Rider: John Mcguiness - Ian Lougher - Adrian Archibald

Location:Braddan Bridge - Production 600 TT - 11th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

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Rider: ??

Location: - Saturday Practice pm - 5th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D -200mm

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Rider: Fabrice Miquet - George Spence

Location: Bray Hill - Formula 1 TT - 5th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

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Rider: Dave Molyneux / Dan Sayle

Location: Gooseneck - Tuesday practice pm - 1st June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 300mm

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Rider: Robert Dunlop

Location: Union Mills- Wednesday pm practice - 2nd June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: An amazing rider who came back twice from serious injuries , 2004 is likely to be Roberts last appearance on the Mountain course.

 


 





Rider: John Mcguiness

Location: Ballaugh - Junior 600 TT - 9th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: A real favorite place of mine, the bikes never look that much out of shape through the view finder.

 









Rider: Guy Martin

Location: - Production 1000 TT - 7th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: An absolute newcomer to the TT course with no previous Manx Grand Prix experience, Guy Martin proved a revelation.
His fastest lap of the week was over 122mph, I can't quite get my head round this, it beggars belief, but full credit where it is due.
Big star in the very near future.










Rider: Adrian Archibald - Anita Buxton

Location: Ballig - Senior TT - 11th June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

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Rider: Adrian Archibald
Location: St Ninians X Roads - TT Formula 1- 1st June 2004

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: Truly frightening spectacle to witness.
Legend has it that in the old days a rider strained to keep the bikes flat to the stop, daring not to roll off the throttle as the bikes were within ear shot of the pits.
The crafty ones would just dab on the back brake.....






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Injured Ryan Farquhar had a surprise maiden victory in the Production 600 TT.
The closest race of the week only 2.3 seconds separated the Macadoo Kawasaki rider and Bruce Anstey's TAS Suzuki at the flag.
The Senior TT was anything but a predicted copy of Saturdays Formula 1.
Mcguiness had a blistering opening 2 laps to lead by 21 seconds from Archibald with Lougher only 1.2 seconds adrift in third, it looked as though John would become only the second ever rider (Phil Mcallen 1997) to score 4 wins in a week.
Then disaster struck with only a lap and a half to go when John had to park up the R1 Yamaha at Kirk Michael with a broken clutch.
This left Archibald to take a second consecutive Senior TT with Bruce Anstey second and a jubilant Gary Carswell third.
More changes are planned by the Manx Motor Cycle club for TT 2005, we can at least look forward to six lap Super Bike TT's again, but its a sad farewell to 125 /400's and hello 600 SuperStocks.
Looks promising, see you there then!









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