Rider: Markus Barth

Location: Ballaugh - Wednesday practice - 8th June 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: German newcomer Markus Barth impressed all week.
Missed Friday practice and Saturdays Superbike TT due to having to compete in the BMW Boxer Cup at Mugello Italy.

Rider: Ryan Farquhar

Location: Ginger Hall -Supersport Junior TT B - 8th June 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm

Comments:

Rider: Jun Maeda - Guy Martin - Jason Griffiths

Location: Kates Cottage - Senior TT - 10th June 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm

Comments: Yes a much used angle but not often you get three bikes like this in such close company.

Rider: Dave Molyneux - Daniel Sayle

Location:Ballaugh - Sidecar Race A - 4th June 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 600mm

Comments: Moly having unofficially smashed the lap record in Friday practice had to do race proper to make it into the record books.
Saturdays race was to end after a little over one lap for the mercurial Manx duo, and there was always the possibility of Nick Crowe and Darren Hope, spured on by a maiden win in Race A, to be the first crew to "officially" dip under the 20 minute barrier.
Molyneux was in a class of his own for race B and lapped not once but three times (every lap) at under 20 minutes to leave the Sidecar lap record in tatters at 19 minutes 30.49 seconds, a speed of 116.044 mph.
Will it be his last?

 

Rider: Greg Lambert

Location:Mountain -Tueday practice - 31st May 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 600mm

Comments:

 

Rider: John Mcguiness

Location: Handleys - Monday practice - 30th May 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm + 1.4x conv

Comments:

Rider: Ian lougher

Location: Kates Cottage - Senior TT - 10th June 2005

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm + 1.4x conv

Comments: That shoulder is traveling at 120mph and is less than 2 foot from the grass bank.

The man to beat in 2005 was John Mcguiness, after last years treble all eyes were firmly focussed on the Morecambe rider.
Riding full time in the highly competitive British Superbike Championship for Alistar Flannigan's AIM Yamaha R1 squad it had been a disappointing season to date with a string of DNF's and a poor showing at the North West 200.
But the TT is the TT, and John did not disappoint in either the inargual Superbike TT or the Senior Race.
The pundits had cited the130mph barrier would be broken but Mcguiness was not pushed hard enough,after all the aim of the game is to win at the slowest speed possible, thats if 124.124 mph race average is your idea of a Sunday run.

 

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