Nick Jefferies carefully fills up a Yowling Scott, water cooled two stroke, on loan from Section member David Plant. |
New Scale Bradshaw. H.J. Scale built the first Scale motorcycle in 1906 and entered the 1910 TT on a 3.5hp Scale. The machine here was ridden in the Re-enactment by his great grandson Mark Scale. |
George Cohen on the Norton V Twin, Rem Fowler 1907 winning machine, on loan from the National Motorcycle Museum. |
John and Jane South recreating the start line, with the closest thing they could find to the original line. |
Geoff Duke arriving at the event. Pictured here with his wife and Ray Knight. |
No.1 George Cohen, No.2 Chris Read on his 1907 Vindec Special 5hp and No.3 David Plant on his 1908 Triumph TT. |
Geoff Duke and Barry McQueen, Blackpool’s
Town Crier, at the start. |
Sammy Miller on his 1912 Humber V Twin. |
Guy Martin on a 1938 Triumph Tiger 100,
500cc, on loan from the A.R.E. Classic Bike Collection, Kirk Michael. |
Mike Highfield on his 1919 Scott. |
Isle of Man Section member Janet Cope on her
1921 Velocette EL3 |
No.48 Ann Davy, Past President of the VMCC, on her 1927 Levis KTS. Behind her is Section member Brian Cope on his 1927 Velocette KSS
[love the socks] |
Alex Downie, a member of the Manx Parliament, a Section member and an Italian motorcycle enthusiast, on his1928 Moto Guzzi Sport 14. |
Mick Grant, complete with rolled-up fag,
pushing a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin to the
start line. Machine was on loan from the A.R.E. Classic Bike Collection, Kirk Michael. |
Bill Bewley, a Lakeland Section member, on his1928 Sunbeam 6 Sportsman. |
Section member Juan Clague on his1931 Ariel 4F. This machine has lived in Port St. Mary all its life. |
Section member Ken Blackburn on his 1933 Velocette GTP. |
Mike Griffiths on his 1938 Rudge Whitworth
Special, this bike has been in the family
since 1940. |
Nick Jefferies surveys the crowds at the
start line, flanked by No.87 Steve Price and
his BSA W 5/5 and No.89 Nicholas Magney on
his 1936 Excelsior Manxman. |
Section Secretary Tony East, one of the
organisers of the Re-enactment, on the start
line. |
Nos. 1 and 2 ready to go, to the delight of
the crowds. |
The rest of the field lined up ready to go,
praying their bikes will start. |
Guy Martin on the 1938 tiger 100 waiting on
the start line, obviously enjoying himself
by the smile on his face. |
Section member Joyce Plant on her 1913
Sunbeam, followed by No.21 Guy Martin and
No.20 Graham Kneale on a 1913 ABC prototype. |
Last to go, No.99 Robert White on his 1927 Brough and No.100 Richard “Milky” Quayle. |
“Milky” strikes his George Formby pose. |
Richard “Milky” Quayle on his Shuttleworth Snap Replica, shares a joke
with the crowd. |
Mick Grant crosses the finishing line with
his roll-up still in place. |
Nick Jefferies acknowledging the cheers at
the finish. |
Commemorative plaque.
There are 100 machines in there somewhere!! |
