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Author: David Wright Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847976484 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 528
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Run over the everyday roads of the Isle of Man for over 100 years, the world-famous Tourist Trophy races have gripped the imaginations of successive generations of motorcyclists. From the earliest days of single-speed, belt-driven machines delivering 5 bhp, to the highly developed projectiles of today offering a fearsome 200 bhp, race fans have thronged the roadside banks and watched in awe as the best racing motorcyclists in the world rode the fastest machines of their day around the twists, turns and climbs of the 374 mile Mountain Course, all in pursuit of a coveted Tourist Trophy. This new updated edition covering the 2007 - 2012 races, reveals the event's colourful history through the high-speed activities of great riders such as the Collier brothers, Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, Steve Hislop, Joey Dunlop, John McGuinness and many others. It also looks at the machines and mechanical developments and race organisation, plus the financial rewards and commercial interests; setting them all in the context of the triumphs and tragedies of a great sporting event that has seen average lap speeds rise from 40 mph to over 130 mph. Written in an easy style, this book reveals the Manx TT's colourful history through its great riders, machines, mechanical developments and race organisation and is superbly illustrated with over 250 colour photographs.
Author: David Wright Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 1847976484 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 528
Book Description
Run over the everyday roads of the Isle of Man for over 100 years, the world-famous Tourist Trophy races have gripped the imaginations of successive generations of motorcyclists. From the earliest days of single-speed, belt-driven machines delivering 5 bhp, to the highly developed projectiles of today offering a fearsome 200 bhp, race fans have thronged the roadside banks and watched in awe as the best racing motorcyclists in the world rode the fastest machines of their day around the twists, turns and climbs of the 374 mile Mountain Course, all in pursuit of a coveted Tourist Trophy. This new updated edition covering the 2007 - 2012 races, reveals the event's colourful history through the high-speed activities of great riders such as the Collier brothers, Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, Steve Hislop, Joey Dunlop, John McGuinness and many others. It also looks at the machines and mechanical developments and race organisation, plus the financial rewards and commercial interests; setting them all in the context of the triumphs and tragedies of a great sporting event that has seen average lap speeds rise from 40 mph to over 130 mph. Written in an easy style, this book reveals the Manx TT's colourful history through its great riders, machines, mechanical developments and race organisation and is superbly illustrated with over 250 colour photographs.
Author: Simon Vaukins Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1443865915 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 235
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Cats with no tails, the one thousand year old Tynwald assembly, offshore finance institutions, and motorcycle road racing are all ingredients that help to define a Manx national identity. Modern, high-powered motorcycles being pushed to their limits on a course that has remained largely unchanged since 1911 is perhaps the most literal demonstration of the new meeting the old, on an island where the traditional and the modern exist peacefully and do not clash. The Isle of Man TT Races provides an excellent starting-point from which to examine the twists and turns of the island’s twentieth century history and, most importantly, the deep links between sport and society. This book examines the origins and expansion of the Isle of Man TT from the first motorcar races in 1904 up to the present day, charting the event’s acceleration from a small, domestic competition to a large-scale international event which has helped fuel the island’s reputation as the home of motorcycle road racing. In examining the links between sport and society, this book uses the TT races to look at changes in the mechanics of Manx politics, the streamlining of the Manx economy and construction of Manx national identity; it is not a history of winners and losers at the TT. It is because the TT has deep roots in the history of the island and because it has come to form a significant part of the island’s identity, that this motorcycle race continues to thrive in the present day. The TT makes the Isle of Man distinctive; others have tried and failed to replicate this event. Where else in the world can the modern motorcycle racer take in so much history and heritage at close to 200 mph?
Author: Backroad Bob Publisher: Backroad Bob ISBN: 1452426279 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 50
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Eighteen previously published magazine articles from the Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Adventures - GPs, MotoGPs, England, Ireland, & The Isle Of Man CD.GPs & MotoGPs - Get the GP and MotoGP experience.England & Ireland - A visit to Britain's National Motorcycle Museum and then to the land of Guinness, Gaelic, and Green. Isle Of Man - You've heard about it, but it won't last forever.
Author: Mick Duckworth Publisher: ISBN: 9781899602674 Category : Tourist Trophy (Motorcycle race) Languages : en Pages : 256
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For 100 years, the world-famous Isle of Man TT has been the supreme challenge in motorcycle road racing. The Islands tortuous 37.73-mile Mountain Course demands the utmost nerve and skill from competitors, while providing a unique and breathtaking spectacle for onlookers. In this authoritative and official centenary book, Manx-born author Mick Duckworth traces the long and rich history of the races since the first Tourist Trophy was staged in 1907. He not only describes the courageous riders and their fantastic machinery, but looks at the many people behind the scenes, the fans, the TT Festival as a whole and its impact on Island life. Includes the TT stamps bound within the title.
Author: James Fisher Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1785316087 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 443
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Historic, wildly dangerous, nerve-wracking, heroic and uniquely thrilling, the Isle of Man TT is one of the greatest sporting events in the world. Featuring input from past and present riders, TT teams, manufacturers and fans alike, James Driver-Fisher reveals why the Isle of Man's greatest ever races mean so much to so many TT devotees. The entire history of the races, from the first battle in 1907 through to the summer of 2019, is covered, focusing on an expert selection of the most memorable events of all. Famous road racers relive the closest of victories and heart-breaking defeats. Unbelievable comebacks from legendary riders sit alongside race weeks when records have tumbled, and events when the biggest names have first burst on to the scene. As well as the inside view from those directly involved in the thrills and spills, Memorable Isle of Man TT Races also draws on the memories and expertise of diehard fans who have grown up with TT in their blood - vividly bringing to life the iconic races' atmosphere through the years.
Author: Michael Scott Publisher: Carlton Books ISBN: 9781780976341 Category : Isle of Man Languages : en Pages : 0
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An authoritative, illustrated record of the rich history of the world's most famous motorcycle race The Isle of Man TT is the most unique and celebrated series of motorcycle road races in the world. Since 1907, the world's most daring riders have hurtled around the 37-mile, 200-bend Snaefell Mountain Course, displaying levels of skill and bravery that beggar belief. The exploits of the great TT champions such as Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini, and John McGuinness are legendary, and this exceptional new book is the authoritative photographic history of an event that is bigger today than ever. Featuring more than 150 exceptional images, each with a special extended caption, this volume illustrates the great riders and their triumphs, race action from the beautiful--but often deadly--circuit, and the fanatical crowds that flock to the races each year in their tens of thousands. Edited by acclaimed motorcycling authors Bill Snelling and Michael Scott, the book brilliantly captures the spirit, excitement, and danger of one of the oldest and most revered events in world motorsport.
Author: Avril Maddrell Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317060318 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 242
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This collection draws on the Mobilities approach to look afresh at notions of the sacred where they intersect with people, objects and other things on the move. Consideration of a wide range of spiritual meanings and practices also sheds light on the motivations and experiences associated with particular mobilities. Drawing on rich, situated case studies, this multi-disciplinary collection discusses what mobility in the social sciences, arts and humanities can tell us about movements and journeys prompted by religious, more broadly ’spiritual’ and 'secular-sacred' practices and priorities. Problematizing the fixity of sacred places and times as territorially and temporally bounded entities that exist in opposition to ’profane’ everyday life, this collection looks at the intersection between the embodied-emotional-spiritual experience of places, travel, belief-practices and communities. It is this geographically-informed perspective on the interleaving of religious/ spiritual/ secular notions of the sacred with the material and more-than-representational attributes of associated mobilities and related practices which constitutes this volume’s original contribution to the field.
Author: Publisher: At Heart Ltd ISBN: 1845471385 Category : Motorcycle racing Languages : en Pages : 130
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Steeped in nostalgia and brimming with atmosphere, controversy and spine-chilling action, the magic of the oldest race on the international calendar is captured in a neatly-sized book packed with 120 monochrome and full colour images.
Author: Malcolm Davies Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing ISBN: 1786234327 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 74
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This book is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Mines Rescue Service in the Rhondda Valleys and South Wales Based at the Dinas Mines Rescue Station, Rhondda many thousands of volunteer miners were trained to become members of their colliery rescue team; to deal with the many hundreds of varied underground emergencies, sadly many resulting in loss of life. All coalfields in Britain and Europe and many worldwide had a trained Mines Rescue Service.
Author: Gregory Ramshaw Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317543173 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 125
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Sport has become an important avenue in how we interpret, remember, and maintain our heritage. Whether it is being applied in tourism marketing and development, employed as a vehicle for social cohesion, or utilized as a way of articulating personal and collective identities, sport heritage is a vital topic in understanding what we value about the sporting past now what we wish to pass on to future generations. This edited collection brings together many new and exciting international approaches to sport heritage. Each of the chapters in this collection provides a thought-provoking sport heritage case study that would be of interest to students and researchers in history, geography, anthropology, and marketing, as well as industry practitioners working at sporting events, at sports-based heritage attractions such as museums and halls of fame, and at sports stadia and sports facilities. In addition, this collection would also be of interest to those readers with a more general interest in sport heritage and the sporting past. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism.
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