Rider: Ian Lougher

Location: Billown - Lwt 250 race - 7th June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1D - 16-35mm

Comments: TT win No 8 for the Welsh veteran 18 years after his first victory against Steve Hislop that is still talked about to this day.

Rider: Bruce Anstey

Location: Milntown - Supersport Race A - 2nd June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk 2 - 300mm

Comments: Too many trips to New England in the fall are taking a bad effect.....................

Rider: Ryan Farquhar

Location: Billown - Lwt 250 race - 7th June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 600mm

Comments:

Rider: Keith Amor

Location: - Friday practice - 30th May 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk 2 - 200mm

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Rider: Ian Hutchinson

Location: Rhencullen - Senior race - 6th June 2008

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

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Rider: Ian Lougher

Location: Rhencullen - Senior race - 6th June 2008

Camera: Canon EOS 1D mk2 - 16-35mm

Comments: Check out the boxer dog sticking his head out of the railings, I swear He only watches the fast guys, legend has it he even woofed on JMc's 130 lap last year, honest.

Nick Crowe and Mark Cox swept to a well deserved double Sidecar TT victory taking Nicks win tally to 5, but boy did they have to work for it in the second race.
Arch rivals Dave Molyneux and Dan Sayle were literally in touching distance for the last 2 laps but 10 seconds behind on corrected time as they both flashed across the finish line, it was some spectacle proving this local pair are still someway ahead of the pack.
The question remains if Tim Reeves can join them after an amazing TT debut, the Sidecar World Champion has proved the doubters wrong finishing in third place with passenger Patrick Farrance in race 1,
Fittingly the late great Jock Taylor is the only other driver to achieve a podium in their first year, the Scot was also the last world sidecar champion to compete on the Island.

After the disqualification in Supersport race A Bruce Anstey had a point to prove in the second 600 Junior.
The Kiwi was initially pushed hard by Ian Hutchinson but broke the lap record to control the race from the front eventually heading the AIM Yamaha by almost 30 seconds at the flag with an excellent third for Ryan Farquhar on the Harker Kawasaki.

The Senior TT was one of the closest races ever seen with the first three riders, Anstey, Mcguiness and Donald covered by under a second at the end of the first 37& 3/4 mile lap.
Anstey was to drop out with mechanical failure as they pitted at the end of lap 2 leaving Donald and Mcguiness to duke it out for the remaining 4 laps.
The lead swapped constantly and going into the last lap Australian Donald was over 5 seconds ahead and looking for a TT treble, then at Glen Helen Mcguiness who had endured some terrible luck all week was 9 seconds in the lead.
An oil leak on the Suzuki had robbed this epic race of a Grandstand finish, John continued to pull out an advantage of nearly a minute at the flag to record his 14th win, putting the popular Morcambe man second equal with Mike Hailwood in the all time winners list, only the great Joey Dunlop has more with 26.
For the first time the 125 and 250 classes ran on the 4.25 mile Billown circuit near Castletown.
Chris Palmer and Ian Lougher added the 125 and 250 TT wins respectively to their tally.

So that was TT 2008, the start of the next century for this unique, historic event, the future looks bright, so bring your shades for 2009!!

 

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