Rider: Chris Palmer

Location: Gooseneck -Ultra Lightweight 125 TT - 2nd June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm

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Rider: Bruce Anstey

Location: Glen Tramman - Production 600 TT - 6th June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 300mm + 1.4x conv

Comments: Anstey scored a shock win for Triumph in Wednesday's Junior.
A podium placing would be an acheivement, but to romp home in first and sweep up the manufacturers prize with Moodie & Mcguiness on the way must have been all the Valmoto team dreams come true.

 




Rider: Wade Boyd

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

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: Wade gets some serious air time over Ballaugh Bridge, the most photographed point around the whole 37 3/4 miles.
Definitely first place in the high jump, Wade rather un-surprisingly is from America.




Rider: John Mcguiness

Location: Greeba - Friday practice PM - 30th May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: These Triumphs must handle extremely well.
Mcguiness was riding the wheels of the Daytona 600 all week all most short circuit style.
On the entrance to this left right combination John was sliding the back wheel 2 foot out of line on the brakes, amazing control.





Rider: Ryan Farquhar

Location: Kirk Michael - Wednesday practice PM - 28th May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

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Rider: Ian Bell / Neil Carpenter

Location: Braddan -Sidecar Race A - 31st May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1n - 300mm

Comments: Ian Bell and Neil Carpenter took a long over due win and sounded delighted at the finish, wheyaye man.
The far right silhouette is actually the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Air Marshall Ian Macfadyen CB, OBE.
So now you know!





Rider: Jim Hodson

Location: Kirk Michael - Wednesday - 28th May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

Comments: Jim Hodson follows the dotted white line.
One of my favourite shots from the fortnight.






Rider: 8 Ian Duffus 9 Paul Hunt

Location: - Senior TT - 7th June 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

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Rider: David Jefferies
Location: Ballacraine - Wednesday practice PM - 28th May 2003

Camera: Canon EOS 1v - 600mm

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Behind all the tragedy, the racing was still electrifying.
Dave Molyneux won his ninth TT but the sub 20 minute lap still alludes him and John Mcguiness made no mistakes in the 400 Lightweight.
We had first TT wins for local resident and former 125 British Champion Chris Palmer.
While from slightly further afield, Kiwi upstart Shaun Harris took two wins, as he predicted to those that would listen, in the Production 1000 and 600 events.
Fellow countryman Bruce Anstey produced one of the rides of the week to give Triumph its first TT win for 21 years in the Junior 600.
But it was Adrian Archibald who had us all swallowing the hardest, dedicating his Formula 1 and Senior TT victories in the memory of David Jefferies.





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