The first half is from 19th May 1968 with 60,000+ spectators. The 350 race held late afternoon after an earlier shower with Hailwood (Hinda 45) & Phil Rad (Yamaha 73) (apparently Read had only one front wheel for his two bikes that day! Date of 2nd half is unknown but maybe 1967. The Honda (103) has the name M. Sumiya on the fairing - a light 750cc racer developed from the CB500/4.

Mike Hailwood on the Seeley, Ago on the MV etc.

Phil Read, Ago, Hailwood and Stuart Graham with his elaborate and powerful 125cc twin Suzuki, which had a 35bhp and a 10-speed gearbox. He later sold this machine to Barry Sheene for £2000 (a small fortune in 1970!)

The 750 sidecar race at Ramsey hairpin with Schauzu (BMW 1st), Chris Vincent (BSA DNF), Klaus Enders (BMW DNF) and Georg Auerbacher (BMW DNF).

Shots of the Tuesday weighing-in for the Wednesday races. Gooseneck with nice shots overlooking the Albert Tower and Ramsay Bay for the Production and Junior 350cc races.

Production:- Malcolm Uphill (12, 750 Triumph 1st) & Tony Dunnell (33, runaway leader until he crashed).

Junior 350cc:- Ago (6, MV 1st), Read (3, Yamaha retired from 2nd posn), Alan Barnett (5, Kirby Metisse retired), Kel Carruthers (22, Aermacchi retired on last lap from 2nd posn), Franta Stasny (12, Jawa retired).

125cc race:- Dave Simmonds (1, Kawasaki lead all the way), Tommy Robb (4, Honda retired), George Plenderleith (8, Honda retired), Martin Carney (26, Sheperd retired)

Senior:- Ago (18, MV 1st), Derek Woodman (1, Seeley 4th), Jack Findlay (11, Norton retired from 5th) Angelo Bergamonti (5, Paton retired from 9th), Alan Barnett (3, Metisse 2nd)

First shots on inside of Creg-ny-Baa for the F750 bikes Tony Jefferies (11, Triumph 1st), Dudley Robinson (12, Yamaha 5th), Ray Pickrell (5, BSA 2nd), Bill Smith (6, Kawasaki 7th), Peter Williams (3, Norton 3rd).

Followed by Douglas Prom, sidecars at Greeba, John Cooper in the pits and then action from Glen Helen.

Two men chatting - the man on right is Helmut Fath, followed by Nobby Clark, followed by a Japanese rider (who?) and Frank Perris is in the orange jacket.

Ago strutting through paddock and the last shots are the 125cc bikes from Governor's Bridge "dip" road Rod Gould (4), Borje Janssen (3) and John Kiddle (8).

A young Barry Sheene now with the 125cc Suzuki being worked on by Dad Franco. Kent Andersson in the Yamaha camp, Bill Smith and Paul Smart.

Maggie Smart, and also Peter Williams and the works Nortons, Tony Rutter, then Anglo-American action at the Mallory Park hairpin with John Cooper (BSA Rocket 7) leading American Carl Rayborn (Harley Davidson 3).

Quarter Bridge. Sidecars Roy Hanks (2, BSA), Richard Wegener (5, BMW), Alan Sansum (10, Quaife Triumph), Siegfried Schauzu (4, BMW) and Rudi Kurth (20, Crescent) with the lovely Dane Rowe in the chair.

In the paddock are Ago, Alberto Pagani, Peter Williams and Nobby Clark talking to John Cooper.

Alberto Pagani pushing his fire engine, seventies fashion guru Phil Read and Chas Mortimer.

At Bedstead Corner:
350:- Ago (3, MV 1st), Read (9, MV retired from 2nd), and Jack Findlay (4, Yamaha 4th).

Sidecars (Klaus Enders (3, BMW), Chris Vincent (4, Munch)m Siegfried Schauzu and Rudi Kurth (8).

At Signpost:
250cc:- Read (9, Yamaha 1st), Rod Gould (4, Yamaha 2nd), Derek Chatterton (1, Yamaha 7th), Barry Randle (10, Yamaha 9th) and Chas Mortimer (5, Yamaha 14th).

F750:- Tony Jefferies (1, Triumph 2nd), Ray Pickrell (6, Triumph 1st), Peter williams (8, Norton DNF), Jack Findlay (4, Suzuki 3rd), Tony Rutter (12, Norton DNF), Phil Read (5, Norton DNF) and Helmut Dahne (BMW 11th).

Peter Williams winning on the JPS Norton.

Teams and Results:
US: Carl Rayborn (1), Lawwill (2), Sehl (3), Gary Nixon (4), Yvon Du Hamel (5), Baumann (6), Ron Grant (7), Aldana (8) & Fisher (reserve).

GB: Paul Smart (9), Sheen (10), John Cooper (11 - injured and replaced by Dave Croxford), Peter Williams (12), Tony Jefferies (13), Percy Tait (14), Mick Grant (15) & Dave Potter (16).

Race One: 12-4-5-11-16-6-15-14-9-13-2-1-3-7

Race Two: 5-12-9-1-16-14-6-10-8-3-2-4-7

Nobby Clark works on Ago's Yamaha; the MV's of Gianfranco Bonera and Phil Read; a brief glimopse of Tom & Andrea Herron; and Sheene on the Suzuki 750 triple.

Come back here Mike Hailwood wins the TT Formula 1 race on the 900SS Sports Motorcycles Ducati. Barry Sheene, Dave Potter (8, Yamaha) and Mick Grant (10, Kawasaki) & Gaeme Crosby wheelies his Moriwaki Kawasaki no 77.