by the racers for the racers and the work they do. You, as a fan of the greatest road races in the world, can also be a part of this amazing group.

074 HOW TO WATCH: A SPECTATOR’S GUIDE

Where to watch and what to be aware of for those lucky enough to be roadside for TT2016.

024 WHO’S WHO: THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO RACE ATTHETT

078 TAKING PICTURES: HOW TO DO IT

052 IAN HUTCHINSON: REBORN. RETURNED. RELIEVED.

080 IAN LOUGHER AND THE TWOSTROKE RETURN

All the information you need about all the people who are covering all the miles on The Mountain Course in 2016. Simply put, the top road-racers in the world are here.

Many people will know that Ian was hurt, badly, a few years ago during a short circuit race. Many will also know that he faced a long return to some semblance of racing health.

What many don’t know is just how close he came to losing his damaged leg completely and having to let go of his dream to race again. Once you know all of that, what he achieved last year on The Island, that return to glory, seems all the more remarkable.

He tells the story from his point of view.

Island Racer’s master of the lens, Stephen Davison, takes you through the top tips you need to bag your own piece of photographic excellence from The Island this year.

He’s started a record 128 Isle of Man TT races, he’s bagged 92 TT Replica statues (...he thinks!) and now at the age of 52 he’s back on The Island to race once again. Ian Lougher is simply awesome on board two-strokes and always said it’d take something special to get him to race again after retiring in 2013. Well, now he’s got something very special indeed in the shape of the 195mph, 193bhp MMX500 race bike.

104 WHAT’S ON

Your one-stop shop for all the times and dates that are essential for a great time at TT2016.

We’ve got all the info here.

086 JAMIE HAMILTON: STILL WITH US

The story of what happened last year to Jamie Hamilton, how he survived his horrific crash in the Senior race and the bit of kit to which he owes his life.

087 WIN WIN WIN! A SHARK RACE-R PRO HELMET Island Racer and Shark have teamed up to give two lucky readers a brand-new, topof-the-range helmet each. Here’s how to enter our completely free competition.

090 HISTORY MATTERS: A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

It was a time in TT history like no other, where the racing was extended and carried on for far

longer than at any other time in The Island’s life.

TT podium man and former president of the TTRA Malcolm Wheeler tells the story of the time when strike action on the seas meant loads of great racing for the competitors on the roads...

112THE KNOWLEDGE: TT2016’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA

All the facts, the details and the records that matter most in one extremely handy place. Plus a speeds/ lap chart and the ready reckoner data, too.

130YOUR MASSIVE DOUBLE-SIDEDTT POSTER There is really only one subject for our Island Racer TT poster this year. On one side is an amazing start line shot of John McGuinness taken 10 seconds before he plunged down Bray Hill en route to that Senior win last year. On the other side is The Morecambe Missile in full-on flying form a short while later. You’ll love them.

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I’ve had the privilege of photographing all of John McGuinness’s TT wins. One of the most memorable was his 2013 Senior victory. Many people had written the Morecambe man off going into those six laps; race week having been dominated by his younger Honda teammate Michael Dunlop.

Just before the start of that race I noticed a look in John’s eyes that I had never seen before. I witnessed that same look before the Senior TT last June.

In the final moments before the riders were called to the start line, I crawled on my hands and knees through the crowd around his bike on the Glencrutchery Road to get close enough to watch him digging deep for every morsel of motivation he could muster.

The result was win number 23 for the TT legend, and a new outright lap record for The Mountain Course of 132.701mph.

WORDS AND PHOTO: STEPHEN DAVISON/PACEMAKER PRESS

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Ballaugh Bridge has always been one of the favourite spots for TT photographers. The old line that time spent with wheels off the ground is time wasted is long-redundant as front runners like Gary Johnson, Conor Cummins and James Hillier (the latter seen here on his Lightweight spec Quattro Plant ER6 Kawasaki) set out to jump big and jump far.

For others, like Czech rider Kamil Holan, it was more a case of coming down to earth with a bump as he got it all wrong over the most famous humpback bridge in the world on his R6 Yamaha.

WORDS AND PHOTOS: STEPHEN DAVISON/PACEMAKER PRESS

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After taking eight wins at the two previous TTs, Michael Dunlop arrived at the 2015 event as the man to beat. The fact he had chosen to ride a brand-new bike – the Milwaukee Yamaha R1 – was not regarded as any great disadvantage to a man who had ridden the previously unsuccessful BMW S1000RR to its first Senior victory in 75 years.

But even Dunlop had bitten off more than he could chew with the Yamaha. After realising he had no chance of defending his Superbike and Senior titles on the Milwaukee machine, the Ballymoney man made TT history by becoming the first man to jump ship from a factory team during practice week.

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A silence descended on the hectic grid as, in the final minute before his race would begin, John McGuinness rolled his factory Honda toward official TT starter Paul Kermode ahead of the 2015 Senior TT having left his friends and family behind with a final hug.

As the Morecambe man trundled gently towards the start line I followed him, silently praying the words on his rear tyre would still be in view when he came to rest.

Lady Luck was on my side but John’s battle with fortune was just beginning. With only 10 seconds to go before the tap on the shoulder that sets him off down Bray Hill, he is given the final signal that there can be no turning back now.

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Ian Hutchinson knows better than anyone how the wheels of fortune can turn in your favour in road racing.

And how they can go against you.

After becoming the first man in history to win five TTs in a single week on the Padgett Hondas in 2010, the Bingley Bullet almost lost his left leg when he crashed on a ‘safe’ short circuit three months later.

Five years on, 30 operations later and many, many months of graft in the gym, Hutchy’s comeback was completed at TT 2015 when he walked away with three of the famous Silver Ladies – winning both of the Supersport races and the Superstock TT. WORDS AND PHOTO: STEPHEN DAVISON/PACEMAKER PRESS

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The Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, have been world sidecar champions during their long and successful careers but they will be the first to tell you that nothing feels as good as winning a TT race.

The Mansfield duo made their Island debut in 2009 and battled for five years before enjoying their first taste of the winners’ champagne in 2013.

One year on, disaster struck when Ben badly injured his hand in a high-speed crash at the Black Dub during the second race.

Bouncing back in 2015, the brothers made it an emotional double, pipping TT legend Dave Molyneux to the line in the second race despite the Manxman’s new lap record.

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2 BRUCE ANSTEY FROM: Wellington, New Zealand RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport (Valvoline Racing by Padgetts Motorcyles, Honda), TT Zero (Team Mugen) TT DEBUT: 1996 BEST RESULT: 10 wins, 35 podiums FASTEST LAP: 132.298mph Anstey turned 46 in 2015 but he’s showing age is no barrier as his phenomenal record of wins and podiums gets ever bigger. Continuing with Clive Padgett’s team for a fifth successive year, the Kiwi was quietly confident going into TT2015 and it showed as he opened his week with the one thing missing from his CV – a Superbike win on The Island. He took the opening race backed it up with a brace of podiums in the Supersport class and another runner-up spot in the TT Zero race. It was his 35th TT podium in total, a figure bettered only

by John McGuinness (44) and Joey Dunlop (40).

A stunning 126mph lap at the Classic TT on the 500cc two-stroke Yamaha made him the talk of the paddock again and further proved his love of The Mountain Course. Like McGuinness, his story is far from over.

One of the greatest road racers ever, Anstey will compete for the Padgetts team for a sixth consecutive term in 2016, and few would bet against him racking up more wins and podiums.

3 JAMES HILLIER FROM: Ringwood, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Senior and Lightweight (Quattro Plant Muc-Off Kawasaki), TT DEBUT: 2008 BEST RESULT: 1 win, 6 podiums FASTEST LAP: 132.414mph As per previous seasons, Hillier confined his road racing activities to the

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Solo riders WORDS: PHILIP WAIN PHOTOS: STEPHEN DAVISON/PACEMAKER PRESS North West 200 and Isle of Man in 2015, but the Hampshire rider makes no secret of the fact his whole year is centred on the TT and he was not only one of the most improved riders around The Mountain Course last year, he was also one of the best.

With a phenomenal record of finishing races at the TT, the potential he showed in 2013 was realised in 2015 as he ran in the podium positions throughout the Superbike and Senior races, taking third in the former and second in the latter where he lapped at 132.414mph to become the third fastest rider of all time. Another podium was taken in the Lightweight race while he was also mightily close in the Superstock. He also set personal best laps in the Supersport races and it’s only a matter of time before he wins a second TT.

4 IAN HUTCHINSON FROM: Bingley, England RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (Tyco

BMW), Supersport (Team Traction Control Yamaha) TT DEBUT: 2004 BEST RESULT: 11 wins, 20 podiums FASTEST LAP: 131.697mph No one’s had it tougher these last few years than Hutchinson and there certainly wasn’t a more popular rider than the Yorkshireman 12 months ago when he took a fairtytale hat-trick. It fully vindicated the decisions he’d made since fighting back from injury and further proved just how determined and single-minded he is.

He was on the podium in all five of his races to deservedly take the Joey Dunlop Championship and there’s no reason why he can’t do it again.

A move to the Tyco BMW team over the winter months is one he’s relished from the off and he’s now eager to take more wins, this time for the German manufacturer. He already has 11 TT wins to his name and one can only wonder how many more he’d had if he hadn’t lost all those years. However,

he’s still very much in his prime and winning around The Mountain Course is his sole focus in racing so, there’s plenty of time to increase his tally.

For TAS Racing, countless podiums have come their way with the perennial bridesmaid Guy Martin but it’s wins that count and Philip and Hector Neill will be hoping the signing of Hutchinson will see them back on the top step of the podium for the first time since 2008.

5 PETER HICKMAN FROM: Louth, England RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (JG Speedfit Kawasaki), Supersport, Lightweight and TT Zero TT DEBUT: 2014 BEST RESULT: 5th, 2015 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 131.626mph A real revelation of the past two years; Hickman’s achievements have been simply staggering. The fastest ever newcomer at all of the International road races, victories

subsequently came at the Ulster Grand Prix and Macau Grand Prix last year, but he proved at TT2015 that he’s a potential race winner on The Island too.

His 1000cc results and lap speeds were all achieved on a Superstock-spec bike, which makes them all the more remarkable, and he’ll come into his third year at the TT as a potential champion for sure. If he can keep progressing like he has done, and if the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team have learnt form their first campaign in 2015, we could well see something special.

6 MICHAEL DUNLOP FROM: Ballymoney, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (Buildbase/Hawk racing BMW), Supersport (MD Racing Yamaha) TT Debut: 2007 BEST RESULT: 11 wins, 19 podiums FASTEST LAP: 132.515mph It’s fair to say last year’s TT didn’t go according to plan for Dunlop after the split with Milwaukee Yamaha and then a crash in the opening Superbike race put him very much on the back foot. He regrouped though and showed his fighting qualities, finishing second in the Superstock race and posting a lap of 132.515mph in the Senior to become The Island’s second fastest rider of all time. Far from fully fit, that was a gentle reminder to everyone of what he’s capable of.

This year sees him back to familiar territory, riding for Stuart and Steve Hicken’s Buildbase BMW team that he’s clearly so much at home in. That, combined with his own loyal band of supporters, should give him the environment he thrives on so don’t be surprised if he gets back to the winning dominance he showed in 2013 and 2014 as he looks to improve on his 11 wins.

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FROM: Broughton, England RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (Team Penz13.

Com BMW), Supersport (T3 Racing Triumph), Lightweight (CF Moto/WK Bikes) TT DEBUT: 2007 BEST RESULT: 2 wins, 6 podiums FASTEST LAP: 130.545mph Like a number of riders, TT2015 wasn’t all plain sailing for Lincolnshire’s Johnson and the dream ride with GBMoto Kawasaki didn’t pan out quite the way he’d hoped. Indeed, a spill in the Superbike race and a lowly 12th in the Senior certainly wasn’t what he had in mind, but a podium in the Supersport race showed he’s still a formidable force to be reckoned with on the roads.

This year sees him line up at the TT on BMW machinery for the first time, although he knows both the bike and the team well following a strong performance at Macau late last year. He’s also back on a Triumph for the Supersport races, the bike upon which he scored his second TT win in 2014.

FROM: Bridgnorth, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Supersport and Superstock (Bathams/SMT Racing BMW/Kawasaki), Lightweight (Paton) TT DEBUT: 1994 BEST RESULT: 4 wins, 14 podiums FASTEST LAP: 131.092mph Rutter enjoyed another strong TT meeting 12 months ago with the Midlands rider racking up four more top 10 finishes with his best result – third – coming in the Lightweight race, his 14th podium in total. He also broke the 131mph barrier for the first time to prove he’s riding better than ever and he continues with BMW machinery in the big bike classes. A race win may be just out of reach, but with continued support from Bathams Brewery and the highly experienced SMT Racing he’ll certainly make his presence felt throughout the week once more.

FROM: Ramsey, Isle of Man RACES: Superbike and Senior (Honda Racing), Superstock and Supersport (WA Corless/ Jackson Racing Honda) TT DEBUT: 2006 BEST RESULT: 6 podiums FASTEST LAP: 131.767mph This will be Cummins’ third year with Honda Racing and he’ll be eager to replicate the podium results he achieved in 2014. Last year saw him lap quicker than ever before but, such was the pace at TT2015, that was only good enough for seventh place so the Ramsey Rocket knows what he has to do this time around. The Manxman turns 30 just before the TT and this year will be his 11th at the event; he’ll want to justify his inclusion in, arguably, the premier road racing team. Teammate John McGuinness continues to set the benchmark and the 1000cc races should see him have his best chance of success, but he’ll also be there or thereabouts in the Supersport races.

FROM: Warrandyte, Australia RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport (Wilson Craig Racing Honda), Lightweight (SGS International/KMR Kawasaki) TT DEBUT: 2005 BEST RESULT: 2 wins, 10 podiums FASTEST LAP: 130.729mph A double winner in 2008, Donald has eased back on his racing commitments in recent years to focus his efforts on the Norton, but he’s back with a vengeance in 2016 and back with the Wilson Craig Racing Honda team. The Australian had great success on the silver and red machines between 2011 and 2013, taking no less than five podiums including three successive runner-up spots in the Superbike class.

He’s hungry to get back to those heights and he’s still as fit and as sharp as ever so competitive machinery should see him back challenging for the race wins.

FROM: Bradford, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki), TT Zero (Sarolea Racing) TT DEBUT: 2011 BEST RESULT: 1 win, 3 podiums FASTEST LAP: 130.261mph Harrison made superb progression on the roads between 2011 and 2014, culminating in an excellent TT in 2014 where he took a win in the Lightweight race and finished a close second to Michael Dunlop in the Superstock encounter.

That performance paved the way for a move to the Mar-Train Racing Yamaha team for 2015 but it was a difficult year and he failed to break into the top 10.

He ended the year strongly though with victory at the Scarborough Gold Cup and a move to the Silicone Engineering team is one he hopes will get him back at the sharp end.

8 WILLIAM DUNLOP FROM: Ballymoney, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior and Supersport (CD Racing Yamaha), Superstock (MSS Kawasaki) and TT Zero TT DEBUT: 2006 BEST RESULT: 4 podiums FASTEST LAP: 130.853mph Last year should have been Dunlop’s best ever at the TT but, after taking a solid fifth in the opening Superbike race, a spill at Laurel Bank on a practice lap ruled him out of the remainder of the meeting. He took the rest of the year to gradually get back up to speed, and he returns to The Island in 2016 back at privateer status. However, he’s enjoyed success before with CD Racing and they know how to get the best out of him so the softly spoken Ballymoney rider will be keen to show the racing world he’s more than capable of winning a TT race. It is a dream that could still become reality.

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FROM: Maguiresbridge, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (East Coast Construction/Burdens BMW), Supersport (East Coast Construction/ Burdens Triumph), TT Zero (Sarolea Racing) TT DEBUT: 2012 BEST RESULT: 2 podiums FASTEST LAP: 130.851mph Johnston has made huge strides forward since he turned his attention to the roads in 2012, taking wins and podiums at the North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix, including a superb hat-trick at the latter in 2015. The TT is a bigger challenge but he’s now firmly knocking on the door of a maiden win having taken third in last year’s Superstock race and lapping at close to 131mph. The East Coast Construction team gives him an ideal platform to succeed and don’t bet against more podiums, and possibly that first win, in 2016.

14 DAN KNEEN FROM: Braddan, Isle of Man RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) TT DEBUT: 2009 BEST RESULT: 5th, 2010 Supersport ‘A’ FASTEST LAP: 130.000mph A move to the excellent Padgetts squad saw Kneen reap the rewards in 2015 and he enjoyed top class results everywhere he rode, none more so than on the Isle of Man where he was back to his best with three top 10 finishes during the week. He also posted his first ever 130mph lap and, with a move to Mar-Train Racing Yamaha for 2016, he is expected to continue that impressive form. The team will have a learnt a lot in their first year with the R1 Yamaha and the Braddan rider is sure to be pushing the favourites hard in all of his races.

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FROM: Dungannon, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike and Senior (Tyco BMW), Superstock (IEG BMW), Lightweight (SGS International/Manx Gas

by KMR Kawasaki) TT DEBUT: 2002 BEST RESULT: 3 wins, 13 podiums FASTEST LAP: 129.883mph Farquhar had one of his most disappointing TTs ever last year as he failed to finish a single race, but near 129mph laps in the big bike class show he’s still competitive and he’s more determined than ever for 2016. The opportunity to ride the Tyco BMW Superbike is one he aims to grab with both hands, while the Superstock class has always been one of his favourites. And, as always he’s definitely a potential race winner in the Lightweight class.

FROM: Adelaide, Australia RACES: Superbike and Senior (Norton Racing), Superstock (Ice Valley BMW), Supersport TT DEBUT: 2010 BEST RESULT: 4th, 2014 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 131.595mph Named as the best newcomer in 2010, Johnson has been getting better and better with each and every TT outing and he was most definitely one of the stars of the fortnight last year. He recorded no less than four top 10 finishes, including a brilliant sixth in the Superstock race, while a new personal best lap in the Senior of 131.595mph makes him the ninth fastest rider of all time and the fastest ever Australian. He spearheads the Norton challenge this time around so it will be interesting to see what he can achieve on the British-built bike.

FROM: Yeovil, England RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock (Riders Motorcycles BMW), Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2014 BEST RESULT: 11th, 2014 Lightweight FASTEST LAP: 128.461mph Jessopp comes into his third year at the TT very much as one to watch after going round at more than 128mph on the final lap of last year’s Senior race. Indeed, with his performances on the short circuits in the British Superbike Championship better than ever, he’s certainly on the verge of top 10 finishes in the big bike classes this year, perhaps even the top six.

He’s added the Supersport class to his schedule for 2016 and with his circuit knowledge improving all the time, it could be a superb year for the Yeovil man.

FROM: Barrow-inFurness, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport (Wilcock Racing Kawasaki and Honda) TT DEBUT: 2002 BEST RESULT: 6th, 2009, 2010 Senior, 2011 Superbike FASTEST LAP: 129.077mph Cumbrian motorcycle dealer Stewart has been one of the finest and most consistent privateers at the TT in recent years, although he had a torrid time in the 1000cc races last year. Nevertheless, he still recorded two top 20 finishes in the Supersport races and has now won an impressive 26 Silver and 11 Bronze Replicas. Repeating his top six finishes of 2009-2011 may be a tall order, but he’ll certainly be knocking on the door of more top 10 results.

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19 STEVE MERCER FROM: Maidstone, England RACES: Superbike, Senior and Superstock TT DEBUT: 2009 BEST RESULT: 8th, 2013 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 127.748mph A 120mph man in his first year at the TT, Mercer set his personal best lap of The Mountain Course in 2014 with two more Silver Replicas coming his way last year. A quality rider, the ever-smiling Kent man is sure to benefit from contesting the World Endurance Championship with John McGuinness and Conor Cummins and a maiden 130mph-plus lap is very much on the cards in 2016.

20 IVAN LINTIN FROM: Bardney, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight (Devitt RC Express Racing Kawasaki) TT DEBUT: 2011 BEST RESULT: 1 win

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FASTEST LAP: 127.316mph Having won the TT Privateer’s Championship in fine style in 2014, Lintin made the move to the RC Express Racing Kawasaki team last year and he delivered on all counts, the highlight of course coming in the Lightweight race where the Lincolnshire lad took a superb breakthrough victory. He set a personal best lap on a 1000cc bike, where he’s hoping to add a couple more mph to his speeds this year, while he also finished in the top 12 of both Supersport races. A level-headed, mature rider, Lintin goes about his business in an unflustered manner and will be challenging for honours once more in 2016.

21 IAN LOUGHER FROM: Rhoose, Wales RACES: Superbike and Senior (Suter 500) TT DEBUT: 1984 BEST RESULT: 10 wins, 28 podiums FASTEST LAP: 128.221mph Lougher ‘retired’ from racing

at the end of the 2013 season although he’s continued to perform at the Classic TT with a brace of victories in 2014. However, the pull of the TT and, in particular the Suter two-stroke GP machine, has proved too strong and with all his experience he’s the ideal man to pilot the Swiss-made bike. One of the all-time TT legends, there is much interest in how competitive the bike will be.

22 JOHN BARTON FROM: Douglas, Isle of Man RACES: Lightweight TT DEBUT: 1990 BEST RESULT: 2 podiums FASTEST LAP: 122.961mph A two-time podium finisher in the single cylinder class, Barton will continue in his role as Rider Liaison Officer at TT2016 as well as having another competitive outing in the Lightweight race.

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Republic of Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Lightweight TT Debut: 2014 BEST RESULT: 15th, 2015 Senior FASTEST LAP: 127.090mph After a solid if not spectacular debut in 2014, Bonner’s progress last year was simply stunning as he became the Republic of Ireland’s fastest ever TT rider. With top 20 finishes and a 127mph lap under his belt, he’s sure to go better still now he’s joined the race-winning Devitt RC Express Racing team.

24 DANIEL COOPER FROM: Stroud, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2010 BEST RESULT: 6th, 2015 Lightweight FASTEST LAP: 126.966mph Cooper has made good progress at the TT ever

since he made his debut in 2010 and is now one of the most accomplished riders in the field being an almost ever-present in the top 20. He’s finished in the top 10 in the Supersport class on two occasions, while a near 127mph lap on a Superstock bike demonstrates his capabilities in the 1000cc category too.

25 SAM WEST FROM: Wilmslow, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2015 BEST RESULT: 19th, 2015 Senior FASTEST LAP: 126.541mph After a year at the Manx Grand Prix, West made his TT debut last year and was a revelation, lapping in excess of 126mph and taking a best finish of 19th in the Senior. He picked up five Replicas from his five races and is definitely one to watch this year.

26 DANIEL HEGARTY FROM: Nottingham, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2011 BEST RESULT: 13th, 2015 Superbike FASTEST LAP: 126.482mph Since his debut in 2011, Hegarty has consistently improved around The Mountain Course and this was evident in 2015 as he enjoyed his best year to date with three top 20 finishes and a new personal best lap at more than 126mph. Like Sam West, he’s worth keeping an eye on this time around.

27 RYAN KNEEN FROM: Braddan, Isle of Man RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2013 BEST RESULT: 17th, 2015 Superbike FASTEST LAP: 126.332mph The younger of the two Kneen brothers, Ryan had a strong TT debut in 2013 before stalling somewhat.

Last year saw was his best effort to date with some impressive results and some impressive speeds and he’ll be looking to improve further.

BEST RESULT: 1 podium FASTEST LAP: 125.213mph One of the top youngsters on the entry list, Cowton has his best ever machinery at his disposal this time around and can be expected to make an even greater impression in the Superbike and Supersport races, as well as being a potential Lightweight winner.

30 STEFANO BONETTI FROM: Castro, Italy RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2004 BEST RESULT: 12th, 2012 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 125.022mph Having missed the TT in 2013, Bonetti has been his usual consistent self these last two years

and having made his debut back in 2004, he can now count three Silver and 29 Bronze replicas in his impressive collection.

31 HORST SAIGER FROM: Mauren, Liechtenstein RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2013 BEST RESULT: 11th, 2014 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 124.880mph A regular top five finisher at Macau, Saiger has brought that form with him to the British roads, briefly holding a lap record in the Superstock class at the North West 200 and lapping at almost 125mph at the TT. Having missed last year’s event due to injury, he’ll be looking to break into the top 15 once more.

32 MARK MILLER FROM: Calabasas, USA RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and TT Zero TT DEBUT: 2006 BEST RESULT: 1 win, 3 podiums FASTEST LAP: 125.507mph A former winner of the TT Zero class, Miller is arguably the most successful American racer ever to have contested the TT and with a whole host of top 20 finishes, including an excellent eighth in last year’s Lightweight race, expect him to put in similar performances this year.

33 ROB BARBER FROM: Bury, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2007 BEST RESULT: 1 win, 3 podiums

FASTEST LAP: 124.653mph A regular at the TT since his debut in 2007, Barber was forced to miss last year’s races due to injury so he’ll be looking to re-establish himself in the top 20 this year.

34 DAVY MORGAN FROM: Saintfield, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2002 BEST RESULT: 7th, 2006 Senior FASTEST LAP: 125.134mph A stalwart of the TT and road racing scene for almost two decades, luck hasn’t always been with former Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Morgan but he can again be relied upon to put in some solid, consistent performances at TT2016.

28 SHAUN ANDERSON FROM: Banbridge, Northern Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Lightweight and TT Zero TT DEBUT: 2012 BEST RESULT: 18th, 2012 Supersport ‘A’ FASTEST LAP: 125.348mph Northern Irishman Anderson’s pace around The Mountain Course has never been in doubt and, if luck is on his side, he should figure among the top 20 finishers in the 1000cc races.

29 JAMES COWTON FROM: Kilham, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport, Lightweight and TT Zero TT DEBUT: 2014

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35 JAMIE COWARD FROM: Hebden Bridge, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2013 BEST RESULT: 16th, 2013 Supersport ‘B’ FASTEST LAP: 124.373mph Coward made a solid TT debut in 2013 and although injury forced him out in 2014, last year saw him make great strides forward with some strong lap times and results. He’ll no doubt be looking to build on that in 2016.

36 MICHAEL SWEENEY FROM: Skerries, Eire RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2014 BEST RESULT: 6th, 2015 TT Zero

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FASTEST LAP: 124.087mph After being a regular front runner – and double race winner at the Manx Grand Prix – Sweeney had a strong TT in 2014 and was set to do the same last year before having his week ended early after a spill in the second Supersport race. He’ll be challenging for top 20 finishes again in 2016.

37 PAUL SHOESMITH FROM: Poynton, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2005 BEST RESULT: 8th, 2008 250cc FASTEST LAP: 124.082mph A staunch supporter of the roads, Shoesmith will again have a strong presence in the paddock with numerous bikes and riders while he’ll no

doubt extend his own impressive finishing record which has now given him 39 Bronze Replicas.

38 IAN PATTINSON FROM: Weardale, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2002 BEST RESULT: 8th, 2007 Superstock FASTEST LAP: 124.397mph An ever-present at the TT since 2002 and a former winner of the Junior Manx Grand Prix, Pattinson has now won 11 Silver and 32 Bronze Replicas in an excellent TT career.

39 JOHN INGRAM FROM: Wigan, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2012 BEST RESULT: 22nd, 2015 Superbike

FASTEST LAP: 123.859mph A regular in the British superbike, supersport and superstock championships, Ingram has been steadily improving his results and lap speeds around The Mountain Course and is firmly knocking on the door of a maiden top 20 and 125mph-plus lap.

40 KAMIL HOLAN FROM: Prague, Czech Republic RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2015 BEST RESULT: 27th, 2015 Supersport 1 and Senior FASTEST LAP: 123.713mph Czech Republic rider Holan won the 2011 newcomers race at the Manx Grand Prix and made a strong showing on his TT debut last year, winning four Bronze replicas and improving his personal best lap speed by over 6mph.

41 BRIAN McCORMACK FROM: Waterford, Republic of Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2010 BEST RESULT: 16th, 2013 Senior FASTEST LAP: 123.689mph In a TT career that started in 2010, former Irish Superbike Champion McCormack has now won 11 Bronze Replicas, consistently lapping at more than 123mph in the big bike classes while also showing well in the smaller ones too.

42 CHRISTOPHER DIXON FROM: Egremont, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2014 BEST RESULT: 20th, 2015 Superbike FASTEST LAP: 123.469mph

Cumbria’s Dixon won the 2013 newcomers race at the Manx Grand Prix and has made an excellent impression in his two years at the TT, taking 10 Bronze Replicas from the 10 races he’s started while also lapping comfortably in excess of 123mph.

TT twice since he made his debut in 2002 and was a leading privateer in the mid-to-late 2000s with third in the 2004 Lightweight 400cc race the undoubted highlight. Those results may be behind him but he’s still a consistent performer around The Mountain Course.

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FROM: Market Drayton, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT Debut: 2009 BEST RESULT: 7th, 2011 Supersport ‘B’ FASTEST LAP: 124.982mph A former top 10 finisher in the Supersport class, Wylie has had a more mixed time in recent years but has still notched up some consistent finishes.

Riding the unfancied Bimota he picked up two Bronze Replicas last year and lapped at more than 122mph so will be looking to build on that in 2016.

44 JAMES FORD

FROM: Switzerland RACES: Superbike, Superstock, Senior and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2010 BEST RESULT: 26th, 2013 Senior FASTEST LAP: 122.954mph Swiss rider Gantner competed at the TT for four years in succession, 2010-2013, picking up four Bronze Replicas and lapping at just a shade under 123mph. He then decided to pursue rally racing instead, but he’s now back for more and he’s sure to perform well and improve further still.

47 DEREK McGEE FROM: Mullingar, Republic of Ireland RACES: Superbike, Superstock, Senior, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2015 BEST RESULT: 11th, 2015 Lightweight FASTEST LAP: 122.898mph Former Irish Supersport Road Race Champion McGee had, as expected, an excellent TT debut 12 months ago with some strong results and impressive lap times which resulted in five Bronze Replicas and the coveted Newcomer’s Trophy. He’s sure to make further strides forward in 2016.

48 DEREK SHEILS FROM: Kildare, Republic of Ireland RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2013 BEST RESULT: 23rd, 2013 Superstock

FASTEST LAP: 122.730mph A regular winner and podium finisher in the Irish national road races, Sheils hasn’t yet transferred that form to the TT although 2016 will only be his third time competing on The Island. He certainly has the talent and machinery to lap in excess of 125mph and maybe crack the top 20, so that’s sure to be his aim this year.

49 MICHAEL RUSSELL FROM: King’s Lynn, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Supersport, Superstock and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2010 BEST RESULT: 7th, 2015 Lightweight FASTEST LAP: 122.050mph A Manx Grand Prix winner in 2009 and 2013, RAF man Russell has lapped at more than 122mph at the TT and although he hasn’t had the best of luck in the

big bike races, last year’s Lightweight performance showed his talents as he took a brilliant seventh.

The same race should again give him his best chance of success in 2016.

50 ANDREW SOAR FROM: Loughborough, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2015 BEST RESULT: 38th, 2015 Senior FASTEST LAP: 121.886mph The winner of the 2014 Senior Manx Grand Prix, Soar made the step up to the TT 12 months ago and was unlucky not to pick up his first Replica with some solid rides and excellent lap times.

Despite not having the biggest of budgets, the Leicestershire rider is a talented road-racer and he can be expected to make further improvements at this year’s event.

FROM: Macclesfield, England RACES: Superbike, Superstock, Senior, Supersport and Lightweight TT DEBUT: 2008 BEST RESULT: 4th, 2008 125cc FASTEST LAP: 120.274mph A former podium finisher in the 125cc British Championship, Ford took fourth in the 2008 125cc TT held at Billown and has now firmly established himself on The Mountain Course, taking 12th in last year’s Lightweight race and breaking the 120mph barrier for the first time in the Supersport races.

45 MARK PARRETT FROM: Midhurst, England RACES: Superbike, Senior, Superstock and Supersport TT DEBUT: 2002 BEST RESULT: 1 podium FASTEST LAP: 124.690mph Now in the veteran category, Parrett has only missed the

James Hillier, Ivan Lintin and Michael Rutter enjoy a moment of celebration after the 2015 Lightweight TT.

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If there is one moment in road racing history that defines exactly why John McGuinness is a bone fide legend then this race was it.

Many had virtually written off McG’s hopes of a win in the big bike race – a few quieter voices as the exceptions, including John’s. There were several arguments in the ‘against’ camp including age, desire – or lack of it – and the rate of progress of the opposition.

Plus, great rival Bruce Anstey had already won the Superbike race at the start of the week and with the flying Kiwi on that sort of form things were always going to be stacked against John right from the off.

But McGuinness wasn’t to be outdone. Far from a last hurrah, the Morecambe Missile went to the line and claimed The Mountain once again. Last year will always be remembered; not only because John McGuinness sealed his 23rd TT victory, but also for the fact he smashed those who stood in his way and demonstrated his steely resolve when he needed it most.

McGuinness’s Senior victory was earned in sensational style as he set a new outright fastest lap of 132.701mph, shattering Anstey’s record set in the 2014 Superbike race, and he romped home 14.2 seconds clear of James Hillier with Ian Hutchinson in third. The victory came after the original race had been red flagged on the second lap and a shortened four-lap race was restarted at 2.45pm.

At Glen Helen first time around, Hillier was in the lead but it was close with Hutchinson and McGuinness just 0.1 seconds and 0.8 seconds behind in second and third respectively.

Anstey was holding on to fourth ahead of David Johnson and Michael Dunlop, with Guy Martin struggling after a really poor start which left him way down in 13th place.

By Ramsey, Hillier’s advantage had been cut to 0.6 seconds and it was now McGuinness behind him with Hutchinson down to third, a further 0.4 seconds back. Anstey was just off the podium with 2 seconds covering the leading four; Dunlop now in fifth and Peter Hickman sixth.

An opening lap of 131.850mph – the fastest ever from a standing start – gave McGuinness a 1.2 second lead over Hutchinson with Hillier back to third, trailing by a further 1.8 seconds. Anstey, Dunlop and Hickman filled out the top six, the latter having posted his first ever 130mph-plus lap, with Martin getting going in seventh.

McGuinness added 0.5 seconds to his lead as they swept through Glen Helen for the second time with the top five

remaining the same, although Martin had moved up to sixth ahead of Hickman. The lead was back up to 1.9 seconds at Ramsey and Martin was now up to fourth, tucking in behind Hutchinson on the road.

A stunning new outright lap record of 132.701mph extended McGuinness’s lead to 10.9 seconds, and he was helped by Hutchinson who overshot at Signpost Corner. Hillier remained in third but he was only 0.6 seconds ahead of Martin as the Tyco BMW rider also broke the now previous outright record with a lap of 132.398mph. Anstey had dropped to fifth, Dunlop sixth, and in an astonishing display of racing the first 11 riders all lapped at more than 130mph.

The order remained the same at Glen Helen on lap three and McGuinness had added 1.5 seconds to his ominous lead. Hutchinson, in turn, was more than 5 seconds clear of Hillier who had edged away from Martin, also to the tune of 5 seconds. Defending champion Dunlop was slipping back and found himself in eighth.

McG added another second on the run to Ramsey and, as he started his final lap around the Mountain Course, his advantage over Hutchinson was an impressive 17.5 seconds. Hillier was a further 6.6 seconds in arrears and he was coming under serious pressure from Martin once more with the difference between the duo now just 2.5 seconds.

The leader was in full control of the race, but a fierce battle ensued behind him as Hillier launched a comeback and took over the second podium position at Ballaugh, extending his advantage over Hutchinson to 4 seconds as they rounded Ramsey Hairpin for the final time.

It was all about McGuinness though. Having taken the lead from Hillier at the Bungalow during the opening lap the Honda man never looked back and, following Hutchinson’s mistake just before the solitary pit stop, he had pulled away to win his seventh Senior, equalling Mike Hailwood’s tally.

Hillier came in second, also lapping inside the old record at 132.414mph, with Hutchinson clinching third ahead of Martin.

Dunlop – whose final lap was 132.515mph – and Cummins took fifth and sixth as Anstey faded to eighth behind Hickman in seventh. Johnson finished ninth and Michael Rutter 10th. Â

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Bruce Anstey got the 2015 Isle of Man TT up and running when he swept to victory in the Superbike race.

The Kiwi overhauled early race leader Ian Hutchinson and took his 10th TT win – and first in the Superbike class – by 10.9 seconds after Michael Dunlop crashed out on the final lap.

After battling it out with Hutchinson, James Hillier and Dunlop in the early stages, Anstey was getting firmly into his stride at the start of lap four and he reeled Hutchinson in with a circuit of 131.333mph leaving himself just 0.2 seconds behind coming into the second pit stop. His Valvoline Racing by Padgetts team turned the deficit into an advantage, pushing him 2.5 seconds clear at Glen Helen.

The 45-year-old extended his lead at each commentary point and all eyes fell on Dunlop who was putting in a final lap charge.

Anstey held firm, and with his lead up to 5.5 seconds at Ballaugh, and with a final flying lap of 131.797mph, he crossed the line a more comfortable 10.9 seconds clear of Hutchinson in second who was back on a TT podium for the first time since 2010.

Michael Dunlop’s challenge had ended at the Nook when he crashed out after tangling with a slower rider Hillier took third, his first ever TT podium. John McGuinness, William Dunlop and Michael Rutter completed the top six but the incident at the Nook brought the red flag out and no other riders completed the full race distance.

Seventh place onwards was taken from the end of the fifth lap and so Dan Kneen, Peter Hickman, Lee Johnston and David Johnson completed the top 10.

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Above: The Birchalls are a force to be reckoned with and in 2015 nobody came close.

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Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall took a commanding win in the opening Sidecar race of TT 2015, coming home almost 25 seconds clear of John Holden/Dan Sayle.

The duo won in a new race record time with Conrad Harrison/ Mike Aylott taking third, but there was disappointment for pre-race favourites Dave Molyneux/Ben Binns and Tim Reeves/ Patrick Farrance who both went out on the first lap.

At Glen Helen on the opening lap it was Holden/Sayle who led by just 0.5 seconds from the Birchalls with Molyneux/ Binns a further 1 second back. Harrison/Aylott were in fourth ahead of Reeves/Farrance but the latter were soon out having retired at the top of Barregarrow.

It was all change at Ramsey as Molyneux/Binns went to the top of the leaderboard, but only by the minuscule amount of 0.003 seconds, and Holden/Sayle were only a further 0.5 seconds behind.

Harrison/Aylott remained in fourth but had dropped to 11 seconds in arrears with Ian Bell/Carl Bell moving up to fifth.

There was further drama on the opening lap though as Molyneux/Binns stopped at Brandish to make adjustments and so it was the Birchalls who ended the lap in the lead with a speed of 115.285mph. Holden/Sayle were up to second, 5 seconds behind, with Harrison/Aylott third ahead of the Bells, Alan Founds/Tom Peters and Gary Bryan/Jamie Winn.

Molyneux was soon reported as having retired at Brandish with Karl Bennett/Lee Cain also out at Douglas Road Corner.

But the Birchalls were pressing on ahead and by Glen Helen, they’d extended their lead to 8 seconds over Holden/Sayle with Harrison/Aylott continuing to drop further back in third, now some 19 seconds adrift.

Holden/Sayle briefly got the deficit to the Birchalls down to 6 seconds halfway round the second lap but the Nottinghamshire brothers responded and, with a superb lap of 116.060mph – the second fastest of all time – their lead had increased to 13.5 seconds as they went on to their final lap.

Holden had also set his own personal best with 115.240mph and was now 25 seconds clear of Harrison/Aylott with the top six rounded out by the Bells, Bryan/Winn and Founds/ Peters – the final pair lapping in excess of 111mph in just their second year at the TT. The gap between the Birchalls and Holden/Sayle remained constant all the way round the first half of the last lap but they eventually crossed the line a comfortable 24.1 seconds ahead for their second TT win in three years. Holden claimed his 12th TT podium and it was a ninth rostrum appearance for Sayle, the most ever recorded by a passenger at the TT. Harrison/Aylott were secure in third, the Bradford driver taking his ninth podium in the last 10 races, with the Bells taking fourth ahead of Founds/Peters and Bryan/Winn, the gap between the last two just 0.007 seconds.

Gary Knight/Jason Crowe, Rob Handcock/Aki Alto, Matt Dix/Shaun Parker and Wayne Lockey/Mark Sayers rounded out the top 10.

In a race full of personal best laps, French woman Estelle Leblond, partnered by Sébastien Lavorel, cemented her status as the fastest ever female driver around The Mountain Course with a lap of 107.297mph on her way to finishing an excellent 18th.

Fiona Baker-Milligan, passenger to her father Tony, recorded a lap of 109.321mph, the fastest ever by a female passenger.

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The Birchalls took their second win of the 2015 Isle of Man TT races as they romped to victory in the record-breaking second Sidecar race of the week.

Second-place Molyneux/Binns had the consolation of claiming a new lap record with a speed of 116.785mph.

It was clear from the outset that records were under threat as the three leading crews set 116mph-plus laps second time around, the Birchalls only 2 seconds outside Nick Crowe and Dan Sayle’s 2007 lap record.

Their lead over Molyneux/Binns stood at 7.6 seconds with Holden/Sayle only 3.7 seconds further adrift in third.

Harrison/Aylott and the Bells remained in fourth and fifth as Dix/Parker moved up to sixth.

The Birchalls and Molyneux/Binns matched each other the whole way round the lap, the gap between the two hovering around the 7 second mark.

As they came along Glencrutchery Road for the final time, it was the Birchalls who took their third TT win in total, by 7 seconds, also breaking their own two-day-old personal best with a lap of 116.783mph.

The brothers also broke Crowe and Sayle’s eight-yearold absolute record, only for Molyneux/Binns to come in fractionally quicker at 116.783mph and set a new mark.

Holden/Sayle came home in third for their second podium of the week. Harrison/Aylott and the Bells had relatively lonely drives into fourth and fifth respectively as Dix/Parker secured their best ever TT position in sixth.

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Ian Hutchinson secured a memorable victory in the opening TT Supersport contest of race week when he came home 7.7 seconds clear of New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey with Gary Johnson in third.

It was Hutchinson’s ninth TT win and completed his comeback from career threatening leg injuries he suffered at the end of 2010, the year he won all five solo races.

The riders enjoyed perfect conditions for the evening start and it was Johnson who led at Glen Helen on the opening lap by a little more than 2 seconds from teammate Dean Harrison.

He in turn was only 0.5 seconds ahead of Hutchinson who was almost dead level with James Hillier. Anstey and Lee Johnston filled out the remaining top six places.

By Ramsey, Johnson had eked out a further 0.5 seconds but Hutchinson was up to second, himself 0.5 seconds clear of Harrison who was leading on the roads having already overhauled John McGuinness. Anstey had taken over fourth from Hillier with Johnston holding on to sixth and Guy Martin on the move and up to seventh.

Hutchinson was making his move though and, having closed to within 0.2 seconds of the lead at the Bungalow, his opening lap of 126.4mph saw him lead Johnson by 0.77 seconds. Anstey was a further 2 seconds back in third ahead of Harrison, Johnston and Martin, Hillier dropping back to seventh.

At Glen Helen on lap two, Hutchinson was more than 2 seconds ahead but it was Anstey who was now behind him as Johnson slipped back to third albeit only 0.7 seconds behind.

Harrison was out though having retired at Crosby Crossroads with Michael Dunlop, down in 12th after the first lap, doing the same at Kirk Michael.

Hutchinson continued to edge away as Anstey and Johnson battled it out all the way round, their times almost equal at both Ramsey Hairpin and the Bungalow timing points. Martin was also increasing his pace as a little more than 10 seconds covered the top four. Ninth-place Keith Amor tipped off at Stella Maris fortunately without injury.

At the end of the lap, Hutchinson still held the lead but Anstey had charged over The Mountain and a lap of 126.984mph allowed him to close to within 2.4 seconds of the Yamaha man. Johnson was a further 2 seconds back in third with Martin in fourth but the latter was then hit with a 30 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, which dropped him down the pecking order. Johnston and Hillier remained in fifth and sixth.

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Hutchinson’s team were the slicker at the solitary pit stop and

by Glen Helen on lap three his advantage over Anstey had almost trebled to 6.6 seconds. Johnson had closed up on Anstey too, with less than 1 second separating the pair.

The Bingley rider maintained his advantage throughout the lap and going into the fourth and final circuit he held a 6 second lead from Anstey. Johnson appeared to be out of contention 7 seconds adrift of the Kiwi but well clear of Johnston who was now in fourth.

Anstey was mounting a last lap charge and got the gap down to five seconds at Glen Helen but Hutchinson responded immediately and was a staggering 2.5 seconds quicker than his Honda rival on the run to Ballaugh which gave him a more manageable lead.

The 35-year-old Yorkshireman was able to control the race for the remainder and, with the fastest lap – 127.571mph, he took the flag from Anstey and Johnson, with Johnston securing his best TT finish in fourth. Martin finished in fifth – which would have been fourth had it not been for the penalty – Hillier having another good ride into sixth.

John McGuinness, Conor Cummins, Dan Kneen and Michael Rutter completed the top 10.

Ian Hutchinson won his second race of the week at the 2015 Isle of Man TT races when he took the RL360 Superstock race, obliterating Michael Dunlop’s race record by 32 seconds in the process.

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John McGuinness smashed his own TT Zero record in the 2015 single-lap event as teammate Bruce Anstey again followed him home, repeating the previous year’s top two.

Anstey was also inside McGuinness’s old lap record for the electric bike class.

Looking to add to his 21 TT wins, McGuinness was first away from the line but by Glen Helen Anstey had actually moved into the lead on timing, albeit with only 1 second separating the Team Mugen pair who had already established a 17 second lead over third-place Lee Johnston with his Victory Parker Racing teammate Guy Martin in fourth a further 9 seconds back. Martin was a late replacement for William Dunlop who was injured earlier in the week.

McGuinness had moved into the lead by the next timing point at Ballaugh Bridge more than 2 seconds ahead of Anstey – the pair establishing a healthy lead at the front of the field. Johnston and Martin continued their battle for the final podium spot with the Northern Ireland rider establishing a 10 second advantage over Martin at Ballaugh.

Scotland’s Robert Wilson consolidated fifth place for the Belgian Sarolea Racing team while James Cowton (Brunel University) and Michael Sweeney (University of Nottingham) were going head-to-head in sixth and seventh for the honour of finishing as first university.

At the front of the field McGuinness was being made to work for the race win by Anstey with the gap closing to less than 3 seconds, but the Morecambe Missile held on to win with a new lap record of 119.279mph/18:58.743 from Anstey (118.857mph/19:02.785) with Lee Johnston taking third for Victory Racing with 111.620mph/20:16.881.

Guy Martin (109.717mph/20:37.987) and Robert Wilson (106.510mph/21:15.256) completed the top five with Michael Sweeney (73.156mph/30:56.695) taking the University honours for Nottingham. Â

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“McGuinness was being made to work for the race win.”

Fast charger: McG is Zero King in current form.

Ian Hutchinson completed a memorable treble at the 2015 Isle of Man TT races when he won the second Supersport contest midway through race week. The Team Traction Control Yamaha rider took his 11th TT victory by 14.8 seconds from Bruce Anstey with Guy Martin taking his first podium of the week in third.

At Glen Helen on the opening lap, as was often the case during the week, it was the Kawasaki of James Hillier that led with a 1 second gap over Hutchinson, and Anstey in third a further 0.1 seconds behind. Gary Johnson and Martin completed the top five.

By Ramsey, Hutchinson was in the lead by 1 second from Hillier as Anstey closed to within 0.2 seconds, and after the opening lap – 127.093mph – the Bingley rider held a 3.8 second advantage. Anstey was up to second as Hillier slipped 4 seconds further back and came under pressure from Martin.

Gary Johnson and Lee Johnston were holding onto fifth and sixth but Michael Dunlop, whose participation was in doubt before the race, retired at the pits.

With perfect conditions all round the course, Hutchinson pressed on during lap two and extended his lead throughout.

Indeed, in what would prove to be the fastest lap of the race, 127.751mph, the gap to Anstey, who also lapped at more than

127mph, was more than 8 seconds as they came in to refuel at the end of lap two. Martin had moved ahead of Hillier for third while Johnson and Johnston maintained station.

Hutchinson added more than 2 seconds to his lead by the time they swept round Ramsey Hairpin for a third time but Kiwi Anstey went up and down The Mountain quicker and had brought the deficit down to 8.6 seconds as they headed into the final lap.

Martin, Hillier, Johnson and Johnston were all secure in third to sixth with a good battle for seventh taking place between the Hondas of John McGuinness, Conor Cummins and Dan Kneen.

At the head of the field though, Hutchinson wasn’t to be denied and once he realised Anstey was charging, he turned up the wick and came home the winner by an eventual 14.8 seconds. Anstey took his fourth podium of the week in second once more with Martin getting third on the Smiths Racing Triumph.

Hillier put in his best ever Supersport ride to take fourth with Johnson and Johnston in fifth and sixth as they had been for much of the race. Cummins got the verdict for seventh by just 0.04 seconds from teammate McGuinness with Kneen and David Johnson completing the top ten.

Above: Hutchy made winner’s lane his home during the 2015 race week.

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Ivan Lintin grabbed his debut TT victory in the penultimate race on the Island for 2015 when he took a record-breaking Lightweight victory.

The Lincolnshire lad finished ahead of a hard-charging James Hillier by just less than 4 seconds with Michael Rutter in third.

The front two both smashed the old lap record, Hillier going round at 120.848mph compared to Lintin’s 120.845mph, but it was the second win in a row in the class for the RC Express Racing team after Dean Harrison’s triumph in 2014.

Hillier was again the quickest to Glen Helen with Lintin 1.5 seconds behind. Ryan Farquhar was only 0.2 seconds adrift in third and his teammate Lee Johnston was almost exactly level with him. Dan Cooper and Michael Rutter were back in fifth and sixth respectively. One of the pre-race favourites, Jamie Hamilton, was outside the top 10 though having been slow to leave the line.

By Ramsey, it was all change as Lintin went into the lead by 1.7 seconds, Farquhar relegating Hillier to third. Lintin maintained his lead to the Grandstand with an opening lap speed of 119.078mph had a 2.1 second advantage over Farquhar with Johnston and Hillier 1.4 seconds further back in third and fourth. Rutter and James Cowton rounded out the top six but Farquhar’s hopes of victory were dashed when he was given a 30 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Gary Johnson was out of luck too having retired at the pits.

It was all change at Glen Helen second time round as Hamilton took the lead, the Northern Irishman having not pitted, but the margin over Lintin was only 3 seconds. Hillier was only 5 seconds back with Johnston still well in touch in fourth. Michael Russell was up to fifth, another rider yet to pit, with Rutter still in sixth. Farquhar’s penalty dropped him to ninth but he was soon out altogether at Cronk-y-Voddy.

By Ramsey, Lintin was in the lead outright again, by 4 seconds from Hamilton, with Hillier only 0.5 seconds behind. Johnston, Russell and Rutter were still occupying fourth to sixth.

The RC Express Racing rider held the lead still as they started the final lap but Hillier had closed to within 3.9 seconds as Johnston took over third. Hamilton dropped to fourth and made his pit stop as did Russell in sixth, with Rutter’s Paton still sand dwiccheed between thee air..

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The race was really on at the head of the field and at Glen Helen the gap was down again: Lintin’s lead now only 3.2 seconds. Johnston was out at Ballacraine which promoted Rutter up to third, Cowton fourth, Cooper fifth and Hamilton sixth. Russell was now holding on to seventh.

Hillier was nibbling away at Lintin’s lead and got it down to 3 seconds at Ballaugh, but the leader responded on the run to Ramsey and his advantage was almost 5 seconds as they started the final climb up The Mountain. It was down again at the Bungalow, this time to 3.8 seconds, so it all came down to the final few miles.

As they flashed across the line, Hillier claimed the lap record at 120.848mph but Lintin’s speed was almost identical at 120.845mph and he took his first TT victory by 3.8 seconds.

Rutter took a brilliant third on the Paton with Cowton a good fourth. The battle for fifth went all the way to the end, eventually going the way of Hamilton over Cooper.

Russell took seventh with American Mark Miller having a great ride into eighth just ahead of Connor Behan and Danny Webb.

Newcomer Derek McGee had an excellent finish in 11th.

It’s smiles aplenty for Lintin after his first TT win.

TT stalwart Dave Madsen Mygdal is the current president of the TT Riders’ Association.

The hard-riding Philip McCallen, 2010 TTRA president.

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Even seasoned TT goers don’t really understand what the beautifully cared for Portakabin, tucked away at the back of the TT Grandstand and proudly boasting the TTRA 38th Milestone logo, is all about. Malc Wheeler explains what’s behind the mystery and the reason it exists at all.

WORDS: MALC W It’s only when things go wrong, when help is really needed, that the TT Riders Association enters the consciousness of a past or current TT rider or their family and friends.

To most that have seen the association’s headquarters tucked away behind the TT Grandstand, or been fortunate enough to attend the annual luncheon, the TTRA appears to be something of an old-boys’ club. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The mix of manufacturer-supported stars on works machines and penniless privateers on home-prepared bikes which is seen at modern-day TTs is not new in road racing. It was this unequal struggle that provided the original inspiration for the TT Riders Association.

Back in the 1940s and 50s, factory-supported stars had contract clauses which included accident insurance, and even funeral expenses. The rest of the pack spent a year’s salary just to compete in the world’s greatest road race and they had nothing left for such things. Consequently, when things went wrong events invariably brought about untold hardship for the riders’ unfortunate families.

During the 1949 races a rider crashed and was killed.

Having no financial means to return his body home, he was buried in a pauper’s grave with just a pair of handlebars as a headstone. TT start line marshal Rueben Harveyson was so incensed that he called a riders’ meeting in Belfast later in the year, and as a result the embryo of the TTRA was formed.

Support from the top riders was instant and by 1951 the fully grown association was born and the charity was up and running. The founder members’ list read like a who’s who of racing. Lincolnshire’s world champion Freddie Frith was quickly on board, becoming the first president, and he was joined by Alex Bennett, Irish star Stanley Woods, Jimmy Simpson and others.

Membership fees were set at £1 for life and by the end of the first year donations had been made to the ACU Benevolent Fund and The Island’s main hospital, Noble’s.

One of the first TT riders to feel the benefit of the funds collected was Norton star Tim Hunt, the first man to win two races in a week back in 1931, who would receive support 30 years later.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME Even those who think they know what the TTRA might be about often miss the point. For several years the association was involved in the organisation of the TT Lap of Honour, but it was this massive PR opportunity missed as those on the other side of the fence believed the sole purpose of the TTRA was to gather together aged riders, and equally ancient machinery, to enjoy just one more dash around the hallowed Mountain Course.

Sadly, that is a memory that has stuck, and while the Lap of Honour did, on occasion, create funds for the charity to spend on needy TT riders and their families, the chance to spread the word was missed.

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Above: Island Racer publisher and former TTRA president Malc Wheeler.

The values and aims of the TTRA haven’t changed in the 65 years it has existed. Riders and their families, who face real hardship, are helped as much as is possible and for as long as necessary. By its very nature, confidentiality is everything, this work goes largely unnoticed. But the sting in the tail for the TTRA is that by having to hide its light under a bushel the association finds it so much more difficult to cast the fund-raising net further afield.

It also comes as a surprise to find that an organisation founded out of necessity in the 1950s should still be needed in 2010, but needed it most definitely still is.

PUTTING SOMETHING BACK Just as you might expect from a group of fun-loving ex-racers, the TTRA isn’t just about the serious and tragic stuff. Each year the association holds its annual luncheon, a key fund-raising event, at the National Motorcycle Museum where the air is buzzing with tales of TT legends, as 600 former TT riders, families and guests sit down together.

The early luncheons were strictly men only affairs, but, in a quirk of irony that Norman Scott would have smiled at, the current secretary is Manx resident Frances Thorp, whose husband Tom was himself a TT star. The climax to a great day, in even greater company, is the auction, which puts thousands in the pot to be spent on those in need through injury or age or in the very worst cases those who have paid the ultimate price for the sport they loved.

All who support the TT do so because they appreciate it is no ordinary race. It is the Everest of racing. No other event offers either the rider, or the spectator for that matter, so much satisfaction. Sadly though, when it bites back, it really means it.

In common with all medical facilities, The Island’s Noble’s Hospital is always struggling for funds, and the TT and related races put a tremendous strain on services.

For this reason, the hospital has felt the benefit of the TTRA over the years. On-the-spot equipment has been purchased for the helicopter-bound medical team too (having felt the benefit of that helicopter service firsthand I can vouch for its value), as well as hospital-based items and supplies.

Just across the water from The Island, Southport’s spinal unit deals with the more badly injured riders from the races, and it too has been supported in its sterling work. Add to this the (obviously) anonymous assistance given to injured riders and bereaved families of TT riders, and the purchase of marshals’ shelters and seats around the TT course, and you start to get something of a picture of the value of the TTRA’s contribution to the world’s greatest road race and those who make it what it is.

The funds are administered by the president, the treasurer, secretary and a committee made up of former TT riders. Â IslandRacer

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A FRIEND IN DEED Although membership to the TTRA is only open to those who have started in a TT race, there is an offshoot organisation called The Friends of the TTRA which allows enthusiasts who have enjoyed the spectacle of the TT or been involved in some way to put something back. Membership to FOTTRA costs a minimum £150.

The FOTTRA uses the same principal as that of the association and members are encouraged to get involved in fund raising from different sources. While The Friends have no say in the confidential business of distributing the funds, they have already proved invaluable when it comes to generating cash.

TT riders, whether current or retired, can join the TTRA by contacting Frances Thorp at TTRA, Mountain View, Glen Maye, Isle of Man; francesthorp@manx.net; or at the 38th Milestone, the headquarters of the TTRA situated at the rear of the TT Grandstand during TT or Classic TT race week.

Frances is also the first point of contact for application forms for FOTTRA. ACU BENEVOLENT FUND Don’t get the idea that the TTRA is the only organisation helping TT riders and their families.

The ACU Benevolent Fund works closely with the TTRA and together the groups put a tremendous amount back into the sport.

Although the ACU often comes in for criticism, the ACU Benevolent Fund works away quietly and confidentially in the background, helping not just riders but also officials, without whom there would be no racing, and their dependants.

Money is raised through the annual sale of TT badges, and through donations and bequests, but in difficult financial times the fund needs all the help it can get.

You can support the fund and put something back into the sport by buying a great reminder of the TT for just £2.50. Contact the ACU Benevolent Fund at ACU, Wood Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2YX; or via the ACU website.

Left: Sidecar ace Mick Boddice.

Top right: Geoff Duke, just one of the great names on the chain of office.

Above: Honda star Tommy Robb and, left, Sidecar ace, Mick Boddice, have both served the association as president.

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After weeks of speculation that the 1966 TT races were in danger of being cancelled, fans of real racing got great news which promised an endless summer on Mona’s Isle. Malc Wheeler explains.

WORDS: MALC WHEELER PHOTOS: MORTONS ARCHIVE MORTONSARCHIVE.COM

“This time TT news made the front page: ‘Sea Strike Threatens IoM – TT Races May Be Cancelled’ read the headline.”

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Everything was set fair for what promised to be a memorable TT. Motor Cycling’s positive headline in May proclaimed: ‘TT Week Attracts a Record 499 Entries.’ Topping the entry list in numbers was the sixlap Junior race, with 114.

The Lightweight looked set to be a cracker too; among the 104 entered there were five factory Yamahas and the Hondas of Jim Redman and Mike Hailwood, all causing the experts to predict the winning average could be in excess of 100mph. In total, 19 countries outside of Great Britain were represented, something of a record in itself, with riders from as far afield as Uruguay. Top US racer Buddy Parriott also planned to make his TT debut.

Less than two weeks later it was a very different story. This time TT news made the front page: ‘Sea Strike Threatens IoM – TT Races May Be Cancelled’ read the headline. With practice just a little more than two weeks away the races looked in real danger. A national seamen’s strike, which would stop continental riders crossing the channel from Europe, had spread to the Isle of Man Steam Packet vessels, cutting The Island off from sea travel.

“We’ll do everything feasible,” ACU secretary Ken Shierson told Motor Cycling. “I doubt it would be worth considering an air lift, for I’m sure all aircraft will be at a premium. So far I haven’t discussed the situation with the Union’s chairman, Mr Norman Dixon, who, of course, would have to decide whether or not to cancel the meeting.” Â

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Above: Luigi Taveri’s (right) congratulations seemed premature as Scheidegger (left) was stripped of his victory.

Top right: Mike the Bike seemed out of sorts early in the week, but made up for it later.

Bottom right: Flying the flag for Britain – Peter Inchley did us proud on the Villiers Starmaker Special.

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Within a week, and with the strike still in force, the situation was still making the front page, but Norman Dixon was sounding more positive, telling Motor Cycling: “If humanly possible, we intend to run the TT this year – and in the Isle of Man.” He confirmed that The Island’s authorities had offered every support and that the FIM promised to be ‘sympathetic’ despite changes to Grand Prix dates not being allowed once they had been announced.

Dixon’s optimism looked ill placed when, just seven days after, it was rumoured that the FIM might stick rigidly to its policy. Its director, Major David Goode, did little to reassure when in a statement he said: “I can’t prejudge the question, of course, and I agree that it would be a very serious blow to the sport and the 1966 World Championship series if the TT were cancelled.” He added: “The rules say that once a date of a championship event is fixed is cannot be changed, only cancelled.”

Thankfully common sense prevailed and it was agreed to run the TT in August, immediately after the Ulster Grand Prix, which had the added bonus for the regular continental circus as they could go straight from the Northern Ireland event to the Isle of Man, therefore saving a channel crossing.

The hastily reorganised race timetable would see TT practice starting on Monday, August 22. That

meant, for the first time in the TT’s 59-year history, The Island’s authorities agreed to the 250cc and Sidecar races being run on a Sunday – August 28 – with the other solo races run on Monday, August 29; Wednesday, August 31; and Friday, September 2. To allow this to happen, the Manx Grand Prix had to be shuffled back which effectively meant there would be a month of racing on the TT Mountain Circuit; something not popular with certain residents.

THE ACTION BEGINS When practice finally got under way for the 1966 TT races it was as if the whole world of motorcycle racing heaved a unified sigh of relief after the weeks of uncertainty and speculation.

Missing from the line-up though was Honda team captain Jim Redman, who had badly broken his arm in the Belgium Grand Prix at Spa, and was unable to recover. In fact, the injury was so severe it ultimately caused Redman to hang up his leathers for good.

Young pretender Giacomo Agostini wasted no time in demonstrating his intentions, and when the flag came down on the Monday evening practice session the Italian topped both the Senior and Junior leaderboard on the MV Agusta, while Franta Stastny, Jawa, and Phil Read, Yamaha, led the 250 and 125 classes respectively.

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As racing commenced, on August Bank Holiday Sunday, it didn’t take long for controversy to rear its ugly head. Just four hours after winning (or so he thought) his first TT, tall Swiss world champion Fritz Scheidegger was disqualified by the ACU. His crime?

Running the wrong fuel in his BMW outfit.

Stunned by the news, Scheidegger explained: “For years I have been under contract to Castrol for oil.

They helped me when I was coming up so I stay with them. But, for petrol, I have no contract so first I went to get it from the refuelling tanker at the TT but no one would let me have any. Consequently I bought Esso Golden at a garage in Douglas.

“I use this petrol in all continental races. It is pump fuel which I am sure complies with the FIM regulations. I did all my practising on Esso and adjusted my carburation for it. Then at scrutineering I declared I was using Esso Golden. ACU officials saw my declaration card and checked it. They said nothing,” he added.

Understandably incensed by the disqualification, Scheidegger declared that the decision could be the end of his distinguished 16-year race career, saying: “I have been told that they cannot consider the case until Tuesday. But if I am not declared the winner I will never race again. I will finish with the sport completely.” It was to take far longer than two days for the matter to be resolved, in fact it wasn’t until later that year in November that RAC stewards, the ACU’s parent body, overturned the crazy decision and reinstated Scheidegger and his English passenger John Robinson after a mere 30 minutes of discussion.

The first solo race proved more predictable and certainly less Â

“I will never race again.

I will finish with the sport completely.”

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“Runner-up Read also had a moment when his Yamaha nipped up on the full bore stretch through Crosby.”

controversial, with Mike Hailwood screaming the Honda six to a comfortable victory claiming both the race and lap records in the process. Hailwood showed his intentions from the drop of the Union Flag, moving the lap record up to an impressive 104.29mph from a standing start.

By the second lap at Ramsey he was ahead of Phil Read, Yamaha, on the road despite starting nearly one-and-a-half seconds after first man away Tommy Robb, Bultaco. Then the retirements came thick and fast; first Read at Sulby, Mike Duff, Yamaha, at Appledene and Alberto Pagani, Aermacchi, at the pits.

While Hailwood pressed on, Bill Ivy, Read’s Yamaha teammate, slotted into second, with Stuart Graham, having his first race on the Honda six slipping into third. But, for the partisan crowd, it was the performance of Peter Inchley, aboard the Villiers Starmaker Special that held their attention as he climbed the leaderboard to fifth place.

As they so often do, the pit stops at the halfway stage caused some drama. While Hailwood was in, refuelled and out without fuss, things weren’t so straightforward for Graham, who had overhauled Ivy for second on the run down the Mountain. As Graham pushed out, the Honda was reluctant to chime in on six and Ivy overshot his pit suffering a mechanical problem which later forced him to retire.

At the flag, Hailwood was a comfortable winner, almost six minutes ahead of Graham with Inchley on the British twostroke, which he has been developing, coming home a delighted third. Such was Hailwood’s pace that only the rostrum men received Silver Replicas and the attrition rate meant only 16 riders finished the six laps.

TWO-STROKE WARS It was gloves off for the Ultra-Lightweight (125cc) race as Suzuki and Yamaha outgunned the might of the Honda four-strokes. Little Bill Ivy on his factory water-cooled twin cylinder Yamaha claimed his first TT victory and with it the race and lap records.

Runner-up was Ivy’s team mate Read, more than one-and-a-half minutes adrift, while Hugh Anderson stopped it being an all Yamaha rostrum by bringing his factory Suzuki home in third ahead of Mike Duff ’s Yamaha. The lack of speed from the works Hondas surprised even the most knowledgeable pundits, with Mike Hailwood, down in an uncharacteristic sixth place, the only Honda to make the leaderboard.

Hailwood’s teammate Ralph Bryans brought his Honda home in seventh, to claim the last Silver Replica, with pre-race favourite Luigi Taveri the last works machine in a lowly eighth, only just ahead of top privateer Jim Curry, Honda.

The race wasn’t without incident for Bill Ivy who, still coming to grips the 37.73 mile circuit, arrived at the Gooseneck a little too quickly on the first lap and clipped the wall, punching a hole in his screen. In the post-race interview the diminutive Ivy quipped: “There are far too many corners on this course for me.”

Runner-up Read also had a moment when his Yamaha nipped up on the full bore stretch through Crosby, but it freed again, only for the temperature gauge to go off the clock on the final run over the Mountain. Third man Hugh Anderson reported a trouble-free race with “much more to come” from the little Suzuki.

Czech Frantisek Bocek (right) was ushered to the rostrum alongside Ago (centre) and Peter Williams (left), only to be told later that he had, in fact, finished fifth.

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Friday’s action got under way with the mass-start 50cc race, and again promised to be a battle of the strokes, Honda’s four against Suzuki’s two, but from the drop of the flag there was a clue which way this one would go.

With no adjustment for corrected time, the fans who lined the course could see who the contenders were.

Irishman Ralph Bryans led down Glencrutchery Road on the works Honda twin with teammate Luigi Taveri giving chase, but at Ballacraine Hugh Anderson gave them both a start. Riding the Suzuki with vigour, the Kiwi dived down the inside to snatch the lead.

Anderson’s glory was short lived, however, and on the climb out of Glen Helen both Honda pilots, using their superior power, drifted by never to be headed again. Bryans led across the line at the end of the first lap, having broken the previous lap record by more than 4mph from a standing start, with Taveri vainly trying to hang on to him.

Yoshimi Katayama led the Suzuki challenge from Hans-George Anscheidt, Anderson and Ernst Degner. They were followed by Tommy Robb and Barry Smith, both on the two-year-old Suzuki singles, the latter having been inherited by the Aussie after Chris Vincent was forced to withdraw due illness.

Incredibly the whole field completed the first lap, but this reliability wasn’t to last when first Anscheidt went out, quickly followed by Katayama and Smith.

And it was almost a case of so near, yet so far for leader Bryans when his little Honda cut out on the run down the Mountain.

“The Honda frightened the pants off me when it fluffed and then cut right out coming down the Mountain on the last lap,” Bryans said in the winners’ enclosure. Anderson was also lucky to claim third spot behind Taveri, after his Suzuki nipped at Barregarrow before chiming back in after he coasted as far as he could before gingerly dropping the clutch.

Such was the speed difference between the works bikes and the privateers, and the size of Bryans’ winning margin, it meant that fourth-place Degner got the last Silver Replica and no Bronze Replicas at all were awarded. Â

Above: Phil Read flicks the 125 Yamaha through Braddon Bridge.

Below: Privateers progress: Tony Godfrey, Bultaco, leads Jim Curry, Honda, through Whitegates and on the way to the Mountain.

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CONTINENTAL SUCCESS Giacomo Agostini and MV gave some hint of what was to come in the future when he became the first continental rider in the history of the TT to win the Junior race.

Sceptics might suggest that Ago’s job was made easier when Hailwood’s Honda failed in the first few miles, but the fact that the young Italian cracked Hailwood’s lap record, with a circuit of 103.09mph disproved that theory. And he also bettered Jim Redman’s race record.

Practice times had the table set for a battle royale, with only one second between Hailwood and Agostini. It didn’t take long, however, for the news to spread around the circuit that the Briton was in trouble. He arrived late at Ballacraine and his Honda was reported as sounding ‘rough’. He eventually made it as far as Bishopscourt before retiring the sick four.

There was excitement for the partisan British crowd when Peter Williams, riding in his first TT, roared past the Grandstand on the Arter 7R in second place on corrected time. Gustav Havel, Jawa, Heinz Rosner, MZ, Dave Simmonds, Honda-Norton, and Alberto Pagani, Aermacchi, completed the eclectic leaderboard.

As the race progressed, and Ago’s lead increased, it was expected that he would slacken the pace, and although he did roll it off a little he was still on course to break the now retired Jim Redman’s race record in only his second year at the TT. Despite the speed difference between the MV and the rest of the field the racing was intense. After a great ride Havel was out at the Highlander on the fifth lap, but surprise of the race, Czech Frantisek Bocek, on the single cylinder CZ shot up the leaderboard to snatch third going in to the last of the six laps, with Chris Conn, Norton, and Jack Ahearn, Norton, almost inseparable.

After the chequered linen had fallen, and the commentator had excitedly announced Agostini’s race record, a surprised Bocek is ushered to the rostrum alongside Peter Williams, only to be told moments later that he is, in fact, fifth. Conn claimed the third step of the podium, with Ahearn fourth after a late charge. John Blanchard, Seeley Matchless, completed the leaderboard in sixth.

Thanks to Ago easing the pace a little, 11 Silver and 19 Bronze Replicas were awarded.Â

Top left: Alberto Pagani tips the factory Aermacchi in to Parliament Square, Ramsey.

Left: Little Bill Ivy, factory Yamaha 21, dips for the inside of Derek Woodman, MZ, at Ramsey Hairpin.

Main: The mass-start 50cc race produced a great on-the-road dice between Luigi Taveri (left) and Ralph Bryans, both on factory Honda machinery.

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“By comparison Agostini looked fresh and reported that he had tried hard but slowed when the rain started.”

Perhaps only a late shower stopped Agostini grabbing victory for MV.

A SENIOR MOMENT Desperate to make amends for what, by his standards, had been a disappointing TT week, Mike Hailwood made no mistake in the Senior race, eventually bringing the Honda four home comfortably ahead of Agostini and the MV. All eyes looked anxiously towards the sky as the 80 starters lined up on the Glencrutchery Road, but the shower that had blighted the last lap of the preceding 50cc race seemed to have passed. At the drop of the flag Hailwood set off like he meant business, but at Ballacraine on the first lap he and his young rival, Agostini were inseparable.

By Ballaugh Bridge, Mike had eked out a one second lead, which by Ramsey was out to a full five seconds.

At the end of the lap Hailwood was six seconds clear, but Ago was doing all he could to cling on. TT firsttimer Peter Williams was showing his class again in third, ahead of former Manx Grand Prix winner Malcolm Uphill.

At the halfway stage, and with three laps to go, Hailwood’s Honda was reported as sounding like it was in trouble, but he clearly didn’t have a serious problem as his lead was now a full 15 seconds. Lady Luck played Peter Williams a bad hand this time and he was forced to stop at Quarter Bridge to rectify a loose plug lead, dropping him down the order.

Going into the final two laps the commentator at Ballaugh reported a shower of rain, which at Ramsey was described as a downpour, but it remained dry on the other side of The Island. Undaunted by the changing conditions, Hailwood continued his domination and started the last lap with a one-minuteand-40-second lead.

Hailwood crossed the line to claim his ninth TT victory, just one short of Stanley Woods’s record, with Agostini a safe second. Norton-mounted RAF man Chris Conn repeated his Junior result with a fine third place and John Blanchard, Seeley Matchless, Ron Chandler, Matchless, and Franta Stastny, Jawa, riding with a blinding headache after a crash during practice, rounded out the top six.

A pale and tired looking Hailwood said post-race: “I must have had a million hairy slides; the Honda wasn’t handling at all well, it was real hard work.”

Asked if he had gone as fast as he could on the first lap he replied: “Yes, but the Honda was performing so alarmingly I didn’t think that I was leading. I was expecting to be behind Agostini but at Ramsey Hairpin my signalling station told me I was five seconds up – it was a nice surprise.”

By comparison Agostini looked fresh and reported that he had tried hard but slowed when the rain started. He was also troubled by a slight oil leak which had covered his right foot, and a fading front brake. Conn’s Allen Dudley-Ward prepared Norton finished in immaculate condition without a drop of oil to be seen. Â

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Top right: RAF man Chris Conn floats the front wheel of his Norton on the way a third-place-finish; his second of the week.

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JUNIOR JOY George Buchan showed scant regard to the damp conditions, hanging over from the morning, to secure victory in the Junior Manx Grand Prix – breaking lap and race records in the process. Never better than seventh in practice, Norton-mounted Buchan made his intentions known from the first lap and by the end of the second he was 22 seconds clear of Keith Heckles, Norton, with Tom Dickie having slotted in to third on a Ray Cowles 7R. Positions remained unchanged for the remainder of the race at the front and when the flag dropped after six hard laps of racing it was Buchan, Heckles, and Dickie that filled to podium, with Alan Barnett, AJS, Steve Spencer, Norton, and Joe Thornton, Norton, making up the leaderboard.

After the race the flying Scotsman commented: “I lost count of the number of laps at the finish, but knew where I was all the way, and enjoyed it all.”

CALCULATED FARMER In only his second race on The Mountain Circuit, Bob Farmer rode a calculated race to claim the Lightweight win on his Aermacchi. Having been forced to retire in his debut the year before, Farmer made no mistake this time aboard the Lawton-tuned Italian single.

With warnings of seriously high winds on the Mountain, the race got under way with early leader Paul Smart, a graduate of the Mortimer Racing School, taking the advantage on his Greeves. The threat however looked to be coming from Colin Fenton, Greeves, Don Padgett, Yamaha, Ray Ashcroft, Yamaha, and Frank Whiteway on a very standard-looking Eddie Crooks Suzuki.

Smart stopped at Glen Helen to check a loss of power and retired soon afterwards. With fastest-in-practice John Weatherall looking safe in the lead, Farmer and Ken Watson, Ducati, continued to make steady progress towards the front and with no need for a pit stop, unlike the less frugal two-strokes, Farmer took full advantage of a nonstop race. By the start of lap three he was up to second and looked threatening.

With only 30 miles left to run, Weatherall was out at Ballacraine with a seized engine, but it wasn’t all plain sailing for Farmer, who had to nurse home the Aermacchi which had lost revs. In the winners’ enclosure, Farmer said when he got the signal to say he was leading he didn’t believe it. Equally surprised was runner-up Watson and third-place Brian Ball, who had to coax his Yamaha home with a slipping clutch.

MORETHAN A SUPPORT ACT With barely a pause for breath, the Isle of Man continued its overdose of motorcycle racing with the delayed Manx Grand Prix. As had been suspected the weather played its part in practice, with conditions so bad during Monday’s evening session that it was brought to a close after just half-an-hour. And it wasn’t just rain and mist that caused the problem; bright sunshine on the climb up the Mountain caused Manxman Malcolm Sharrock to crash his Norton into the Graham Memorial, breaking his collar bone.

Despite the less-than-ideal conditions the final practice leaderboard gave a good indication of what was to come. The Senior class was topped by Keith Heckles, Norton, from Tom Dickie, Cowles Matchless, and George Buchan, Norton. Best of the Junior entries was Alan Barnett, AJS, from Heckles, with the best of the 250s being John Weatherall, Cotton. Â

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Top left and right: Bob Farmer pulled off a stunning Manx Grand Prix victory on his Aermacchi.

Below: Despite losing count of the number of laps he’d completed, George Buchan claimed top honours in the Junior Manx Grand Prix.

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LUCKYTHIRTEEN There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale to almost a month of racing on the Isle of Man than Tom Dickie’s amazing Senior Manx Grand Prix victory.

With a field of 90 starters, and a start number of 108 and last man away, Dickie went largely unnoticed on the first lap of what turned out to be a nail-biting race. And it didn’t help that the Cowles Matchless was slow to fire, probably because it had gone cold during the long wait, and when it finally lit up it banged and spluttered away from the line.

Scot George Buchan picked up where he left off in the Junior and set the early pace, but Keith Heckles, aboard the Beart Norton had other ideas and led at the end of the first lap. At this point Dickie, who had got the Matchless’s throat cleared, was a distant 13th, with the top 12 packed with fast men.

Then for the second year running, while leading, Heckles’s Norton developed a misfire, and despite a stop in Kirk Michael and another back at the pits for Francis Beart to check the Norton over, Heckles dropped back to eventually finish 25th and out of the Replicas. Buchan retook the lead, but Nigel Warren was pushing hard, putting in the fastest lap of the race so far, but he too went out when his Matchless developed engine trouble.

From lap three Dickie was really on a charge; his fourth-lap time was 28.2 seconds quicker than Buchan and on the following circuit he took another 30 seconds out of the Scot putting him 21 seconds adrift.

Buchan was already at the 32nd Milestone on the Mountain when Dickie approached Ballacraine, but unofficial timing had them dead level.

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While Dickie made his final charge over the Mountain, Buchan was over the finish line and had an excruciating wait for the Cowles Matchless to come thundering down the Glencrutchery Road, and when it did victory was Dickie’s by an impressive 11.4 seconds.

Nearly a month of nonstop action was over, and Dickie’s Senior victory was a fitting end to the Isle of Man’s endless summer of ’66.

Above:Tom Dickie, with the Senior Manx Grand Prix trophy – one of the most coveted prizes in motorcycle sport.

Below:Tom Dickie’s ride through the field from a start number of 108 was the stuff of legend.

The knowledge RACE WIN RANKINGS 114-115 LAP/RACE RECORDS 127 PAST WINNERS 116-121 BIKE MARQUES/ READY RECKONER 128-129 FASTEST LAPS 122-125

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ISLE OF MAN TT SIX OR MORE WINS JOEY DUNLOP TOTAL: 26 4 Senior. 7 TTF1. 6 Lightweight. 5 Ultra-Lightweight.

2 Junior (350cc). 1 Classic. 1 Jubilee.

JOHN McGUINNESS TOTAL: 23 7 Senior. 6 Superbike. 2 Junior (600cc). 2 Supersport. 2 Zero TT. 1 Lightweight. 1 Singles. 1 Superstock. 1 TTF1.

DAVE MOLYNEUX TOTAL: 17 17 Sidecar.

MIKE HAILWOOD TOTAL: 14 7 Senior. 3 Lightweight. 2 Junior (350cc). 1 TTF1.

1 Ultra-Lightweight IAN HUTCHINSON TOTAL: 11 1 Senior. 6 Junior (600cc). 3 Superstock. 1 Superbike.

MICHAEL DUNLOP TOTAL: 11 1 Senior. 5 Junior (600cc). 3 Superstock. 2 Superbike.

PHILLIP McCALLEN TOTAL: 11 3 Senior. 4 TTF1. 2 Production. 1 Junior (600cc).

1 Supersport.

STEVE HISLOP TOTAL: 1 4 Senior. 3 TTF1. 2 Supersport. 1 Production. 1 TTF2.

BRUCE ANSTEY TOTAL: 10 4 Junior (600cc). 3 Superstock. 1 Lightweight. 1 Production. 1 Superbike.

GIACOMO AGOSTINI TOTAL: 10 5 Senior. 5 Junior (350cc).

IAN LOUGHER TOTAL: 10 4 Ultra-Lightweight. 3 Lightweight. 2 Junior (1 350cc, 1 600cc) 1 Production.

ROB FISHER TOTAL: 10 10 Sidecar.

STANLEY WOODS TOTAL: 10 4 Senior. 5 Junior (350cc). 1 Lightweight.

CHARLIE WILLIAMS TOTAL: 9 5 Lightweight. 2 Production. 1 Junior (350cc). 1 TTF2.

DAVE SAVILLE TOTAL: 9 9 Sidecar.

DAVID JEFFERIES TOTAL: 9 3 Senior. 3 Production. 2 TTF1. 1 Junior (600cc).

MICK BODDICE TOTAL: 9 9 Sidecar.

SIEGFRIED SCHAUZU TOTAL: 9 9 Sidecar.

CHAS MORTIMER TOTAL: 8 2 Lightweight. 2 Production. 2 Ultra-Lightweight. 1 Formula 750. 1 Junior (350cc).

JIM MOODIE TOTAL: 8 3 Supersport. 2 Junior (600cc). 2 Singles. 1 Production.

PHIL READ TOTAL: 8 1 Senior. 3 Ultra-Lightweight. 2 Lightweight.

1 Junior (350cc). 1 TTF1.

MICK GRANT TOTAL: 7 2 Senior. 2 Classic. 2 Production. 1 TTF1.

TONY RUTTER TOTAL: 7 4 TTF2. 3 Junior.

GEOFF DUKE TOTAL: 6 3 Senior. 2 Junior. 1 Clubmans.

JIMMY GUTHRIE TOTAL: 6 2 Senior. 3 Junior. 1 Lightweight.

JIM REDMAN TOTAL: 6 3 Junior. 3 Lightweight.

JOHN SURTEES TOTAL: 6 4 Senior. 2 Junior.

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TWOTO FIVE WINS Alec Bennett Brian Reid Carlo Ubbiali Dave Leach Nick Crowe Robert Dunlop Barry Smith Bill Smith Chris Palmer Freddie Frith Jock Taylor John Williams Klaus Enders Ray Pickrell Rolf Steinhausen Tarquinio Provini Trevor Ireson Wal Handley

Total: 5 Total: 5 Total: 5 Total: 4 Total: 5 Total: 5 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4 Total: 4

Adrian Archibald Alan Jackson Alex George Barry Woodland Bob McIntyre

Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3

Carl Fogarty David Morris Geoff Johnson Graeme Crosby Harold Daniell Ian Simpson K Klaffenbock Luigi Taveri Max Deubel Michael Rutter Phil Mellor Ray Amm Rob McElnea Ryan Farquhar

Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3 Total: 3

Tom Herron Tony Jefferies

Total: 3 Total: 3

Walter Schneider

Total: 3

3 Senior. 2 Junior.

2 Junior. 2 Supersport. 1 TTF2.

4 125 cc. 1 Lightweight.

3 Supersport. 2 Production.

5 Sidecar.

4 Ultra-Lightweight. 1 Junior.

3 TTF2. 1 50cc.

3 Production. 1 TTF3.

4 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Senior. 3 Junior.

4 Sidecar.

2 Classic. 2 Production.

4 Sidecar.

3 Production. 1 Formula 750.

4 Sidecar.

2 125cc. 2 Lightweight.

4 Sidecar.

1 Senior. 1 Junior. 1 Lightweight. 1 Ultra-Lightweight.

2 Senior. 1 TTF1.

3 TTF2.

1 Classic. 1 Production. 1 TTF1.

3 Production.

1 Senior. 1 Formula 500.

1 Junior.

1 Senior. 1 Production. 1 TTF1.

3 Singles.

3 Production.

1 Senior. 1 Classic. 1 TTF1.

3 Senior.

2 Junior. 1 TTF1.

3 Sidecar.

2 Ultra-Lightweight. 1 50cc.

3 Sidecar.

2 Zero TT. 1 Junior.

2 Production. 1 Junior.

2 Senior. 1 Junior.

1 Senior. 2 Classic.

1 Lightweight. 1 Production.

1 Junior.

2 Senior. 1 Lightweight.

1 Formula 750. 1 Junior.

1 Production.

3 Sidecar.

Alistair King Artie Bell Bernard Codd Bill Ivy

Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2

Bill Lomas Bob Foster Brian Morrison Cameron Donald Cecil Sandford

Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2

Charles Dodson Charlie Collier Con Law Dick Greasley Eddie Laycock Eddie Twemlow Eric Williams Fergus Anderson Freddie Dixon Fritz Hillebrand Gary Hocking Gary Johnson Gary Padgett Geoff Bell Graeme McGregor Howard Davies Hugh Anderson Iain Duffus Jock Porter

Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2

John Hartle Kel Carruthers Lowry Burton Mac Hobson Malcolm Uphill Manliff Barrington Marc Flynn Nigel Piercy Paul Williams Shaun Harris Steve Cull Steve Plater Tim Hunt Tom Sheard Trevor Nation

Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2 Total: 2

1 Clubmans. 1 Formula 350.

1 Senior. 1 Junior.

2 Clubmans.

1 Lightweight.

1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Junior. 1 Lightweight.

1 Junior. 1 Lightweight.

1 Production. 1 TTF2.

1 Superbike. 1 Superstock.

1 Lightweight.

1 Ultra-Lightweight 2 Senior.

2 Short Course.

2 Lightweight.

2 Sidecar.

1 Junior. 1 Supersport.

2 Lightweight.

2 Junior.

2 Lightweight.

1 Junior. 1 Sidecar.

2 Sidecar.

1 Senior. 1 Lightweight.

2 Junior.

1 Production. 1 TTF3.

2 Sidecar.

1 Lightweight. 1 TTF2 2 Senior.

1 50cc. 1 Ultra-Lightweight.

1 Junior. 1 Supersport.

1 Lightweight.

1 Ultra-Lightweight.

1 Junior. 1 Production.

2 Lightweight.

2 Sidecar.

2 Sidecar.

2 Production.

2 Lightweight.

2 Production.

2 Supersport.

2 Supersport.

2 Production.

1 Historic. 1 Lightweight.

1 Senior. 1 Junior.

1 Senior. 1 Junior.

1 Senior. 1 Junior.

2 Production.

ONE WIN Fritz Scheidegger Geoff Davison Georg Auerbacher Georg Meier George O’Dell George Tucker Graham Walker H Luthringshauser Harold Clark Harry Bashall Harry Collier Harry Reed Helmut Fath HG Tyrell-Smith Hugh Mason Ian Bell Ivan Lintin Ivor Arber Jack Findlay Jack Marshall James Hillier JD Daniels Jimmy Buchan Jimmy Simpson John Holden John Kidson Johnny Rea Keith Martin Ken Kavanagh Kenneth Twemlow Len Parker Leo Davenport Les Graham Mark Baldwin Mark Miller Martin Sharpe Mat Oxley Maurice Cann Michael Hamblin Mitsuo Itoh MV Lockwood Neil Kelly

Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1

1 Sidecar 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 Senior 1 Sidecar 1 Sidecar 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 Clubmans 1 Junior 1 Short Course 1 Short Course 1 Sidecar 1 Junior 1 Junior 1 Sidecar 1 Lightweight 1 Clubmans 1 Senior 1 Short Course 1 Lightweight 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 TTF3 1 Junior 1 Production 1 Junior 1 Junior 1 Sidecar 1 Lightweight 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Zero TT 1 Production 1 Production 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 50cc 1 Clubmans 1 Production

A Phillips Ben Birchall Bill Hodgkins Bill McVeigh Bill Penny Bill Simpson Bob Keeler Brett Richmond Brian Jackson Brian Purslow Bryan Hargreaves C McCandless Chris Heath Chris Vincent Cliff Pritchard Clive Horton Colin Hopper Cyril Pullen Cyril Taft Cyril Williams Dario Ambrosini Dave Croxford Dave Hallam Dave Roper Dave Simmonds Denis Parkinson Dennis Ireland Derek Minter Derek Powell Dieter Braun Doug Lashmar Eddie Dow Eric Briggs Eric Housley Eric Oliver Ernst Degner Ewald Kluge Florian Camathias Frank Fletcher Frank Longman Frank Whiteway Freddie Hicks

Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1

1 Clubmans 1 Sidecar 1 Sidecar 1 Clubmans 1 Production 1 Production 1 Clubmans 1 Supersport 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Ultra-Lightweight TTXGP Open 1 Sidecar 1 Sidecar 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 Senior 1 Clubmans 1 Junior 1 Lightweight 1 Production 1 Sidecar 1 Historic 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Clubmans 1 Classic 1 Lightweight 1 Clubmans 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Clubmans 1 Sidecar 1 50cc 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 Clubmans 1 Lightweight 1 Production 1 Junior

Nick Jefferies Nigel Rollason Norman Brown Oliver Godfrey Omobono Tenni Pa Applebee Paddy Johnston Percy Evans Peter Palmer Peter Williams Phil Carpenter Phil Carter Ralph Bryans Ray Knight Reg Armstrong Rem Fowler Richard Quayle RJ Hazlehurst Robert Barber Robert Holden Rod Coleman Roger Burnett Ron Haslam Roy Hanks Rupert Hollaus Stan Woods Steve Abbott Steve Dey Steve Tonkin Stuart Graham Syd Crabtree Syd Gleave Ted Mellors Terry Vinicombe Tim Reeves Tim Wood Tommy de la Hay Tommy Robb Tommy Wood Tony Rogers Trevor Burgess Werner Haas

Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1 Total: 1

1 TTF1 1 Sidecar 1 Senior 1 Senior 1 Lightweight 1 Senior 1 Lightweight 1 Junior 1 Clubmans 1 Formula 750 1 Senior 1 Clubmans 1 50cc 1 Production 1 Senior 1 Short Course 1 Supersport 1 Clubmans TTXGP Pro 1 Singles 1 Junior 1 Senior 1 TTF1 1 Sidecar 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Production 1 Sidecar 1 Production 750 1 Lightweight 1 50cc 1 Lightweight 1 Lightweight 1 Lightweight 1 Sidecar 1 Sidecar 1 Senior 1 Senior 1 Ultra-Lightweight 1 Lightweight 1 Production 1 Production 1 Lightweight

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ISLE OF MAN TT ST JOHN’S COURSE 1907 1907 1908 1908 1909 1910

RIDER CR Collier HR Fowler J Marshall H Reed HA Collier CR Collier

MOST WINS, MANUFACTURERS

MACHINE Matchless Norton Triumph DOT Matchless Matchless

LAPS 10 10 10 10 10 10

AVG 38.22 36.22 40.40 38.50 49.01 50.63

THE MOUNTAIN AND CLYPSE COURSES *Races marked with an asterisk were run on the Clypse Course.

///////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT (125CC) 1924 JA Porter 1925 WL Handley 1951 WC McCandless 1952 CC Sandford 1953 RL Graham 1954* R Hollaus 1955* C Ubbiali 1956* C Ubbiali 1957* T Provini 1958* C Ubbiali 1959* T Provini 1960 C Ubbiali 1961 M Hailwood 1962 L Taveri 1963 HR Anderson 1964 L Taveri 1965 PW Read 1966 W Ivy 1967 PW Read 1968 PW Read 1969 DA Simmonds 1970 D Braun 1971 C Mortimer 1972 C Mortimer 1973 TH Robb 1974 C Horton 1989 R Dunlop 1990 R Dunlop 1991 R Dunlop 1992 J Dunlop 1993 J Dunlop 1994 J Dunlop 1995 M Baldwin 1996 J Dunlop 1997 I Lougher 1998 R Dunlop 1999 I Lougher 2000 J Dunlop 2002 I Lougher 2003 C Palmer 2004 C Palmer 2008 C Palmer 2009 I Lougher 2009 C Palmer

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New Gerrard Rex-Acme Mondial MV MV NSU MV MV Mondial MV MV MV Honda Honda Suzuki Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda (Billown) Honda (Billown) Honda (Billown)

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3 4 2 2 3 10 9 9 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 12 12 12

51.20 53.45 74.85 75.54 77.79 69.57 69.67 69.13 73.69 72.86 74.06 85.60 88.23 89.88 89.27 92.14 94.28 97.66 97.48 99.12 91.08 89.27 83.96 87.49 88.90 88.44 102.56 103.41 103.68 106.49 107.26 105.74 107.14 106.33 107.89 106.38 107.43 107.14 108.65 108.65 108.93 94.042 94.911 93.575

Honda Yamaha MV Agusta Mondial Suzuki

11 8 7 2 2

MOST WINS, RIDERS J Dunlop C Ubbiali R Dunlop I Lougher P Read

5 4 4 4 3

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, MANUFACTURER Honda

19, 1989-2008

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, RIDER C Palmer

4, 2003-2009

//////////////////////////////////////////// Levis New Gerrard New Imperial New Imperial Cotton Rex-Acme OK Supreme Excelsior AJS Rudge New Imperial Excelsior Rudge Moto Guzzi New Imperial Moto Guzzi DKW Benelli Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Benelli Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi NSU MV MV Mondial MV MV MV Honda Honda

Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Benelli Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Honda (Billown) Honda (Billown) Honda (Billown)

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 12 12 12

94.85 97.45 97.19 101.79 103.07 99.58 95.95 96.13 98.02 99.68 100.05 94.16 101.78 103.55 115.68 115.31 115.59 96.61 116.79 116.01 115.32 100.741 101.168 100.273

3 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6

99.62 100.70 105.13 102.22 106.21 105.32 108.09 109.57 109.91 109.62

WINNERS, JUNIOR (250CC)

WINNERS, LIGHTWEIGHT (250CC) 1922 GS Davison 1923 JA Porter 1924 E Twemlow 1925 E Twemlow 1926 CW Johnson 1927 WL Handley 1928 FA Longman 1929 SA Crabtree 1930 J Guthrie 1931 GW Walker 1932 LH Davenport 1933 S Gleave 1934 JH Simpson 1935 S Woods 1936 AR Foster 1937 O Tenni 1938 E Kluge 1939 EA Mellors 1947 M Barrington 1948 M Cann 1949 M Barrington 1950 D Ambrosini 1951 TL Wood 1952 F Anderson 1953 F Anderson 1954 W Haas 1955* WA Lomas 1956* C Ubbiali 1957* CC Sandford 1958* T Provini 1959* T Provini 1960 G Hocking 1961 M Hailwood 1962 DW Minter

1963 J Redman 1964 J Redman 1965 J Redman 1966 M Hailwood 1967 M Hailwood 1968 W D Ivy 1969 K Carruthers 1970 K Carruthers 1971 P Read 1972 P Read 1973 C Williams 1974 C Williams 1975 C Mortimer 1976 T Herron 1995 J Dunlop 1996 J Dunlop 1997 J Dunlop 1998 J Dunlop 1999 J McGuinness 2000 J Dunlop 2002 B Anstey 2008 I Lougher 2009 I Lougher 2009 I Lougher

5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 9 9 10 10 10 5 5 6

49.89 51.93 55.44 57.74 63.20 60.30 62.90 63.87 64.71 68.98 70.48 71.59 70.81 71.56 74.28 74.72 78.48 74.25 73.22 75.18 77.96 78.08 81.39 83.82 84.73 90.88 71.37 67.05 75.80 76.89 77.77 93.64 98.38 96.68

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

C Williams C Mortimer C Williams C Williams S Tonkin C Law C Law G McGregor J Dunlop S Cull

Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Armstrong CCM Waddon Ehrlich EMC EMC Honda Honda

MOST WINS, MANUFACTURERS (ALL 250CC) Honda Yamaha Moto Guzzi MV Agusta New Imperial

18 13 8 5 4

MOST WINS, RIDERS (ALL 250CC) J Dunlop C Williams M Hailwood I Lougher J Redman

6 5 3 3 3

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, MANUFACTURER (ALL 250CC) Yamaha

11, 1970-1980

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, RIDER (ALL 250CC) J Dunlop

WINNERS, JUNIOR (350CC) PJ Evans WH Bashall H Mason E Williams C Williams E Williams TM Sheard S Woods K Twemlow WL Handley A Bennett FW Dixon A Bennett FG Hicks HG Tyrell Smith P Hunt S Woods S Woods J Guthrie J Guthrie FL Frith J Guthrie S Woods S Woods AR Foster FL Frith FL Frith AJ Bell GE Duke GE Duke WR Amm RW Coleman WA Lomas TK Kavanagh R McIntyre J Surtees J Surtees J Hartle PW Read M Hailwood J Redman J Redman J Redman G Agostini M Hailwood G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini A Jefferies G Agostini T Rutter T Rutter C Williams C Mortimer T Rutter P Mellor D Leach E Laycock J Dunlop

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J Rea I Lougher R Dunlop B Reid B Reid J Dunlop

Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda

4 4 4 4 4 4

112.12 115.16 114.89 115.13 115.14 114.67

4, 1995-1998

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1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Humber Douglas NUT AJS AJS AJS AJS Cotton New Imperial Rex-Acme Velocette HRD Velocette Velocette Rudge Whitworth Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Velocette Velocette Velocette Velocette Velocette Norton Norton Norton Norton AJS Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Gilera MV MV MV Norton MV Honda Honda Honda MV Honda MV MV MV Yamsel MV Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Spondon Yamaha Yamaha EMC Honda

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4 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 4

41.45 39.65 43.75 45.58 40.74 52.11 54.75 55.73 55.67 65.02 66.70 67.19 68.65 69.71 71.08 73.94 77.16 78.08 79.16 79.14 80.14 84.43 84.08 83.19 80.31 81.45 83.15 86.33 89.90 90.29 90.52 91.51 92.33 89.29 94.99 93.97 95.38 96.70 95.10 99.59 94.91 98.50 100.72 100.87 104.68 104.78 101.81 101.77 89.98 102.03 101.99 104.44 104.38 106.78 108.58 107.44 110.63 108.52 111.87

WINNERS, JUNIOR/SUPERSPORT (600CC) 1995 L Duffus 1996 P McCallen 1997 L Simpson 1998 M Rutter 1999 J Moodie 2000 D Jefferies 2002 J Moodie 2003 B Anstey 2004 J McGuinness 2005 I Lougher 2005 R Farquhar 2006 J McGuinness 2007 I Hutchinson 2008 S Plater 2008 B Anstey 2009 I Hutchinson 2009 M Dunlop 2010 I Hutchinson 2010 I Hutchinson 2011 B Anstey 2011 G Johnson 2012 B Anstey 2012 M Dunlop 2013 M Dunlop 2013 M Dunlop 2014 G Johnson 2014 M Dunlop 2015 I Hutchinson 2015 I Hutchinson

Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Triumph Yamaha Honda Kawasaki Honda Honda Yamaha Suzuki Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Triumph Honda Yamaha Yamaha

4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

116.58 117.65 118.41 114.37 118.11 119.33 119.92 120.36 120.57 120.928 120.697 122.264 123.225 122.34 123.04 124.141 121.416 124.677 125.161 124.232 123.819 124.160 123.543 125.182 125.997 124.526 125.078 125.451 125.803

MOST WINS, MANUFACTURERS (ALL JUNIOR) Honda Yamaha Norton MV Agusta

21 19 11 9

MOST WINS, RIDERS (ALL JUNIOR) I Hutchinson G Agostini M Dunlop B Anstey S Woods

6 5 5 4 4

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, MANUFACTURER (ALL JUNIOR) Norton Yamaha Honda

7, 1931-1937 7, 1973-1986 7, 1994-1999

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, RIDER (ALL JUNIOR) J Redman G Agostini

3, 1963-1965 3, 1968-1970

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WINNERS, SENIOR (500CC) 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

OC Godfrey FA Applebee HO Wood CG Pullin TC de la Hay HR Davies A Bennett TM Sheard A Bennett HR Davies S Woods A Bennett CJP Dodson CJP Dodson WL Handley P Hunt S Woods S Woods J Guthrie S Woods J Guthrie FL Frith HL Daniell G Meier HL Daniell AJ Bell HL Daniell GE Duke GE Duke HR Armstrong WR Amm WR Amm GE Duke J Surtees R McIntyre J Surtees J Surtees J Surtees M Hailwood G Hocking M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini J Findlay P Carpenter M Grant T Herron P Read T Herron M Hailwood G Crosby M Grant N Brown R McElnea R McElnea

Indian Scott Scott Rudge Sunbeam AJS Sunbeam Douglas Norton HRD Norton Norton Sunbeam Sunbeam Rudge Whitworth Norton Norton Norton Norton Moto Guzzi Norton Norton Norton BMW Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Gilera MV Gilera MV MV MV Norton MV MV MV MV Honda Honda MV MV MV MV MV Suzuki Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki

5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

47.63 48.69 48.27 49.49 51.48 54.49 58.31 55.55 61.64 66.13 67.54 68.41 62.98 72.05 74.24 77.90 79.83 81.04 78.01 84.68 85.80 88.21 89.11 89.38 82.81 84.97 86.93 92.27 93.83 92.97 93.85 88.12 97.93 96.57 98.99 98.63 87.94 102.44 100.60 103.51 104.64 100.95 91.69 103.11 105.62 101.63 104.75 101.52 102.59 104.02 101.55 96.99 100.27 105.15 106.97 111.74 111.75 109.65 106.14 110.98 114.81 115.66

6 6 4 6 6

113.69 113.98 99.85 117.38 118.23

WINNERS, SENIOR (1000CC) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

J Dunlop R Burnett J Dunlop J Dunlop S Hislop

Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

1990 C Fogarty 1991 S Hislop 1992 S Hislop 1993 P McCallen 1994 S Hislop 1995 J Dunlop 1996 P McCallen 1997 P McCallen 1998 I Simpson 1999 D Jefferies 2000 D Jefferies 2002 D Jefferies 2003 A Archibald 2004 A Archibald 2005 J McGuinness 2006 J McGuinness 2007 J McGuinness 2008 J McGuinness 2009 S Plater 2010 I Hutchinson 2011 J McGuinness 2013 J McGuinness 2014 M Dunlop 2015 J McGuinness

Honda Honda Norton Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda BMW Honda

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 4

110.95 121.09 121.28 118.32 119.25 119.11 119.76 119.55 119.79 121.27 121.95 124.74 124.53 123.81 124.324 126.178 127.255 127.19 128.278 128.607 128.426 128.943 128.68 130.481

MOST WINS, MANUFACTURERS (ALL SENIOR) Honda Norton MV Agusta Suzuki

22 19 13 12

MOST WINS, RIDERS (ALL SENIOR) J McGuinness M Hailwood G Agostini J Dunlop J Surtees S Woods

7 7 5 4 4 4

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, MANUFACTURER (ALL SENIOR) Norton Suzuki

7, 1947-1954 7, 1977-1984

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS, RIDER (ALL SENIOR) G Agostini M Hailwood

5, 1968-1972 5, 1963-1967

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WINNER, PREMIER CLASSIC 1984 R McElnea

Suzuki

6

116.12

1988 ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha 1989 ‘A’ D Molyneux/C Hardman Yamaha 1989 ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha

3 3 3

106.46 104.56 107.17

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

83.19 85.24 93.08 92.08 95.77 92.77 96.49 95.07 94.86 96.46 98.15 98.56 100.72 100.17 99.26 99.27 101.50 101.49 103.33 103.16 105.71 103.39 106.47 107.58 109.81 110.28 106.95 109.89

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WINNERS, SIDECAR (500CC) 1923 1924 1925 1954* 1955* 1956* 1957* 1958* 1959* 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

FW Dixon/W Perry GH Tucker L Parker ES Oliver/L Nutt W Schneider/H Strauss F Hillebrand/M Grunwald F Hillebrand/M Grunwald W Schneider/H Strauss W Schneider/H Strauss H Fath/A Wohlgemuth M Deubel/E Horner C Vincent/E Bliss F Camathias/A Herzig M Deubel/E Horner M Deubel/E Horner F Scheidegger/J Robinson S Schauzu/H Schneider S Schauzu/H Schneider K Enders/R Englehardt K Enders/W Kalauch S Schauzu/W Kalauch S Schauzu/W Kalauch K Enders/R Englehardt H Luthringshauser/H Hahn R Steinhausen/J Huber R Steinhausen/J Huber

Douglas Norton Douglas Norton BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BSA BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW Konig Konig

3 4 4 10 9 9 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

53.15 51.31 55.22 68.87 70.01 70.03 71.89 73.01 72.69 84.10 87.65 83.57 88.38 89.12 90.57 90.76 90.96 91.09 92.48 92.93 86.21 91.85 94.93 92.97 95.94 96.42

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

85.85 89.83 90.20 86.86 90.97 93.01 96.59

3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

97.55 97.77 100.03 99.74 101.75 93.67 102.14 98.13 98.13 103.55 107.02 104.55 106.29 106.09 104.25 105.11 103.97 105.29 104.45 105.26 104.53 103.81 104.76 105.53 106.27

WINNERS, SIDECAR (750CC) 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

T Vinicome/J Flaxman S Schauzu/H Schneider S Schauzu/H Schneider G Auerbacher/H Hahn S Schauzu/W Kalauch K Enders/R Englehardt S Schauzu/W Kalauch

BSA BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW

WINNERS, SIDECAR (1000CC) 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988

S Schauzu/W Kalauch BMW M Hobson/M Burns Yamaha ‘A’ G O’Dell/K Arthur Yamaha ‘B’ M Hobson/S Collins Yamaha ‘A’ D Greasley/G Russell Yamaha ‘B’ R Steinhausen/W Kalauch Yamaha ‘A’ T Ireson/C Pollington Yamaha ‘B’ T Ireson/C Pollington Yamaha ‘A’ T Ireson/C Pollington Yamaha ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson Yamaha ‘A’ J Taylor/B Johannson Yamaha ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson Yamaha ‘A’ T Ireson/D Williams Yamaha ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson Yamaha ‘A’ D Greasley/S Atkinson Yamaha ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha ‘B’ S Abbott/S Smith Yamaha ‘A’ D Hallam/J Gibbard Yamaha ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha ‘A’ L Burton/P Cushnahan Yamaha ‘B’ N Rollason/D WilliamsBarton Phoenix ‘A’ M Boddice/D Williams Yamaha ‘B’ L Burton/P Cushnahan Yamaha ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks Yamaha

1984 ‘A’ C Pritchard/K Morgan 1984 ‘B’ B Hodgkins/J Parkins 1985 ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall 1985 ‘B’ B Hodgkins/J Parkins 1986 ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall 1986 ‘B’ C Hopper/N Burgess 1987 ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall 1987 ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall 1988 ‘A’ M Hamblin/R Smith 1988 ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall 1989 ‘A’ D Saville/R Crossley 1989 ‘B’ D Saville/R Crossley 1990 ‘A’ D Saville/N Roche 1990 ‘B’ D Saville/N Roche 1991 ‘A’ M Boddice/D Wells 1991 ‘B’ M Boddice/D Wells 1992 ‘A’ G Bell/K Cornbill 1992 ‘B’ G Bell/K Cornbill 1993 ‘A’ D Molyneux/K Ellison 1993 ‘B’ D Molyneux/K Ellison 1994 ‘A’ R Fisher/M Wynn 1994 ‘B’ R Fisher/M Wynn 1995 ‘A’ R Fisher/B Hutchinson 1995 ‘B’ R Fisher/B Hutchinson 1996 ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Hill 1996 ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Hill 1997 ‘A’ R Hanks/P Biggs 1997 ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long 1998 ‘A’ Race cancelled 1998 ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Jewell 1999 ‘A’ D Molyneux/C Hallam 1999 ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long 2000 ‘A’ R Fisher/R Long 2000 ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long 2002 ‘A’ R Fisher/R Long 2002 ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long 2003 ‘A’ I Bell/N Carpenter 2003 ‘B’ D Molyneux/C Hallam 2004 ‘A’ D Molyneux/D Sayle 2004 ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Sayle 2005 ‘A’ N Crowe/D Hope 2005 ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Sayle 2006 ‘A’ N Crowe/D Hope 2006 ‘B’ N Crowe/D Hope 2007 ‘A’ D Molyneux/R Long 2007 ‘B’ D Molyneux/R Long 2008 ‘A’ N Crowe/M Cox 2008 ‘B’ N Crowe/M Cox 2009 ‘A’ D Molyneux/D Sayle 2010 ‘A’ K Klaffenbock/D Sayle 2010 ‘B’ K Klaffenbock/D Sayle 2011 ‘A’ K Klaffenbock/D Sayle 2011 ‘B’ J Holden/A Winkle 2012 ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Farrance 2012 ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Farrance 2013 ‘A’ T Reeves/D Sayle 2013 ‘B’ B Birchall/T Birchall 2014 ‘A’ C Harrison/M Aylott 2014 ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Farrance 2015 ‘A’ B Birchall/T Birchall 2015 ‘B’ B Birchall/T Birchall

Yamaha Yamaha Derbyshire Yamaha Windle Armstrong Sabre Sabre Yamaha Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha DMR DMR NRH Ireson Yamaha

Honda 3 Honda 3 Honda 3 Honda 3 Honda 3 Yamaha 3 Yamaha 3 DMR Yamaha 3 DMR Honda 3 DMR Honda3 DMR Honda3 DMR Honda3 DMR Honda 3 DMR Honda3 DMR Honda3 DMR Honda 3 DMR Honda3 LCR Honda 3 LCR Honda 3 DMR Suzuki LCR Honda LCR Honda Honda LCR Honda DMR/DMR DMR/DMR SMT/Haith LCR LCR Hanni Honda 4 Kawasaki 4 LCR LCR

106.52 111.90 108.76 109.94 108.02 110.55 110.75 110.16 105.42 111.33 111.20 109.85 114.901 112.342 111.467 111.668 113.851 114.37 113.99 115.132 114.410 113.430 114.262 113.469 113.055 113.071 113.728 114.387 113.987 113.147 115.77 116.259

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119

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

WINNERS, 50CC 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

E Degner M Itoh HR Anderson L Taveri R Bryans S Graham B Smith

WINNERS, SUPERSTOCK Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Honda Honda Suzuki Derbi

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

75.12 78.81 80.64 79.66 85.56 82.89 72.90

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, PRODUCTION 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1973 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1975 1976 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004

WA Smith 250 Bultaco N Kelly 500 Velocette J Hartle 750 Triumph TE Burgess 250 Ossa R Knight 500 Triumph R Pickrell 750 Dunstall AM Rogers 250 Ducati WG Penny 500 Honda M Uphill 750 Triumph C Mortimer 250 Ducati F Whiteway 500 Suzuki M Uphill 750 Triumph B Smith 250 Honda J Williams 500 Honda R Pickrell 750 Triumph J Williams 250 Honda S Woods 500 Suzuki R Pickrell 750 Triumph C Williams 250 Yamaha WA Smith 500 Honda A Jefferies 750 Triumph M Sharpe 247 Yamaha K Martin 492 Kawasaki M Grant 741 Triumph D Croxford/A George 748 Triumph B Simpson/C Mortimer250 Yamaha P Mellor 250 Yamaha T Nation 750 Honda G Johnson 900 Kawasaki M Oxley 250 Honda M Grant 750 Suzuki G Johnson 998 Honda B Woodland 400 Suzuki P Mellor 750 Suzuki T Nation 1100 Suzuki G Padgett 400 Suzuki B Woodland 400 Yamaha G Johnson 750 Yamaha B Woodland 400 Yamaha B Morrison 600 Honda S Hislop 750 Honda D Leach 1000 Yamaha C Fogarty 750 Honda D Leach 1000 Yamaha P McCallen 900 Honda P McCallen 900 Honda J Moodie 900 Honda D Jefferies 1000 Yamaha D Jefferies 1000 Yamaha D Jefferies 1000 Suzuki I Lougher 600 Suzuki S Harris 1000 Suzuki S Harris 600 Suzuki B Anstey 1000 Suzuki R Farquhar 600 Kawasaki

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3

88.63 89.89 97.10 87.21 90.09 98.13 83.79 88.18 99.99 84.87 89.94 97.71 84.14 91.04 100.07 85.32 92.20 100.00 81.76 88.10 95.62 86.95 93.85 99.72 99.60 87.00 92.58 102.24 105.28 94.84 104.36 105.12 99.82 109.23 111.99 102.98 102.98 109.98 102.21 108.42 112.29 114.32 114.68 115.61 117.32 117.12 119.19 119.50 98.58 122.64 118.85 123.55 119.68 123.72 117.54

//////////////////////////////////////////// 120 IslandRacer

2005 B Anstey 2006 B Anstey 2007 B Anstey 2008 C Donald 2009 I Hutchinson 2010 I Hutchinson 2011 M Dunlop 2012 J McGuinness 2013 M Dunlop 2014 M Dunlop 2015 I Hutchinson

Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Honda Honda Kawasaki Honda Honda BMW Yamaha

3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

124.242 124.147 125.875 125.76 127.612 128.000 127.129 126.657 128.218 127.216 125.803

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, FORMULA 750 1971 1972 1973 1974

A Jefferies R Pickrell P Williams C Mortimer

Triumph Triumph Norton Yamaha

3 5 5 6

102.85 104.23 105.47 100.52

//////////////////////////////////////////// J Williams J Williams M Grant M Grant A George J Dunlop G Crosby D Ireland

Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki Kawasaki Honda Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki

P McCallen P McCallen I Simpson D Jefferies J Dunlop D Jefferies A Archibald J McGuinness

Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Honda Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha

6 6 4 4 6 6 6 4

116.18 119.90 118.74 121.35 120.99 123.38 123.18 125.38

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS,TTF2 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

A Jackson A Jackson A Jackson C Williams A Rutter A Rutter A Rutter G McGregor A Rutter B Reid S Hislopp

Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Ducati Ducati Ducati Yamaha Ducati Yamaha Yamaha

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 6

99.36 99.35 101.55 96.24 101.91 108.05 108.20 108.78 107.79 109.72 110.40

////////////////////////////////////////////

WINNERS, CLASSIC 1000CC 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

105.33 108.18 110.76 112.40 113.08 112.72 113.58 109.21

WINNERS,TTF3 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

J Kidson WA Smith B Smith B Smith B Smith G Padgett

Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha

4 4 4 4 4 4

93.28 94.47 97.82 91.98 99.66 96.17

//////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS,TTF1 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

P Read M Hailwood A George M Grant G Crosby R Haslam J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop S Hislop C Fogarty S Hislop P McCallen N Jefferies S Hislop P McCallen

Honda Ducati Honda Honda Suzuki Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

97.02 108.51 110.57 105.29 111.81 113.33 114.03 111.68 113.95 112.96 115.03 116.25 119.36 118.35 121.00 119.80 118.15 119.54 117.84

WINNERS, SUPERBIKE 2005 2006 2007 2008

J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness C Donald

2009 J McGuinness 2010 I Hutchinson 2011 J McGuinness 2012 J McGuinness 2013 M Dunlop 2014 M Dunlop 2015 B Anstey

Yamaha Honda Honda Suzuki

6 6 6 6

124.124 124.764 125.550 126.826

Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda BMW Honda

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

127.996 127.502 127.870 128.078 128.747 128.680 128.749

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNER, JUBILEE RACE 1977 J Dunlop

Yamaha

4

108.86

////////////////////////////////////////////

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WINNERS, HISTORICTT 1984 S Cull 1984 D Roper

350 Aermacchi 500 Matchless

3 3

94.26 96.11

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, SUPERSPORT (400CC) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

E Laycock D Leach D Leach B Reid J Moodie J Moodie D Leach N Piercy N Piercy P Williams P Williams B Richmond R Quayle J McGuinness J McGuinness

Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4

105.27 107.73 105.49 110.50 111.43 108.20 107.98 106.29 105.70 89.71 109.01 104.13 109.27 109.52 110.28

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, SUPERSPORT (600CC) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

S Hislop B Reid S Hislop P McCallen J Moodie I Duffus

Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Yamaha

4 4 4 4 4 4

112.58 111.98 114.28 115.04 115.06 115.30

WINNERS, SINGLESTT

WINNERS, SENIOR CLUBMANS

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1947 EE Briggs 1948 JD Daniels 1949 GE Duke 1950 PH Carter 1951 IK Arber 1952 BJ Hargreaves 1953 RD Keeler 1954 A King 1955* WE Dow 1956 BD Codd

WINNERS, LIGHTWEIGHT CLUBMANS

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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

1947 1948 1949 1950

J Moodie R Holden J Moodie D Morris D Morris D Morris J McGuinness

W McVeigh MV Lockwood CV Taft F Fletcher

Yamaha Ducati Yamaha BMW BMW BMW AMDM Chrysalis

Triumph Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior

4 4 2 4 3 4 4

3 3 2 3

111.29 110.78 108.19 110.46 107.48 110.56 109.63

65.30 64.93 68.10 66.89

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, JUNIOR CLUBMANS 1947 D Parkinson 1948 RJ Hazlehurst 1949 H Clarke 1950 BA Jackson 1951 BG Purslow 1952 E Housely 1953 DT Powell 1954 P Palmer 1955* J Buchan 1956 BD Codd

Norton Velocette BSA BSA BSA BSA BSA BSA BSA BSA

4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 9 3

70.74 70.33 75.81 74.25 75.36 78.92 80.17 81.83 68.23 82.02

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Norton Vincent HRD Norton Norton Norton Triumph Norton BSA BSA BSA

4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 9 3

78.67 80.51 82.97 75.60 79.70 82.45 84.14 85.76 70.73 86.33

WINNERS, 1000CC CLUBMANS 1949 DG Lashmar 1950 A Philip 1953 GP Douglas

Vincent HRD Vincent HRD Vincent HRD

3 4 4

76.30 78.58 81.54

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNER, FORMULA 500 1959 R McIntyre

Norton

3

97.77

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNER, FORMULA 350 1959 A King

AJS

3

94.66

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, ZEROTT 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

M Miller M Rutter M Rutter M Rutter J McGuinness J McGuinness

MotoCzysz E1PC MotoCzysz E1PC MotoCzysz E1PC MotoCzysz E1PC Shinden Mugen

1 1 1 1 1 1

96.82 99.604 104.056 109.675 117.366 119.279

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNER,TTXGP PRO 2010 R Barber

AGNI XOI

1

87.43

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNER, TTXGP OPEN 2010 C Heath

Electric Motorsport 1

66.02

//////////////////////////////////////////// WINNERS, LIGHTWEIGHT (650CC) 2012 2013 2014 2015

R Farquhar J Hillier D Harrison I Lintin

Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki

4 4 4 4

IslandRacer

114.155 117.694 117.460 118.936

121

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

ISLE OF MAN TT ST JOHN’S COURSE 1907 1907 1908 1908 1909 1910

CR Collier HR Fowler J Marshall WJ Bashall HA Collier HH Bowen

41.81 42.91 42.48 42.25 52.27 53.15

THE MOUNTAIN AND CLYPSE COURSES Races marked with an asterisk were run on the Clypse Course.

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT (125CC) 1924 1925 1951 1952 1953 1954* 1955* 1956* 1957* 1958* 1959* 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1974 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009

JA Porter WL Handley WC McCandless CC Sandford RL Graham R Hollaus C Ubbiali C Ubbiali T Provini C Ubbiali L Taveri C Ubbiali L Taveri L Taveri HR Anderson L Taveri HR Anderson WD Ivy PW Read WD Ivy DA Simmonds DA Simmonds C Mortimer C Mortimer TH Robb A Hockley C Horton R Dunlop R Dunlop R Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop M Baldwin J Dunlop I Lougher I Lougher I Lougher J Dunlop I Lougher C Palmer C Palmer C Palmer I Lougher

JUNIOR (250CC)

LIGHTWEIGHT (250CC) Matchless single cyl Norton Twin cyl Triumph single cyl BAT twin Matchless BAT

New Gerrard Rex-Acme Mondial MV MV NSU MV MV Mondial MV MV MV Honda Honda Suzuki Honda Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Kawasaki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda (Billown) Honda (Billown)

52.61 54.12 74.85 76.07 78.21 71.53 71.65 70.65 74.44 74.13 74.99 86.10 88.45 90.13 91.32 93.53 96.02 98.55 98.36 100.32 92.46 90.90 87.05 90.58 89.24 88.78 88.78 103.02 104.09 106.71 108.69 108.55 107.40 109.01 107.62 109.25 107.53 107.43 108.56 110.21 110.41 110.52 94.772 94.911

1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955* 1956* 1957* 1958* 1959* 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2008

WL Handley WL Handley E Twemlow WL Handley P Ghersi A Bennett FA Longman P Ghersi WL Handley GE Nott WL Handley S Gleave JH Simpson S Woods S Woods O Tenni E Kluge S Woods M Cann M Cann RH Dale TL Wood D Ambrosini F Anderson B Ruffo F Anderson W Haas WA Lomas H Baltisberger T Provini T Provini T Provini C Ubbiali R McIntyre R McIntyre J Redman P Read J Redman M Hailwood M Hailwood WD Ivy K Carruthers K Carruthers P Read P Read C Williams M Grant D Chatterton T Herron J Dunlop P McCallen J McGuinness J Dunlop J McGuinness J Dunlop B Anstey I Lougher

OK Supreme 51.00 OK Supreme 53.95 New Imperial 58.28 Rex-Acme 60.22 Moto Guzzi 63.12 OK Supreme 64.45 OK Supreme 64.65 Moto Guzzi 66.63 Rex-Acme 66.86 Rudge 71.73 Rudge 74.08 Excelsior 72.62 Rudge 73.64 Moto Guzzi 74.19 DKW 76.20 Moto Guzzi 77.72 DKW 80.35 Moto Guzzi 78.16 Moto Guzzi 74.78 Moto Guzzi 76.72 Moto Guzzi 80.44 Moto Guzzi 80.44 Benelli 80.91 Moto Guzzi 83.70 Moto Guzzi 84.82 Moto Guzzi 85.52 NSU 91.22 MV 73.13 NSU 69.17 Mondial 78.00 MV 79.90 MV 80.22 MV 95.47 Honda 99.58 Honda 99.00 Honda 97.23 Yamaha 99.42 Honda 100.09 Honda 104.29 Honda 104.50 Yamaha 105.51 Benelli 99.01 Yamaha 98.04 Yamaha 100.08 Yamaha 100.61 Yamaha 102.24 Yamaha 97.85 Yamaha 103.54 Yamaha 103.55 Honda 117.57 Honda 116.94 Aprilia 116.83 Honda 100.50 Honda 116.79 Honda 116.55 Yamaha 118.03 Honda (Billown) 102.321

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1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

I Richards C Mortimer C Williams D Robinson G McGregor C Williams C Law G McGregor B Reid P Mellor

Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha EMC EMC EMC EMC

101.45 102.06 106.83 104.53 109.22 108.00 110.03 111.06 112.08 111.42

Humber Douglas NUT AJS AJS AJS New Imperial AJS AJS Rex-Acme Velocette Rex-Acme Velocette Velocette Rudge Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Velocette Norton Velocette Velocette Velocette Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Gilera MV MV MV MV MV Honda Honda Honda MV` Honda MV

42.00 41.76 45.42 47.57 51.36 55.15 56.46 59.59 64.65 65.89 68.75 69.18 70.28 70.95 72.02 75.27 78.62 79.22 80.11 79.96 81.94 85.18 85.18 85.30 85.05 81.61 82.45 84.23 86.49 91.38 91.00 91.82 94.61 94.13 93.15 97.42 95.42 97.08 99.20 99.80 101.58 101.30 100.76 102.85 103.09 107.73 106.77

JUNIOR (350CC) 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

PJ Evans E Rickman H Mason E Williams C Williams E Williams H le Vack JH Simpson JH Simpson WL Handley A Bennett WL Handley A Bennett FG Hicks GE Nott P Hunt S Woods S Woods J Guthrie WF Rusk FL Frith FL Frith J Guthrie S Woods HL Daniell MD Whitworth FL Frith FL Frith AJ Bell GE Duke GE Duke WR Amm WR Amm WA Lomas TK Kavanagh R McIntyre J Surtees J Surtees J Surtees G Hocking M Hailwood J Redman J Redman J Redman G Agostini M Hailwood G Agostini

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

G Agostini G Agostini P Read G Agostini AT Rutter AT Rutter A George AT Rutter G McGregor C Law D Leach S Hislop S Hislop E Laycock I Lougher P McCallen S Hislop R Dunlop B Reid

MV MV Yamaha MV Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha

104.00 104.56 100.37 103.34 104.22 106.39 106.29 108.69 112.03 109.71 112.05 111.51 113.41 114.04 117.80 116.75 117.51 116.75 115.97

//////////////////////////////////////////// JUNIOR/SUPERSPORT (600CC) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2015 2015

I Duffus P McCallen I Simpson J Moodie J Moodie A Archibald J Moodie R Farquhar J McGuinness RFarquhar J Griffiths J McGuinness G Martin S Plater B Anstey B Anstey S Plater K Amor M Dunlop B Anstey G Johnson M Dunlop M Dunlop I Hutchinson I Hutchinson

Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Kawasaki Yamaha Honda Honda Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Honda Yamaha Yamaha

117.87 118.94 119.86 118.49 118.11 121.15 120.63 122.30 122.87 122.639 122.540 123.975 125.161 124.127 125.359 126.549 125.384 126.909 127.836 126.595 125.892 126.948 128.666 127.571 127.751

//////////////////////////////////////////// SENIOR (500CC) 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932

F Phillips FA Applebee HO Wood HO Wood G Dance FG Edmond A Bennett J Whalley FW Dixon JH Simpson JH Simpson S Woods JH Simpson CJP Dodson WL Handley JH Simpson JH Simpson

Scott Scott Scott Scott Sunbeam Triumph Sunbeam Douglas Douglas AJS AJS Norton AJS Sunbeam Rudge Norton Norton

50.11 49.44 52.12 53.50 55.62 56.40 59.99 59.74 63.75 68.97 70.43 70.90 67.93 73.55 76.28 80.82 81.50

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

S Woods S Woods S Woods S Woods FL Frith HL Daniell G Meier AJ Bell P Goodman O Tenni AR Foster GE Duke GE Duke GE Duke WR Amm WR Amm GE Duke J Surtees R McIntyre J Surtees J Surtees J Surtees G Hocking G Hocking M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood M Hailwood G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini G Agostini M Grant C Williams M Grant J Williams P Read P Hennen M Hailwood S Woods M Grant C Williams N Brown J Dunlop

Norton Husqvarna Moto Guzzi Velocette Norton Norton BMW Norton Velocette Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Norton Norton Norton Norton Norton Gilera MV Gilera MV MV MV MV MV MV MV MV Honda Honda MV MV MV MV MV Yamaha Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Suzuki Honda

82.7 80.49 86.53 86.98 90.27 91.00 90.75 84.07 84.07 88.06 89.75 93.33 95.22 94.88 97.41 89.82 99.97 97.79 101.12 100.58 101.18 104.08 102.62 105.75 106.41 102.51 95.11 107.07 108.77 104.91 106.25 105.29 104.86 105.39 104.41 101.92 102.93 112.27 110.01 113.83 114.02 111.37 112.68 115.08 116.19 118.47

//////////////////////////////////////////// SENIOR 1000CC 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 2015

R Marshall T Nation J Dunlop S Cull S Hislop D Leach S Hislop C Fogarty P McCallen S Hislop S Ward P McCallen P McCallen M Rutter J Moodie D Jefferies D Jefferies A Archibald J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness

500 Honda Suzuki Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda

116.07 116.55 105.08 119.08 120.69 116.47 123.27 123.61 120.65 122.50 121.73 122.14 122.22 123.04 124.45 125.69 127.29 126.82 127.19 127.326 129.451 130.354 131.248 132.701

PREMIER CLASSIC 1984

R McElnea

Suzuki

117.13

//////////////////////////////////////////// SIDECAR (500CC) 1923 1924 1925 1954* 1955* 1956* 1957* 1958* 1959* 1960 1961

H Langman FW Dixon FW Dixon ES Oliver/L Nutt W Noll/F Cron W Noll/F Cron F Hillebrand/M Grunwald W Schneider/H Strauss W Schneider/H Strauss H Fath/A Wohlgemuth M Deubel/E Horner

Scott Douglas Douglas Norton BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW

IslandRacer

54.69 53.23 57.18 70.85 71.93 71.72 72.55 74.07 73.32 85.79 87.97

123

ENCYCLOPAEDIA 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

M Deubel/E Horner F Camathias/A Herzig M Deubel/E Horner M Deubel/E Horner F Scheidegger/E Horner G Auerbacher/E Dein K Enders/R Englehardt K Enders/R Englehardt K Enders/W Kalauch G Auerbachar/H Hahn H Luthringshausar/J Cusnik K Enders/R Englhardt J Gawley/K Birch M Hobson/G Russell S Schauzu/W Kalauch

BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW Konig Yamaha Aro

90.70 89.42 89.63 91.80 91.63 91.70 94.32 92.54 93.79 87.27 92.53 95.22 93.36 96.71 97.50

//////////////////////////////////////////// SIDECAR (750CC) 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

C Vincent/K Scott S Schauzu/H Schneider K Enders/R Englehardt S Schauzu/W Kalauch S Schauzu/W Kalauch K Enders/R Englehardt R Steinhausen/K Scheurer

BSA BMW BMW BMW BMW BMW Konig

89.11 92.06 92.37 93.44 91.33 96.86 98.18

//////////////////////////////////////////// SIDECAR (1000CC) 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1979 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989

S Schauzu/W Kalauch M Hobson/M Burns G O’Dell/K Arthur M Hobson/S Collins ‘A’ R Biland/K Williams ‘B’ R Steinhausen/W Kalauch ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘B’ R Steinhausen/K Arthur ‘A’ J Taylor/B Johannson ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson ‘A’ J Taylor/B Johannson ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘B’ J Taylor/B Johannson ‘A’ D Greasley/S Atkinson ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘A’ L Burton/P Cushnahan ‘B’ D Hallam/J Gibbard ‘A’ M Boddice/D Williams ‘B’ L Burton/P Cushnahan ‘A’ M Boddice/C Birks ‘B’ L Burton/P Cushnahan ‘A’ K Howles/S Pointer ‘B’ M Boddice/C Birks

BMW Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha MSAI Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha

99.31 99.96 102.80 101.74 103.81 96.14 103.26 102.17 100.61 106.08 108.12 107.54 107.52 108.29 105.01 106.19 107.45 106.90 107.10 107.37 105.90 105.47 105.73 105.93 107.15 107.66 105.65 108.31

//////////////////////////////////////////// SIDECAR F2 1984 1984 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989

‘A’ B Hodgkins/J Parkins ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall ‘A’ D Saville/D Hall ‘B’ D Saville/D Hall ‘A’ D Saville/R Crossley

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Yamaha Sabre Derbyshire Derbyshire Windle Windle Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre

92.24 92.55 94.08 93.37 96.34 96.85 96.82 96.37 96.70 96.82 99.23

1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015

‘B’ D Saville/R Crossley ‘A’ D Saville/N Roche ‘B’ D Saville/N Roche ‘A’ M Boddice/D Wells ‘B’ M Boddice/D Wells ‘A’ G Bell/K Cornbill ‘B’ G Bell/K Cornbill ‘A’ D Molyneux/K Ellison ‘B’ D Molyneux/K Ellison ‘A’ R Fisher/M Wynn ‘B’ R Fisher/M Wynn ‘A’ R Fisher/B Hutchinson ‘B’ R Fisher/B Hutchinson ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Hill ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Hill ‘A’ R Fisher/R Long ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long ‘A’ Race cancelled ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Jewell ‘A’ D Molyneux/C Hallam ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long ‘A’ R Fisher/R Long ‘B’ R Fisher/R Long ‘A’ I Bell/N Carpenter ‘B’ D Molyneux/C Hallam ‘A’ D Molyneux/D Sayle ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Sayle ‘A’ D Molyneux/D Sayle ‘B’ D Molyneux/D Sayle ‘A’ N Crowe/D Hope ‘B’ N Crowe/D Hope ‘A’ N D. Molyneux/R Long ‘B’ N Crowe/D Sayle ‘A’ N Crowe/M Cox ‘B’ N Crowe/M Cox ‘A’ D Molyneux/D Sayle ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Farrance ‘B’ K Klaffenbock/D Sayle ‘A’ J Holden/A Winkle ‘B’ J Holden/A Winkle ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Farrance ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Farrance ‘A’ T Reeves/D Sayle ‘B’ B Birchall/T Birchall ‘A’ D Molyneux/P Farrance ‘B’ D Molyneux/P Farrance ‘A’ D Molyneux/B Binns ‘B’ D Molyneux/B Binns

Sabre Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha DMR DMR Yamaha Yamaha

99.11 100.97 100.55 99.85 100.15 102.54 101.66 104.27 103.29 106.49 105.45 107.16 107.67 110.63 111.02 109.23 110.45

Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha DMR Yamaha DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda DMR Honda LCR Honda LCR Honda DMR Suzuki DMR/DMR LCR Honda LCR Suzuki LCR Suzuki DMR/DMR DMR/DMR LCR Honda LCR Hanni Kawasaki Kawasaki LCR LCR

108.2 111.90 108.76 109.94 111.58 110.81 108.99 112.61 113.17 111.99 116.044 113.571 112.315 112.736 116.667 115.066 114.544 115.132 115.284 114.157 114.861 114.627 113.590 114.486 113.728 114.387 115.538 113.756 116.060 116.785

//////////////////////////////////////////// 50CC 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

E Degner E Degner HH Anderson L Taveri R Bryans S Graham B Smith

Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Honda Honda Suzuki Derbi

75.52 79.10 81.13 80.83 86.49 85.19 73.44

//////////////////////////////////////////// PRODUCTION MACHINES 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1973 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1975 1976 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004

WA Smith N Kelly J Hartle TE Burgess RL Knight R Pickrell CS Mortimer T Dunnell M Uphill CS Mortimer F Whiteway PJ Williams C Williams J Williams P Williams J Williams S Woods R Pickrell E Roberts S Woods P Williams E Roberts K Martin M Grant A George R Nicholls P Mellor T Nation G Johnson M Oxley G Williams B Simpson M Oxley P Mellor T Nation G Padgett B Woodland T Nation S Hislop G Johnson G Johnson D Leach N Jefferies P McCallen P McCallen J Moodie D Jefferies D Jefferies D Jefferies I Lougher S Harris S Harris B Anstey R Farquhar

250 Bultaco 500 Velocette 750 Triumph 250 Ossa 500 Triumph 750 Dunstall 250 Ducati 500 Kawasaki 750 Triumph 250 Ducati 500 Suzuki 750 Norton 250 Yamaha 500 Honda 750 Norton 250 Honda 500 Suzuki 750 Triumph 250 Yamaha 500 Suzuki 750 Norton 250 Yamaha 492 Kawasaki 741 Triumph 748 Triumph 900 Ducati 250 Yamaha 750 Honda 900 Kawasaki 250 Honda 750 Suzuki 900 Kawasaki 250 Yamaha 750 Suzuki 1100 Suzuki 400 Suzuki 400 Yamaha 750 600 Honda 750 Yamaha 1000 Yamaha 750 Yamaha 1000 Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha 1000 Suzuki 600 Suzuki 1000 Suzuki 600 Suzuki 1000 Suzuki 600 Kawasaki

89.41 91.01 97.87 87.89 91.03 99.39 85.13 90.84 100.37 86.37 90.75 99.99 84.64 91.45 101.06 85.73 93.61 101.61 84.06 94.44 100.52 88.48 95.21 100.74 102.82 103.13 94.01 102.97 106.13 96.40 105.93 105.83 100.82 110.70 113.26 104.43 103.36 103.79 109.83 112.98 116.55 116.91 117.27 118.93 117.53 120.70 119.50 99.34 124.31 120.25 123.55 119.75 125.10 118.94

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SUPERSTOCK 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

A Archibald B Anstey B Anstey C Donald I Hutchinson I Hutchinson M Dunlop M Dunlop M Dunlop M Dunlop M Dunlop

1000 Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki Honda Honda Kawasaki Kawasaki Honda BMW Honda

126.641 126.204 128.400 127.544 127.612 130.741 129.709 129.253 128.218 129.778 128.666

1985 1986 1987

B Reid B Reid E Laycock

Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha

110.46 111.75 112.36

J Kidson WA Smith B Smith B Smith B Smith G Padgett

Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha

94.81 96.13 99.37 95.82 101.31 97.36

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FORMULA 750 1971 1972 1973 1974

A Jefferies R Pickrell P Williams C Williams

Triumph Triumph Norton Yamaha

103.21 105.68 107.27 106.61

//////////////////////////////////////////// CLASSIC 1000CC 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

M Grant J Williams M Grant M Grant A George J Dunlop J Dunlop C Williams

Kawasaki Suzuki Kawasaki Kawasaki Honda Yamaha Honda Yamaha

109.82 110.21 112.77 114.33 114.18 115.22 115.40 113.47

//////////////////////////////////////////// TTF1 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

P Read M Hailwood A George S McClements G Crosby M Grant J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop J Dunlop S Hislop S Hislop S Hislop S Hislop M Farmer P McCallen P McCallen P McCallen P McCallen I Simpson D Jefferies D Jefferies D Jefferies A Archibald J McGuinness

Honda Ducati Honda Honda Suzuki Suzuki Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Norton Ducati Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Yamaha Suzuki Suzuki Yamaha

101.74 110.62 112.94 106.88 113.70 114.93 115.73 115.89 116.42 113.98 117.55 118.54 121.34 122.63 123.48 123.30 120.58 122.08 120.85 120.84 122.98 122.28 121.35 123.18 126.68 125.43 127.68

TTF2 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

A Jackson A Jackson A Jackson C Williams A Rutter A Rutter A Rutter G McGregor

Honda Honda Honda Yamaha Ducati Ducati Ducati Yamaha

101.15 103.21 103.40 98.17 103.51 109.27 109.44 110.01

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness J McGuinness C Cummins B Anstey J McGuinness J McGuinness B Anstey B Anstey

Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Kawasaki Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

126.879 127.933 128.279 129.517 127.996 131.511 131.379 130.483 131.671 132.298 131.797

J Dunlop

Yamaha

110.93

//////////////////////////////////////////// SUPERSPORT (400CC) 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

350 Aermacchi 500 Matchless

95.28 97.21

E Laycock D Leach D Leach B Reid J Moodie J Moodie D Leach N Piercy N Piercy P Williams P Williams D Madsen-Mygdal R Quayle J McGuinness J McGuinness

LIGHTWEIGHT CLUBMANS 1947 1948 1949 1950

Suzuki Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Honda Honda

106.90 109.39 109.39 112.27 112.40 110.77 109.13 107.03 107.39 90.11 110.79 105.94 110.57 111.36 112.04

Triumph Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior

65.95 66.40 68.71 67.48

JUNIOR CLUBMANS 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955* 1956

D Parkinson R Pratt H Clarke BA Jackson KRV James R McIntyre DT Powell DA Wright D Joubert BD Codd

Norton Norton BSA BSA Norton BSA BSA BSA BSA BSA

72.92 73.76 75.81 76.12 76.55 80.09 80.96 83.05 69.78 82.33

//////////////////////////////////////////// 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955* 1956

EE Briggs G Brown GE Duke IB Wicksteed IB Wicksteed BJ Hargreaves RD Keeler A King J Drysdale BD Codd

Norton Vincent HRD Norton Triumph Triumph Triumph Norton BSA BSA BSA

80.02 82.65 83.70 79.48 81.06 83.05 84.50 87.02 72.53 86.52

//////////////////////////////////////////// 1000CC CLUBMANS 1949 1950 1953

C Horn A Phillip GP Douglas

Vincent HRD Vincent HRD Vincent HRD

85.57 81.01 82.80

//////////////////////////////////////////// FORMULA 500 R McIntyre

Norton

98.35

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SUPERSPORT (600CC) D Leach D Leach S Hislop S Hislop J Moodie J Moodie

W McVeigh MV Lockwood CV Taft F Fletcher

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1959

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

J Millar D Roper

SENIOR CLUBMANS

JUBILEE RACE 1977

1984 1984

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TTF3 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

HISTORICTT

Yamaha Yamaha Honda Honda Honda Yamaha

113.60 114.21 115.69 117.01 116.77 116.71

FORMULA 350 1959

A King

AJS

95.27

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J McGuinness

Mugen

119.279

Kawasaki

120.848

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SINGLESTT 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

J Moodie R Holden D Morris D Morris D Morris D Morris J McGuinness

Yamaha Ducati BMW BMW BMW BMW Chrysalis AMDM

112.66 111.66 109.08 112.07 109.68 110.56 111.43

LIGHTWEIGHT (650CC) 2015

J Hillier

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ENCYCLOPAEDIA

“Three TT wins in 2015 signalled that Hutchy was well and truly back!”

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ISLE OF MAN TT

ALL-TIME LAP RECORDS/2015 WINNERS SUPERBIKE Best lap: TT: 2014 B Anstey (Honda) Lap time: 17:06.803 Lap speed: 132.298mph 2015 winner: B Anstey (Honda) Race time: 1hr 45min 29.902sec Best lap: 128.749mph

SIDECAR ‘A’ Best lap: TT: 2015 D Molyneux/B Binns (Suzuki) Lap time: 19:23.056 Lap speed: 116.785mph 2015 winner: B Birchall/T Birchall (LCR) Race time: 58min 39.776sec Lap speed: 115.77mph

JUNIOR/SUPERSPORT 1 Best lap: TT: 2013 M Dunlop (Honda) Lap time: 17:35.659 Lap speed: 128.666mph 2015 winner: I Hutchinson (Yamaha) Race time: 1hr 12min 10.872 sec Lap speed: 125.451mph

ZEROTT Best lap: TT: 2015 J McGuinness (Mugen) Lap time: 18:58.743 Lap speed: 119.279mph 2015 winner: J McGuinness (Mugen) Race time: 18min 58.743sec Best lap: 119.279mph

SUPERSPORT 2 Best lap: TT: 2013 M Dunlop (Honda) Lap time: 17:35.659 Lap speed: 128.666mph 2015 winner: I Hutchinson (Yamaha) Race time: 1hr 11min 58.750sec Best lap: 125.803mph

SIDECAR B Best lap: TT: 2015 D Molyneux/B Binns (Suzuki) Lap time: 19:23.056 Lap speed: 116.785mph 2015 winner: B Birchall/T Birchall (LCR) Race time: 58min 24.971sec Lap speed: 116.259mph

LIGHTWEIGHT Best lap: TT: 2015 J Hillier (Kawasaki) Lap time: 18:43.955 Lap speed: 120.848mph 2015 winner: I Lintin (Kawasaki) Race time: 57min 06.070sec Best lap: 118.936mph

SENIOR Best lap: TT: 2015 J McGuinness (Honda) Lap time: 17:03.567 Lap speed: 132.701mph 2015 winner: J McGuinness (Honda) Race time: 1hr 09min 23.903sec Best lap: 132.701mph

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ISLE OF MAN TT ALL-TIME TT MARQUE LEADERBOARD

SPEED

1 LAP

2 LAPS

(mph) 37.73miles 75.46miles 100

22.38

45.17

169

Yamaha

132

Norton

43

Suzuki

45

MV Agusta

34

BMW

33

Triumph

16

BSA

13

Kawasaki

13

Moto Guzzi

11

Velocette

11

AJS

8

Ducati

8

Excelsior

5

(New) Imperial

5

Rudge

5

Douglas

4

Matchless

4

MotoCzysz

4

Sabre

4

Sunbeam

4

Vincent

4

Benelli

3

EMC

3

Gilera

3

Mondial

3

Rex-Acme

3

Cotton

2

HRD

2

Konig

2

New Gerrard

2

NSU

2

Scott

2

3 LAPS

4 LAPS

5 LAPS

6 LAPS

SPEED

1 LAP

2 LAPS

3 LAPS

4 LAPS

5 LAPS

113.19miles

150.92miles

188.65miles

226.38miles

(mph)

37.73miles

75.46miles

113.19miles

150.92miles

188.65miles 226.38miles

Aermacchi

1

1:36.45

1:56.06

Armstrong

1

Armstrong CCM

1

(Barton) Phoenix

1

Bultaco

1

Derbi

1

Derbyshire

1

1:07.55

1:30.33

1:53.11

2:15.50

117

19.21

38.42

58.03

1:17.24

6 LAPS

Honda

101

22.25

44.50

1:07.15

1:29.39

1:52.04

2:14.29

118

19.11

38.22

57.33

1:16.44

1:35.55

1:55.06

102

22.12

44.23

1:06.35

1:28.47

1:50.58

2:13.10

119

19.01

38.03

57.04

1:16.06

1:35.07

1:54.08

103

21.59

43.57

1:05.56

1:27.55

1:49.54

2:11.52

120

18.52

37.44

56.36

1:15.28

1:34.20

1:53.11

104

21.46

43.32

1:05.18

1:27.04

1:48.50

2:10.36

121

18.43

37.25

56.08

1:14.50

1:33.33

1:52.15

105

21.34

43.07

1:04.41

1:26.14

1:47.48

2:09.22

122

18.33

37.07

55.40

1:14.13

1:32.47

1:51.20

DKW

1

106

21.21

42.43

1:04.04

1:25.26

1:46.47

2:08.08

123

18.24

36.49

55.13

1:13.37

1:32.01

1:50.26

DOT

1

107

21.09

42.19

1:03.28

1:24.38

1:45.47

2:06.57

124

18.15

36.31

54.46

1:13.02

1:31.17

1:49.32

Humber

1

1:48.40

Indian

1

1:47.48

Levis

1

NUT

1

OK-Supreme

1

Ossa

1

108 109

20.58 20.46

41.55 41.32

1:02.53 1:02.18

1:23.51 1:23.05

1:44.48 1:43.51

2:05.46 2:04.37

125 126

18.07 17.58

36.13 35.56

54.20 53.54

1:12.27 1:11.52

1:30.33 1:29.50

110

20.35

41.10

1:01.44

1:22.19

1:42.54

2:03.29

127

17.50

35.39

53.29

1:11.18

1:29.08

1:46.57

111

20.24

40.47

1:01.11

1:21.35

1:41.58

2:02.22

128

17.41

35.22

53.03

1:10.45

1:28.26

1:46.07

112

20.13

40.26

1:00.38

1:20.51

1:41.04

2:01.17

129

17.33

35.06

52.39

1:10.12

1:27.45

1:45.18

113

20.02

40.04

1:00.06

1:20.08

1:40.10

2:00.12

130

17.25

34.50

52.15

1:09.39

1:27.04

114

19.51

39.43

59.34

1:19.26

1:39.17

1:59.09

131

17.17

34.34

51.51

1:09.07

115

19.41

39.22

59.03

1:18.44

1:38.26

1:58.07

132

17.09

34.18

51.27

1:08.36

116

19.31

39.02

58.33

1:18.04

1:37.35

Shinden

1

1:44.29

Spondon (Yam)

1

1:26.24

1:43.41

Waddon

1

1:25.45

1:42.55

Yamsel

1

1:57.06 Figures in orange refer to average speed; figures in black are elapsed time for the indicated number of laps.

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