The 1950 Isle of Man T.T.: A Historic Motorcycle Race Documentary | Shell Historical Film Archive

[@stewy62]

This has to be one of the best TT films ever made ! 🇬🇧

[@dangardave6442]

The Creg without a pub, the cocoa tent, the lightweight mass start during the Senior race, absolutely massive crowds, dawn practices, the legend Geoff Duke, and so much more. For us TT fans this is the best historic video ever!

[@martinhughes-games8541]

Fabulous! all the greats are here - designers, mechanics, the great machines and of course the fantastically brave and skilled riders. superb.

[@mattjoyner3212]

Great to see my dad pop up in this

[@Billy-h7b]

Which is your dad

[@888jackflash]

Hey, that was great! I didn't expect such a quality film. So COOL to see those old singles hammering down

[@Rico1-b6s]

This is bloody awesome.

[@thewatcher5271]

Great Video, Man! Only Five Years After The War & Living In An Analog World. How Fortunate To Have Been There! Thank You. (Like #83 - Comment #10)

[@jford1]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@andywatts348]

' The cocoa tent!' Absolute quality..Totally British

[@motorradtour-tv]

Thank you very much! Please show us all other TT-films.

[@dougnash6316]

👍👍Awesome footage for those of us that remember Black and White TV

[@johnauvin]

Great historical piece 👏

[@harrystephenson8279]

Theses riders had balls of steel great info on the old day's

[@riccardoregalli2272]

Premetto che non parlo inglese. Ho seguito questo docu-film con grande piacere,spero ne facciate altri! In un'Inghilterra del primo dopoguerra,dove le persone volevano sognare,partecipavano numerosi a questa manifestazione. Che dire dei piloti-meccanici,folli e temerari sulle loro stupende monocilindriche.... Cito Luca Salvadori:È una corsa dove sbagliare è vietato!!! Se il Buon Luca potesse vedere questo film con il circuito senza nessuna sicurezza,commissari che indicano la direzione,box di 2m.x2m..... Anche Lui sorriderebbe... Dall'Italia ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mainlander6299]

I'm lucky enough to have been there a few times in the past decade or so. It's always fascinating to see it how it was back then, and the little things that remain the same even after so many years. I've ridden the circuit on a few motorcycles, driven it in a transit and pedalled a full suspension mountain bike around it, the latter illustrated how extremely steep it is up to the mountain! This is a cracking bit of film, a window into yesteryear.

[@stephenanderson4603]

Brilliant 👍👍

[@toke7560]

The golden years of the planet.

[@kiwiroadpirate4032]

Awesome, I loved it. Thanks.

[@Brian-1948]

I had forgotten that the senior was a 7 lap race, quite a test of that era's machinery. Wonder how many modern motorcyclists would understand what a doubleknocker was. Great film, thanks.

[@GemmaMHFA]

This was when racing was frigging Awesomeness!!!! The Sidecars were off their nut!!! In a totally Awesome way like!!! Legendary every single one of them!… Respect 🫡

[@dr.chrismort8448]

Loved the commentary. Spiffing narrative I say

[@stevenwatsham5973]

A coaco tent!.. Superb..

[@tonywaterhouse5291]

what a great 30mins watching the TT, know the names, great to see them ( I was born in 52) brilliant,

[@994206]

No mention anywhere of the three English riders that died this year. They were John Makaula - White, Thomas A. Westfield & Alfred Bent. I guess they were not very well known, but incidentally John’s father was a Zulu, I guess the clue is in his surname.

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Saw The Duke at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the late fifties.

[@MegaTubescreamer]

my first visit was 1981! thirty odd years after this gem of a film !! All the state of the art competitors ,designers and machines ,not to mention the course hasn`t lost its appeal ,awesome place.

[@superbikebox]

TOP !

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

Very good race 😊

[@tomellis4750]

Cocoa tent - no seven sorts of milk, vegan, organic - take it or leave it, no choice fatigue, better, and simpler for it, and grateful for what you got.

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

SHELL. 🎉.

[@chapmyers9272]

Right? Props! But I saw lots of Dunlop logos and no (?) Shell Oil. Whatever. Exquisite oiece of filmmaking.

[@imransharif443]

Good the 1950 lsle of man Right, The 1950 Handsome old of on Man ya great beautiful old documentary

[@jeremykeller211]

The featherbed: still in production 75 years later! Has any other motorbike innovation lasted this long?

[@simonbertioli4696]

What a memory.... No zero emission protesters. Wonderful memories.... Even though l was not born....now 70😮... But still a motorbike fan, and rider.😅

[@sjbbala5280]

Shell பெட்ரோல் பல்க் எங்கள் வீட்டிற்கு அருகில் இருந்தது. ரா.சக்திவேல் மதுரை.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Love it & let’s hope the cotton wool brigade don’t come after it ever🤞🏼. Long live the TT🏆👍🇬🇧

[@crozwayne]

Ah the first appearance of the featherbed frame!

[@turboslag]

Best studded tyres, Castrol R and the blat of racing singles, a unique era! Actually, I've been a biker since I was 19 in the 70s, and have never been to the TT! I went to the classic TT once for the day, from memory that was 2000 or 2001, my impression wasn't very favourable because it was absolutely lashing down with rain and bl00dy cold!!! So the racing was well off pace and the atmos was just miserable. I suppose I should make the effort at least once, most people I've spoken to say it's an incredible spectacle. Thing is, after going to 24 hour endurance races many times in France and Spa, I doubt it can match that for experience.

[@srorapongmeunthong5844]

Yes

[@EI6DP]

Not a Japanese motorcycle in the TT at that stage.

[@geoffreycasey875]

Reg Armstrong had the Honda franchise in Ireland 🍀

[@TornadoCAN99]

Nice to have the Velocette represented here....did he end up 6th in the race?

[@germanirish2]

92 mph in 1950..

[@nchips9012]

That guy sounds like Toby Jones from The Detecorists! 😂

[@RaveDave871]

Only those with 🏐🏐 of titanium need enter !

[@chapmyers9272]

Courageous driving. Lapidary filmmaking.

[@norbertbudzinski6744]

Gab es damals schon Tote ?

[@winker-g6p]

SHELL SMELLS 😢

[@ilkerceyhan7582]

Shell markasına kurumsalligina güvenip istasyona girdik aracıma benzin yerine mazot koyuyorlar hata yüzde yüzde istasyonda ama masrafimi odemiyorlar Shell olarak gerekni yapmanızı istiyorum yasal olarak hakkımı arayacağım Shell kurumsalligina yakışanı yapmanız talep ediyorum.Marka büyük diyorsunuz ama zihniyetler bakalım nasıl gorecegiz

[@vicowen5300]

Better without the bloody music

[@moped975]

Ölfilm.

[@allanhughes7859]

Great vid all I can say being a miserable old git how much more fun was it with les people around ??? How its grown to almost be a no go for many many folk. The cost today means its almost a rich man/woman's sport camping is expensive B.B. is almost beyound reach and a hotel means a joke ... SO HAVING GONE YEAR ON YEAR I NOW HAVE TO GO EVERY THREE YEARS IF i AM LUCKY TO HAVE SOME MONIES AVAILABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@harrystephenson8279]

These bikes no brakes no tyerslike now brave or just gray

[@HorseMalone]

Flat oot in bottom !