Rider: Nigel Connole / Jamie Winn

Location: Barregarrow - Sidecar A TT - 5th June 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 20-35mm

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Rider: Cameron Donald

Location: Bray Hill - Superbike TT- 3rd June 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 600mm

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Rider: Victor Gilmore

Location: Cronk y Voddy - Thursday practice - 1st June 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D MK2 - 300mm + 1.4x conv

Comments: Cronk y Voddy - a real TT connoisseur's vantage point

 

er: Victor Gilmore

Location: Cronk y Voddy - Thursday practice - 1st June 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D MK2 - 300mm

Comments: Cronk y Voddy a real TT connoisseurs vantage point.

 

Rider: Nick Crowe / Darren Hope

Location: Sulby Bridge - Sidecar B TT - 7th June 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm

Comments: As I pressed the shutter the outfit violently snapped sideways, you can clearly see the front wheel off the ground but infact all three wheels are airborne.

Rider: Martin Finnegan

Location: Gooseneck - Saturday practice - 27th May 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D MK2 - 300mm + 1.4x conv

Comments: The style master Martin Finnegan.

 

Rider: Ian Lougher

Location: - Monday practice - 29th May 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2- 600mm

Comments:

Rider: (M) Dick Cassidy (79) Sandor Bitter (47) Tim Poole
(73) Conor Cummins

Location: mountain - Saturday practice - 27th May 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 300mm

Comments: Three riders take the first lap of the TT Mountain Course following a traveling marshal, thankfully not Tony Duncan or Trubby.... only joking boys! - get well soon Keith.

In Wednesdays 600 Junior TT Ian Hutchinson nearly produced the upset of the week with a race long duel with Honda's John Mcguiness.
At Ramsey Hairpin on the last of four laps only 9 miles to the flag Mcguiness's lead was down to just six seconds, it was going to be a nail biting finish.
When the HM plant CBR 600 crossed the line John had pulled an extra 2 seconds out over the mountain to win his second race of the week with an 8 second gap over the McAdoo Kawasaki rider.
TT officials later disqualified Hutchinson from second place due to "technical infringement" although it was clearly stated it had not given any performance advantage and there was no suggestion of cheating.

If this year is anything to go by then don't bet against 125 years as TT 2006 was easily the best racing I've covered since the heady days of Fogarty and Hislop.
The young names who are coming through the ranks to challenge the established stars is heartening, Martin Finnegan, Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, Cameron Donald, there is real genuine talent coming to fruition, and with new and enthusiastic faces involved in the organisation of the Races the future should hold well.

Just don't expect a fortnight of glorious unbroken sunshine every year......

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