I was always a Bob Mac fan. In 1962, I was 15 and got his autograph at Oulton Park. Just a few months later and he had passed away. Looking at that video and the condition of the road surface I wonder how they managed such speeds. It was scary even in the Moggie Minor! So many I remember, Phil Read, (met him at the Ace Cafe event in Brighton a few years ago), Derek Minter, Mike Hailwood, Chris Vincent, Bill Bodice, Helmut Fath, Florian Camathias, the list goes on. Probably only Sammy Miller around still. Thank you for posting.
@Triumph-Tiger-90-Com2 ай бұрын
With each generation come new stars and as long as the TT continues and there are motorcycles to race, the achievements of the riders of the past will never disappear
@descendantofphineas77852 ай бұрын
Love watching history like this. Love bikes.
@billsmart25322 ай бұрын
Incredible speeds on those roads, even for today on public roads.
@craig3802 ай бұрын
Very bumpy roads with an average surface at best, with skinny treaded tyres too. Amazing.
@2Fast4You-6362 ай бұрын
This warms my heart
@petermoran304128 күн бұрын
Just wonderful!😊
@petersmith94702 ай бұрын
101 mph laps just shows how advanced both the riders and machinery was then. Love to see some indepth footage of the setting up of these fabulous machines.
@zogzoogler2 ай бұрын
I can sense how these names are slipping away to history, my late father could tell you endless tales about Bob Mcintyre, Geoff Duke, Dave Bickers, Jarno Saarinen, Ago, Reed. Soon we will only have the footage and these tales.
@allanshenton77162 ай бұрын
I was a young teenager listening to the race on the Radio in them days.
@andyb.10262 ай бұрын
I'm surprised that Bob did not have a Glasgow accent 😮 I was at school when he fell at Oulton,, I walked miles every day to see how he was progressing, devastated when he didn't recover 😢
@mr.1452 ай бұрын
The trees between Quarterbridge and Braddan ( at the campsite )are tiny. I camp there often.very enjoyable video thanks
@alfaubrom2 ай бұрын
Hello Duke Video do you know of any 1957 sidecar TT footage? Thanks a lot an Cheers
@GrahamWalker-d4h2 ай бұрын
There were parked cars on the course !! And their gear was tissue paper 120mph on one of those bikes was mental and no safety bales around the bends these racers were true legends
@eventcone2 ай бұрын
This was not shot on a raceday. It seems to have been shot from a car, and the footage then sped up.
@toomuch97742 ай бұрын
Penny just dropped it's filmed in car on a normal day.
@SakirDogan2 ай бұрын
O zamanın motorsiklet sürücüleri şimdiki motorları görseler ne yapacaklarını şaşırırlardı nerden nereye dile kolay tam 67 yıl
@toomuch97742 ай бұрын
did you see the tractor parked on the road "jesus"
@howardosborne86472 ай бұрын
Up until 1927 they were running the TT practice sessions on open roads until Archie Birkin was killed in an early morning practice session after colliding with a vehicle which was carrying out early morning deliveries. After that tragedy the roads were closed for all practice and race sessions.
@eventcone2 ай бұрын
This was not shot on a race day. In fact it appears to have been shot from a car (no banking) and the footage sped up on playback.
@MANOFKNOWLEDGE1000-nn7mj2 ай бұрын
The condition of the roads, the state of those contraptions they were riding, the shit tyres and brakes. This is way way worse than todays tt racing. Forgot to mention goggles and a piss pot hat 🎩
@eventcone2 ай бұрын
They weren't considered 'shit' back in the day - they were the best they had, and undoubtedly an improvement on what had gone before. Just as in any other period - including today's.