Ellan Vannin

1971
My steed

which cost £155-10 from George Clarke in Brixton.
1971 was between O and A levels and I conned the Old Man into writing a letter to school that we had a family holiday....

Sightseeing

that's enough, only had one film.

Ramsey Hairpin

Formula 750, saturday evening, damn midges everywhere apart from around a bloke smoking a pipe

 Tony Jefferies, who won

 Ray Pickrell, came second

May Hill

Production TT

Barry Sheene, dnf

Hans-Otto Butenuth, came fourth

Bob Heath, came third

 Ray Pickrell on Slippery Sam wearing Percy Tait's helmet, won

Charlie Sandby, out in front till it packed up

Peter Williams, dnf

250's

Phil Read, won

Rodney Gould, came fourth

Peter Williams on the MZ, going L for leather till it retired after the first lap

Quarry Bends

Junior

Rodney Gould, busted screen after falling off at Quarter Bridge, dnf

Phil Read, dnf

Gooseneck

1973 and a day out from Southampton University for friday's 125's and Senior, they're a bit mixed up

Peter Williams, came second in the Senior

Mick Grant, dnf 

 

  

Charlie Sandby, came third in the Senior

Neil Tuxworth, came third in the 125's

Tommy Robb, won the 125's

Jack Findlay, won the Senior