Rider: Bruce Anstey

Location: - Senior TT - 7th June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: Anstey aviates the front wheel under power.









Rider: Adrian Archibald

Location: Gooseneck - Senior TT - 7th June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm

Comments: "Zero to hero" - Adrian completes an F1 / Senior double for TAS Suzuki.

 



Rider: John Mcguiness

Location: Tower Bends - Lightweight 400 TT - 2nd June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1n - 300mm

Comments: I would estimate John's right shoulder is less than 36 inches from eight foot of manx dry stone wall
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Rider: Ryan Farquhar

Location: Braddan Bridge - Junior 600 TT - 4th June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm

Comments: The new Junior lap record holder
gets his Kawasaki cranked right over.





Rider: David Jefferies

Location: Union Mills - Thursday practice pm - 29th May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: David Jefferies will be sadly missed.
This was my last photo, head down and throttle nailed to the stop.
In years to come DJ will be a legend along side the all time TT greats.

 


 



Rider: Richard Quayle

Location: ?? - Friday practice pm - 31st May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: No camera trickery here, they really were that close when Milky Quayle (6) rode around the out side of Liam Quinn on a very fast left hander.








Rider: Adrian Archibald

Location: Guess! - Formula 1 TT - 1st June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments:
What an emotional first win for Adrian Archibald.
It was a touching moment when He dedicated his victory to David Jefferies and family.








Rider: Shaun Harris

Location: Mountain - Production 1000 TT - 2nd June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm

Comments: Kiwi underdog Shaun Harris finally won a TT after 10 years of trying.
Four days later he notched up another in the 600 Production.

 



















Rider: Ian Lougher

Location: Ballaugh - Formula 1 TT - 31st May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm

Comments: Ian had a solid ride to second but today of all days it was not in the script to beat Archie.








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The Island is an extreme place to be during a race fortnight.
Extreme top speeds, extreme circuit length, extreme nightlife, extreme weather and also it has to be said extreme cruelty.
How else could you describe it when David Jefferies, the TT's biggest star of the new century, a rider that has re-wrote the record books is killed in an horrific high speed crash during Thursday afternoon practice.
It was perhaps DJ's first accident around the 37& 3/4 mile Mountain circuit and that to me just makes it so much worse.

My deepest sympathy to David's family.




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