Category Archives: Isle of Man

ISDT videos: Update

16 Wednesday Jan 2019

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Keeping busy trying to track down more new and lost old footage of the ISDT for our page dedicated to preserving the moving image of the event – ISDT Tube our latest trawl has turned up these gems from past years well worth cracking a beer (Alchohol and Gluten free included) open and enjoying.

ISDT 1973 – USA

This sextet of fine home movies were made by Dave Sleeper and have been posted on Youtube by Julie Sleeper
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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Previously unknown film from youtube from Czechoslovakia of the ISDT in 1973 featuring some interesting images of the America seen during the teams visit.

1975 – Isle of Man

A duo of movies produced for Penton Motorcycles recording the ISDT of 1975 in the Isle of Man

Part 1

Part 2

1977 – Czechoslovakia

Found on Youtube original material from RDR TV

1979 – Germany

Additional material including the BMW footage from the above movie but with more coverage or the BMW and other manufacturers in the event

1983 – ISDE Wales

More footage of the ISDE of 1983 taken by local film maker / journalist Derek Pugh

ISDT 1971: Event report AMA News Nov ’71

15 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Thanks to the marvellous resource of Google Books I have been able to find the Nov 1971 issue of the American Motorcycle Associations AMA News which includes a 20 odd page report on the ISDT 1971 written by US motorcycle journalist Ed Youngblood, giving as good a history of the Isle as a report on the racing.

Image - cover Nov 1971 AMA news with review ISDT 1971

Image – cover Nov 1971 AMA news with review ISDT 1971

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ISDT 1975: A personal view from a member of the organising team

03 Thursday Sep 2015

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From my early days riding in events, Dot and Jim Jones have always been an important part of the UK enduro scene both as riders, helpers and often importers of motorbikes most notably Moto Gori.

Dot and Jim who were responsible for organising the ISDT centenary Rally held in 2013 in Carlisle to celebrate the 100 years since the first ISDT have attended many ISDT events and are most familiar to UK team riders for their support to British National and Club team riders. Dot gathered a lot of unique material she had collected and recently produced a movie of her experiences at the ISDT 1975, which held in the Isle of Man. In addition to a lot of home movie footage Dot has added a very informative commentary detailing the background to the event, the persons involved in running it and other details of many of the local riders I knew as a youth around the North Wales and Merseyside area. Hopefully Dot will make more of her memories of the event available for the world community of ISDT fans

The Bill Snelling Collection of Isle of Man ISDT images

06 Thursday Aug 2015

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Bill Snelling, a living legend from the Isle of Man and the keeper of the history of the TT races as well as the ISDT on the island recently contacted me to say he was reducing his archive and was hoping Speedtracktales might be willing to take his collection of negatives for the ISDT events in the Isle of Man. Hardly unable to hold back my joy, I of course accepted and was told to wait for a package.

Photo - just part of the Bill Snelling collection of images from the Isle of Man ISDT events.

Photo – just part of the Bill Snelling collection of images from the Isle of Man ISDT events.

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Geoff Duke OBE : 1923 – 2015

05 Tuesday May 2015

Posted by in England, ISDT, Isle of Man, Motorcycling, Motorsport

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Nees reaches us a few days late that one of motorcycle sports greatest stars passed away on the 1st May 2015. Although famous as a road racer he made a significant impact in later years through his company which sold classic historical films of bikes as video and later DVD. There are many tributes in the motoring press which I will not be able to compete with in this mark of respect. Here however is a photo of the dapper Geoff Duke at the ISDT 1951 with British Trophy teamster Hugh Viney.

photo - Geoff Duke greets #205 Hugh Viney ISDT 1951 (Speedtracktales Collection)

photo – Geoff Duke greets #205 Hugh Viney ISDT 1951 (Speedtracktales Collection)

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ISDT 1971: the view from a photo album

29 Wednesday Oct 2014

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It’s always a great moment when we find a reader who not only has a collection of ISDT images in their photo album but they are as keen as we are to share them with anyone keen to learn more about the history of the event and it’s development and the changes in the riders machines and styles of riding. I was therefore very pleased when Roger Newark made contact to offer us access to his images taken at the ISDT 1971 that he still cherishes. Featuring some of the star riders of the time and latest models of motorbikes taking part in this event in the near mecca of Motorcycle Sport since the sports earliest years – the Isle of Man. If any readers have anything extra to add to the people or places in these photos please let us know.

Photo - #208 RB Webster #210 JM Roberts USA Husqvarna ISDT 1971 (Newark Collection)

Photo – #208 RB Webster #210 JM Roberts USA Husqvarna ISDT 1971 (Newark Collection)

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Mapping the ISDT: 1965 Isle of Man

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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In preparation for the ongoing project to try to map all routes for every ISDT, I’ve acquired a map for the ISDT 1965 from the official Programme. If anybody has any more information about the exact locations of checks etc I would always be grateful to get them for when I turn my attention to this event.

Image - scanned copy of map of event route ISDT 1965 (Speedtracktales archive)

Image – scanned copy of map of event route ISDT 1965 (Speedtracktales archive)

This is a low resolution copy I have a master image scanned at 300dpi and would like to very much thank the generosity of Graham Forsdyke, one time writer for ‘the Motor Cycle‘, ‘Motor Cycling‘ who covered a number of ISDT events and made this copy of the programme available for our further research needs.

Mapping the ISDT : 1975 Isle of Man

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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We’re not yet ready to start this one as we still have Wales to finish but if anybody has higher quality maps than these low resolution images we have acquired to help improve accuracy or has personal knowledge of the course please feel free to contact us with what ever offers of help you have.

Clicking on the images below should produce enlarged images

Day 1

Photo - paper entrants map for day 1 ISDT 1975

Photo – paper entrants map for day 1 ISDT 1975

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ISDT Image Archive: The Stilltime Collection

25 Wednesday Dec 2013

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Recently noticed in the last few months a new collection of very old Photos started coming up in Google Searches although they appear to have existed since at least 2012. A number of the photos I have seen before in the pages of British Motor Cycling Magazines and these look like scans off glass plates or negatives so I am going to presume the Mortons Archive are using this site as another agency to sell it’s images. No doubt those of you looking for publish quality images for your ISDT  / Vintage publications will find this a helpful resource for rights managed images as it appears a lot better than Morton’s own online gallery:

This blog was generated direct off the page but does not appear to share the image but just the key worlds which were for an interwar image taken on the Großglockner. The numbers of images available seem very impressive. The standard ISDT search found 519 images. I was able to create a URL to display the watermarked image here from the gallery page.

Image of the ISDT from the stilltime collection of 20th Century British Photographs

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Merry Xmas 2013 and a Happy New Year for all of our readers and supporters

24 Tuesday Dec 2013

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Image - Happy Xmas 2013 and a prosperous New Year #116 JH Arnott 496cc BSA Großglockner ISDT 1939 (Image courtesy TECHNISCHEN MUSEUM WIEN)

Image – Happy Xmas 2013 and a prosperous New Year #116 JH Arnott 496cc BSA Großglockner ISDT 1939 (Image courtesy TECHNISCHEN MUSEUM WIEN)

Thanking our many many visitors in 2013 and especially those getting in contact to share their own personal and family memories of the ISDT and the riders. We stil lhave lots more to rediscover and save for the event and are reliant on your support. Coming soon will be a bumper posting of images of the ISDT in Wales recovered from back issues of Das Motorrad recently acquired for the web archive.